Comparative Occupational Wages 2009 (4th Quarter)
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Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Occupation Occ. code Est. empl. Empl %RSE Mean wage Mean %RSE Entry wage Exp. wage 10th pct 25th pct Median wage 75th pct 90th pct
HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONERS AND TECHNICAL OCCUPATIONS 29-0000 7,810 1.71 59,915 4.04 28,972 75,385 23,879 35,258 48,727 64,482 110,870
      28.81   13.93 36.24 11.48 16.95 23.42 31.00 53.31
Dentists, General 29-1021 50 14.00 149,015 26.79 93,299 >$145,600 88,016 94,675 105,770 n/a n/a
      71.64   44.86 >$70 42.31 45.52 50.85 n/a n/a
Dietitians and Nutritionists 29-1031 40 6.05 53,081 3.60 35,182 62,031 32,128 40,680 49,316 61,464 84,407
      25.52   16.91 29.82 15.45 19.55 23.71 29.55 40.58
Pharmacists 29-1051 300 3.25 113,536 1.66 97,504 121,552 94,623 106,779 118,074 128,841 135,492
      54.59   46.88 58.44 45.50 51.33 56.77 61.95 65.14
Family and General Practitioners 29-1062 90 17.73 205,426 11.98 n/a n/a 127,481 >$145,600 n/a n/a n/a
      98.76   n/a n/a 61.29 >$70 n/a n/a n/a
Surgeons 29-1067 30 16.11 220,086 17.61 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
      105.81   n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 29-1069 350 19.08 138,212 14.95 46,923 >$145,600 45,152 49,679 135,260 n/a n/a
      66.45   22.56 >$70 21.70 23.88 65.03 n/a n/a
Physician Assistants 29-1071 120 12.86 76,156 1.82 66,110 81,180 61,692 69,769 76,622 83,298 90,523
      36.61   31.79 39.03 29.66 33.54 36.83 40.05 43.52
Registered Nurses 29-1111 3,170 1.27 55,731 1.27 40,511 63,340 37,994 45,586 53,327 64,095 75,265
      26.79   19.47 30.46 18.26 21.92 25.63 30.81 36.19
Audiologists 29-1121 30 38.52 55,278 16.04 42,196 61,820 41,852 45,113 49,472 55,345 99,617
      26.58   20.29 29.72 20.12 21.69 23.78 26.61 47.89
Occupational Therapists 29-1122 50 6.68 68,338 7.24 43,647 80,683 37,180 51,593 64,870 81,839 114,697
      32.85   20.99 38.79 17.87 24.81 31.18 39.34 55.14
Physical Therapists 29-1123 80 5.72 74,365 9.21 52,886 85,105 48,838 56,910 65,983 90,879 116,677
      35.75   25.43 40.92 23.48 27.36 31.73 43.69 56.09
Respiratory Therapists 29-1126 120 6.74 43,316 1.44 34,793 47,577 32,437 36,896 42,985 49,733 54,715
      20.82   16.73 22.87 15.59 17.74 20.67 23.91 26.31
Speech-Language Pathologists 29-1127 140 14.09 47,003 3.77 36,518 52,246 34,772 40,349 46,487 51,392 54,457
      22.59   17.56 25.12 16.72 19.40 22.35 24.70 26.18
Veterinarians 29-1131 20 8.20 84,435 7.37 63,346 94,980 60,384 67,244 85,644 99,833 113,681
      40.59   30.46 45.66 29.03 32.33 41.18 47.99 54.66
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 29-2011 240 6.17 48,888 1.83 40,967 52,849 37,906 43,366 48,412 53,588 62,420
      23.51   19.70 25.41 18.22 20.85 23.27 25.77 30.01
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians 29-2012 180 17.28 34,560 7.01 23,032 40,323 20,276 26,033 34,737 41,132 50,009
      16.62   11.08 19.39 9.75 12.52 16.70 19.78 24.05
Dental Hygienists 29-2021 130 26.00 51,126 5.62 45,646 53,865 42,685 45,713 49,890 55,424 65,376
      24.58   21.95 25.90 20.53 21.98 23.99 26.65 31.43
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians 29-2031 70 0.66 49,833 3.07 28,922 60,288 24,132 34,588 43,932 62,845 87,917
      23.96   13.90 28.98 11.60 16.63 21.12 30.21 42.27
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 29-2032 50 1.49 40,456 5.60 28,151 46,609 24,762 31,615 41,415 48,877 54,346
      19.45   13.53 22.41 11.91 15.20 19.91 23.49 26.13
Nuclear Medicine Technologists 29-2033 50 14.84 49,253 2.50 39,902 53,930 36,240 43,464 49,039 56,033 64,911
      23.68   19.18 25.93 17.42 20.89 23.58 26.93 31.20
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians 29-2034 350 6.84 39,861 2.13 25,382 47,100 21,385 29,753 39,639 49,168 59,528
      19.16   12.20 22.65 10.28 14.30 19.06 23.64 28.62
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 29-2041 270 4.56 29,440 2.12 21,893 33,213 20,835 22,683 25,648 37,358 43,083
      14.16   10.52 15.97 10.01 10.90 12.33 17.96 20.71
Dietetic Technicians 29-2051 70 4.91 21,880 1.99 18,592 23,525 17,321 18,335 20,011 22,512 26,774
      10.52   8.94 11.31 8.32 8.81 9.62 10.82 12.87
Pharmacy Technicians 29-2052 390 4.73 23,498 2.92 18,348 26,074 17,492 19,614 23,057 27,006 31,445
      11.30   8.82 12.53 8.40 9.43 11.09 12.98 15.12
Surgical Technologists 29-2055 170 2.94 31,999 1.58 24,448 35,775 22,697 26,530 30,688 35,945 44,970
      15.39   11.75 17.20 10.91 12.76 14.75 17.28 21.62
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 29-2056 20 10.48 23,409 8.47 17,432 26,397 16,255 18,933 23,642 28,282 31,032
      11.25   8.38 12.69 7.81 9.10 11.36 13.60 14.92
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 29-2061 670 6.06 32,645 1.59 27,548 35,194 26,638 29,007 32,328 36,993 41,023
      15.69   13.25 16.92 12.81 13.94 15.54 17.78 19.73
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians 29-2071 180 3.01 25,329 2.70 18,909 28,539 18,074 20,013 23,798 28,356 33,753
      12.17   9.09 13.72 8.69 9.62 11.45 13.64 16.23
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other 29-2099 30 28.94 32,011 4.88 29,475 33,281 27,449 28,852 31,198 33,543 40,072
      15.39   14.17 16.00 13.20 13.87 15.00 16.12 19.27
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 29-9011 80 9.16 56,842 7.98 36,542 66,994 26,294 44,212 52,922 74,748 84,222
      27.32   17.57 32.21 12.64 21.25 25.44 35.93 40.49
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