Occupational Employment and Wages: Total all industries in Workforce Investment Area 5

Comparative Occupational Wages 2009 (4th Quarter)
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Workforce Investment Area 5

Healthcare Support 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 SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS 31-0000 2,240 6.76 20,921 2.32 15,665 23,549 14,987 16,184 19,284 23,912 27,833

10.05 7.53 11.32 7.20 7.78 9.27 11.50 13.38

Home Health Aides 31-1011 360 20.34 16,491 3.15 15,441 17,016 14,534 15,006 15,792 16,736 19,261

7.93 7.42 8.19 6.99 7.21 7.60 8.05 9.26

Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants 31-1012 1,210 9.90 20,452 2.04 16,775 22,292 15,416 17,398 19,855 23,581 26,599

9.84 8.06 10.71 7.41 8.36 9.55 11.33 12.79

Physical Therapist Assistants 31-2021 40 18.59 39,316 5.10 24,811 46,569 23,640 26,450 40,801 49,179 54,876

18.90 11.93 22.39 11.36 12.72 19.61 23.65 26.38

Physical Therapist Aides 31-2022 20 9.27 22,235 5.21 15,764 25,470 14,933 16,139 23,093 26,469 30,631

10.69 7.58 12.24 7.18 7.76 11.11 12.73 14.73

Massage Therapists 31-9011 30 8.24 31,059 16.54 15,192 38,992 14,706 15,460 18,710 36,702 92,900

14.94 7.31 18.74 7.07 7.43 8.99 17.65 44.66

Dental Assistants 31-9091 160 18.22 23,092 3.66 18,015 25,630 16,900 19,345 22,879 26,207 30,688

11.11 8.66 12.32 8.12 9.30 11.00 12.60 14.75

Medical Assistants 31-9092 200 10.89 21,638 4.37 17,358 23,779 16,149 18,186 21,209 24,611 28,458

10.40 8.35 11.44 7.76 8.74 10.20 11.83 13.69

Medical Transcriptionists 31-9094 50 31.93 27,637 5.21 18,007 32,452 15,458 21,237 28,006 32,873 40,231

13.28 8.66 15.61 7.43 10.21 13.46 15.80 19.34

Pharmacy Aides 31-9095 70 9.10 19,942 2.40 15,626 22,099 14,985 16,075 19,867 23,746 25,805

9.59 7.51 10.62 7.20 7.73 9.55 11.42 12.41

Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 31-9096 10 3.09 26,826 12.63 15,396 32,541 14,802 15,748 19,163 27,461 47,945

12.90 7.40 15.65 7.11 7.57 9.22 13.20 23.05

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NOTES

'Current' denotes 4th Quarter 2009. Wages are base year 2008, aged forward using the Employment Cost Index.

Entry Wage: Average of the lowest 1/3 employed.

Experienced Wage: Average of the highest 2/3 employed.

Data for detailed occupations does not sum to the totals because the totals include data for occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

Hourly wage rates for occupations where workers typically work fewer than 2,080 hours per year are not available.