Occupational Employment and Wages: Total all industries in Workforce Investment Area 7

Comparative Occupational Wages 2009 (4th Quarter)
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Workforce Investment Area 7

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 1,790 4.89 24,689 2.46 16,901 28,584 15,567 17,975 22,637 27,775 38,559

11.87 8.12 13.74 7.48 8.64 10.88 13.36 18.54

Home Health Aides 31-1011 180 14.31 17,380 4.54 15,422 18,358 14,605 15,094 15,910 17,485 23,928

8.36 7.41 8.83 7.02 7.26 7.65 8.40 11.51

Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants 31-1012 1,010 7.88 24,272 3.61 18,521 27,149 17,561 19,876 23,318 26,915 33,775

11.67 8.91 13.06 8.44 9.56 11.21 12.94 16.24

Occupational Therapist Assistants 31-2011 10 3.96 50,497 2.47 44,041 53,725 41,628 44,528 49,923 57,089 63,132

24.28 21.17 25.82 20.01 21.41 24.00 27.45 30.36

Physical Therapist Assistants 31-2021 30 6.77 47,351 3.71 37,453 52,300 35,381 43,132 48,408 54,216 61,912

22.77 18.01 25.14 17.01 20.74 23.28 26.06 29.77

Physical Therapist Aides 31-2022 10 7.71 25,804 3.52 20,242 28,585 18,215 22,282 26,892 30,226 32,222

12.41 9.73 13.74 8.75 10.71 12.93 14.53 15.49

Massage Therapists 31-9011 30 6.16 42,948 11.79 21,280 53,781 19,821 23,754 46,724 58,996 66,387

20.64 10.23 25.86 9.53 11.42 22.46 28.36 31.91

Dental Assistants 31-9091 130 13.10 27,123 3.17 22,630 29,370 21,143 23,697 26,684 30,344 33,863

13.04 10.88 14.12 10.17 11.40 12.83 14.58 16.28

Medical Assistants 31-9092 140 12.45 23,299 3.19 18,487 25,705 17,241 20,127 23,375 26,291 30,194

11.20 8.89 12.36 8.29 9.67 11.24 12.64 14.51

Medical Transcriptionists 31-9094 50 9.92 30,086 5.39 21,226 34,515 19,773 23,696 29,808 37,044 40,937

14.46 10.21 16.60 9.51 11.40 14.33 17.80 19.68

Pharmacy Aides 31-9095 80 11.75 19,408 2.25 15,844 21,190 15,087 16,296 18,653 21,734 25,793

9.33 7.62 10.19 7.26 7.83 8.97 10.45 12.40

Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 31-9096 20 3.47 24,000 5.84 18,633 26,684 17,809 19,739 22,965 28,463 32,315

11.54 8.96 12.83 8.57 9.49 11.04 13.69 15.53

Healthcare Support Workers, All Other 31-9099 70 5.61 38,839 3.82 26,816 44,852 24,335 30,243 40,937 47,537 51,379

18.67 12.89 21.56 11.70 14.54 19.68 22.85 24.70

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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.