Comparative Occupational Wages 2011: Total all industries in Workforce Investment Area 3

Comparative Occupational Wages 2011 (4th Quarter)
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Workforce Investment Area 3

Healthcare Support Occupations

Occupation Occ. code Estabs. reporting occupation Est. empl. Empl %RSE Mean wage Mean %RSE Entry wage Exp. wage 25th pct Median wage 75th pct

HEALTHCARE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS 31-0000 104 3,800 4.53 22,253 3.41 16,753 25,003 17,710 20,806 25,654

10.70 8.06 12.02 8.51 10.00 12.33

Home Health Aides 31-1011 12 1,000 7.32 17,382 5.00 16,591 17,777 16,329 17,454 18,579

8.36 7.98 8.55 7.85 8.39 8.93

Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants 31-1012 26 1,040 6.10 21,346 2.03 17,029 23,503 18,562 21,352 23,722

10.27 8.19 11.30 8.92 10.27 11.40

Occupational Therapist Assistants 31-2011 5 20 23.68 46,650 2.65 39,075 50,437 40,772 46,479 53,875

22.43 18.79 24.24 19.60 22.35 25.90

Physical Therapist Assistants 31-2021 10 60 16.62 39,418 3.34 28,671 44,790 31,046 40,791 46,104

18.95 13.79 21.54 14.92 19.61 22.17

Massage Therapists 31-9011 4 20 45.30 26,622 9.00 21,404 29,231 23,060 25,983 28,861

12.79 10.29 14.05 11.09 12.49 13.88

Dental Assistants 31-9091 9 260 11.47 25,217 4.87 18,850 28,400 20,544 25,583 29,427

12.12 9.06 13.66 9.87 12.30 14.15

Medical Assistants 31-9092 46 770 14.20 23,601 2.20 18,040 26,382 19,372 23,011 27,469

11.35 8.67 12.68 9.31 11.06 13.21

Medical Equipment Preparers 31-9093 6 30 32.09 28,947 4.97 21,195 32,823 22,869 27,329 32,494

13.92 10.19 15.78 11.00 13.14 15.62

Medical Transcriptionists 31-9094 13 160 16.66 27,658 3.86 21,256 30,858 22,772 26,926 31,416

13.30 10.22 14.83 10.95 12.95 15.10

Pharmacy Aides 31-9095 6 90 22.76 21,533 6.55 17,597 23,501 18,024 20,677 24,051

10.36 8.46 11.30 8.67 9.94 11.56

Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 31-9096 4 30 5.70 20,005 5.00 17,154 21,431 17,393 19,381 22,445

9.61 8.25 10.31 8.36 9.32 10.79

Healthcare Support Workers, All Other* 31-9799 16 300 17.72 23,358 1.51 17,558 26,258 19,036 22,407 26,760

11.23 8.44 12.62 9.15 10.78 12.86

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NOTES

'Current' denotes 4th Quarter 2011. Wages are base year 2011, 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.