Comparative Occupational Wages 2011: Total all industries in Workforce Investment Area 4

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

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 82 2,080 6.44 21,642 3.02 16,860 24,032 17,325 19,303 23,463

10.41 8.11 11.55 8.33 9.28 11.28

Home Health Aides 31-1011 16 340 19.98 17,637 2.46 16,797 18,056 16,572 17,806 19,041

8.48 8.08 8.68 7.97 8.56 9.15

Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants 31-1012 22 910 11.06 19,111 3.05 16,873 20,230 16,987 18,627 21,386

9.19 8.11 9.72 8.17 8.95 10.29

Occupational Therapist Assistants 31-2011 6 20 37.72 57,284 5.41 45,502 63,176 48,017 59,389 67,373

27.54 21.88 30.38 23.08 28.55 32.39

Physical Therapist Assistants 31-2021 15 40 27.20 47,393 5.00 36,136 53,022 38,160 44,748 57,342

22.79 17.37 25.49 18.34 21.52 27.57

Physical Therapist Aides 31-2022 7 20 35.63 26,611 11.80 19,598 30,117 20,490 23,062 29,673

12.79 9.42 14.48 9.85 11.09 14.27

Massage Therapists 31-9011 3 58.47 37,599 10.40 32,883 39,957 32,826 35,521 38,216

18.07 15.81 19.21 15.79 17.08 18.37

Dental Assistants 31-9091 7 170 21.91 27,350 5.14 23,013 29,519 24,152 26,913 29,455

13.15 11.07 14.19 11.61 12.94 14.16

Medical Assistants 31-9092 27 310 11.88 22,088 2.34 17,675 24,295 19,082 21,833 24,714

10.62 8.50 11.68 9.17 10.50 11.88

Medical Transcriptionists 31-9094 7 57.02 24,842 3.94 21,630 26,447 21,269 23,131 27,913

11.94 10.40 12.71 10.23 11.12 13.42

Pharmacy Aides 31-9095 6 20 23.09 19,207 6.69 17,317 20,151 16,962 18,430 20,448

9.23 8.33 9.68 8.16 8.86 9.83

Healthcare Support Workers, All Other* 31-9799 11 110 38.51 21,173 5.87 16,600 23,459 17,544 20,114 23,842

10.18 7.98 11.28 8.44 9.67 11.46

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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.