Health practitioner support technologists & technicians

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2017 Workforce

619k

Average Age

36.3

Average Salary

$34,652

Average Male Salary

$46,023

Average Female Salary

$31,499

About

Health practitioner support technologists & technicians are most often employed by the Pharmacies & drug stores industry. The average yearly wage for Health practitioner support technologists & technicians was $34,652 in 2017.

The locations that employ the most Health practitioner support technologists & technicians are Norman, Oklahoma City (South) & Moore Cities PUMA, OK, Monroeville Municipality, Plum & Wilkinsburg Boroughs PUMA, PA, and Lexington-Fayette County (Outer) PUMA, KY. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Health practitioner support technologists & technicians are Cumberland Valley Area Development District (South) PUMA, KY, Boise (South) & Kuna Cities PUMA, ID, and Carr 2 (Norte) PUMA, PR.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Health practitioner support technologists & technicians workforce. Health practitioner support technologists & technicians workforce in 2017 was 619,475 people, of which 78.3% were women and 21.7% were men. Health practitioner support technologists & technicians are paid most in Orangetown, Clarkstown (South) & Ramapo (Southeast) Towns PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Cumberland Valley Area Development District (South) PUMA, KY.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

134,496

Male Workforce

± 9k

484,979

Female Workforce

± 17.1k

The Health practitioner support technologists & technicians workforce in 2017 was 619,475 people (78.3% women and 21.7% men). This implies an average annual growth of 11.9% between 2014 (553,582) and 2017 (619,475).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Health practitioner support technologists & technicians.

During 2017, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($68,354), Delaware ($46,079), and Alaska ($42,905).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$34,652

AVERAGE WAGE

#345 in the ranking (2017)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2017, Health practitioner support technologists & technicians earned an average of $34,652, $24,943 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Health practitioner support technologists & technicians in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2017.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.381

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Health practitioner support technologists & technicians had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.381, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Health practitioner support technologists & technicians (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Health practitioner support technologists & technicians compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Health practitioner support technologists & technicians and on wages for those in the field. Pharmacies & drug stores is the industry that employs the most Health practitioner support technologists & technicians, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Health practitioner support technologists & technicians, by average wage, is Computer Systems Design ($104,472).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

619k

2017 Workforce

± 19,282

4.47%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 4.26%

This graphic shows the share of Health practitioner support technologists & technicians employed by various industries. Pharmacies & drug stores employs the largest share of Health practitioner support technologists & technicians at 47.4%, followed by Hospitals with 32.7% and Veterinary services with 19.9%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Health practitioner support technologists & technicians in the US. The workforce of Health practitioner support technologists & technicians in 2017 was 619,475 people, with 78.3% woman, and 21.7% men. The average age of male Health practitioner support technologists & technicians in the workforce is 35.6 and of female Health practitioner support technologists & technicians is 36.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Health practitioner support technologists & technicians is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Health practitioner support technologists & technicians in 2017 was 619,475 people, with 78.3% woman, and 21.7% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (120,692 people), 20 to 24 years (106,766 people), and 30 to 34 years (95,107 people). Among them they concentrated 52.1% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2017, 13.3% of Health practitioner support technologists & technicians workers were Hispanic and 86.7% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (77.3%), Puerto Rican (15.5)%, and Cuban (7.21)%

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Races

In 2017, 72.1% of the Health practitioner support technologists & technicians workforce were White, of which 81% were women and 19% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (13.7%) and Asian (7.21%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Health practitioner support technologists & technicians from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Health practitioner support technologists & technicians is Health but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2017 were Agriculture.

Among the necessary skills for Health practitioner support technologists & technicians, Active Listening stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Health practitioner support technologists & technicians need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Health practitioner support technologists & technicians in 2017 (counting all academic degrees) were Health (23,245 people), Biology (22,208 people), and Business (14,528 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Health practitioner support technologists & technicians workers were Some college (223,732 people), Associates Degree (127,045 people), and High School or Equivalent (125,909 people).

The graphic shows the Health practitioner support technologists & technicians workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Health practitioner support technologists & technicians from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Health practitioner support technologists & technicians need many skills, but most especially Active Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension.