Health practitioner support technologists & technicians

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2017 Workforce

624k

Average Age

36.3

Average Salary

$34,547

Average Male Salary

$45,784

Average Female Salary

$31,425

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 $34,547 in 2017.

The locations that employ the most Health practitioner support technologists & technicians are Tulsa County (West)--Tulsa & Sand Springs Cities PUMA, OK, St. Louis County (Northwest) PUMA, MO, and North Cleveland County--South Oklahoma City & Moore Cities PUMA, OK. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Health practitioner support technologists & technicians are Cumberland Valley Area Development District (South) PUMA, KY, Ada County (South)--Boise (South) & Kuna Cities PUMA, ID, and Arecibo, Manatí & Barceloneta 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 624,416 people, of which 78.3% were women and 21.7% were men.

Health practitioner support technologists & technicians are paid most in Rockland County (South)--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

135,784

Male Workforce

± 9.04k

488,632

Female Workforce

± 17.1k

The Health practitioner support technologists & technicians workforce in 2017 was 624,416 people (78.3% women and 21.7% men). This implies an average annual growth of 12% between 2014 (557,294) and 2017 (624,416).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

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

$34,547

AVERAGE WAGE

#330 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2017, Health practitioner support technologists & technicians earned an average of $34,547, $35,330 less than the average national salary of $69,878

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.382

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Health practitioner support technologists & technicians had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.382, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. 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

624k

2017 Workforce

± 19,358

4.53%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 4.24%

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 45.6%, followed by Hospitals with 31.2% and Veterinary services with 18.9%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Health practitioner support technologists & technicians in the US. The workforce of Health practitioner support technologists & technicians in 2017 was 624,416 people, with 78.3% woman, and 21.7% men. The average age of male Health practitioner support technologists & technicians in the workforce is 35.7 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 624,416 people, with 78.3% woman, and 21.7% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (121,984 people), 20 to 24 years (107,210 people), and 30 to 34 years (96,003 people). Among them they concentrated 52.1% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2017, 14% of Health practitioner support technologists & technicians workers were Hispanic and 86% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (56.7%), Puerto Rican (17)%, and Cuban (5.29)%

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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 (7.16%).

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, Social Perceptiveness stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Health practitioner support technologists & technicians need more than the average amount of Social Perceptiveness.

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 (23,405 people), Biology (22,260 people), and Business (14,545 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 (225,294 people), Associates Degree (129,654 people), and High School or Equivalent (126,283 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 Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening, Monitoring.