Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations

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2022 Workforce

9.75M

Average Age

42.5

Average Salary

$95,053

Average Male Salary

$148,358

Average Female Salary

$77,143

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Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations are most often employed by the General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals industry. The average yearly wage for Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations was $95,053 in 2022.

The locations that employ the most Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations are Olmsted County--Rochester City PUMA, MN, #null, and Chicago City (Central)--Near North Side, Loop & Near South Side PUMA, IL. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations are Olmsted County--Rochester City PUMA, MN, Philadelphia City (Central) PUMA, PA, and Houston-Galveston Area Council--Brazoria County (North), Pearland City PUMA, TX.

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Employment and salary information for the Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations workforce. Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations workforce in 2022 was 9,745,282 people, of which 74.9% were women and 25.1% were men. Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations are paid most in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Mountain View & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Olmsted County--Rochester City PUMA, MN.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

2,450,816

Male Workforce

± 38.1k

7,294,466

Female Workforce

± 64.7k

The Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations workforce in 2022 was 9,745,282 people (74.9% women and 25.1% men). This implies an average annual growth of 22.5% between 2014 (7,954,760) and 2022 (9,745,282).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations.

During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($128,024), California ($113,585), and Hawaii ($109,314).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$95,053

AVERAGE WAGE

#3 in the ranking (2022)

$64,683

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations earned an average of $95,053, $30,370 more than the average national salary of $64,683

The graph shows the ranking of Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations in relation to all Minor Occupation Group in 2022.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.451

WAGE GINI

In 2022, Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.451, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations and on wages for those in the field. General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals is the industry that employs the most Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations, by average wage, is Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing ($328,296).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

9.75M

2022 Workforce

± 74,147

1.68%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 1.06%

This graphic shows the share of Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations employed by various industries. General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals employs the largest share of Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations at 71.4%, followed by Outpatient care centers with 14.3% and Offices of physicians with 14.3%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations in the US. The workforce of Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations in 2022 was 9,745,282 people, with 74.9% woman, and 25.1% men. The average age of male Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations in the workforce is 43.7 and of female Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations is 42.1, and the most common race/ethnicity for Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations in 2022 was 9,745,282 people, with 74.9% woman, and 25.1% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (1,407,999 people), 25 to 29 years (1,252,085 people), and 35 to 39 years (1,251,262 people). Among them they concentrated 40.1% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2022, 10.5% of Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations workers were Hispanic and 89.5% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (65.9%), Puerto Rican (24.7)%, and Cuban (9.38)%

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Races

In 2022, 69.3% of the Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations workforce were White, of which 75.9% were women and 24.1% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (11.1%) and Asian (9.95%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations is Health but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2022 were Health.

Among the necessary skills for Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations, Active Listening stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations need more than the average amount of Science.

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 Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Health (2,920,836 people), Biology (1,034,901 people), and Psychology (297,684 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations workers were Graduate Degree (3,126,950 people), Bachelors Degree (2,928,622 people), and Associates Degree (1,798,250 people).

The graphic shows the Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations need many skills, but most especially Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring.

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