Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations

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2019 Workforce

91.4k

Average Age

39.7

Average Salary

$61,874

Average Male Salary

$74,882

Average Female Salary

$54,833

About

Other 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 Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations was $61,874 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations by wage are Conservation scientists & foresters, Paramedics, and Writers & authors.

Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations are part of the Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations, along with Chiropractors, Dentists, Dietitians & nutritionists, Optometrists, Pharmacists, and 37 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations are District of Columbia (Central) PUMA, DC. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations are District of Columbia (Central) PUMA, DC.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations and on wages and locations 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 Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations, by average wage, is Medical equipment & supplies manufacturing. Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations are paid most in Dothan City PUMA, AL but are relatively concentrated in District of Columbia (Central) PUMA, DC.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$61,874

AVERAGE SALARY

± $4,942

In 2019, Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations earned an average of $61,874, $6,350 more than than the average national salary of $55,524.

Paramedics make somewhat more than Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations while Conservation scientists & foresters make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.356

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.356, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations, by number of employees, are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, and Management, scientific & technical consulting services.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations, by average wage, are Medical equipment & supplies manufacturing, Scientific research & development services, Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing, Support activities for mining, Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals, Computer Systems Design, Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing, Petroleum refining, Management, scientific & technical consulting services, Architectural, engineering & related services, Management, scientific & technical consulting services, Medical equipment & supplies manufacturing, Scientific research & development services, Management, scientific & technical consulting services, Management, scientific & technical consulting services, Iron & steel mills & steel product manufacturing, Oil & gas extraction, and Construction.

Industries by Share

91.4k

2019 Workforce

± 7,419

-0.835%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 11.6%

The number of people employed as Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations has been declining at a rate of -0.835%, from 92,136 people in 2018 to 91,367 people in 2019.

This graphic shows the share of Other 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 Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations at 21.5%, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 10.1% and Management, scientific & technical consulting services with 8%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations in the US. The average age of male Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations in the workforce is 40.3 and of female Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations is 39.3, and the most common race/ethnicity for Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

32.1k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 4,397

59.3k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 5,977

64.9% of Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations are Female, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

74.1% of Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 11.9% of Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations.

Age by Gender

40.3

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.97

39.3

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 1.34

The median age of Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations is 39.7, and Male employees are generally 0.967 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations is Health but a relatively high number of Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations hold a major in Parks, Recreation, & Leisure.

Majors

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

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations need more than the average amount of Science, Writing, and Active Learning.