Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations

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2020 Workforce

86.8k

Average Age

40.3

Average Salary

$62,302

Average Male Salary

$73,210

Average Female Salary

$56,695

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 $62,302 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations by wage are Pumping station operators, Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators, and Aircraft mechanics & service technicians.

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 Glendale City PUMA, CA, District of Columbia (Central) PUMA, DC, and Between Loop TX-1604 & Loop I-410 PUMA, TX (79500US4805910). The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations are Brownsville City (North) PUMA, TX, Glendale City PUMA, CA, and Between Loop TX-1604 & Loop I-410 PUMA, TX (79500US4805910).

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 Support activities for mining. Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations are paid most in Springfield City PUMA, IL but are relatively concentrated in Brownsville City (North) PUMA, TX.

Yearly Wage

$62,302

AVERAGE SALARY

± $4,941

In 2020, Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations earned an average of $62,302, $6,348 more than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Pumping station operators make somewhat more than Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations while Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators 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

0.367

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.367, 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.

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, Outpatient care centers, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, Other health care services, Management, scientific & technical consulting services, Offices of physicians, Elementary & secondary schools, Administration of human resource programs, Offices of other health practitioners, Insurance carriers, and Nursing Care Facilities.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations, by average wage, are Support activities for mining, Petroleum refining, and Scientific research & development services.

Industries by Share

86.8k

2020 Workforce

± 7,232

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 11.5%

The number of people employed as Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations has been growing at a rate of 3%, from 84,290 people in 2019 to 86,822 people in 2020.

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 22.4%, followed by Outpatient care centers with 8.82% and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 8.65%.

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 41.3 and of female Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations is 39.8, and the most common race/ethnicity for Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

29.5k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 4,215

57.3k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 5,878

66% of Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations are Female, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex 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)

69.5% of Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 12.2% 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 Sex

41.3

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.96

39.8

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 1.34

The median age of Other healthcare practitioners & technical Occupations is 40.3, and Male employees are generally 1.46 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.