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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

29-0000 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations (Major Group)

This major group comprises the following occupations: Chiropractors ; Dentists, General ; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons ; Orthodontists ; Prosthodontists ; Dentists, All Other Specialists ; Dietitians and Nutritionists ; Optometrists ; Pharmacists ; Anesthesiologists ; Family and General Practitioners ; Internists, General ; Obstetricians and Gynecologists ; Pediatricians, General ; Psychiatrists ; Surgeons ; Physicians and Surgeons, All Other ; Physician Assistants ; Podiatrists ; Occupational Therapists ; Physical Therapists ; Radiation Therapists ; Recreational Therapists ; Respiratory Therapists ; Speech-Language Pathologists ; Exercise Physiologists ; Therapists, All Other ; Veterinarians ; Registered Nurses ; Nurse Anesthetists ; Nurse Midwives ; Nurse Practitioners ; Audiologists ; Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other ; Dental Hygienists ; Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians ; Diagnostic Medical Sonographers ; Nuclear Medicine Technologists ; Radiologic Technologists ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists ; Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics ; Dietetic Technicians ; Pharmacy Technicians ; Psychiatric Technicians ; Respiratory Therapy Technicians ; Surgical Technologists ; Veterinary Technologists and Technicians ; Ophthalmic Medical Technicians ; Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses ; Medical Records and Health Information Technicians ; Opticians, Dispensing ; Orthotists and Prosthetists ; Hearing Aid Specialists ; Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other ; Occupational Health and Safety Specialists ; Occupational Health and Safety Technicians ; Athletic Trainers ; Genetic Counselors ; Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this major group:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
8,646,730 0.3 % $39.42 $82,000 0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this major group:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $16.25 $22.91 $31.94 $45.69 $67.12
Annual Wage (2) $33,800 $47,650 $66,440 $95,020 $139,620


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 3,129,490 56.42 $38.00 $79,040
Offices of Physicians 1,120,400 43.25 $61.22 $127,330
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) 438,660 27.24 $28.01 $58,250
Health and Personal Care Stores 396,680 37.22 $31.51 $65,530
Outpatient Care Centers 370,070 40.13 $40.61 $84,460

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 3,129,490 56.42 $38.00 $79,040
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services 166,930 54.26 $20.51 $42,670
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 135,860 51.90 $39.78 $82,740
Offices of Physicians 1,120,400 43.25 $61.22 $127,330
Outpatient Care Centers 370,070 40.13 $40.61 $84,460

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Physicians 1,120,400 43.25 $61.22 $127,330
Offices of Dentists 327,030 34.56 $54.29 $112,930
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil 140 1.28 $48.27 $100,400
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers 70 0.02 $47.85 $99,520
Business Schools and Computer and Management Training 590 0.84 $45.81 $95,290


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 838,440 49.30 0.83 $47.55 $98,910
Texas 679,150 56.06 0.94 $37.54 $78,070
New York 545,670 58.14 0.97 $43.53 $90,540
Florida 532,310 61.83 1.04 $36.38 $75,680
Pennsylvania 408,340 69.83 1.17 $36.47 $75,860




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West Virginia 59,000 84.69 1.42 $32.91 $68,460
South Dakota 31,250 74.00 1.24 $34.32 $71,380
Mississippi 79,780 70.99 1.19 $30.86 $64,190
Delaware 31,680 70.63 1.18 $42.08 $87,520
Pennsylvania 408,340 69.83 1.17 $36.47 $75,860




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska 17,750 56.31 0.94 $48.27 $100,400
California 838,440 49.30 0.83 $47.55 $98,910
Hawaii 31,660 49.33 0.83 $47.05 $97,870
District of Columbia 32,710 45.91 0.77 $46.99 $97,740
Massachusetts 242,690 67.96 1.14 $46.92 $97,600





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 534,610 56.28 0.94 $46.67 $97,070
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 296,230 48.41 0.81 $45.60 $94,840
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 265,670 57.23 0.96 $39.54 $82,250
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 196,170 68.87 1.15 $41.03 $85,350
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 191,790 53.75 0.90 $38.94 $80,990
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 181,080 65.64 1.10 $48.78 $101,460
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 168,220 56.40 0.94 $39.65 $82,480
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 157,290 60.72 1.02 $36.73 $76,400
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 152,090 48.51 0.81 $46.31 $96,330
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 139,190 51.88 0.87 $38.38 $79,820




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA 5,850 143.77 2.41 $31.34 $65,200
Morgantown, WV 8,080 121.98 2.04 $30.43 $63,300
Greenville, NC 8,840 115.49 1.93 $33.02 $68,680
Johnson City, TN 8,260 107.25 1.80 $33.19 $69,040
Gainesville, FL 14,020 105.35 1.76 $35.02 $72,840
Tyler, TX 10,350 101.75 1.70 $35.10 $73,010
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 30,990 100.47 1.68 $35.07 $72,950
Kankakee, IL 4,260 99.43 1.66 $35.74 $74,340
Rome, GA 3,690 98.11 1.64 $38.12 $79,290
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 12,710 97.22 1.63 $34.48 $71,720




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 45,320 40.49 0.68 $55.98 $116,440
Salinas, CA 7,330 40.80 0.68 $54.57 $113,510
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 4,710 48.07 0.80 $54.19 $112,720
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 112,170 46.37 0.78 $54.08 $112,490
Yuba City, CA 2,890 65.21 1.09 $52.30 $108,780
Rochester, MN (8) (8) (8) $51.77 $107,690
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 8,640 46.21 0.77 $51.16 $106,420
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 50,490 51.28 0.86 $51.03 $106,140
Napa, CA 4,930 65.31 1.09 $50.84 $105,750
Bend-Redmond, OR 5,360 64.41 1.08 $49.44 $102,830

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 23,770 60.57 1.01 $31.13 $64,750
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 19,310 57.69 0.97 $32.49 $67,570
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 16,650 64.27 1.08 $35.10 $73,010
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 15,480 66.43 1.11 $29.16 $60,650
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 14,910 54.82 0.92 $30.47 $63,390

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 10,100 100.96 1.69 $31.34 $65,190
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 6,100 81.55 1.37 $29.47 $61,300
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 8,250 80.80 1.35 $47.72 $99,260
Southern Ohio non-metropolitan area 12,650 80.01 1.34 $32.34 $67,260
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area 7,110 78.34 1.31 $29.89 $62,170

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 4,450 41.97 0.70 $53.29 $110,840
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 8,250 80.80 1.35 $47.72 $99,260
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 2,890 49.06 0.82 $47.48 $98,760
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 4,430 44.71 0.75 $45.57 $94,780
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area 5,880 52.01 0.87 $44.49 $92,530


About May 2018 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2018 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 29, 2019