Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

29-9098 Health Information Technologists, Medical Registrars, Surgical Assistants, and Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other

This occupation includes the 2018 SOC occupations 29-9021 Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars; 29-9093 Surgical Assistants; and 29-9099 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other; and the 2010 SOC occupation 29-9099 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 occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
54,350	2.5 %	$28.17	$58,600	1.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$13.30	$16.91	$23.97	$36.55	$49.73
Annual Wage (2)	$27,670	$35,170	$49,850	$76,020	$103,430

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)
Offices of Physicians	5,150	0.19	$26.95	$56,070
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	4,070	0.20	$42.08	$87,530
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	2,940	0.31	$22.24	$46,260
Outpatient Care Centers	2,870	0.30	$25.15	$52,310
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	2,640	0.09	$29.74	$61,850

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	1,140	0.37	$32.39	$67,380
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	2,940	0.31	$22.24	$46,260
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	790	0.30	$29.54	$61,440
Outpatient Care Centers	2,870	0.30	$25.15	$52,310
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	4,070	0.20	$42.08	$87,530

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	4,070	0.20	$42.08	$87,530
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only)	80	0.02	$36.54	$76,010
Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	30	0.01	$36.03	$74,940
Employment Services	600	0.02	$35.75	$74,360
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	30	0.01	$35.47	$73,770

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)
Maryland	2,560	0.95	2.56	$39.08	$81,280
Louisiana	2,440	1.27	3.44	$24.87	$51,720
Tennessee	2,280	0.76	2.05	$29.49	$61,340
Washington	1,500	0.45	1.22	$31.56	$65,650
Pennsylvania	1,480	0.25	0.68	$35.61	$74,060

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)
Louisiana	2,440	1.27	3.44	$24.87	$51,720
Maryland	2,560	0.95	2.56	$39.08	$81,280
Tennessee	2,280	0.76	2.05	$29.49	$61,340
New Hampshire	400	0.60	1.63	$30.44	$63,310
Connecticut	780	0.47	1.26	$37.80	$78,620

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	130	0.19	0.50	$39.38	$81,920
Maryland	2,560	0.95	2.56	$39.08	$81,280
New Jersey	(8)	(8)	(8)	$38.59	$80,260
Minnesota	660	0.23	0.61	$38.22	$79,490
Connecticut	780	0.47	1.26	$37.80	$78,620

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)
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1,860	0.59	1.58	$42.67	$88,760
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1,690	0.27	0.73	$31.16	$64,810
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	1,130	0.56	1.51	$31.68	$65,890
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	1,120	0.12	0.31	$36.77	$76,490
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	1,040	0.39	1.06	$28.85	$60,000
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	980	0.32	0.87	$27.21	$56,600
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	890	0.24	0.66	$33.05	$68,750
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	850	0.30	0.80	$35.42	$73,670
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	810	0.82	2.20	$29.28	$60,900
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	660	0.24	0.64	$31.18	$64,860

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)
Hammond, LA	180	4.18	11.29	$26.36	$54,830
Carson City, NV	70	2.52	6.81	$32.22	$67,010
Lynchburg, VA	160	1.53	4.14	$19.73	$41,040
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	260	1.51	4.09	$21.53	$44,790
Wichita Falls, TX	80	1.33	3.61	$20.39	$42,400
Alexandria, LA	80	1.29	3.48	$30.71	$63,870
Bangor, ME	80	1.18	3.18	$31.93	$66,420
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	320	1.18	3.18	$28.12	$58,490
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	250	1.11	2.99	$23.37	$48,600
Cumberland, MD-WV	40	1.10	2.98	$21.41	$44,540