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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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

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


National estimates for Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Industry profile for Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Geographic profile for Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

National estimates for Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
9,043,070 0.2 % $ 46.52 $ 96,770 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 18.43 $ 26.62 $ 37.38 $ 50.57 $ 77.59
Annual Wage (2) $ 38,340 $ 55,370 $ 77,760 $ 105,190 $ 161,380


Industry profile for Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 3,208,870 57.40 $ 44.67 $ 92,920
Offices of Physicians 1,251,670 44.99 $ 74.03 $ 153,970
Outpatient Care Centers 422,420 41.31 $ 49.19 $ 102,320
Health and Personal Care Retailers 417,510 38.12 $ 33.12 $ 68,880
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 388,960 36.41 $ 40.13 $ 83,460

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 3,208,870 57.40 $ 44.67 $ 92,920
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services 169,100 52.76 $ 24.42 $ 50,790
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 139,420 51.48 $ 45.59 $ 94,820
Offices of Physicians 1,251,670 44.99 $ 74.03 $ 153,970
Outpatient Care Centers 422,420 41.31 $ 49.19 $ 102,320

Top paying industries for Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Physicians 1,251,670 44.99 $ 74.03 $ 153,970
Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds 80 0.83 $ 60.61 $ 126,070
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) 221,320 10.62 $ 58.48 $ 121,630
Offices of Dentists 336,380 33.41 $ 57.29 $ 119,170
Grantmaking and Giving Services 1,160 0.78 $ 52.52 $ 109,250


Geographic profile for Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations:

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



Map of employment of healthcare practitioners and technical occupations by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 931,030 52.79 0.86 $ 57.41 $ 119,400
Texas 697,920 53.72 0.88 $ 43.15 $ 89,750
Florida 603,500 65.52 1.07 $ 43.17 $ 89,800
New York 560,260 61.51 1.01 $ 53.31 $ 110,890
Pennsylvania 414,180 71.28 1.17 $ 43.18 $ 89,820


Map of location quotient of healthcare practitioners and technical occupations by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West Virginia 58,640 86.48 1.41 $ 38.62 $ 80,330
South Dakota 34,170 78.51 1.28 $ 39.37 $ 81,880
Louisiana 138,720 75.07 1.23 $ 38.54 $ 80,170
Mississippi 83,250 73.57 1.20 $ 35.97 $ 74,820
Pennsylvania 414,180 71.28 1.17 $ 43.18 $ 89,820


Map of annual mean wages of healthcare practitioners and technical occupations by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 931,030 52.79 0.86 $ 57.41 $ 119,400
Hawaii 32,100 53.97 0.88 $ 56.52 $ 117,570
Oregon 102,720 54.15 0.89 $ 55.48 $ 115,390
New Jersey 241,260 58.71 0.96 $ 54.24 $ 112,820
New York 560,260 61.51 1.01 $ 53.31 $ 110,890



Map of employment of healthcare practitioners and technical occupations by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations:

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 550,910 59.98 0.98 $ 57.09 $ 118,750
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 328,350 53.82 0.88 $ 53.90 $ 112,120
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 267,650 60.61 0.99 $ 45.82 $ 95,300
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 197,850 71.43 1.17 $ 46.86 $ 97,460
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 196,320 51.60 0.84 $ 44.13 $ 91,790
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 189,020 69.91 1.14 $ 54.75 $ 113,880
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 170,310 64.91 1.06 $ 43.23 $ 89,920
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 169,270 55.42 0.91 $ 46.38 $ 96,460
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 150,570 49.73 0.81 $ 54.21 $ 112,760
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 145,770 53.44 0.87 $ 46.24 $ 96,170


Map of location quotient of healthcare practitioners and technical occupations by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Rochester, MN 25,560 217.56 3.56 $ 67.99 $ 141,420
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA 7,090 177.64 2.91 $ 53.90 $ 112,110
Morgantown, WV 8,810 136.45 2.23 $ 35.04 $ 72,880
Ann Arbor, MI 25,710 121.74 1.99 $ 48.50 $ 100,880
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 36,560 111.56 1.82 $ 41.51 $ 86,340
Greenville, NC 8,670 111.27 1.82 $ 37.79 $ 78,600
Iowa City, IA 9,710 107.25 1.75 $ 40.02 $ 83,240
Gainesville, FL 14,280 103.99 1.70 $ 40.93 $ 85,130
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 13,190 103.30 1.69 $ 41.11 $ 85,500
Sioux Falls, SD 16,530 102.43 1.68 $ 39.27 $ 81,680


Map of annual mean wages of healthcare practitioners and technical occupations by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 51,560 45.91 0.75 $ 68.72 $ 142,930
Rochester, MN 25,560 217.56 3.56 $ 67.99 $ 141,420
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 120,620 50.41 0.82 $ 66.84 $ 139,030
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 61,480 59.77 0.98 $ 62.87 $ 130,770
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 5,500 56.82 0.93 $ 61.92 $ 128,790
Napa, CA 4,300 58.06 0.95 $ 61.63 $ 128,200
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 9,970 72.32 1.18 $ 61.55 $ 128,030
Champaign-Urbana, IL 9,550 93.16 1.52 $ 61.00 $ 126,880
Corvallis, OR 2,580 69.95 1.14 $ 60.03 $ 124,860
Killeen-Temple, TX 13,680 95.01 1.55 $ 59.80 $ 124,380

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 22,680 59.18 0.97 $ 34.99 $ 72,780
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 17,940 55.72 0.91 $ 36.96 $ 76,880
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 16,510 72.82 1.19 $ 35.56 $ 73,960
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 15,890 63.52 1.04 $ 38.51 $ 80,100
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 13,710 50.13 0.82 $ 35.20 $ 73,210

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 9,930 101.49 1.66 $ 35.66 $ 74,170
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 8,780 88.56 1.45 $ 55.26 $ 114,940
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 5,640 81.20 1.33 $ 32.59 $ 67,800
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 12,370 78.70 1.29 $ 37.69 $ 78,390
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 2,580 77.26 1.26 $ 43.99 $ 91,500

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 3,190 52.51 0.86 $ 60.34 $ 125,520
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 5,190 51.00 0.83 $ 55.83 $ 116,130
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 8,780 88.56 1.45 $ 55.26 $ 114,940
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 5,140 51.02 0.83 $ 54.24 $ 112,820
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 5,230 50.16 0.82 $ 52.37 $ 108,930


About May 2022 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.

(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 OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023