March 15, 2010 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Earnings of healthcare workers in hospitals, 2008

Hourly earnings of full-time healthcare workers in selected occupations, hospitals and all industries, 2008
Occupation	All industries	Hospitals
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations	$30.23	$29.07
Physicians and surgeons	$76.46	$46.99
Physician assistants	$42.58	$41.43
Registered nurses	$31.54	$31.93
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	$19.04	$18.45
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians	$27.39	$26.32
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians	$20.43	$20.99
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	$15.74	$20.11

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