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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

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:

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:

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:

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




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)
Iowa City, IA (8) (8) (8) $56.25 $117,000
Rochester, MN 80 0.72 1.94 $49.65 $103,280
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI 40 0.29 0.78 $48.05 $99,930
Rochester, NY 90 0.17 0.46 $44.60 $92,770
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 110 0.22 0.58 $44.45 $92,460
Medford, OR 70 0.87 2.35 $43.59 $90,680
Chattanooga, TN-GA (8) (8) (8) $42.82 $89,070
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 1,860 0.59 1.58 $42.67 $88,760
Waterbury, CT 40 0.56 1.52 $41.61 $86,550
Duluth, MN-WI 60 0.47 1.27 $40.91 $85,090

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)
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 160 0.91 2.46 $24.22 $50,380
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 130 0.75 2.04 $20.19 $41,990
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 120 1.62 4.37 $27.02 $56,210
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 100 1.29 3.48 $26.37 $54,840
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 90 0.81 2.18 $21.27 $44,240

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)
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 120 1.62 4.37 $27.02 $56,210
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 100 1.29 3.48 $26.37 $54,840
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 80 1.20 3.26 $26.33 $54,770
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 160 0.91 2.46 $24.22 $50,380
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 50 0.83 2.25 $18.58 $38,640

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)
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $38.80 $80,710
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 50 0.54 1.45 $36.21 $75,320
Maryland nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $34.53 $71,830
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 70 0.67 1.82 $33.96 $70,640
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 50 0.28 0.77 $31.53 $65,590


About May 2019 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 top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

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 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020