Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
31-9099 Healthcare Support Workers, All Other
All healthcare support workers not listed separately.
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) |
| 93,270 |
1.6 % |
$19.24 |
$40,010 |
0.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$11.44 |
$14.16 |
$18.49 |
$23.29 |
$28.13 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$23,790 |
$29,460 |
$38,460 |
$48,440 |
$58,500 |
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) |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
23,980 |
0.43 |
$18.17 |
$37,790 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
13,840 |
0.69 |
$22.64 |
$47,090 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
9,590 |
0.11 |
$20.21 |
$42,040 |
| Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) |
5,400 |
0.34 |
$15.73 |
$32,720 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners |
4,770 |
0.50 |
$20.03 |
$41,650 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories |
2,660 |
0.96 |
$16.60 |
$34,520 |
| Other Ambulatory Health Care Services |
2,800 |
0.90 |
$18.01 |
$37,460 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
13,840 |
0.69 |
$22.64 |
$47,090 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners |
4,770 |
0.50 |
$20.03 |
$41,650 |
| Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals |
1,070 |
0.43 |
$16.94 |
$35,230 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations |
40 |
0.01 |
$31.52 |
$65,550 |
| Offices of Dentists |
540 |
0.06 |
$23.81 |
$49,530 |
| Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing |
370 |
0.12 |
$23.74 |
$49,380 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
13,840 |
0.69 |
$22.64 |
$47,090 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
610 |
0.02 |
$22.32 |
$46,430 |
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) |
| California |
11,640 |
0.67 |
1.05 |
$22.81 |
$47,440 |
| Texas |
7,490 |
0.60 |
0.95 |
$20.12 |
$41,850 |
| New Jersey |
5,740 |
1.41 |
2.21 |
$17.93 |
$37,280 |
| Florida |
5,740 |
0.65 |
1.03 |
$18.54 |
$38,560 |
| New York |
5,390 |
0.57 |
0.89 |
$19.25 |
$40,040 |
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 |
3,060 |
1.59 |
2.51 |
$14.49 |
$30,140 |
| Hawaii |
940 |
1.48 |
2.33 |
$20.44 |
$42,520 |
| New Jersey |
5,740 |
1.41 |
2.21 |
$17.93 |
$37,280 |
| Rhode Island |
650 |
1.34 |
2.11 |
$17.94 |
$37,310 |
| Maryland |
3,590 |
1.33 |
2.09 |
$18.77 |
$39,040 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
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 |
7,220 |
0.75 |
1.18 |
$19.00 |
$39,520 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
3,370 |
0.54 |
0.85 |
$22.66 |
$47,130 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
2,100 |
1.52 |
2.40 |
$17.96 |
$37,360 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
2,060 |
0.78 |
1.23 |
$19.76 |
$41,110 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
1,820 |
0.65 |
1.03 |
$17.72 |
$36,860 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,810 |
0.49 |
0.78 |
$19.38 |
$40,320 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
1,690 |
0.68 |
1.08 |
$24.50 |
$50,950 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,540 |
0.54 |
0.84 |
$20.26 |
$42,140 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
1,480 |
0.73 |
1.15 |
$23.85 |
$49,610 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
1,450 |
0.97 |
1.53 |
$23.09 |
$48,030 |
United States Department of Labor
