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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
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: 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) |
88,990 |
1.7 % |
$18.80 |
$39,110 |
0.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$11.16 |
$13.97 |
$18.19 |
$22.75 |
$27.03 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$23,210 |
$29,060 |
$37,830 |
$47,330 |
$56,230 |
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) |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
23,070 |
0.42 |
$17.61 |
$36,630 |
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
13,880 |
0.69 |
$22.59 |
$46,990 |
Elementary and Secondary Schools |
9,850 |
0.12 |
$19.23 |
$39,990 |
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) |
6,340 |
0.39 |
$15.41 |
$32,050 |
Offices of Other Health Practitioners |
4,580 |
0.50 |
$19.55 |
$40,670 |
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 |
2,800 |
1.03 |
$16.36 |
$34,020 |
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services |
2,550 |
0.83 |
$17.56 |
$36,530 |
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
13,880 |
0.69 |
$22.59 |
$46,990 |
Offices of Other Health Practitioners |
4,580 |
0.50 |
$19.55 |
$40,670 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
23,070 |
0.42 |
$17.61 |
$36,630 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
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) |
California |
12,680 |
0.75 |
1.21 |
$21.55 |
$44,820 |
Texas |
6,630 |
0.55 |
0.89 |
$20.50 |
$42,640 |
New York |
6,360 |
0.68 |
1.10 |
$17.97 |
$37,380 |
New Jersey |
6,080 |
1.50 |
2.44 |
$17.57 |
$36,540 |
Florida |
4,190 |
0.49 |
0.79 |
$18.60 |
$38,690 |
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) |
New Jersey |
6,080 |
1.50 |
2.44 |
$17.57 |
$36,540 |
Louisiana |
2,580 |
1.35 |
2.19 |
$14.12 |
$29,380 |
Maryland |
3,520 |
1.31 |
2.13 |
$19.14 |
$39,820 |
Nevada |
1,580 |
1.17 |
1.91 |
$20.73 |
$43,110 |
Hawaii |
700 |
1.09 |
1.77 |
$18.05 |
$37,540 |
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 |
180 |
0.26 |
0.42 |
$24.92 |
$51,830 |
Delaware |
40 |
0.08 |
0.13 |
$24.44 |
$50,820 |
Alaska |
340 |
1.07 |
1.74 |
$22.03 |
$45,830 |
California |
12,680 |
0.75 |
1.21 |
$21.55 |
$44,820 |
Washington |
2,360 |
0.72 |
1.18 |
$21.26 |
$44,230 |
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 |
7,510 |
0.79 |
1.29 |
$18.45 |
$38,380 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
3,910 |
0.64 |
1.04 |
$21.30 |
$44,310 |
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
2,230 |
1.63 |
2.64 |
$18.45 |
$38,370 |
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
1,750 |
1.19 |
1.94 |
$21.02 |
$43,720 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
1,590 |
0.66 |
1.07 |
$24.02 |
$49,960 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,580 |
0.55 |
0.90 |
$18.68 |
$38,850 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,570 |
0.44 |
0.72 |
$21.67 |
$45,080 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
1,470 |
0.99 |
1.61 |
$21.39 |
$44,480 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
1,430 |
0.55 |
0.90 |
$20.09 |
$41,800 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,430 |
0.48 |
0.78 |
$17.95 |
$37,330 |
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