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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: 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) |
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: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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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:
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.
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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:
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 |
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