Table 2. Employment and mean wages for the largest occupations in offices of physicians, May 2008
Occupation |
Employment |
Percent of total industry employment |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage |
Medical assistants |
294,380 |
13.2 |
$14.10 |
$29,330 |
Registered nurses |
218,110 |
9.8 |
31.28 |
65,070 |
Receptionists and information clerks |
177,700 |
7.9 |
12.42 |
25,830 |
Medical secretaries |
172,700 |
7.7 |
14.41 |
29,960 |
Physicians and surgeons, all other |
133,530 |
6.0 |
93.16 |
193,780 |
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses |
91,170 |
4.1 |
17.28 |
35,940 |
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators |
89,820 |
4.0 |
15.56 |
32,360 |
First-line supervisors/managers, office and administrative support workers |
73,410 |
3.3 |
22.63 |
47,060 |
Office clerks, general |
70,320 |
3.1 |
12.35 |
25,680 |
Family and general practitioners |
69,140 |
3.1 |
80.75 |
167,970 |
Total, these occupations |
1,390,280 |
62.1 |
n/a |
n/a |
Industry total |
2,237,800 |
100.0 |
30.31 |
63,040 |
Last Modified Date: February 4, 2010
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