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Field of degree: Healthcare and related

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Healthcare and related field of degree. Employment: 4,699,990. Median annual wage: $61,000.

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Table 1. Healthcare and related degree, 2018
Data	Healthcare and related	All fields
Employment	4,699,990	55,381,020
Median wage	$61,000	$59,000
Percent employed part time	20	15
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree	76	59
Percent with an advanced degree	36	37
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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Chart 1. Types of healthcare and related majors, 2018
Healthcare and related majors	Major share
Nursing	55%
Treatment therapy professions	9
Pharmacy pharmaceutical sciences and administration	6
Communication disorders sciences and services	5
General medical and health services	5
Other	20
Note: The sum of percents by major may not total 100 due to rounding. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with a healthcare and related degree, by occupational group, 2018
Occupational group	Occupational group share
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	62%
Management occupations	8
Educational instruction and library occupations	5
Office and administrative support occupations	5
Healthcare support occupations	3
Other	17
Note: The sum of percents by major may not total 100 due to rounding. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with a healthcare and related degree
Occupational Outlook Handbook profile	Percent growth, projected 2019–29	Typical entry-level education	Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2018	Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2018
Nurse practitioners	52%	Master's degree	3%	90%
Medical and health services managers	32	Bachelor's degree	3	32
Speech-language pathologists	25	Master's degree	2	86
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary	21	Doctoral or professional degree	2	74
Physical therapists	18	Doctoral or professional degree	3	66
Registered nurses	7	Bachelor's degree	36	12
Physicians, all other; and ophthalmologists, except pediatric	4	Doctoral or professional degree	3	100
Elementary school teachers, except special education	4	Bachelor's degree	2	50
Personal service managers, all other; entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling; and managers, all other	-2	Bachelor's degree	1	21
Pharmacists	-3	Doctoral or professional degree	4	67
Note: Occupational profiles may comprise multiple SOC occupations, which may have differing education categories. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program (projected growth, entry-level education) and U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (degree holders, advanced degrees).

Suggested citation:

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Field of degree: Healthcare and related,
at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/field-of-degree/healthcare-and-related/healthcare-and-related-field-of-degree.htm (visited May 25, 2021).

Last Modified Date: Monday, November 30, 2020