Field of degree: Healthcare and related
Table 1. Healthcare and related degree, 2019
Data |
Healthcare and related |
All fields |
Employment
|
4,916,820 |
56,820,460 |
Median wage
|
63,000 |
60,000 |
Percent employed part time
|
20 |
15 |
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree
|
76 |
61 |
Percent with an advanced degree
|
36 |
37 |
Chart 1. Types of healthcare and related majors, 2019
Healthcare and related majors |
Major share |
Nursing
|
54% |
Treatment Therapy Professions
|
9 |
Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences And Administration
|
6 |
General Medical And Health Services
|
5 |
Communication Disorders Sciences And Services
|
5 |
Other
|
20 |
Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with a healthcare and related degree, by occupational group, 2019
Occupational group |
Occupational group share |
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
|
63% |
Management occupations
|
8 |
Educational instruction and library occupations
|
5 |
Office and administrative support occupations
|
4 |
Healthcare support occupations
|
3 |
Other
|
17 |
Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with a healthcare and related degree
Occupational Outlook Handbook profile |
Percent growth, projected 2020–30 |
Typical entry-level education |
Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2019 |
Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2019 |
Nurse practitioners
|
52% |
Master's degree |
4% |
92% |
Medical and health services managers
|
32 |
Bachelor's degree |
3 |
32 |
Speech-language pathologists
|
29 |
Master's degree |
2 |
86 |
Postsecondary teachers
|
24 |
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2 |
73 |
Physical therapists
|
21 |
Doctoral or professional degree |
3 |
66 |
Occupational therapists
|
17 |
Master's degree |
2 |
60 |
Registered nurses
|
9 |
Bachelor's degree |
37 |
12 |
Personal service managers, all other; entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling; and managers, all other
|
7 |
Bachelor's degree |
2 |
20 |
Physicians, all other; and ophthalmologists, except pediatric
|
5 |
Doctoral or professional degree |
3 |
100 |
Pharmacists
|
-2 |
Doctoral or professional degree |
4 |
69 |
Last Modified Date:
Friday, December 3, 2021