Field of degree: Healthcare and related
Table 1. Healthcare and related degree, 2021
Data |
Healthcare and related |
All fields |
Employment
|
5,206,350 |
59,687,450 |
Median wage
|
65,000 |
63,000 |
Percent employed part time
|
20 |
14 |
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree
|
76 |
62 |
Percent with an advanced degree
|
38 |
38 |
Chart 1. Types of healthcare and related, 2021
Healthcare and related majors |
Major share |
Nursing
|
54% |
Treatment Therapy Professions
|
9 |
General Medical And Health Services
|
6 |
Communication Disorders Sciences And Services
|
6 |
Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences And Administration
|
5 |
Other
|
20 |
Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with a healthcare and related degree, by occupational group, 2021
Occupational group |
Occupational group share |
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
|
62% |
Management occupations
|
9 |
Educational instruction and library occupations
|
5 |
Office and administrative support occupations
|
4 |
Business and financial operations occupations
|
3 |
Other
|
17 |
Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with a healthcare and related degree
Occupational Outlook Handbook profile |
Percent growth, projected 2022–32 |
Typical entry-level education |
Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2021 |
Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2021 |
Nurse practitioners
|
45% |
Master's degree |
4% |
89% |
Medical and health services managers
|
28 |
Bachelor's degree |
3 |
31 |
Speech-language pathologists
|
19 |
Master's degree |
2 |
85 |
Physical therapists
|
15 |
Doctoral or professional degree |
2 |
68 |
Occupational therapists
|
12 |
Master's degree |
1 |
66 |
Registered nurses
|
6 |
Bachelor's degree |
35 |
13 |
Postsecondary teachers, all other
|
4 |
Doctoral or professional degree |
2 |
72 |
Managers, all other
|
3 |
Bachelor's degree |
2 |
21 |
Pharmacists
|
3 |
Doctoral or professional degree |
3 |
71 |
Physicians, all other
|
3 |
Doctoral or professional degree |
3 |
100 |
Last Modified Date:
Wednesday, September 6, 2023