Mean annual wage in the most common health care occupations, 1998

Pharmacy technicians & aides	$18970
Emergency medical technicians	 22360
Medical technicians		 27840
Licensed practical nurses	 28040
Radiologic technologists	 34340
Medical technologists		 38190
Registered nurses		 43070
Dental hygienists		 46570
Pharmacists			 60090
Physicians & surgeons		102020