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Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations had employment of 8.8 million in May 2021, representing 6.2 percent of total national employment. California had the largest employment of healthcare practitioners and technical occupations at 901,180. Texas, Florida, and New York also had employment levels of over 500,000 for these occupations.
State | Employment | Annual mean wage |
---|---|---|
California |
901,180 | $115,220 |
Hawaii |
31,300 | 113,370 |
New Jersey |
234,920 | 112,860 |
District of Columbia |
28,580 | 106,340 |
Alaska |
19,460 | 105,660 |
Washington |
171,040 | 105,190 |
Massachusetts |
240,050 | 103,740 |
New Hampshire |
39,220 | 103,540 |
Oregon |
99,910 | 103,220 |
New York |
541,830 | 102,510 |
Rhode Island |
32,000 | 102,380 |
Maryland |
165,380 | 101,330 |
Connecticut |
103,420 | 100,300 |
Minnesota |
190,180 | 97,810 |
Colorado |
146,210 | 93,060 |
Delaware |
30,840 | 92,700 |
Nevada |
68,720 | 92,670 |
Arizona |
173,790 | 91,820 |
Montana |
29,890 | 90,900 |
Wisconsin |
175,720 | 90,840 |
New Mexico |
47,120 | 90,750 |
Virginia |
217,480 | 90,410 |
Wyoming |
14,400 | 90,290 |
Nebraska |
60,260 | 90,150 |
Maine |
41,370 | 89,840 |
Vermont |
19,690 | 87,920 |
Michigan |
281,180 | 87,310 |
Illinois |
347,820 | 87,150 |
Indiana |
191,460 | 84,910 |
Pennsylvania |
411,660 | 84,800 |
Texas |
667,240 | 84,310 |
Idaho |
44,920 | 84,190 |
Georgia |
250,410 | 83,100 |
Florida |
563,590 | 82,890 |
Utah |
75,960 | 82,410 |
Ohio |
369,120 | 80,890 |
North Carolina |
289,650 | 80,570 |
South Carolina |
128,190 | 80,470 |
Iowa |
85,880 | 79,760 |
Missouri |
186,250 | 78,670 |
Kansas |
86,380 | 78,520 |
Oklahoma |
101,600 | 78,280 |
Kentucky |
130,900 | 78,230 |
Arkansas |
79,780 | 78,040 |
North Dakota |
29,690 | 77,770 |
Tennessee |
204,810 | 77,460 |
West Virginia |
57,790 | 75,670 |
South Dakota |
33,470 | 75,120 |
Louisiana |
133,150 | 74,320 |
Alabama |
131,260 | 71,790 |
Mississippi |
81,620 | 69,660 |
The annual mean wage across all healthcare practitioners and technical occupations was $91,100, compared with the U.S. average wage of $58,260. California ($115,220), Hawaii ($113,370), and New Jersey ($112,860) had the highest annual mean wage for these occupations. In total, 12 states and the District of Columbia had annual mean wages of $100,000 or greater for these occupations.
These data are from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program. To learn more, see Occupational Employment and Wages — May 2021 and the occupational profile for healthcare practitioners and technical occupations.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations had employment of 8.8 million in May 2021 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2022/healthcare-practitioners-and-technical-occupations-had-employment-of-8-8-million-in-may-2021.htm (visited October 31, 2024).