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November 2009
Health Care — Spotlight on Statistics:
Chart Data
The Increasing Cost of Health Care
12 months percent change in consumer price index for medical care services, medical care, and all items, 1936–2008
| Year |
Medical care services |
Medical care |
All items |
1936 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
1937 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
3.6 |
1938 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-2.1 |
1939 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
-1.4 |
1940 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
1941 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
5.0 |
1942 |
3.5 |
2.9 |
10.9 |
1943 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
6.1 |
1944 |
4.3 |
3.6 |
1.7 |
1945 |
3.1 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
1946 |
5.1 |
5.0 |
8.3 |
1947 |
8.7 |
8.0 |
14.4 |
1948 |
7.1 |
6.7 |
8.1 |
1949 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
-1.2 |
1950 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
1951 |
4.7 |
5.3 |
7.9 |
1952 |
6.7 |
5.0 |
1.9 |
1953 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
0.8 |
1954 |
3.4 |
2.9 |
0.7 |
1955 |
2.6 |
2.2 |
-0.4 |
1956 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
1.5 |
1957 |
4.3 |
4.2 |
3.3 |
1958 |
5.3 |
4.6 |
2.8 |
1959 |
4.5 |
4.4 |
0.7 |
1960 |
4.3 |
3.7 |
1.7 |
1961 |
3.6 |
2.7 |
1.0 |
1962 |
3.5 |
2.6 |
1.0 |
1963 |
2.9 |
2.6 |
1.3 |
1964 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
1.3 |
1965 |
3.2 |
2.4 |
1.6 |
1966 |
5.3 |
4.4 |
2.9 |
1967 |
8.8 |
7.2 |
3.1 |
1968 |
7.3 |
6.0 |
4.2 |
1969 |
8.2 |
6.7 |
5.5 |
1970 |
7.0 |
6.6 |
5.7 |
1971 |
7.4 |
6.2 |
4.4 |
1972 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
1973 |
4.5 |
4.0 |
6.2 |
1974 |
10.4 |
9.3 |
11.0 |
1975 |
12.6 |
12.0 |
9.1 |
1976 |
10.1 |
9.5 |
5.8 |
1977 |
9.9 |
9.6 |
6.5 |
1978 |
8.5 |
8.4 |
7.6 |
1979 |
9.8 |
9.2 |
11.3 |
1980 |
11.3 |
11.0 |
13.5 |
1981 |
10.7 |
10.7 |
10.3 |
1982 |
11.8 |
11.6 |
6.2 |
1983 |
8.7 |
8.8 |
3.2 |
1984 |
6.0 |
6.2 |
4.3 |
1985 |
6.1 |
6.3 |
3.6 |
1986 |
7.7 |
7.5 |
1.9 |
1987 |
6.6 |
6.6 |
3.6 |
1988 |
6.4 |
6.5 |
4.1 |
1989 |
7.7 |
7.7 |
4.8 |
1990 |
9.3 |
9.0 |
5.4 |
1991 |
8.9 |
8.7 |
4.2 |
1992 |
7.6 |
7.4 |
3.0 |
1993 |
6.5 |
5.9 |
3.0 |
1994 |
5.2 |
4.8 |
2.6 |
1995 |
5.1 |
4.5 |
2.8 |
1996 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
3.0 |
1997 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.3 |
1998 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
1.6 |
1999 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
2.2 |
2000 |
4.3 |
4.1 |
3.4 |
2001 |
4.8 |
4.6 |
2.8 |
2002 |
5.1 |
4.7 |
1.6 |
2003 |
4.5 |
4.0 |
2.3 |
2004 |
5.0 |
4.4 |
2.7 |
2005 |
4.8 |
4.2 |
3.4 |
2006 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
3.2 |
2007 |
5.3 |
4.4 |
2.8 |
2008 |
4.2 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
Source: Consumer Price Indexes | Chart
Household Health Care Spending by Region
Health care expenditures as percent of total expenditures, by region, 1997–2008
| Year |
Health care expenditures |
Total average annual expenditures |
Health care expenditures as a percent of total expenditures |
| U.S. |
|
|
|
1997 |
$1,841 |
$34,819 |
5.3 |
1998 |
1,903 |
35,535 |
5.4 |
1999 |
1,959 |
36,995 |
5.3 |
2000 |
2,066 |
38,045 |
5.4 |
2001 |
2,182 |
39,518 |
5.5 |
2002 |
2,350 |
40,677 |
5.8 |
2003 |
2,416 |
40,817 |
5.9 |
2004 |
2,574 |
43,395 |
5.9 |
2005 |
2,664 |
46,409 |
5.7 |
2006 |
2,766 |
48,398 |
5.7 |
2007 |
2,853 |
49,638 |
5.7 |
2008 |
2,976 |
50,486 |
5.9 |
| Northeast |
|
|
|
1997 |
1,709 |
36,070 |
4.7 |
1998 |
1,773 |
37,535 |
4.7 |
1999 |
1,804 |
38,403 |
4.7 |
2000 |
1,862 |
38,902 |
4.8 |
2001 |
2,084 |
41,169 |
5.1 |
2002 |
2,207 |
42,390 |
5.2 |
2003 |
2,127 |
42,162 |
5.0 |
2004 |
2,371 |
46,115 |
5.1 |
2005 |
2,581 |
47,921 |
5.4 |
2006 |
2,591 |
49,164 |
5.3 |
2007 |
2,645 |
51,624 |
5.1 |
2008 |
3,035 |
54,918 |
5.5 |
| Midwest |
|
|
|
1997 |
1,903 |
33,791 |
5.6 |
1998 |
2,008 |
34,513 |
5.8 |
1999 |
2,087 |
36,302 |
5.7 |
2000 |
2,172 |
39,213 |
5.5 |
2001 |
2,292 |
39,548 |
5.8 |
2002 |
2,383 |
40,601 |
5.9 |
2003 |
2,586 |
40,280 |
6.4 |
2004 |
2,861 |
43,371 |
6.6 |
2005 |
2,841 |
45,027 |
6.3 |
2006 |
2,816 |
45,085 |
6.2 |
2007 |
3,097 |
48,014 |
6.5 |
2008 |
3,049 |
47,846 |
6.4 |
| South |
|
|
|
1997 |
1,902 |
32,226 |
5.9 |
1998 |
1,985 |
32,958 |
6.0 |
1999 |
1,956 |
33,303 |
5.9 |
2000 |
2,147 |
34,707 |
6.2 |
2001 |
2,194 |
36,285 |
6.0 |
2002 |
2,431 |
37,281 |
6.5 |
2003 |
2,396 |
37,625 |
6.4 |
2004 |
2,508 |
39,174 |
6.4 |
2005 |
2,606 |
42,504 |
6.1 |
2006 |
2,775 |
44,501 |
6.2 |
2007 |
2,800 |
45,464 |
6.2 |
2008 |
2,849 |
46,823 |
6.1 |
| West |
|
|
|
1997 |
1,793 |
39,037 |
4.6 |
1998 |
1,774 |
38,938 |
4.6 |
1999 |
1,962 |
42,335 |
4.6 |
2000 |
2,001 |
41,328 |
4.8 |
2001 |
2,129 |
43,261 |
4.9 |
2002 |
2,310 |
44,728 |
5.2 |
2003 |
2,525 |
45,381 |
5.6 |
2004 |
2,560 |
47,922 |
5.3 |
2005 |
2,647 |
52,891 |
5.0 |
2006 |
2,853 |
57,486 |
5.0 |
2007 |
2,860 |
56,291 |
5.1 |
2008 |
3,057 |
55,453 |
5.5 |
Source: Consumer Expenditures Program | Chart
Health Care Spending Demographics
Health care expenditures by expenditure category and race and Hispanic origin, 2008
| |
All consumer units |
Hispanic or Latino |
Black or African American |
Asian |
White and all others |
Total |
$2,976 |
$1,571 |
$1,595 |
$2,233 |
$3,211 |
Health insurance |
1,653 |
816 |
1,015 |
1,425 |
1,757 |
Medical services |
727 |
407 |
292 |
412 |
804 |
Drugs |
482 |
274 |
252 |
298 |
524 |
Medical supplies |
114 |
75 |
36 |
97 |
126 |
Source: Consumer Expenditures Program | Chart
Rising Health Care Employment
Percentage of total nonfarm employment in private-sector heath care industries, 1958–2008
|
Private-sector health care employment |
Total private-sector employment |
Private-sector health care employment as a percent of total private-sector employment |
1958 |
1,365,200 |
43,483,000 |
3.1 |
1968 |
2,638,600 |
56,058,000 |
4.7 |
1978 |
4,791,600 |
71,026,000 |
6.7 |
1988 |
7,105,400 |
87,823,000 |
8.1 |
1998 |
10,540,900 |
106,021,000 |
9.9 |
2008 |
13,309,800 |
114,566,000 |
11.6 |
Source: Current Employment Statistics | Chart
Health Care Employment in Metro Areas
Private-sector health care employment as a percentage of total private-sector employment by metropolitan area, 2008
| Metropolitan area |
Annual average
private-sector health care employment |
Total private-sector employment |
Private-sector health care employment as
a percentage of total
private-sector employment |
Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastián, PR MSA |
3,331 |
34,931 |
9.54 |
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ MSA |
46,085 |
288,982 |
15.95 |
Altoona, PA MSA |
8,336 |
51,238 |
16.27 |
Ames, IA MSA |
2,545 |
28,850 |
8.82 |
Anchorage, AK MSA |
16,936 |
133,509 |
12.69 |
Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA |
4,076 |
37,165 |
10.97 |
Appleton, WI MSA |
9,414 |
104,695 |
8.99 |
Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA |
9,913 |
58,316 |
17.00 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA MSA |
167,988 |
1,965,147 |
8.55 |
Atlantic City, NJ MSA |
14,146 |
122,513 |
11.55 |
Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA |
2,256 |
35,886 |
6.29 |
Austin-Round Rock, TX MSA |
54,413 |
607,447 |
8.96 |
Bakersfield, CA MSA |
19,734 |
226,783 |
8.70 |
Bangor, ME MSA |
11,098 |
58,109 |
19.10 |
Barnstable Town, MA MSA |
12,985 |
77,564 |
16.74 |
Baton Rouge, LA MSA |
32,395 |
289,269 |
11.20 |
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA |
18,426 |
136,461 |
13.50 |
Binghamton, NY MSA |
11,961 |
86,636 |
13.81 |
Boise City-Nampa, ID MSA |
27,023 |
230,304 |
11.73 |
Boulder, CO MSA |
14,439 |
136,815 |
10.55 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT MSA |
45,233 |
372,192 |
12.15 |
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA |
24,101 |
96,248 |
25.04 |
Brunswick, GA MSA |
2,744 |
33,317 |
8.24 |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA |
58,311 |
440,520 |
13.24 |
Canton-Massillon, OH MSA |
24,014 |
145,955 |
16.45 |
Casper, WY MSA |
4,231 |
34,627 |
12.22 |
Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA |
22,196 |
227,508 |
9.76 |
Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA |
22,892 |
200,819 |
11.40 |
Cheyenne, WY MSA |
2,596 |
30,554 |
8.50 |
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI MSA |
411,546 |
3,793,490 |
10.85 |
Chico, CA MSA |
10,978 |
60,904 |
18.03 |
Clarksville, TN-KY MSA |
6,861 |
63,446 |
10.81 |
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH MSA |
130,898 |
885,697 |
14.78 |
Coeur d'Alene, ID MSA |
4,690 |
46,660 |
10.05 |
Colorado Springs, CO MSA |
18,601 |
205,185 |
9.07 |
Columbus, GA-AL MSA |
11,492 |
93,115 |
12.34 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA |
234,591 |
2,552,684 |
9.19 |
Dayton, OH MSA |
49,586 |
318,100 |
15.59 |
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL MSA |
24,281 |
138,936 |
17.48 |
Denver-Aurora, CO MSA |
93,325 |
1,063,083 |
8.78 |
Dothan, AL MSA |
6,308 |
48,578 |
12.99 |
Duluth, MN-WI MSA |
22,264 |
101,913 |
21.85 |
El Centro, CA MSA |
2,146 |
42,584 |
5.04 |
El Paso, TX MSA |
23,875 |
208,326 |
11.46 |
Elizabethtown, KY MSA |
3,050 |
34,086 |
8.95 |
Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA |
8,504 |
105,473 |
8.06 |
Erie, PA MSA |
17,467 |
112,025 |
15.59 |
Fairbanks, AK MSA |
3,401 |
26,135 |
13.01 |
Farmington, NM MSA |
4,536 |
41,150 |
11.02 |
Flagstaff, AZ MSA |
6,196 |
43,938 |
14.10 |
Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL MSA |
6,663 |
63,924 |
10.42 |
Fort Wayne, IN MSA |
25,935 |
182,704 |
14.20 |
Fresno, CA MSA |
31,031 |
287,727 |
10.78 |
Gadsden, AL MSA |
6,308 |
30,449 |
20.72 |
Gainesville, FL MSA |
18,535 |
89,282 |
20.76 |
Goldsboro, NC MSA |
3,908 |
33,982 |
11.50 |
Grand Junction, CO MSA |
6,763 |
55,560 |
12.17 |
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI MSA |
44,036 |
335,268 |
13.13 |
Great Falls, MT MSA |
4,899 |
30,181 |
16.23 |
Green Bay, WI MSA |
16,214 |
145,841 |
11.12 |
Greensboro-High Point, NC MSA |
33,457 |
312,617 |
10.70 |
Greenville, NC MSA |
7,047 |
54,367 |
12.96 |
Greenville, SC MSA |
18,987 |
254,464 |
7.46 |
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA |
32,816 |
255,485 |
12.84 |
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA |
14,249 |
128,950 |
11.05 |
Honolulu, HI MSA |
36,046 |
352,831 |
10.22 |
Hot Springs, AR MSA |
5,815 |
32,435 |
17.93 |
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA |
6,391 |
82,500 |
7.75 |
Huntsville, AL MSA |
12,407 |
161,456 |
7.68 |
Indianapolis, IN MSA |
85,866 |
746,834 |
11.50 |
Iowa City, IA MSA |
5,285 |
57,527 |
9.19 |
Jacksonville, NC MSA |
2,792 |
32,657 |
8.55 |
Janesville, WI MSA |
7,771 |
56,842 |
13.67 |
Jefferson City, MO MSA |
5,896 |
48,732 |
12.10 |
Johnstown, PA MSA |
9,638 |
49,002 |
19.67 |
Jonesboro, AR MSA |
6,311 |
39,938 |
15.80 |
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA |
15,921 |
118,389 |
13.45 |
Kankakee-Bradley, IL MSA |
6,411 |
36,660 |
17.49 |
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA MSA |
15,160 |
104,613 |
14.49 |
Kingston, NY MSA |
6,818 |
46,227 |
14.75 |
Knoxville, TN MSA |
36,227 |
279,197 |
12.98 |
Lafayette, LA MSA |
15,736 |
130,719 |
12.04 |
Lakeland, FL MSA |
22,592 |
172,821 |
13.07 |
Lancaster, PA MSA |
28,566 |
208,864 |
13.68 |
Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA |
19,775 |
152,801 |
12.94 |
Laredo, TX MSA |
10,027 |
67,472 |
14.86 |
Las Cruces, NM MSA |
7,655 |
50,268 |
15.23 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA |
50,060 |
806,178 |
6.21 |
Lawrence, KS MSA |
2,567 |
35,628 |
7.21 |
Lawton, OK MSA |
2,641 |
28,935 |
9.13 |
Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA |
19,780 |
202,634 |
9.76 |
Lima, OH MSA |
9,400 |
45,788 |
20.53 |
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA |
34,549 |
262,515 |
13.16 |
Longview, TX MSA |
11,141 |
84,438 |
13.19 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA MSA |
450,692 |
4,910,578 |
9.18 |
Madison, WI MSA |
25,947 |
260,689 |
9.95 |
Manchester-Nashua, NH MSA |
22,154 |
174,272 |
12.71 |
McAllen-Edinburg-Pharr, TX MSA |
40,813 |
167,663 |
24.34 |
Medford, OR MSA |
10,562 |
70,336 |
15.02 |
Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA |
59,129 |
521,752 |
11.33 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL MSA |
228,899 |
1,954,863 |
11.71 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI MSA |
91,378 |
736,201 |
12.41 |
Missoula, MT MSA |
6,403 |
47,042 |
13.61 |
Mobile, AL MSA |
17,848 |
147,980 |
12.06 |
Modesto, CA MSA |
18,209 |
144,976 |
12.56 |
Morgantown, WV MSA |
10,727 |
43,677 |
24.56 |
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA MSA |
3,810 |
38,119 |
10.00 |
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI MSA |
8,828 |
53,346 |
16.55 |
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC MSA |
7,099 |
102,088 |
6.95 |
Napa, CA MSA |
5,159 |
58,890 |
8.76 |
Naples-Marco Island, FL MSA |
13,942 |
111,445 |
12.51 |
New Haven-Milford, CT MSA |
52,478 |
314,135 |
16.71 |
Ocala, FL MSA |
10,861 |
83,472 |
13.01 |
Odessa, TX MSA |
4,423 |
52,861 |
8.37 |
Olympia, WA MSA |
8,685 |
64,337 |
13.50 |
Orlando, FL MSA |
88,799 |
908,568 |
9.77 |
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA |
8,553 |
79,966 |
10.70 |
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA |
22,481 |
271,673 |
8.28 |
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA |
23,538 |
170,947 |
13.77 |
Pascagoula, MS MSA |
2,639 |
45,437 |
5.81 |
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA |
20,771 |
129,952 |
15.98 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ MSA |
159,078 |
1,587,913 |
10.02 |
Pittsfield, MA MSA |
10,018 |
54,760 |
18.29 |
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME MSA |
32,104 |
221,587 |
14.49 |
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY MSA |
29,006 |
196,172 |
14.79 |
Punta Gorda, FL MSA |
7,655 |
35,540 |
21.54 |
Racine, WI MSA |
8,081 |
66,107 |
12.22 |
Redding, CA MSA |
8,204 |
51,969 |
15.79 |
Richmond, VA MSA |
59,624 |
494,982 |
12.05 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA |
101,429 |
1,018,179 |
9.96 |
Rochester, NY MSA |
57,651 |
417,039 |
13.82 |
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA MSA |
73,604 |
663,408 |
11.09 |
San Angelo, TX MSA |
6,736 |
36,528 |
18.44 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA MSA |
94,366 |
1,094,928 |
8.62 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA MSA |
154,002 |
1,752,733 |
8.79 |
San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR MSA |
46,556 |
538,534 |
8.64 |
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA MSA |
8,671 |
84,530 |
10.26 |
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA MSA |
14,545 |
153,972 |
9.45 |
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA |
8,480 |
79,699 |
10.64 |
Santa Fe, NM MSA |
5,916 |
46,953 |
12.60 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA |
18,081 |
163,326 |
11.07 |
Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, FL MSA |
34,537 |
233,964 |
14.76 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA MSA |
132,879 |
1,466,900 |
9.06 |
Sherman-Denison, TX MSA |
7,052 |
36,308 |
19.42 |
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA |
7,877 |
66,219 |
11.90 |
Sioux Falls, SD MSA |
19,035 |
120,902 |
15.74 |
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI MSA |
15,006 |
115,147 |
13.03 |
Spokane, WA MSA |
26,863 |
176,252 |
15.24 |
Springfield, MO MSA |
27,178 |
162,650 |
16.71 |
St. Louis, MO-IL MSA |
142,253 |
1,138,449 |
12.50 |
State College, PA MSA |
5,553 |
43,544 |
12.75 |
Stockton, CA MSA |
19,860 |
182,036 |
10.91 |
Syracuse, NY MSA |
31,036 |
251,981 |
12.32 |
Tallahassee, FL MSA |
14,462 |
109,413 |
13.22 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA |
133,429 |
1,026,690 |
13.00 |
Terre Haute, IN MSA |
8,082 |
56,258 |
14.37 |
Trenton-Ewing, NJ MSA |
20,301 |
162,483 |
12.49 |
Tucson, AZ MSA |
43,571 |
296,175 |
14.71 |
Tulsa, OK MSA |
44,116 |
369,558 |
11.94 |
Tyler, TX MSA |
16,841 |
81,754 |
20.60 |
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA MSA |
14,180 |
100,591 |
14.10 |
Vero Beach, FL MSA |
7,225 |
43,102 |
16.76 |
Victoria, TX MSA |
5,369 |
42,029 |
12.77 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA |
64,598 |
586,344 |
11.02 |
Visalia-Porterville, CA MSA |
7,121 |
119,160 |
5.98 |
Warner Robins, GA MSA |
2,570 |
33,268 |
7.73 |
Wichita, KS MSA |
29,835 |
260,186 |
11.47 |
Winston-Salem, NC MSA |
32,837 |
188,262 |
17.44 |
Worcester, MA MSA |
44,527 |
271,209 |
16.42 |
Yakima, WA MSA |
10,525 |
83,940 |
12.54 |
York-Hanover, PA MSA |
18,473 |
156,586 |
11.80 |
Yuma, AZ MSA |
5,011 |
51,539 |
9.72 |
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages | Chart
Pharmacists Have Rx for Highest Wages, RNs Register Highest Employment
Employment and earnings in selected healthcare practitioner and technical occupations and healthcare support occupations, May 2008
| Occupation |
Employment |
Average annual wages |
Respiratory Therapists |
103,870 |
$53,150 |
Family and General Practitioners |
106,210 |
$161,490 |
Speech-Language Pathologists |
107,340 |
$66,130 |
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians |
149,670 |
$37,150 |
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists |
166,510 |
$54,050 |
Physical Therapists |
167,300 |
$74,410 |
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians |
168,650 |
$32,960 |
Dental Hygienists |
173,090 |
$66,950 |
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics |
207,610 |
$31,980 |
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians |
208,570 |
$53,230 |
Pharmacists |
266,410 |
$104,260 |
Dental Assistants |
293,090 |
$33,170 |
Pharmacy Technicians |
324,110 |
$28,500 |
Medical Assistants |
475,950 |
$29,060 |
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses |
730,500 |
$40,110 |
Home Health Aides |
892,410 |
$21,440 |
Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants |
1,422,720 |
$24,620 |
Registered Nurses |
2,542,760 |
$65,130 |
Source: Occupational Employment Statistics | Chart
A Future in Health Care Looks ... Healthy
Projected 2006–2016 change in employment, health care related occupations
| Occupation |
Total employment, 2006 |
Projected employment, 2016 |
2006-2016 change in total employment |
Registered nurses |
2,505,000 |
3,092,000 |
587,000 |
Personal and home care aides |
767,000 |
1156,000 |
389,000 |
Home health aides |
787,000 |
1,171,000 |
384,000 |
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants |
1,447,000 |
1,711,000 |
264,000 |
Medical assistants |
417,000 |
565,000 |
148,000 |
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses |
749,000 |
854,000 |
105,000 |
Pharmacy technicians |
285,000 |
376,000 |
91,000 |
Physicians and surgeons |
633,000 |
723,000 |
90,000 |
Dental assistants |
280,000 |
362,000 |
82,000 |
Medical secretaries |
408,000 |
477,000 |
68,000 |
Pharmacists |
243,000 |
296,000 |
53,000 |
Dental hygienists |
167,000 |
217,000 |
50,000 |
Physical therapists |
173,000 |
220,000 |
47,000 |
Medical and health services managers |
262,000 |
305,000 |
43,000 |
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics |
201,000 |
240,000 |
39,000 |
Medical and public health social workers |
124,000 |
154,000 |
30,000 |
Medical records and health information technicians |
170,000 |
200,000 |
30,000 |
Radiologic technologists and technicians |
196,000 |
226,000 |
30,000 |
Source: Employment Projections | Chart
Health Care Workers Need Health Care Too
Nonfatal injury and illness cases involving days away from work, rate per 10,000 full-time workers, private industry and selected health care industries, 2007
| Industry |
Rate per 10,000 full-time workers |
Ambulance Services |
335.2 |
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities |
262.8 |
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services |
261.4 |
Community Care Facilities for the Elderly |
245.5 |
Residential Mental Retardation, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities |
205.9 |
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals |
203.8 |
Other Residential Care Facilities |
198.1 |
Hospitals |
171.9 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
169.0 |
All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services |
155.2 |
Home Health Care Services |
153.0 |
Total, Private industry |
122.2 |
Outpatient Care Centers |
88.0 |
Ambulatory Health Care Services |
63.8 |
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories |
59.5 |
Offices of Physicians |
30.4 |
Offices of Other Health Practitioners |
30.2 |
Offices of Dentists |
15.2 |
Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities program | Chart
The Cost for Employers
Health care related employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation, private industry workers, by industry, 2nd quarter 2009
| Industry |
Sick leave |
Health insurance |
Short and long term disability |
Medicare |
Leisure and hospitality |
$0.04 |
$0.62 |
$0.00 |
$0.17 |
Other services |
0.20 |
1.40 |
0.07 |
0.30 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
0.19 |
1.81 |
0.06 |
0.27 |
Professional and business services |
0.28 |
1.87 |
0.12 |
0.40 |
Construction |
0.08 |
2.22 |
0.08 |
0.34 |
Education and health services |
0.33 |
2.17 |
0.09 |
0.35 |
Financial activities |
0.41 |
2.69 |
0.14 |
0.42 |
Manufacturing |
0.22 |
3.04 |
0.15 |
0.36 |
Information |
0.49 |
3.25 |
0.25 |
0.47 |
Source: National Compensation Survey | Chart
Access to Health Care Benefits
Percent of private-industry workers with access to health care benefits by worker characteristic, March 2009
| Characteristic |
Medical care |
Dental care |
Vision care |
All workers |
71 |
46 |
27 |
Full time |
86 |
56 |
33 |
Part time |
24 |
16 |
10 |
Union |
90 |
69 |
54 |
Nonunion |
69 |
44 |
24 |
Source: National Compensation Survey | Chart
Can You Stay Home When You're Sick?
Percent of workers with access to paid sick leave, private industry, by worker and establishment characteristics, March, 2004–2009
| Worker or establishment characteristic |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
All workers |
60 |
59 |
58 |
60 |
61 |
61 |
Part time |
26 |
25 |
24 |
25 |
27 |
26 |
Full time |
70 |
70 |
69 |
70 |
71 |
73 |
Nonunion |
60 |
59 |
58 |
59 |
60 |
61 |
Union |
61 |
62 |
60 |
64 |
66 |
69 |
Goods-producing |
50 |
49 |
49 |
49 |
51 |
52 |
Service-producing or -providing |
63 |
62 |
61 |
62 |
63 |
63 |
1 to 99 workers |
51 |
50 |
49 |
51 |
52 |
52 |
100 or more workers |
70 |
70 |
69 |
69 |
71 |
72 |
Source: National Compensation Survey | Chart
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