Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

31-9799 Healthcare Support Workers, All Other*

* This occupation has the same title, but not necessarily the same content, as the 2010 SOC occupation

This OES occupation is a combination of data collected for the 2010 SOC occupations 31-9097 Phlebotomists, 31-9099 Healthcare Support Workers, All Other and the 2000 SOC occupation 31-9099 Healthcare Support Workers, All Other.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
196,100 1.2 % $15.50 $32,240 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $9.94 $12.03 $14.80 $18.19 $22.03
Annual Wage (2) $20,670 $25,020 $30,790 $37,840 $45,830


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 68,690 1.32 $14.72 $30,630
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories 29,180 12.71 $15.61 $32,470
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services 19,700 7.68 $15.04 $31,290
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 14,280 0.69 $20.28 $42,180
Offices of Physicians 12,460 0.53 $15.54 $32,310

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories 29,180 12.71 $15.61 $32,470
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services 19,700 7.68 $15.04 $31,290
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 68,690 1.32 $14.72 $30,630
Personal Care Services 4,810 0.79 $15.10 $31,400
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 5,000 0.73 $14.80 $30,780

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Junior Colleges 110 0.01 $23.98 $49,880
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 180 0.02 $21.87 $45,500
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing 290 0.11 $20.74 $43,140
Consumer Goods Rental 120 0.07 $20.30 $42,220
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 14,280 0.69 $20.28 $42,180


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 22,410 1.60 1.04 $17.76 $36,940
New York 13,400 1.59 1.04 $16.93 $35,210
Illinois 10,580 1.90 1.24 $15.91 $33,080
Texas 10,350 1.00 0.66 $14.83 $30,850
Florida 8,370 1.17 0.77 $13.97 $29,060




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Rhode Island 1,720 3.81 2.49 $17.07 $35,510
North Dakota 910 2.45 1.60 (8) (8)
Washington 6,110 2.25 1.47 $16.31 $33,930
Nevada 2,480 2.22 1.46 $17.52 $36,440
Alaska 700 2.22 1.45 $19.04 $39,610




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 1,260 1.96 1.28 $19.28 $40,090
Alaska 700 2.22 1.45 $19.04 $39,610
Delaware 290 0.72 0.47 $17.85 $37,120
Maryland 4,140 1.67 1.09 $17.79 $37,000
California 22,410 1.60 1.04 $17.76 $36,940





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 6,720 1.76 1.15 $17.29 $35,970
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division 6,250 1.74 1.14 $15.59 $32,430
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 2,980 1.29 0.84 $18.50 $38,490
Edison-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division 2,520 2.62 1.71 $15.53 $32,300
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 2,470 2.16 1.41 $16.71 $34,760
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 2,400 1.94 1.27 $18.16 $37,770
Baltimore-Towson, MD 2,320 1.85 1.21 $17.39 $36,170
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 2,270 1.32 0.87 $15.95 $33,180
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division 2,190 2.11 1.38 $13.62 $28,330
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 2,050 1.69 1.11 $18.17 $37,800




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Rochester, MN 1,490 15.03 9.83 $17.39 $36,180
Peoria, IL 850 5.03 3.29 $14.18 $29,500
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ 250 4.24 2.78 $15.33 $31,890
Lawton, OK 170 3.97 2.59 $14.21 $29,560
Bay City, MI 130 3.97 2.60 $14.15 $29,430
Roanoke, VA 580 3.94 2.58 $14.25 $29,650
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 1,030 3.83 2.51 $13.29 $27,650
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 710 3.61 2.36 $15.40 $32,020
Spokane, WA 700 3.59 2.35 $14.46 $30,070
Greenville, NC 250 3.53 2.31 $12.31 $25,600




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 890 0.93 0.61 $22.66 $47,140
Yuma, AZ 80 1.49 0.97 $21.58 $44,890
Fairbanks, AK (8) (8) (8) $21.00 $43,670
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 620 0.71 0.46 $20.51 $42,650
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division 1,260 1.32 0.86 $20.40 $42,430
Salinas, CA 140 0.92 0.60 $20.08 $41,770
Peabody, MA NECTA Division (8) (8) (8) $19.98 $41,570
Waterbury, CT 60 0.96 0.63 $19.93 $41,440
Stockton, CA 330 1.67 1.09 $19.84 $41,260
Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division 930 1.68 1.10 $19.54 $40,650

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 620 2.13 1.39 $10.94 $22,760
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 570 2.06 1.35 $12.99 $27,010
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 560 3.12 2.04 $14.58 $30,320
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 400 2.40 1.57 $13.94 $29,000
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 390 2.46 1.61 $13.62 $28,340

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Arizona nonmetropolitan area 220 3.45 2.26 $16.90 $35,150
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 560 3.12 2.04 $14.58 $30,320
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 370 3.10 2.03 $12.48 $25,950
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area 100 3.08 2.02 $14.45 $30,060
North and West Central New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 200 3.06 2.00 $14.42 $29,990

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Railbelt / Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area 130 1.81 1.19 $23.26 $48,390
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $22.09 $45,950
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 170 0.74 0.48 $22.03 $45,820
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area 50 0.69 0.45 $21.39 $44,500
Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $18.95 $39,410


About May 2011 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2011 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order

List of Occupations in Alphabetical Order

Download May 2011 Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates in Zipped XLS files

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 27, 2012