Total all industries |  
CWIA |  
|   |  
Healthcare Support Occupations |  
 
| Occupation | 
Occ. code | 
Mean wage | 
Mean %RSE | 
Entry wage | 
Exp. wage | 
25th pct | 
Median wage | 
75th pct | 
 
| HEALTHCARE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS | 
31-0000 | 
27,177 | 
  2.72       | 
19,645 | 
30,942 | 
20,947 | 
25,793 | 
31,190 | 
 
| hourly | 13.06 | 
  | 
9.44 | 
14.88 | 
10.07 | 
12.40 | 
15.00 | 
 
| Dental Assistants | 
31-9091 | 
32,382 | 
  4.82       | 
23,969 | 
36,590 | 
25,649 | 
32,282 | 
38,726 | 
 
| hourly | 15.57 | 
  | 
11.53 | 
17.59 | 
12.33 | 
15.52 | 
18.62 | 
 
| Healthcare Support Workers, All Other* | 
31-9799 | 
34,697 | 
  3.38       | 
25,055 | 
39,517 | 
27,668 | 
34,534 | 
40,249 | 
 
| hourly | 16.68 | 
  | 
12.05 | 
19.00 | 
13.30 | 
16.61 | 
19.35 | 
 
| Home Health Aides | 
31-1011 | 
20,548 | 
  3.95       | 
17,925 | 
21,859 | 
17,892 | 
19,541 | 
22,880 | 
 
| hourly | 9.88 | 
  | 
8.62 | 
10.51 | 
8.60 | 
9.39 | 
11.00 | 
 
| Massage Therapists | 
31-9011 | 
47,587 | 
 11.05       | 
28,519 | 
57,121 | 
32,733 | 
39,495 | 
65,468 | 
 
| hourly | 22.87 | 
  | 
13.71 | 
27.46 | 
15.74 | 
18.99 | 
31.47 | 
 
| Medical Assistants | 
31-9092 | 
28,206 | 
  1.55       | 
23,021 | 
30,799 | 
24,413 | 
27,655 | 
30,827 | 
 
| hourly | 13.56 | 
  | 
11.07 | 
14.80 | 
11.74 | 
13.30 | 
14.83 | 
 
| Medical Transcriptionists | 
31-9094 | 
34,546 | 
  4.55       | 
23,682 | 
39,978 | 
28,770 | 
36,074 | 
42,592 | 
 
| hourly | 16.61 | 
  | 
11.39 | 
19.22 | 
13.83 | 
17.34 | 
20.47 | 
 
| Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants | 
31-1012 | 
28,254 | 
  2.22       | 
21,972 | 
31,396 | 
23,538 | 
27,692 | 
31,870 | 
 
| hourly | 13.58 | 
  | 
10.56 | 
15.09 | 
11.31 | 
13.31 | 
15.32 | 
 
| Nursing, Psychiatric, and Home Health Aides | 
31-1000 | 
23,871 | 
  4.14       | 
17,984 | 
26,816 | 
19,042 | 
22,600 | 
27,803 | 
 
| hourly | 11.48 | 
  | 
8.65 | 
12.89 | 
9.16 | 
10.87 | 
13.37 | 
 
| Occupational Therapist Aides | 
31-2012 | 
27,211 | 
  5.91       | 
21,541 | 
30,047 | 
23,154 | 
26,372 | 
29,115 | 
 
| hourly | 13.09 | 
  | 
10.36 | 
14.45 | 
11.13 | 
12.68 | 
14.00 | 
 
| Occupational Therapist Assistants | 
31-2011 | 
34,290 | 
  9.96       | 
27,202 | 
37,834 | 
26,573 | 
28,826 | 
33,340 | 
 
| hourly | 16.48 | 
  | 
13.08 | 
18.19 | 
12.78 | 
13.86 | 
16.03 | 
 
| Occupational and Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides | 
31-2000 | 
32,461 | 
  4.68       | 
24,267 | 
36,558 | 
25,399 | 
28,932 | 
36,276 | 
 
| hourly | 15.61 | 
  | 
11.67 | 
17.57 | 
12.21 | 
13.91 | 
17.44 | 
 
| Other Healthcare Support Occupations | 
31-9000 | 
30,964 | 
  1.88       | 
23,534 | 
34,680 | 
25,108 | 
29,315 | 
35,845 | 
 
| hourly | 14.89 | 
  | 
11.31 | 
16.68 | 
12.07 | 
14.09 | 
17.24 | 
 
| Pharmacy Aides | 
31-9095 | 
27,031 | 
  4.58       | 
21,929 | 
29,582 | 
22,422 | 
25,965 | 
31,121 | 
 
| hourly | 12.99 | 
  | 
10.54 | 
14.22 | 
10.78 | 
12.48 | 
14.96 | 
 
| Physical Therapist Aides | 
31-2022 | 
28,389 | 
  3.37       | 
21,792 | 
31,686 | 
23,264 | 
27,042 | 
31,391 | 
 
| hourly | 13.64 | 
  | 
10.48 | 
15.23 | 
11.18 | 
13.00 | 
15.09 | 
 
| Physical Therapist Assistants | 
31-2021 | 
40,376 | 
  4.66       | 
30,832 | 
45,148 | 
33,326 | 
38,046 | 
50,324 | 
 
| hourly | 19.41 | 
  | 
14.83 | 
21.70 | 
16.03 | 
18.29 | 
24.20 | 
 
| Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers | 
31-9096 | 
27,949 | 
  6.93       | 
23,509 | 
30,169 | 
25,017 | 
27,815 | 
30,613 | 
 
| hourly | 13.44 | 
  | 
11.30 | 
14.50 | 
12.03 | 
13.37 | 
14.71 | 
 
 
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