Total all industries |  
EWIA |  
|   |  
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 | 
24,418 | 
  2.84       | 
17,968 | 
27,644 | 
18,786 | 
22,569 | 
28,693 | 
 
| hourly | 11.74 | 
  | 
8.64 | 
13.29 | 
9.04 | 
10.85 | 
13.80 | 
 
| Dental Assistants | 
31-9091 | 
31,615 | 
  7.02       | 
25,614 | 
34,616 | 
27,133 | 
30,577 | 
36,304 | 
 
| hourly | 15.20 | 
  | 
12.31 | 
16.65 | 
13.04 | 
14.70 | 
17.45 | 
 
| Healthcare Support Workers, All Other* | 
31-9799 | 
26,403 | 
  3.79       | 
19,484 | 
29,863 | 
20,365 | 
23,866 | 
31,389 | 
 
| hourly | 12.70 | 
  | 
9.37 | 
14.36 | 
9.79 | 
11.48 | 
15.09 | 
 
| Home Health Aides | 
31-1011 | 
20,620 | 
  4.56       | 
17,999 | 
21,930 | 
17,668 | 
19,139 | 
22,918 | 
 
| hourly | 9.91 | 
  | 
8.65 | 
10.54 | 
8.50 | 
9.20 | 
11.02 | 
 
| Medical Assistants | 
31-9092 | 
28,706 | 
  3.96       | 
21,683 | 
32,218 | 
23,500 | 
28,744 | 
34,150 | 
 
| hourly | 13.80 | 
  | 
10.43 | 
15.49 | 
11.29 | 
13.82 | 
16.42 | 
 
| Medical Equipment Preparers | 
31-9093 | 
29,335 | 
  2.90       | 
23,513 | 
32,245 | 
25,922 | 
29,713 | 
34,468 | 
 
| hourly | 14.10 | 
  | 
11.30 | 
15.51 | 
12.46 | 
14.29 | 
16.58 | 
 
| Medical Transcriptionists | 
31-9094 | 
29,847 | 
  2.58       | 
25,068 | 
32,236 | 
25,808 | 
28,972 | 
33,608 | 
 
| hourly | 14.35 | 
  | 
12.05 | 
15.50 | 
12.40 | 
13.93 | 
16.16 | 
 
| Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants | 
31-1012 | 
22,062 | 
  2.19       | 
17,930 | 
24,128 | 
18,589 | 
21,257 | 
24,214 | 
 
| hourly | 10.60 | 
  | 
8.62 | 
11.60 | 
8.93 | 
10.22 | 
11.64 | 
 
| Nursing, Psychiatric, and Home Health Aides | 
31-1000 | 
21,342 | 
  2.59       | 
17,971 | 
23,027 | 
18,014 | 
19,830 | 
23,857 | 
 
| hourly | 10.26 | 
  | 
8.64 | 
11.07 | 
8.66 | 
9.53 | 
11.47 | 
 
| Occupational Therapist Assistants | 
31-2011 | 
47,807 | 
  9.97       | 
34,654 | 
54,382 | 
36,465 | 
47,408 | 
58,021 | 
 
| hourly | 22.99 | 
  | 
16.66 | 
26.15 | 
17.53 | 
22.79 | 
27.89 | 
 
| Occupational and Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides | 
31-2000 | 
38,396 | 
  8.24       | 
24,890 | 
45,149 | 
27,404 | 
35,781 | 
48,308 | 
 
| hourly | 18.46 | 
  | 
11.97 | 
21.70 | 
13.18 | 
17.21 | 
23.23 | 
 
| Other Healthcare Support Occupations | 
31-9000 | 
28,454 | 
  3.22       | 
20,861 | 
32,250 | 
23,011 | 
28,241 | 
33,760 | 
 
| hourly | 13.68 | 
  | 
10.03 | 
15.51 | 
11.06 | 
13.57 | 
16.23 | 
 
| Pharmacy Aides | 
31-9095 | 
27,831 | 
  5.85       | 
22,587 | 
30,452 | 
24,312 | 
27,411 | 
29,821 | 
 
| hourly | 13.38 | 
  | 
10.86 | 
14.64 | 
11.69 | 
13.18 | 
14.34 | 
 
| Physical Therapist Aides | 
31-2022 | 
25,828 | 
  9.06       | 
20,276 | 
28,604 | 
21,138 | 
23,742 | 
25,130 | 
 
| hourly | 12.41 | 
  | 
9.75 | 
13.76 | 
10.16 | 
11.42 | 
12.08 | 
 
| Physical Therapist Assistants | 
31-2021 | 
34,469 | 
  5.42       | 
27,810 | 
37,800 | 
27,541 | 
30,293 | 
41,470 | 
 
| hourly | 16.58 | 
  | 
13.37 | 
18.17 | 
13.24 | 
14.56 | 
19.93 | 
 
| Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers | 
31-9096 | 
20,537 | 
 10.93       | 
17,802 | 
21,905 | 
17,499 | 
18,965 | 
23,174 | 
 
| hourly | 9.87 | 
  | 
8.56 | 
10.53 | 
8.41 | 
9.12 | 
11.14 | 
 
 
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