Healthcare Support Occupations

Minor Occupation Group

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2023 Workforce
5.09M
Average Age
41.2
Average Salary
$32,938
Average Male Salary
$38,818
Average Female Salary
$31,869

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Healthcare Support Occupations are most often employed by the Home health care services industry. The average yearly wage for Healthcare Support Occupations was $32,938 in 2023.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Healthcare Support Occupations workforce. Healthcare Support Occupations workforce in 2023 was 5,089,772 people, of which 84.6% were women and 15.4% were men. Healthcare Support Occupations are paid most in Atlanta Regional Commission (South Central)--Fayette County PUMA, GA but are relatively concentrated in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
783,156
Male Workforce
± 21.7k
4,306,616
Female Workforce
± 50.2k

The Healthcare Support Occupations workforce in 2023 was 5,089,772 people (84.6% women and 15.4% men). This implies an average annual growth of 44.4% between 2014 (3,524,286) and 2023 (5,089,772).

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Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Healthcare Support Occupations.

During 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($41,305), Alaska ($38,999), and Connecticut ($38,324).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$32,938
AVERAGE WAGE
#14 in the ranking (2023)
$67,727
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2023, Healthcare Support Occupations earned an average of $32,938, $34,789 less than the average national salary of $67,727

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Wage Distribution

Gender
0.367
WAGE GINI

In 2023, Healthcare Support Occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.367, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Healthcare Support Occupations (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Industry

Information on the industries that employ Healthcare Support Occupations and on wages for those in the field. Home health care services is the industry that employs the most Healthcare Support Occupations, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Healthcare Support Occupations, by average wage, is Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing ($72,119).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
5.09M
2023 Workforce
± 54,462
0.949%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 1.5%

This graphic shows the share of Healthcare Support Occupations employed by various industries. Home health care services employs the largest share of Healthcare Support Occupations at 31.6%, followed by General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals with 27.7% and Nursing Care Facilities with 20.9%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Healthcare Support Occupations in the US. The workforce of Healthcare Support Occupations in 2023 was 5,089,772 people, with 84.6% woman, and 15.4% men. The average age of male Healthcare Support Occupations in the workforce is 39.8 and of female Healthcare Support Occupations is 41.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Healthcare Support Occupations is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Healthcare Support Occupations in 2023 was 5,089,772 people, with 84.6% woman, and 15.4% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (670,424 people), 25 to 29 years (632,830  people), and 30 to 34 years (571,080 people). Among them they concentrated 36.8% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

Gender

In 2023, 21.4% of Healthcare Support Occupations workers were Hispanic and 78.6% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (56%), Puerto Rican (11.5)%, and Dominican (8.07)%

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Races

In 2023, 48.6% of the Healthcare Support Occupations workforce were White, of which 85.6% were women and 14.4% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (24.5%) and Two or More Races (10.7%).

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Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Healthcare Support Occupations from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Healthcare Support Occupations is Health but the most specialized major according to RCA in N/A were N/A.

Among the necessary skills for Healthcare Support Occupations, Reading Comprehension stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Healthcare Support Occupations need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.
Type of Majors
Degree

The most common majors achieved by Healthcare Support Occupations in 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Health (154,127 people), Business (96,415 people), and Biology (79,039 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Healthcare Support Occupations workers were High School or Equivalent (1,578,066 people), Some college (1,574,910 people), and Associates Degree (705,165 people).

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Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Healthcare Support Occupations from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Healthcare Support Occupations need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness.

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