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SPRINGFIELD BUSINESS JOURNAL ·
BOOK OF FACTS-15
DEC. 19, 2016
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CARE POSITIONS
No. EMPLOYED
ANNUAL MEAN WAGE
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS
290
$249,880
FAMILY AND GENERAL PRACTITIONERS
350
$190,480
DENTISTS
190
$157,260
PHARMACISTS
490
$129,960
OPTOMETRISTS
60
$118,150
VETERINARIANS
100
$95,360
PHYSICAL THERAPISTS
410
$89,950
NURSE PRACTITIONERS
270
$89,840
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS
150
$86,190
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS
210
$85,770
NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNOLOGISTS
50
$72,800
CHIROPRACTORS
50
$66,620
DENTAL HYGIENISTS
290
$64,840
SPRINGFIELD HEALTH
CARE EMPLOYMENT
(ranked by wages, 2015)
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics