11 / 45
417.887.9800 | baron-design.com
Baron Design & Associates, LLC
Architects | Planners | Designers
Vision
made reality
Life has no meaning
without imagination
SPRINGFIELD BUSINESS JOURNAL ·
BOOK OF FACTS-11
FALL 2017
HEALTH CARE
POSITION
NUMBER EMPLOYED
ANNUAL MEAN WAGE
Registered nurses
5,800
$54,670
Pharmacists
660
$128,880
Home health aides
540
$21,530
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
510
$28,810
Physical therapists
400
$89,350
Respiratory therapists
380
$49,670
Radiologic technologists
340
$45,490
Nurse practitioners
330
$90,160
Physicians and surgeons
310
$267,060
Dental hygienists
290
$72,910
Occupational therapists
260
$83,680
Dentists
180
$150,380
Physician assistants
170
$88,940
Family and general practitioners
130
$231,830
Veterinarians
120
$81,510
Dietitians and nutritionists
100
$50,550
Optometrists
90
$115,040
Chiropractors
50
$80,280
Nuclear medicine technologists
40
$71,860
SPRINGFIELD HEALTH
CARE EMPLOYMENT
(ranked by volume in the Springfield MSA, 2016)
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics