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BOOK OF FACTS-20
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SBJ.NETFALL 2018
HEALTH CARE
POSITION
NUMBER EMPLOYED
ANNUAL MEAN WAGE
Registered nurses
5,970
$56,060
Nursing assistants
3,340
$24,740
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
1,060
$39,240
Pharmacy technicians
790
$29,550
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians
760
$40,390
Medical assistants
730
$26,360
Home health aides
720
$21,420
Pharmacists
630
$134,730
Dental assistants
580
$39,200
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
530
$28,280
Physical therapists
420
$100,170
Physicians and surgeons
390
$240,170
Respiratory therapists
390
$50,920
Nurse practitioners
380
$94,140
Radiologic technologists
370
$46,030
Medical records and health information technicians
370
$43,130
Speech-language pathologists
270
$80,940
Dental hygienists
270
$75,160
Physical therapist assistants
250
$55,180
TOP HEALTH CARE JOBS
(ranked by volume and then by wages in the Springfield MSA, 2017)