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BOOK OF FACTS-20 · FALL 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)