Healthcare Support Occupations

Minor Occupation Group

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    2024 Workforce
    5.15M
    Average Age
    41.3
    Average Salary
    $34,250
    Average Male Salary
    $40,177
    Average Female Salary
    $33,145

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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 $34,250 in 2024.

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    Employment

    Employment and salary information for the Healthcare Support Occupations workforce. Healthcare Support Occupations workforce in 2024 was 5,151,246 people, of which 84.3% were women and 15.7% were men.

    Healthcare Support Occupations are paid most in Mohave County South--Lake Havasu City PUMA, AZ but are relatively concentrated in NYC-Bronx Community District 5--Morris Heights & Mount Hope PUMA, NY.

    Employment Over Time

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    Grouping
    809,683
    Male Workforce
    ± 22k
    4,341,563
    Female Workforce
    ± 50.4k

    The Healthcare Support Occupations workforce in 2024 was 5,151,246 people (84.3% women and 15.7% men). This implies an average annual growth of 46.2% between 2014 (3,524,286) and 2024 (5,151,246).

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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 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($45,964), Alaska ($40,576), and Washington ($39,590).

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    Yearly Wage Ranking

    $34,250
    AVERAGE WAGE
    #13 in the ranking (2014)
    $69,878
    NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
    For all occupations across the US

    In 2024, Healthcare Support Occupations earned an average of $34,250, $35,627 less than the average national salary of $69,878

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    Wage Distribution

    Gender
    0.371
    WAGE GINI

    In 2024, Healthcare Support Occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.371, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. 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 Miscellaneous manufacturing, n.e.c. ($103,997).

    Occupations by Industries

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    Value
    5.15M
    2024 Workforce
    ± 54,789
    1.21%
    1 YEAR GROWTH
    ± 1.49%

    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 28.3% and Individual & family services with 20.4%.

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    Diversity

    Demographic information on Healthcare Support Occupations in the US. The workforce of Healthcare Support Occupations in 2024 was 5,151,246 people, with 84.3% woman, and 15.7% men. The average age of male Healthcare Support Occupations in the workforce is 40 and of female Healthcare Support Occupations is 41.6, 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 2024 was 5,151,246 people, with 84.3% woman, and 15.7% men.

    The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (683,389 people), 25 to 29 years (621,470  people), and 30 to 34 years (583,017 people). Among them they concentrated 36.7% of the total workforce.

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    Ethnicity

    Gender

    In 2024, 21.8% of Healthcare Support Occupations workers were Hispanic and 78.2% non-Hispanic.

    The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (55.5%), Puerto Rican (11.4)%, and Dominican (8.07)%

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    Races

    In 2024, 46% of the Healthcare Support Occupations workforce were White, of which 85.4% were women and 14.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (24.1%) and Two or More Races (12.6%).

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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 2024 were Parks, Recreation, & Leisure.

    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 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Health (165,625 people), Business (102,421 people), and Biology (85,375 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 (1,601,474 people), Some college (1,559,887 people), and Associates Degree (708,797 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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