Earnings estimates in health care.

Earnings Estimates in Health Care

Compensation  for Health Care Practitioners and Technical Occupations

                                  Number    Mean Annual
Occupation                       Employed    Earnings

Anesthesiologists                     60       $84,820
Athletic Trainers                    240       $30,390
Audiologists                         260       $49,610
Cardiovascular Techs.                850       $41,550
Dental Hygienists                  4,930       $62,740
Dentists                           2,990      $139,300
Diagnostic Med. Sonographers         430       $50,600
Dietetic Technicians               1,020       $28,640
Dietitians and Nutritionists       1,080       $44,980
Emerg. Med. Tech./Paramedics       2,740       $25,760
Family/General Practitioners       7,940       $64,180
Licensed Prac.Voc. Nurses         18,080       $37,520
Med./Clin. Lab. Technicians        4,360       $32,680
Med./Clin. Lab. Technologists      5,930       $53,600
Medical Records Technicians        3,350       $31,300
Nuclear Medicine Technologists       290       $54,330
Occupational Health/Safety           410       $54,180
Occupational Therapists            2,540       $49,040
Opticians, Dispensing              1,020       $33,980
Optometrists                         610       $90,080
Orthotists and Prosthetists           30       $48,290
Pediatricians, General               360       $62,830
Pharmacists                        5,760       $80,890
Pharmacy Technicians               4,740       $30,870
Physical Therapists                3,010       $65,930
Physician Assistants                 830       $78,690
Podiatrists                          290       $79,120
Psychiatric Technicians            2,340       $34,970
Psychiatrists                        760      $110,190
Radiation Therapists                  90       $57,090
Radiologic Techs.                  4,120       $43,100
Recreational Therapists              480       $34,600
Registered Nurses                 67,550       $54,720
Respiratory Therapists             1,730       $39,680
Respiratory Therapy Techs.           710       $41,250
Speech-Language Pathologists       1,400       $59,690
Surgeons                             150      $115,850
Surgical Technologists             2,230       $33,290
Veterinarians                        600       $92,120
Veterinary Techs.                  1,010       $25,080

Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2002

Market Facts

* 69.9% of Angelenos over the age of 25 are high school graduates.

* 24.9% of Angelenos over the age of 25 have obtained a Bachelor's Degree or higher.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2000