Healthcare Occupations Data

1. Healthcare Occupations Data Brad Eldredge Ph.D. Research and Analysis Bureau Montana Dept. of Labor and Industry

2. Nursing Wages: 1999-2005 USA Wages up 27.9% MT Wages up 32.3%

3. Nursing Aides Wages: 1999-2005 USA Wages up 24.3% MT Wages up 18.8%

4. LPN Wages: 1999-2005 USA Wages up 24.8% MT Wages up 28.5%

5. Home Health Aide Wages: 1999-2005 USA Wages up 15.1% MT Wages up 3.2%

6. Pharmacist Wages: 1999-2005 USA Wages up 40.6% MT Wages up 38.3%

7. Pharmacy Technician Wages: 1999-2005 USA Wages up 26.4% MT Wages up 34.0%

8. Dental Assistant Wages: 1999-2005 USA Wages up 24.2% MT Wages up 10.1%

9. Radiologic Technologists and Technicians Wages: 1999-2005 USA Wages up 32.4% MT Wages up 38.8%

10. Medical Records and Health Info Tech Wages: 1999-2005 USA Wages up 24.1% MT Wages up 16.6%

11. Medical Assistant Wages: 1999-2005 USA Wages up 15.5% MT Wages up 6.4%

12. Physical Therapist Wages: 1999-2005 USA Wages up 12.0% MT Wages up 12.3%

13. Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists Wages: 1999-2005 USA Wages up 23.6% MT Wages up 21.1%

14. Family and General Practitioner Wages: 1999-2005 USA Wages up 34.9% MT Wages up 12.3%

15. Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians: 1999-2005 USA Wages up 16.7% MT Wages up 14.9%

16. Respiratory Therapists : 1999-2005 USA Wages up 25.5% MT Wages up 47.2%

17. Surgical Technologists : 1999-2005 USA Wages up 30.3% MT Wages up 44.8%

18. Occupational Therapists : 1999-2005 USA Wages up 13.9% MT Wages up 9.2%

19. Diagnostic Medical Sonographers : 1999-2005 USA Wages up 26.7% MT Wages up 32.5%

20. Physical Therapy Assistants : 1999-2005 USA Wages up 17.2% MT Wages up 25.2%

21. Summary of Wage Data • 11 of the 19 occupations experience wage growth above the MT average (1999-2005) • 10 of the 19 occupations had faster wage growth in MT than in the US (1999-2005) • Only 2 of the 19 occupations had higher wages in MT than the US - Pharmacy Techs. - Surgical Techs.

22. Location Quotients • Compare number of people per healthcare worker in a smaller area to number in a larger area • A ratio of ratios • Allows us to see if we are over or under supplied in a given occupation when compared to the nation

23. Location Quotient Example • In Montana there were 935,670 people in 2005 and 7,490 Nurses, or 124.9 people per nurse • In the US, there were 296,410,404 people and 2,368,070 Nurses, or 125.2 people per nurse • The LQ for nurses is 125.2/124.9, or just over 1.00

24. Location Quotient Interpretation • LQs near 1 indicate about the same ratio as the US • LQs over 1 indicate more workers per population in MT than the US • LQs under 1 indicate fewer workers per population in MT than the US

25. “Location Quotients” for Healthcare Occupations

26. Projections: 2004-2014

27. 65+ Population by County

28. Ratio of Population to Nurses 159 Not Available 105 130 105 Not Available 148 183 119 122 139 96 142

29. RN Wages by District $45,505 Not Available $46,876 $43,970 Not Available $49,485 $46,079 $44,229 $49,067 $48,234 $52,490 $48,335

30. Ratio of Population to Nursing Aides 184 122 88 229 Not Available 76 212 Not Available 135 152 247 184

31. Nursing Aides Wages by District $19,155 $16,392 $17,187 $19,318 Not Available $20,721 $19,097 $18,528 $18,049 $19,314 $19,992 $20,314