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Healthcare Occupations Data. Brad Eldredge Ph.D. Research and Analysis Bureau Montana Dept. of Labor and Industry. Nursing Wages: 1999-2005. USA Wages up 27.9% MT Wages up 32.3%. Nursing Aides Wages: 1999-2005. USA Wages up 24.3% MT Wages up 18.8%. LPN Wages: 1999-2005.
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Healthcare Occupations Data Brad Eldredge Ph.D. Research and Analysis Bureau Montana Dept. of Labor and Industry
Nursing Wages: 1999-2005 USA Wages up 27.9% MT Wages up 32.3%
Nursing Aides Wages: 1999-2005 USA Wages up 24.3% MT Wages up 18.8%
LPN Wages: 1999-2005 USA Wages up 24.8% MT Wages up 28.5%
Home Health Aide Wages: 1999-2005 USA Wages up 15.1% MT Wages up 3.2%
Pharmacist Wages: 1999-2005 USA Wages up 40.6% MT Wages up 38.3%
Pharmacy Technician Wages: 1999-2005 USA Wages up 26.4% MT Wages up 34.0%
Dental Assistant Wages: 1999-2005 USA Wages up 24.2% MT Wages up 10.1%
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians Wages: 1999-2005 USA Wages up 32.4% MT Wages up 38.8%
Medical Records and Health Info Tech Wages: 1999-2005 USA Wages up 24.1% MT Wages up 16.6%
Medical Assistant Wages: 1999-2005 USA Wages up 15.5% MT Wages up 6.4%
Physical Therapist Wages: 1999-2005 USA Wages up 12.0% MT Wages up 12.3%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists Wages: 1999-2005 USA Wages up 23.6% MT Wages up 21.1%
Family and General Practitioner Wages: 1999-2005 USA Wages up 34.9% MT Wages up 12.3%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians: 1999-2005 USA Wages up 16.7% MT Wages up 14.9%
Respiratory Therapists : 1999-2005 USA Wages up 25.5% MT Wages up 47.2%
Surgical Technologists : 1999-2005 USA Wages up 30.3% MT Wages up 44.8%
Occupational Therapists : 1999-2005 USA Wages up 13.9% MT Wages up 9.2%
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers : 1999-2005 USA Wages up 26.7% MT Wages up 32.5%
Physical Therapy Assistants : 1999-2005 USA Wages up 17.2% MT Wages up 25.2%
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.
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
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
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
Ratio of Population to Nurses 159 Not Available 105 130 105 Not Available 148 183 119 122 139 96 142
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
Ratio of Population to Nursing Aides 184 122 88 229 Not Available 76 212 Not Available 135 152 247 184
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