Occupational Variation Across the Frontline Health and Health Care Workforce

Transcription

1 Occupational Variation Across the Frontline Health and Health Care Workforce The following section highlights the employment and wage outlook for the frontline workforce by occupation, and illuminates variations among frontline occupations. There is significant variation in growth and replacement need across occupations, and there is also some observable variation in wage earnings. The variations in growth and replacement need do not appear to relate directly to particular occupational roles. In wage outlook, however, certain occupational roles tend to cluster at the top and the bottom of the wage-earning spectrum. For example, long-term care roles are among the lowest wage earners and experienced the smallest wage gain in the past four years. Allied health roles (some, not all), on the other hand, are among the highest wage earners in this workforce and experienced some of the largest wage gains. 1 Although the data on educational training for frontline occupations are limited, 2 the researchers were able to categorize these occupations based on the following standard educational training levels: Short-term on-the-job training 3 Moderate-term on-the-job training 4 Postsecondary vocational award Associate degree Bachelor s degree Master s degree (Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Projections and Training Data, 2005) In frontline workforce occupations, higher education and training do not directly correlate with the highest wage earnings, but workers with only on-the-job training are among the lowest wage earners in the workforce. The demographic data available for frontline occupations is also limited. However, by grouping occupations by their percentage of minority workers, there are some patterns within occupational roles with a high percentage or a low percentage of minority workers. For example, long-term care roles have the highest percentage of minority workers and the lowest wage earnings, and allied health roles (some, not all) have the lowest number of minority workers and are among the highest wage earners. 1 2 Further discussion on data availability can be found in the Extended Methodology section in the Appendix. 3 Defined as short demonstration or up to 1 month of on-the-job experience or instruction. 4 Defined as 1 to 12 months of combined on-the-job experience and instruction. Workers Who Care: A Graphical Profile of the Frontline Health and Health Care Workforce 17

2 Occupational Variation Employment Growth Figure 10 Occupational Employment Projections ( ) Growth Rate Growth Rate (in percent) All Frontline Occupations Social and Human Services Assistants Cardiovascular Technologists and Techicians Workers Who Care: A Graphical Profile of the Frontline Health and Health Care Workforce

3 Figure 11 Occupational Employment Projections ( ) Percent of Job Openings Due to Replacement Need All Frontline Occupations Replacement Need (in percent) Occupational Variation Replacement Need Cardiovascular Technologists and Techicians Social and Human Services Assistants Workers Who Care: A Graphical Profile of the Frontline Health and Health Care Workforce 19

4 Occupational Variation Wage Gain Figure 12 Occupational Wage Gains: All Frontline Occupations 2000 Mean annual $28,141 $37,290 $44,380 $30,390 $29,660 $36,640 $29,590 $30,100 $30,470 $34,960 $21,600 $36,400 $24,430 $25,720 $19,100 $33,530 $32,240 $27,170 $28,970 $24,740 $20,930 $22,830 $34,370 $26,740 $34,860 $34,230 $23,840 $26,060 $15,960 $23,840 $18,930 $18,110 $22, Mean annual $32,179 Wage Gain 14.4% 23.1% 22.6% 20.5% 19.9% 17.8% 17.5% 16.8% 16.8% 16.6% 16.4% 16.1% 15.3% 14.8% 14.6% 14.2% 13.6% 13.4% 13.3% 12.9% 11.2% 11.2% 10.7% 10.6% 10.6% 10.5% 10.3% 10.2% 10.0% 8.5% 7.1% 6.0% 5.9% 20 Workers Who Care: A Graphical Profile of the Frontline Health and Health Care Workforce

5 Figure 13 Occupational Wage Range: 10th 90th Percentile All Frontline Occupations 10th Percentile $20,299 $23,740 $22,390 $16,260 $21,590 $18,610 $31,560 $20,420 $15,620 $14,860 $21,860 $23,470 $21,440 $18,360 $18,080 $25,790 $20,570 $24,140 $24,530 $15,450 $15,670 $19,370 $13,640 $16,800 $25,320 $30,710 $20,360 $24,260 $18,290 $15,400 $24,910 $13,760 $12,330 Percentile Differential 130% 190% 174% 168% 162% 159% 159% 157% 157% 151% 151% 149% 141% 141% 134% 133% 129% 118% 118% 116% 116% 116% 115% 108% 107% 105% 101% 97% 92% 92% 90% 90% 85% 90th Percentile $46,673 $68,830 $61,310 $43,590 $56,590 $48,290 $81,670 $52,520 $40,110 $37,370 $54,820 $58,410 $51,720 $44,220 $42,360 $60,120 $47,110 $52,740 $53,510 $33,390 $33,840 $41,790 $29,330 $34,970 $52,350 $62,900 $40,880 $47,860 $35,090 $29,520 $47,440 $26,110 $22,760 Occupational Variation Wage Ranges Workers Who Care: A Graphical Profile of the Frontline Health and Health Care Workforce 21

6 Occupational Variation Wage Comparisons Figure 14 Comparison of Annual Wage Earnings Relative to Occupational Roles OCCUPATIONAL ROLES Long-term Care Roles Allied Health Roles MEAN ANNUAL <$25,900 $26,000 30,900 $31,000 40,900 $41,000 50,000+ Community and Public Health Roles Mental Health and Substance Abuse Roles All Other Frontline Roles 22 Workers Who Care: A Graphical Profile of the Frontline Health and Health Care Workforce

7 Figure 15 Comparison of Annual Wage Earnings Relative to Percent Wage Gain Across Occupations PERCENT WAGE GAIN: % 15 20% MEAN ANNUAL <$25,900 $26,000-30,900 $31,000-40,900 $41,000-50,000+ Occupational Variation Wage Comparisons 10 15% 5 10% Workers Who Care: A Graphical Profile of the Frontline Health and Health Care Workforce 23

8 Occupational Variation Wage Comparisons Figure 16 Comparison of Annual Wage Earnings Relative to Wage Earnings Range (10th 90th percentile) WAGE DIFFERENTIAL: PERCENTILE % MEAN ANNUAL <$25,900 $26,000 30,900 $31,000 40,900 $41,000 50, % % % 24 Workers Who Care: A Graphical Profile of the Frontline Health and Health Care Workforce

9 Figure 17 Comparison of Annual Wage Earnings Relative to Education Training Levels EDUCATIONAL LEVEL Short-term On-the-job Training Moderate-term On-the-job Training MEAN ANNUAL <$25,900 $26,000 30,900 $31,000 40,900 $41,000 50,000+ Occupational Variation Wage Comparisons Postsecondary Vocational Award Associate Degree Bachelor s Degree Master s Degree Workers Who Care: A Graphical Profile of the Frontline Health and Health Care Workforce 25

10 Occupational Variation Wage Comparisons Figure 18 Comparison of Annual Wage Earnings Relative to Percent of Minority Workers Within Occupations PERCENTAGE NON-WHITE WORKERS (AFRICAN AMERICAN, HISPANIC, ASIAN) <20% 20 30% MEAN ANNUAL <$25,900 $26,000 30,900 $31,000 40,900 $41,000 50, % 40 50% 50 60% No demographic data available 26 Workers Who Care: A Graphical Profile of the Frontline Health and Health Care Workforce