Ontario Occupational Health Nurses Association. Salary Survey. May 2012

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1 Salary Survey

2 Methodology The Ontario Occupational Health Nurses Association (OOHNA) commissioned Matrix Research Limited, Toronto, Ontario, to conduct an online survey of their members, February The 2012 OOHNA Salary Survey was completed April In total, 392 members completed the survey, including 283 full-time employees and 109 part-time employees. Matrix Research Limited

3 Q1. Salary By Level - Full-Time Salaries have increased across the board for full-time OHNs, with Level 5 OHNs seeing the largest increase from a median income of $80,000 in 2009 to a median income of $89,996 in Level 4 full-time OHNs have seen the smallest increase, from $80,000 to $84,500. Full-Time Increase/Decrease % Increase/Decrease Level 1 $76, $70, $6, % Level 2 $80, $75, $5, % Level 3 $81, $76, $5, % Level 4 $84, $80, $4, % Level 5 $89, $80, $9, % Matrix Research Limited 1

4 Q1. Salary By Level - Part-Time Level 3 part-time OHNs saw the largest decrease in median income, dropping from $54,813 in 2009 to $45,856 in Level 5 part-time salaries also decreased significantly. Meanwhile, Level 4 part-time OHNs saw the largest salary increase, from $44,304 in 2009 to $52,397 in Level 1's and 2's saw small salary increases. Part-Time Increase/Decrease % Increase/Decrease Level 1 $41, $39, $1, % Level 2 $42, $40, $2, % Level 3 $45, $54, $8, % Level 4 $52, $44, $8, % Level 5 $55, $63, $8, % Matrix Research Limited 2

5 Q1. Salary By Size of Organization Full-time OHNs saw their median incomes increase between 2009 and 2012 in all organizations except for the smallest category (1 to 250 employees). Those working in organizations with between 251 and 500 employees saw the largest increase in median income, going from $75,000 in 2009 to $82,819 in Part-time OHNs only saw increased median incomes at organizations of 251 to 500 employees and 1001 to 2000 employees. Parttime salaries decreased significantly at large organizations (2001 to 500 employees, and employees), and decreased slightly at organizations between 501 to 1000 employees. At small organizations of 1 to 250 employees, part-time salaries remained about the same. Full-Time Part-Time to 250 employees $74, $75, $43, $43, to 500 employees $82, $75, $43, $39, to 1000 employees $79, $74, $45, $47, to 2000 employees $81, $76, $54, $48, to 5000 employees $81, $78, $45, $52, employees $84, $78, $46, $54, Matrix Research Limited 3

6 Q1. Salary By Region Full-time OHNs in North Ontario had the highest median salary of all specified regions (excluding Other), while full-time OHNs in West Ontario had the lowest median salary. Part-time OHNs in South Ontario had the highest median salary, while those in West Ontario had the lowest median salary. Full-Time Part-Time Greater Toronto Area $81, $45, East Ontario $81, $46, West Ontario $78, $40, North Ontario $87, $50, South Ontario $85, $53, Matrix Research Limited 4

7 Q1. Salary By Industry Full-time OHNs working in the Food/Beverage and Utilities industries saw the highest salary increase of all industries for which there is data from Construction and Registry/Agency industries saw the greatest decrease in median full-time income. For part-time OHNs, median incomes increased in the Construction, Education, and Utility industries. For all other industries median incomes decreased, except Manufacturing which did not change. Food/Beverage and Transportation salaries decreased most significantly. Full-Time Part-Time Full-Time Part-Time Communications $84, $31, N/A N/A Construction $81, $92, $93, $85, Education $79, $60, $74, $53, Entertainment N/A N/A N/A N/A Financial $69, N/A N/A N/A Food/Beverage $80, $13, $65, $62, Government and Government Agencies $80, $49, $75, $52, Hospitals/Health Care Facility $84, $44, $80, $50, Insurance $70, $49, N/A N/A Manufacturing $76, $43, $71, $43, Mining/Smelting $89, $43, N/A N/A Printing/Publishing $89, N/A N/A N/A Pulp & Paper $84, $53, N/A N/A Registry/Agency $74, $25, $100, $44, Retail/Wholesale $72, N/A N/A N/A Self-Employed $82, $54, N/A N/A Transportation $81, $11, $78, $40, Utilities $102, $61, $90, $55, Matrix Research Limited 5

8 Q1. Employment Level The majority of survey participants worked full-time as an OHN (72%). Full-Time Part-Time 72% 28% Matrix Research Limited 6

9 Q1b. Do you work for: Most OHNs, both full-time and part-time, work for only one employer, although part-time OHNs are more likely than full-time OHNs to work with more than one employer (22% compared to 3%) % 8 78% 6 4 One (1) employer only 3% 22% More than one (1) employer FT 2012 PT 2012 Matrix Research Limited 7

10 Q2. Hours worked per week Full-Time The standard work week for full-time OHNs (41%) is 37.5 hours. About a quarter of full-time OHN's work 35 hours per week (23%) another quarter work 40 hours per week (24%). A small percentage (12%) of full-time OHN's work more than 40 hours per week. Compared to 2009, more OHN's are working 40 hours per week, and fewer are working over 40 hours per week. 5 45% 4 35% 25% 15% 5% 23% 21% 43% 41% 35 hours per week 37.5 hours per week 24% 19% 17% 12% 40 hours per week more than 40 hours per week FT 2012 FT 2009 Matrix Research Limited 8

11 Q3. Employer Type Most full-time OHN's in 2012 work in Hospitals and Health Care (31%), while part-time OHN's are split evenly between Hospitals/Health Care (34%) and Manufacturing (35%), all of which represent slight increases from The number of full-time OHN's working in Hospitals/Health Care increased by 3% from 2009, while the number working in Manufacturing decreased by 3%. The percentage of full-time and part-time OHN's working for Government and Government Agencies did not change significantly. 4 35% 34% 31% 31% 28% 35% 33% 25% 15% 24% 21% 17% 16% 5% 6% 7% Hospitals/Health Care Facility Manufacturing Government and Government Agencies FT 2012 FT 2009 PT 2012 PT 2009 Matrix Research Limited 9

12 Q4. How many employees does your company(s) have? The majority of full-time OHN's work for companies with employees (28%) or companies over 5000 employees (24%). Part-time OHN's tend to work for smaller companies, with over a third (35%) working for companies with employees. Small companies employ fewer full-time OHN's -- only 8% of full-timers work at companies with employees and work at companies between employees. Meanwhile, the mid-range companies employ fewer part-time employees -- only of part-timers work at companies with employees and 6% work at companies with employees. 4 35% 35% 25% 15% 5% 8% 16% 15% 15% 6% 28% 24% 14% Over 5000 FT 2012 PT 2012 Matrix Research Limited 10

13 Q5. How many OHNs are responsible for Occupational Health in your company? Most part-time OHN's (55%) are the only person responsible for Occupational Health at the company where they work, and the largest percentage of full-time OHN's (34%) are solely responsible for Occupational Health at their companies. The next largest group of full-time OHNs () and part-time OHN's (15%) work for companies with 6 or more OHNs responsible for Occupational Health (). Companies with 2-5 OHN's responsible for Occupational Health employ almost half (47%) of full-time OHN's and almost a third (31%) of part-time OHN's. 6 55% % 17% 15% 13% 7% 8% 3% 5% 19% 15% 1 OHN 2 OHNs 3 OHNs 4 OHNs 5 OHNs 6 or more OHNs FT 2012 PT 2012 Matrix Research Limited 11

14 Q6. Education/Certification The majority of OHN's surveyed have a Diploma Reg.N. (76%) and/or a COHN(C) (58%), and over a third of them (37%) have a Baccalaureate. A small percentage of respondents have a COHN-S (9%), CRSP (6%), Masters (5%) or Post-graduate degree (e.g. PhD) (1%). The differences between 2012 and 2009 education/certification levels are not statistically significant % 76% 58% % 34% Diploma Reg.N. Baccalaureate Masters Post-graduate (e.g. PhD) 5% 4% 1% 1% 9% 11% 6% 5% COHN(C) COHN-S CRSP Matrix Research Limited 12

15 Q7. How many years have you worked in Occupational Health Nursing? The largest percentage of OHNs (32%) have been working in Occupational Health Nursing for 20 years or more. The remainder are fairly evenly spread between 1 to 6 years (15%), 6 to 11 years (16%), 11 to 16 years () and years (16%). The differences between 2012 and 2009 experience levels are not statistically significant. 35% 32% 25% 15% 15% 14% 16% 18% 16% 17% 5% 2% 2% Less than one year 1 less than 6 years 6 less than 11 years 11 less than 16 years 16 less than 20 years 20 years or more Matrix Research Limited 13

16 Q8. Your Gender The percentage of female survey participants was slightly higher among part-time OHN's (98%) than full-time OHN's (96%). Conversely, full-time male OHN participation (4%) was double the percentage of part-time male participation (2%) % 98% 4% Male 2% Female FT 2012 PT 2012 Matrix Research Limited 14

17 Q9. Your Age Group The percentage of full-time OHN's in the age group increased slightly (+5%) from 2009 to 2012, while the age group decreased slightly (-8%). Part-time OHN survey participants were generally older than part-timers in 2009, with increased representation in the (+5%) and 61+ (+6%) age groups and reduced representation in the (-5%) and (-6%) age groups. Other age differences between 2009 and 2012 participants are not statistically significant. 35% 33% 33% 25% 15% 28% 29% 21% 21% 16% 14% 28% 26% 23% 23% 27% 9% 8% 9% 9% 5% 3% 2% FT 2012 FT 2009 PT 2012 PT 2009 Matrix Research Limited 15

18 Q10. Please indicate which region you work in The largest percentage of full-time OHN participants work in the Greater Toronto Area (39%), followed by West Ontario (26%). The remainder were spread fairly evenly between East Ontario (14%), South Ontario (11%) and North Ontario (). Part-time OHN participants were spread fairly evenly between West Ontario (28%), GTA (24%), East Ontario () and South Ontario (). North Ontario part-time OHN participation was comparatively lower (8%). 45% 4 39% 35% 25% 15% 24% 14% 26% 28% 11% 8% 5% Greater Toronto Area East Ontario West Ontario North Ontario South Ontario FT 2012 PT 2012 Matrix Research Limited 16

19 Q11. Experience Levels The percentage of full-time OHN survey participants increased slightly for Level 1 (+3%) and Level 4 (+3%) categories, meanwhile decreasing slightly in the Level 2 (-2%) and Level 3 (-4%) categories. Part-time survey participation increased slightly in the Level 3 (+4%) and Level 4 (+6%) categories, meanwhile decreasing in the Level 1 (-3%) and Level 2 (-6%) categories. The Level 5/Consultant category was relatively consistent between 2009 and % 32% 25% 15% 23% 17% 14% 26% 26% 24% 19% 18% 15% 14% 25% 22% 17% 11% 19% 19% 19% 5% Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5/ Consultant FT 2012 FT 2009 PT 2012 PT 2009 Matrix Research Limited 17

20 Ontario O Ontario Occupational Health Nurses Association Salary Su APPENDIX: EXPERIENCE LEVELS for Occupational Health Nurses Level 1 (Registered Nurse with up to 5 years Occupational Health experience. To provide an Occupational Health Service to all employees, which includes education, promotion of positive health models, and treatment of illness and injury. Has participated in courses and/or workshops relating to the specialty). Level 2 (Registered Nurse with a minimum of 5 years Occupational Health experience. As this position may have Supervisory and/or Administrative responsibility, recent positions with increasing levels of responsibility and would be advisable. Has obtained, or is actively working toward, completion of a Certificate or Diploma in Occupational Health Nursing and is eligible to pursue the CNA certification process in Occupational Health Nursing). Level 3 (Registered Nurse with a minimum of 5-7 years Occupational Health experience. Supervises and is responsible for multi-nurse unit in the development, administration, co-ordination and implementation of activities within an Occupational Health service. Recent positions with increasing levels of supervisory/managerial responsibility. Holds a Certificate or Diploma in Occupational Health Nursing and a CNA certification in Occupational Health Nursing, COHN(C). An additional safety professional designation, e.g. CRSP is desirable. Management, business and program planning skills would augment nursing qualifications). Level 4 (Registered Nurse with a minimum of 7 years Occupational Health experience. Recent positions with advanced levels of Supervisory/Managerial responsibility. Holds a Certificate or Diploma in Occupational Health Nursing and a CNA Certificate in Occupational Health Nursing, COHN(C). An additional safety professional designation, e.g. CRSP is desirable. Management, business and program skills would augment nursing qualifications). Level 5 Consultant (Registered Nurse with a minimum of 7-10 years Occupational Health experience. Recent positions with supervisory or managerial responsibility. Holds a Certificate or Diploma in Occupational Health Nursing and CNA certification, COHN(C). Strongly recommend graduate school preparation as Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nurse Advisor or Nurse Practitioner in progress or considered. The Masters degree may also be in education, business administration, health sciences or occupational and environmental health (Dyck, D Career Streaming: A model of career development. AAOHN Journal, 44 (4), ). Can be either an employee in a senior capacity or act as an advisor (consultant) for evaluating and developing employee health services. The OHN Level 5/Consultant can provide services in administration or education as well as co-ordinate and implement pertinent and relevant Health and Safety programs. The OHN Level 5/Consultant may be: Self-employed Employed by a company A representative of a private or public agency.