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For information about in demand occupations in Michigan, select the following link. In Demand Occupations in Michigan
For a 2008 - 2018 employment forecast for a comprehensive list of healthcare practitioners/technical occupations in Michigan, select the following link. 2008 - 2018 Michigan Employment Forecast
Up-to-Date Healthcare Job Salaries from Glassdoor
Healthcare Practitioners/Technical Occupations 2009
MI and U.S. Average Wages
For a 2008 - 2018 employment forecast for a comprehensive list of healthcare support occupations in Michigan, select the following link. 2008 - 2018 Michigan Employment Forecast
Healthcare Support Occupations 2009
MI and U.S. Average Wages
The following health care-related occupations are sorted by the Projected Need for Employees and all of them are expected to grow by at least 10% between 2008 and 2018. (Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
| Occupation Title |
Projected Need for Employees (2008 - 2018) |
2009 Hourly
Wage Range |
| Bottom 10% |
Median |
Top 10% |
|
|
3,200,200 |
$21 |
$31 |
$46 |
| Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants |
|
1,745,800 |
$9 |
$10 |
$17 |
|
|
1,382,600 |
$8 |
$10 |
$14 |
| Personal and Home Care Aides |
|
1,193,000 |
$8 |
$9 |
$12 |
| Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses |
|
909,200 |
$14 |
$19 |
$27 |
|
|
647,500 |
$10 |
$14 |
$19 |
|
|
805,500 |
$49 |
>80 |
>80 |
|
|
400,900 |
$11 |
$16 |
$23 |
|
|
596,600 |
$10 |
$15 |
$22 |
| Medical and Health Services Managers |
|
323,800 |
$25 |
$41 |
$70 |
|
|
315,000 |
$39 |
$54 |
$67 |
| Medical Records & Health Information Technicians |
|
207,600 |
$10 |
$16 |
$26 |
|
|
426,000 |
$10 |
$14 |
$20 |
| Emergency Medical Technicians & Paramedics |
|
229,700 |
$9 |
$16 |
$25 |
|
|
237,000 |
$22 |
$33 |
$45 |
| Radiologic Technologists & Technicians |
|
251,700 |
$18 |
$27 |
$36 |
| Rehabilitation Counselors |
|
154,100 |
$10 |
$16 |
$27 |
| Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians |
|
108,300 |
$10 |
$16 |
$27 |
|
|
241,700 |
$26 |
$37 |
$52 |
|
|
128,100 |
$19 |
$26 |
$35 |
| Medical and Public Health Social Workers |
|
169,800 |
$14 |
$23 |
$35 |
| Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers |
|
164,000 |
$12 |
$19 |
$31 |
|
|
145,600 |
$9 |
$17 |
$33 |
|
|
140,400 |
$12 |
$18 |
$31 |
| Medical Transcriptionists |
|
116,900 |
$11 |
$16 |
$22 |
|
|
103,900 |
$28 |
$42 |
$57 |
|
|
131,300 |
$24 |
$36 |
$49 |
|
|
164,000 |
$28 |
$77 |
>80 |
| Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors |
|
104,200 |
$12 |
$18 |
$28 |
|
|
114,700 |
$14 |
$19 |
$28 |
| Cardiovascular Technologists & Technicians |
|
61,400 |
$13 |
$24 |
$37 |
| Physical Therapists Aides |
|
62,800 |
$8 |
$11 |
$17 |
|
|
51,500 |
$8 |
$10 |
$15 |
|
|
58,700 |
$16 |
$34 |
>80 |
| Dietitians and Nutritionists |
|
65,800 |
$16 |
$26 |
$36 |
| Diagnostic Medical Sonographers |
|
59,500 |
$22 |
$31 |
$43 |
|
|
66,100 |
$8 |
$12 |
$19 |
| Medical Equipment Preparers |
|
58,200 |
$11 |
$15 |
$22 |
| Respiratory Therapy Technicians |
|
16,400 |
$19 |
$27 |
$32 |
| Medical Equipment Repairers |
|
52,600 |
$13 |
$21 |
$34 |
| Dental Laboratory Technicians |
|
52,400 |
$10 |
$17 |
$28 |
|
|
73,800 |
$10 |
$14 |
$26 |
|
|
34,900 |
$8 |
$12 |
$30 |
| Occupational Therapist Assistants |
|
34,600 |
$16 |
$25 |
$34 |
| Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians |
|
35,200 |
$9 |
$13 |
$21 |
|
|
26,700 |
$12 |
$19 |
$30 |
| Nuclear Medicine Technologists |
|
25,400 |
$24 |
$33 |
$39 |
(Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2009 wages and 2008-2018 projection series.)
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