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Occupation:	Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	Change Occupation
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HEALTHCARE SUPPORT WORKERS, ALL OTHER: PENNSYLVANIA

Occupation Description

All healthcare support workers not listed separately.

State and National Wages

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Location	Pay Period	2009
Location	Pay Period	10%	25%	Median	75%	90%
United States	Hourly	$9.81	$11.69	$14.39	$17.83	$21.44
United States	Yearly	$20,400	$24,300	$29,900	$37,100	$44,600
Pennsylvania	Hourly	$10.37	$11.95	$14.48	$18.39	$22.24
Pennsylvania	Yearly	$21,600	$24,900	$30,100	$38,300	$46,300

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Annual Wages for Healthcare Support Workers, All Other

High is the wage at which 90% of workers earn less and 10% earn more.
Middle is the wage at which 50% of workers earn less and 50% earn more.
Low is the wage at which 10% of workers earn less and 90% earn more.

Wage Table

Hourly Wage Chart

Yearly Wage Chart

Hourly Wages for Healthcare Support Workers, All Other

High is the wage at which 90% of workers earn less and 10% earn more.
Middle is the wage at which 50% of workers earn less and 50% earn more.
Low is the wage at which 10% of workers earn less and 90% earn more.

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National Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Survey
State Data Source: Pennsylvania Workforce Statistics

State and National Trends

United States	Employment		Percent Change	Job Openings ¹
United States	2008	2018	Percent Change	Job Openings ¹
All other healthcare support workers	200,600	235,000	+17%	5,670
Pennsylvania	Employment		Percent Change	Job Openings ¹
Pennsylvania	2006	2016	Percent Change	Job Openings ¹
All other healthcare support workers	7,150	7,750	+8%	150

¹Job Openings refers to the average annual job openings due to growth and net replacement.

Note: The data for the State Employment Trends and the National Employment Trends are not directly comparable. The projections period for state data is 2006-2016, while the projections period for national data is 2008-2018.

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National Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections
State Data Source: Pennsylvania Center for Workforce Information & Analysis

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Healthcare Support Workers, All Other are grouped into the following occupations for which the most important knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) are listed.

Speech-Language Pathology Assistants

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Speech-Language Pathology Assistants

There is no information about knowledge, skills and abilities. This may occur because data has not been collected or because this is a composite occupation (e.g., "All Other").

Tasks and Activities

Healthcare Support Workers, All Other are grouped into the following occupations for which occupation specific tasks, the most important generalized work activities, and detailed work activities are listed.

Speech-Language Pathology Assistants

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Speech-Language Pathology Assistants

Occupation Specific Tasks:

Assist speech-language pathologists in the conduct of client screenings or assessments of language, voice, fluency, articulation, or hearing.
Assist speech-language pathologists in the conduct of speech-language research projects.
Assist speech-language pathologists in the remediation or development of speech and language skills.
Collect and compile data to document clients' performance or assess program quality.
Conduct in-service training sessions, or family and community education programs.
Document clients' progress toward meeting established treatment objectives.
Implement treatment plans or protocols as directed by speech-language pathologists.
Perform support duties such as preparing materials, keeping records, maintaining supplies, and scheduling activities.
Prepare charts, graphs, or other visual displays to communicate clients' performance information.
Select or prepare speech-language instructional materials.
Test or maintain equipment to ensure correct performance.

Generalized Work Activities: No information about "Generalized Work Activities" for this occupation is available.

Detailed Work Activities: No information about "Detailed Work Activities" for this occupation is available.

Source: Occupational Information Network: Speech-Language Pathology Assistants.

Tools and Technology

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Education and Training

Occupation: Healthcare Support Workers, All Other
Most Common Educational/Training Level: Short-term on-the-job training
Related Instructional Programs:

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Medication Aide
Polarity Therapy
Reiki
Yoga Teacher Training/Yoga Therapy

Distribution of Educational Attainment

Occupation	Percent of employees aged 25 to 44 in the occupation whose highest level of educational attainment is
Occupation	Less than high school diploma	High school diploma or equivalent	Some college, no degree	Associate's degree	Bachelor's degree	Master's degree	Doctoral or professional degree
All other healthcare support workers	4.8%	29%	37.8%	16.3%	9.1%	1.6%	1.4%
Other Healthcare Support Occupations	4.2%	27.9%	37.6%	16.1%	10.5%	1.8%	1.9%
Healthcare Support	6%	24.6%	29.2%	26.6%	10.5%	1.7%	1.4%
Total, All Occupations	10.7%	27.6%	20.6%	8.9%	19.4%	8.3%	4.5%

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WIA Eligible Training Provider List: http://www.pacareerlink.state.pa.us/homeframe.asp?function=trainprov

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections (Education/Training Level, Educational Attainment); National Center for Education Statistics (Typical Instructional Programs)

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