Other Health Aides, Attendants, & Orderlies

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Total Degrees
Awarded in 2022

declining 91.2%

Median In-State
Public Tuition

$4,187

growing 4.49%

Average Wage

$87,543

growing 7.57%

People in Workforce

4.66M

growing 3.36%

Average Employee Age

42.6

declining 0.529%

About

In 2022, the locations with the highest concentration of Other Health Aides, Attendants, & Orderlies degree recipients are Newark, NJ, Indianapolis city (balance), IN, and Iola, KS. In 2022, the locations with a relatively high number of Other Health Aides, Attendants, & Orderlies degree recipients are Newark, NJ, Indianapolis city (balance), IN, and Iola, KS. The most common degree awarded to students studying Other Health Aides, Attendants, & Orderlies is a certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years.

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Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Other Health Aides, Attendants, & Orderlies and the types of students that study this field. New Community Career & Technical Institute awards the most degrees in Other Health Aides, Attendants, & Orderlies in the US, having also the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Other Health Aides, Attendants, & Orderlies.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Other Health Aides, Attendants, & Orderlies programs are Public, 2-year institutions (3 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Private not-for-profit, less-than 2-year (10 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Other Health Aides, Attendants, & Orderlies (2022)

New Community Career & Technical Institute
10 degrees awarded
Edmonds College
0 degrees awarded
Community College of Beaver County
0 degrees awarded

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Other Health Aides, Attendants, & Orderlies, is Private not-for-profit, less-than 2-year (10 completions in 2022).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Other Health Aides, Attendants, & Orderlies programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$4,187

Median In-State Public

New Community Career & Technical Institute has the most Other Health Aides, Attendants, & Orderlies degree recipients, with 10 degrees awarded in 2022.

The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Other Health Aides, Attendants, & Orderlies.

Specialized Colleges

New Community Career & Technical Institute

Highest Concentration Institution

32.3%

Out of all institutions that offer Other Health Aides, Attendants, & Orderlies programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, New Community Career & Technical Institute has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Other Health Aides, Attendants, & Orderlies, with 32.3%.

Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Other Health Aides, Attendants, & Orderlies

Essex County, NJ
10 degrees awarded
Snohomish County, WA
0 degrees awarded
Beaver County, PA
0 degrees awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Other Health Aides, Attendants, & Orderlies by year.

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Health graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for Health majors is $87,543 and the most common occupations are Registered nurses, Pharmacists, and Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives.

The industry that employs the most Health majors is General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Farm supplies merchant wholesalers.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other Health Aides, Attendants, & Orderlies is from the 2 Digit Course Health.

$87,543

Average Wage in Workforce

± $877

7.57%

1 Year Growth

± 1.33%

The average salary for Health majors is $87,543 and the most common occupations are Registered nurses, Pharmacists, and Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives.

This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Health majors.

Highest Paying Locations

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other Health Aides, Attendants, & Orderlies is from the 2 Digit Course Health.

Highest Paying Pumas

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Health majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Health majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other Health Aides, Attendants, & Orderlies is from the 2 Digit Course Health.

The most common occupations Health majors, by number of employees, are Registered nurses, Pharmacists, and Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives.

Most Specialized

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other Health Aides, Attendants, & Orderlies is from the 2 Digit Course Health.

Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Health majors working as Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives, Nurse anesthetists, and Audiologists.

Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other Health Aides, Attendants, & Orderlies is from the 2 Digit Course Health.

The highest paid occupations by median income for Health majors are Surgeons, Physicians, and Nurse anesthetists.

Occupations by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other Health Aides, Attendants, & Orderlies is from the 2 Digit Course Health.

4.66M

2022 Workforce

± 52,192

3.36%

1 Year Growth

± 1.54%

The number of Health graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.36%, from 4.51M in 2021 to 4.66M in 2022.

The largest single share of Health graduates go on to work as Registered nurses (36.5%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Health by share of the total number of graduates.

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other Health Aides, Attendants, & Orderlies is from the 2 Digit Course Health.

The most common industries that employ Health majors, by number of employees, are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, Outpatient care centers, and Elementary & secondary schools.

Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other Health Aides, Attendants, & Orderlies is from the 2 Digit Course Health.

The highest paying industries of Health majors, by average wage, are Farm supplies merchant wholesalers, Aerospace products & parts manufacturing, and Metals & minerals (except petroleum) merchant wholesalers.

Industries by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other Health Aides, Attendants, & Orderlies is from the 2 Digit Course Health.

4.66M

2022 Workforce

± 52,192

3.36%

1 Year Growth

± 1.54%

The number of Health graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.36%, from 4.51M in 2021 to 4.66M in 2022.

The industry which employs the most Health graduates by share is General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, followed by Outpatient care centers. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Health.

Specialty Locations

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other Health Aides, Attendants, & Orderlies is from the 2 Digit Course Health.

PUMAS with a relatively high number of Health majors

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Health majors.

Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Health in the United States.

The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Health is 42.6.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years. Female employees are more likely to hold Health degrees, and Black or African American students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Health (10 students).

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other Health Aides, Attendants, & Orderlies is from the 2 Digit Course Health.

42.6

Average Age in 2022

± 0.149 Years

0.529%

1 Year Change

± 0.499%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Health. The most common ages of employees with this major are 30 and 31 years old, which represent 3.06% and 3% of the population, respectively.

Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Other Health Aides, Attendants, & Orderlies are Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years, Certificate of less than 1 academic year, and Associates Degree.

Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other Health Aides, Attendants, & Orderlies is from the 2 Digit Course Health.

The most common degree types held by the working population in Health are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (100%)

Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Other Health Aides, Attendants, & Orderlies.

Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Black or African American

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

10 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Other Health Aides, Attendants, & Orderlies for each race & ethnicity. Black or African American students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Associates Degree recipients in Other Health Aides, Attendants, & Orderlies.

Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other Health Aides, Attendants, & Orderlies is from the 2 Digit Course Health.

Most Common Countries of Origin

Philippines
202,070 degree recipients
India
87,039 degree recipients
Mexico
36,759 degree recipients

High Relative Number of Students

Philippines
5.03 times more than expected
Cameroon
3.6 times more than expected
Nigeria
3.1 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Philippines that hold Health degrees (5.03 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Philippines (202,070 degree recipients).

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