Psychiatric Services Technician

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Total Degrees​
Awarded in 2022
2,762
declining 0.612%
Median In-State​
Public Tuition
$3,940
growing 7.05%
Median Out-of-State​
Private Tuition
$51,325
growing 2.58%
Average Wage
$87,543
growing 7.57%
People in Workforce
4.66M
growing 3.36%
Average Employee Age
42.6
declining 0.529%

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In 2022, the locations with the highest concentration of Psychiatric Services Technician degree recipients are Indianapolis city (balance), IN, Phoenix, AZ, and New York, NY. In 2022, the locations with a relatively high number of Psychiatric Services Technician degree recipients are Woodward, OK, Augusta, ME, and Haverhill, MA. The most common degree awarded to students studying Psychiatric Services Technician is a associates degree.

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Psychiatric Services Technician and the types of students that study this field. Ivy Tech Community College awards the most degrees in Psychiatric Services Technician in the US, but High Plains Technology Center and University of Maine at Augusta have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Psychiatric Services Technician.

Tuition costs for Psychiatric Services Technician majors are, on average, $3,940 for in-state public colleges, and $51,325 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Psychiatric Services Technician programs are Public, 2-year institutions (67 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (1,854 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Psychiatric Services Technician (2022)
  1. 570 degrees awarded
  2. 384 degrees awarded
  3. 121 degrees awarded

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Psychiatric Services Technician, is Public, 2-year (1,854 completions in 2022).

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$3,940
Median In-State Public
$51,325
Median Out of State Private

Ivy Tech Community College has the most Psychiatric Services Technician degree recipients, with 570 degrees awarded in 2022.

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Specialized Colleges

Out of all institutions that offer Psychiatric Services Technician programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, High Plains Technology Center has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Psychiatric Services Technician, with 15.9%.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Psychiatric Services Technician
  1. 570 degrees awarded
  2. 384 degrees awarded
  3. 121 degrees awarded

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Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded
  1. 500%
  2. 220%
  3. 200%

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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

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$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.

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Highest Paying Locations

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Most Common

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

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Most Specialized

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

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Highest Paid

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

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Occupations by Share

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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.

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Most Common

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Industries by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Psychiatric Services Technician 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.

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Specialty Locations

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

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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 Associates Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Health degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Health (1,334 students).

Workforce Age

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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.

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Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Psychiatric Services Technician are Associates Degree, 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate, and Bachelors Degree.

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Workforce Degrees

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

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Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (83.3%)
Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity
  1. White
    1,334 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    540 degrees awarded
  3. Black or African American
    517 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Psychiatric Services Technician for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Countries of Origin
  1. Philippines
    202,070 degree recipients
  2. India
    87,039 degree recipients
  3. Mexico
    36,759 degree recipients
High Relative Number of Students
  1. Philippines
    5.03 times more than expected
  2. Cameroon
    3.6 times more than expected
  3. 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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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Psychiatric Services Technician field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Psychiatric Services Technician majors need many skills, but most especially Social Perceptiveness. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Psychiatric Services Technician majors need more than the average amount of Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation, and Monitoring.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Psychiatric Services Technician majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Social Perceptiveness is very distinctive for majors, but the Social Perceptiveness, Monitoring, and Active Listening are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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