Diagnostic related technologists & technicians

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2017 Workforce

351k

Average Age

Average Salary

$56,113

Average Male Salary

$65,038

Average Female Salary

$52,426

About

Diagnostic related technologists & technicians are most often employed by the Hospitals industry. The average yearly wage for Diagnostic related technologists & technicians was $56,113 in 2017.

The locations that employ the most Diagnostic related technologists & technicians are Fort Bend County (South) PUMA, TX, Harrison, Randolph, Upshur, Lewis, Taylor, Barbour Counties PUMA, WV, and South Central North PUMA, CT. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Diagnostic related technologists & technicians are Kisatchie Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1 PUMA, LA, Cumberland, White & Fentress Counties--Crossville city PUMA, TN, and Fort Bend County (South) PUMA, TX.

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Employment and salary information for the Diagnostic related technologists & technicians workforce. Diagnostic related technologists & technicians workforce in 2017 was 350,577 people, of which 70.8% were women and 29.2% were men.

Diagnostic related technologists & technicians are paid most in NYC-Queens Community District 5--Ridgewood, Maspeth, & Middle Village PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Kisatchie Delta Regional Planning & Development District 1 PUMA, LA.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

102,486

Male Workforce

± 7.86k

248,091

Female Workforce

± 12.2k

The Diagnostic related technologists & technicians workforce in 2017 was 350,577 people (70.8% women and 29.2% men). This implies an average annual growth of 8.77% between 2014 (322,317) and 2017 (350,577).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Diagnostic related technologists & technicians.

During 2017, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($91,525), Hawaii ($73,630), and California ($72,329).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$56,113

AVERAGE WAGE

#167 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2017, Diagnostic related technologists & technicians earned an average of $56,113, $13,765 less than the average national salary of $69,878

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.293

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Diagnostic related technologists & technicians had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.293, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Diagnostic related technologists & technicians (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Diagnostic related technologists & technicians compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Diagnostic related technologists & technicians and on wages for those in the field. Hospitals is the industry that employs the most Diagnostic related technologists & technicians, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Diagnostic related technologists & technicians, by average wage, is Navigational, measuring, electromedical, & control instruments manufacturing ($115,635).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

351k

2017 Workforce

± 14,519

3.45%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 5.71%

This graphic shows the share of Diagnostic related technologists & technicians employed by various industries. Hospitals employs the largest share of Diagnostic related technologists & technicians at 70.9%, followed by Offices of physicians with 11.3% and Other health care services with 10.3%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Diagnostic related technologists & technicians in the US. The workforce of Diagnostic related technologists & technicians in 2017 was 350,577 people, with 70.8% woman, and 29.2% men. The average age of male Diagnostic related technologists & technicians in the workforce is 42.7 and of female Diagnostic related technologists & technicians is 41.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Diagnostic related technologists & technicians is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Diagnostic related technologists & technicians in 2017 was 350,577 people, with 70.8% woman, and 29.2% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (51,258 people), 25 to 29 years (46,509 people), and 35 to 39 years (45,396 people). Among them they concentrated 40.9% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2017, 11.1% of Diagnostic related technologists & technicians workers were Hispanic and 88.9% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (52.2%), Puerto Rican (17.4)%, and Cuban (7.91)%

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Races

In 2017, 81% of the Diagnostic related technologists & technicians workforce were White, of which 73.6% were women and 26.4% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (7.82%) and Asian (6.05%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Diagnostic related technologists & technicians from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Diagnostic related technologists & technicians is Health but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2017 were Science Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Diagnostic related technologists & technicians, Reading Comprehension stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Diagnostic related technologists & technicians need more than the average amount of Operation and Control.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Diagnostic related technologists & technicians in 2017 (counting all academic degrees) were Health (37,145 people), Business (11,302 people), and Biology (10,877 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Diagnostic related technologists & technicians workers were Associates Degree (151,153 people), Bachelors Degree (89,226 people), and Some college (66,414 people).

The graphic shows the Diagnostic related technologists & technicians workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Diagnostic related technologists & technicians from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Diagnostic related technologists & technicians need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Monitoring.