Illinois Hospital Association Stats and Figures
2007 Statewide Employment and Salaries of Health Care Professionals in Illinois
Occupation Title Number Employed **Illinois Health Care Professionals as a Percent of Illinois Population Median Hourly Wage Mean Hourly Wage
All Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 301,930 2.349% $29.87
Anesthesiologists 1,680 0.013% $80.89
Athletic trainers 1,100 0.009%
Audiologists 360 0.003% $29.00 $29.62
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 2,000 0.016% $20.85 $24.40
Chiropractors 1,900 0.015% $37.37 $44.49
Dental hygienists 7,320 0.057% $30.64 $29.52
Dentists, all other specialists 140 0.001% $71.28
Dentists, general 4,610 0.036% $66.35 $66.90
Diagnostic medical sonographers 1,650 0.013% $30.03 $30.00
Dietetic technicians 1,860 0.014% $10.50 $11.71
Dietitians and nutritionists 2,090 0.016% $22.22 $22.65
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 11,030 0.086% $13.53 $15.58
Family and general practitioners 3,060 0.024% $67.20
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other 3,690 0.029% $26.14 $34.89
Health technologists and technicians, all other 5,850 0.046% $17.95 $19.04
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other 4,140 0.032% $18.41 $21.86
Internists, general 2,190 0.017% $72.60
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 24,760 0.193% $18.75 $19.22
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 8,240 0.064% $17.71 $19.20
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 6,360 0.049% $23.60 $23.86
Medical records and health information technicians 8,090 0.063% $13.69 $14.50
Nuclear medicine technologists 690 0.005% $31.00 $31.79
Obstetricians and gynecologists 650 0.005% $80.05
Occupational health and safety specialists 910 0.007% $30.21 $30.19
Occupational health and safety technicians 280 0.002% $22.00 $23.12
Occupational therapists 3,710 0.029% $33.50 $34.52
Opticians, dispensing 3,430 0.027% $13.35 $14.34
Optometrists 1,730 0.013% $47.35 $48.40
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons 30 0.000%
Orthodontists 200 0.002% $86.77
Orthotists and prosthetists $31.47 $33.64
Pediatricians, general 1,090 0.008% $56.31 $59.07
Pharmacists 9,250 0.072% $47.96 $46.50
Pharmacy technicians 16,000 0.124% $12.38 $12.76
Physical therapists 6,710 0.052% $35.11 $36.29
Physician assistants 2,470 0.019% $30.46 $33.02
Physicians and surgeons, all other $70.80
Podiatrists 300 0.002% $50.18 $51.95
Psychiatric technicians 4,230 0.033% $15.72 $15.86
Psychiatrists 730 0.006% $31.95 $46.72
Radiation therapists 580 0.005% $32.90 $34.62
Radiologic technologists and technicians 7,050 0.055% $25.09 $25.00
Recreational therapists 1,950 0.015% $14.29 $16.41
Registered nurses 104,130 0.810% $28.80 $29.36
Respiratory therapists 4,170 0.032% $23.41 $23.36
Respiratory therapy technicians 660 0.005% $18.14 $18.57
Speech-language pathologists 5,590 0.043% $30.57 $31.23
Surgeons 3,220 0.025% $78.97
Surgical technologists 3,570 0.028% $20.38 $21.58
Therapists, all other 1,560 0.012% $21.07 $21.16
Veterinarians 2,060 0.016% $33.31 $36.61
Veterinary technologists and technicians 2,760 0.021% $15.95 $15.58
All Healthcare support occupations 140,220 1.091% $11.39 $12.58
Dental assistants 12,130 0.094% $14.65 $14.84
Healthcare support workers, all other 12,180 0.095% $13.86 $15.00
Home health aides 24,040 0.187% $9.85 $10.35
Massage therapists 1,950 0.015% $18.81 $21.51
Medical assistants 13,280 0.103% $13.50 $13.95
Medical equipment preparers 1,250 0.010% $12.92 $13.77
Medical transcriptionists 2,860 0.022% $15.30 $15.90
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 60,210 0.468% $10.76 $11.18
Occupational therapist aides 520 0.004% $14.07 $16.15
Occupational therapist assistants 1,900 0.015% $22.31 $21.27
Pharmacy aides 1,390 0.011% $10.08 $10.32
Physical therapist aides 2,190 0.017% $11.88 $12.54
Physical therapist assistants 2,530 0.020% $21.92 $21.95
Psychiatric aides 820 0.006% $11.84 $12.95
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 2,960 0.023% $9.91 $10.83
** Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Illinois population estimated as of July 1, 2007 to be 12,852,548.
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