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Occupational Employment (2004) & Wage (2005) Data
Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) Survey Results

HEALTHCARE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS
(Released June 2005)
These survey data are from the 2004 Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey. The wages have all been updated to the first quarter of 2005 by applying the Employment Cost Index to the 2004 wages. For details of the methodology, see http://calmis.ca.gov/file/occup$/oeswages/oestechnotes.htm

Geography: San Francisco MSA

Counties:
Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo
           
SOC
Code		 Occupational Title Mean Hourly Wage Mean Annual Wage Mean Relative Standard Error (5) 25th Percentile Hourly Wage 50th Percentile (Median) Hourly Wage 75th Percentile Hourly Wage
 
31-0000 Healthcare Support Occupations $15.49 $32,215 3.01 $11.58 $14.85 $18.14
 
31-1011 Home Health Aides $10.46 $21,746 3.46 $8.39 $9.96 $11.64
31-1012 Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants $15.39 $32,014 4.79 $12.34 $15.06 $17.48
31-1013 Psychiatric Aides $12.04 $25,043 5.82 $9.99 $11.12 $13.88
31-2011 Occupational Therapist Assistants $25.84 $53,743 9.03 $21.58 $24.66 $27.77
31-2021 Physical Therapist Assistants $27.68 $57,570 7.37 $22.97 $29.43 $33.08
31-2022 Physical Therapist Aides $13.57 $28,215 3.06 $11.11 $13.47 $16.11
31-9011 Massage Therapists $14.93 $31,055 8.53 $9.72 $13.38 $18.21
31-9091 Dental Assistants $15.62 $32,499 10.3 $12.49 $14.61 $17.05
31-9092 Medical Assistants $16.78 $34,891 3.13 $14.09 $16.62 $19.49
31-9093 Medical Equipment Preparers $18.05 $37,557 2.64 $15.73 $18.52 $20.69
31-9094 Medical Transcriptionists $18.32 $38,104 4.84 $14.77 $17.91 $22.21
31-9095 Pharmacy Aides $13.09 $27,230 4.45 $9.82 $12.34 $16.20
31-9096 Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers $13.60 $28,272 4.21 $11.57 $13.05 $15.48
31-9099 Healthcare Support Workers, All Other $18.97 $39,460 5.67 $14.62 $18.29 $23.71
 
Data Footnotes:
(1) Not used
(2) For some occupaitons, workers may not work full-time all year-round. For These occupations it is not feasible to calculate an hourly wage.
(3) An estimate of employment could not be provided.
(4) An estimate of wage could not be provided.
(5) The "Mean Relative Standard Error" is a measure of the relative precision of the wage estimate. A low number denotes relatively high validity.
(6) There is wide variation in the number of hours worked by those employed as actors, dancers, musicians, and singers.
      Many jobs are for a duration of 1 day or 1 week and it is extremely rare for a performer to have guaranteed employment
      for a period that exceeds 3 to 6 months.