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Health Technicians
A description of the the work done by "Health Technicians" can be found
in the occupational
outlook handbook. On this page we examine the most common methods
of getting into this job category. We have examined all of the people
in our data set who were "Health Technicians" and have identified the
most common major fields of study. Jobs categories vary considerably
in their degree requirements, so we have provided separate rankings for
each degree.
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Bachelors Degree
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$36,648 $35,000 457 40.09 12352.75 Health/medical technologies
$35,192 $33,176 191 16.75 10567.34 Biology, general
$38,984 $39,500 66 5.79 11802.17 Microbiology
$35,608 $33,120 41 3.60 18183.05 OTHER health/medical sciences
$40,636 $36,774 37 3.25 20334.31 Chemistry
$29,170 $23,962 25 2.19 25184.16 Nursing (4 years or longer program)
$37,267 $35,672 19 1.67 9444.17 OTHER biological sciences
$28,562 $23,940 16 1.40 13297.31 Psychology: General
$26,998 $20,800 16 1.40 13290.13 English Language and Literature/Letters
$25,369 $23,504 15 1.32 7652.69 Education: Elementary teacher education
$45,643 $37,220 14 1.23 31447.57 Zoology, general
$31,956 $31,100 12 1.05 9101.10 Health services administration
$31,091 $29,640 12 1.05 10518.68 Business administration and management
$32,472 $28,371 11 .96 10263.45 Biochemistry and biophysics
$32,472 $28,371 11 .96 10263.45 Biochemistry
$28,642 $26,790 10 .88 5995.57 Sociology
$31,496 $29,200 9 .79 8980.60 Education: Physical education/coaching
$32,878 $31,200 9 .79 7051.80 Liberal Arts/General Studies
$34,517 $33,700 8 .70 5655.66 Education: Secondary teacher education
$28,933 $23,088 7 .61 7986.59 Nutritional sciences
$24,345 $21,000 7 .61 6998.03 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$34,368 $30,000 7 .61 6044.85 Medical preparatory programs (e.g., pre-dentistry, pre-medical, pre-veterinary)
$43,473 $37,752 7 .61 14443.13 Pharmacy
$39,159 $39,520 7 .61 6364.56 Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
$36,376 $29,120 7 .61 11554.95 OTHER foreign languages and literature
$34,827 $33,041 6 .53 14375.85 Education: OTHER education
$33,647 $28,540 6 .53 14361.62 Animal sciences
$27,448 $21,600 5 .44 6240.74 Political science and government
$29,812 $24,061 5 .44 9803.83 History, other
$27,796 $28,320 4 .35 4562.64 Physical therapy and other rehabilitation/therapeutic services
$52,892 $22,900 4 .35 56160.78 Health/medical assistants
$23,400 $20,980 4 .35 7477.49 Fine arts, all fields
$40,250 $42,363 4 .35 12163.56 Physiology, human and animal
$27,056 $26,322 4 .35 9121.94 Accounting
$24,640 $21,200 4 .35 6197.81 Psychology: Counseling
$27,600 $21,600 3 .26 4270.83 Financial management
$22,884 $18,000 3 .26 4085.79 Music, all fields
$44,667 $18,000 3 .26 28394.05 Linguistics
$30,160 $20,800 3 .26 9792.95 Social Work
$30,267 $19,200 3 .26 9146.71 Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications
$23,451 $18,346 3 .26 3707.81 Home Economics
$25,992 $24,000 3 .26 1623.21 Public health (including environmental health and epidemiology)
$27,553 $17,660 3 .26 7556.84 OTHER physical sciences
$35,352 $22,000 3 .26 13590.09 Journalism
$37,180 $30,400 3 .26 4820.48 Education: Science teacher education
$28,667 $20,000 3 .26 10873.00 Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
$27,899 $18,096 3 .26 9983.63 Mathematics, general
$29,120 $29,120 2 .18 1040.00 Anthropology and archeology
$13,984 $13,984 2 .18 784.00 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$35,600 $35,600 2 .18 4400.00 Physics
$21,444 $21,444 2 .18 3556.00 OTHER visual and performing arts
$31,500 $31,500 2 .18 6500.00 Education: Pre-elementary teacher education
$29,077 $29,077 2 .18 9077.11 OTHER communications
$32,364 $32,364 2 .18 5636.00 Business, general
$39,260 $39,260 2 .18 8060.00 Computer programming
$35,250 $35,250 2 .18 750.00 Botany
$30,500 $30,500 2 .18 4500.00 Business marketing/marketing management
$34,859 $34,859 2 .18 2140.80 Engineering: Chemical
$25,666 $25,666 2 .18 1933.60 Food sciences and technology
$14,400 $14,400 1 .09 0.00 Dramatic arts
$40,000 $40,000 1 .09 0.00 OTHER social sciences
$48,308 $48,308 1 .09 0.00 Plant sciences
$43,035 $43,035 1 .09 .00 Cell and molecular biology
$40,000 $40,000 1 .09 0.00 Ecology
$47,840 $47,840 1 .09 0.00 Economics
$25,000 $25,000 1 .09 0.00 Pharmacology, human and animal
$40,000 $40,000 1 .09 0.00 OTHER agricultural business and production
$26,400 $26,400 1 .09 0.00 OTHER psychology
$22,880 $22,880 1 .09 0.00 OTHER business management/administrative services
$33,000 $33,000 1 .09 0.00 Audiology and speech pathology
$52,000 $52,000 1 .09 0.00 Psychology: Clinical
$26,000 $26,000 1 .09 0.00 Communications, general
$33,600 $33,600 1 .09 0.00 Geology
$33,072 $33,072 1 .09 0.00 Computer science
$27,000 $27,000 1 .09 0.00 Environmental science studies
$23,795 $23,795 1 .09 .00 Forestry sciences (Except management)
$24,000 $24,000 1 .09 0.00 Criminal Justice/Protective Services
$35,360 $35,360 1 .09 0.00 Education: Educational psychology
$35,360 $35,360 1 .09 0.00 Psychology: Educational
$41,600 $41,600 1 .09 0.00 Engineering: Agricultural
$35,000 $35,000 1 .09 0.00 Engineering: Bioengineering and biomedical
$46,000 $46,000 1 .09 0.00 Engineering sciences, mechanics, physics
$34,000 $34,000 1 .09 0.00 Engineering: Electrical and electronic technologies
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Masters Degree
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$42,838 $40,000 17 11.11 10840.23 Health/medical technologies
$48,314 $41,150 12 7.84 32814.41 Business administration and management
$40,808 $35,500 10 6.54 11601.42 Health services administration
$39,243 $44,243 10 6.54 14962.05 Public health (including environmental health and epidemiology)
$35,048 $34,500 10 6.54 12194.28 Biology, general
$41,061 $37,440 9 5.88 9743.73 Microbiology
$35,611 $34,000 9 5.88 5362.89 OTHER health/medical sciences
$45,613 $39,140 6 3.92 18225.35 Chemistry
$38,260 $37,001 6 3.92 5504.59 Biochemistry
$38,260 $37,001 6 3.92 5504.59 Biochemistry and biophysics
$34,033 $25,563 5 3.27 7883.25 Botany
$33,255 $25,423 5 3.27 9914.17 Library Science
$35,775 $35,050 4 2.61 7413.10 Cell and molecular biology
$34,608 $34,536 4 2.61 9728.72 OTHER business management/administrative services
$34,430 $34,300 4 2.61 3921.16 Education: Science teacher education
$30,706 $32,472 4 2.61 4953.38 Education: OTHER education
$39,120 $19,760 3 1.96 14898.48 Psychology: Counseling
$68,995 $68,995 2 1.31 10995.00 History, other
$52,000 $52,000 2 1.31 0.00 Environmental science studies
$41,563 $41,563 2 1.31 3436.80 OTHER biological sciences
$34,100 $34,100 2 1.31 9100.00 Psychology: General
$28,421 $28,421 2 1.31 4921.20 Engineering: Bioengineering and biomedical
$28,132 $28,132 2 1.31 5085.60 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$83,000 $83,000 1 .65 0.00 Physical therapy and other rehabilitation/therapeutic services
$78,000 $78,000 1 .65 0.00 Zoology, general
$64,000 $64,000 1 .65 0.00 Communications, general
$57,720 $57,720 1 .65 0.00 Business, general
$54,000 $54,000 1 .65 0.00 Education: Secondary teacher education
$50,565 $50,565 1 .65 .00 Education: Educational psychology
$50,565 $50,565 1 .65 .00 Psychology: Educational
$44,000 $44,000 1 .65 0.00 Education: Administration
$42,000 $42,000 1 .65 0.00 Nutritional sciences
$41,184 $41,184 1 .65 0.00 Public administration
$38,397 $38,397 1 .65 .00 Engineering: Nuclear
$33,000 $33,000 1 .65 0.00 Social Work
$32,472 $32,472 1 .65 0.00 Accounting
$30,972 $30,972 1 .65 0.00 Forestry sciences (Except management)
$30,160 $30,160 1 .65 0.00 Sociology
$30,000 $30,000 1 .65 0.00 Education: Elementary teacher education
$28,142 $28,142 1 .65 .00 Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
$27,040 $27,040 1 .65 0.00 Operations research
$24,960 $24,960 1 .65 0.00 Business/Managerial economics
$23,484 $23,484 1 .65 0.00 Criminal Justice/Protective Services
$21,632 $21,632 1 .65 0.00 OTHER agricultural sciences
$21,000 $21,000 1 .65 0.00 OTHER communications
$20,322 $20,322 1 .65 0.00 Geology
$19,760 $19,760 1 .65 0.00 Architecture/Environmental Design
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Ph.D.
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$24,081 $20,800 4 44.44 8113.20 Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
$150,000 $150,000 1 11.11 0.00 Health/medical technologies
$60,000 $60,000 1 11.11 0.00 Health services administration
$40,560 $40,560 1 11.11 0.00 Chemistry
$30,000 $30,000 1 11.11 0.00 Biochemistry
$30,000 $30,000 1 11.11 0.00 Biochemistry and biophysics
$27,500 $27,500 1 11.11 0.00 Microbiology
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a JD, LLB, MD, DDS, or Th.D.
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$32,887 $28,360 32 66.67 24219.05 Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
$40,789 $33,696 3 6.25 5490.12 Health/medical technologies
$37,316 $29,411 3 6.25 5684.43 OTHER health/medical sciences
$30,160 $30,160 2 4.17 1040.00 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$20,800 $20,800 2 4.17 0.00 Health/medical assistants
$60,000 $60,000 1 2.08 0.00 Biology, general
$52,000 $52,000 1 2.08 0.00 Education: OTHER education
$49,920 $49,920 1 2.08 0.00 Public health (including environmental health and epidemiology)
$33,197 $33,197 1 2.08 .00 Pharmacy
$20,800 $20,800 1 2.08 0.00 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$15,600 $15,600 1 2.08 0.00 OTHER biological sciences
Prepared by Prof. Ken Chapman: vcecn00a@csun.edu