1. Occupation Profiles Rural Math Excel Partnership
The following presentation is a sample of the occupation profiles prepared on behalf of the Rural Math Excel Partnership.
It contains the data of one STEM-H occupation group, Health Technicians, in one community - Accomack County - but it also explains how to interpret the tables and charts contained in all occupation profiles and communities.
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2. Occupation Profiles
39 STEM-H Technician Occupations; does not include all existing STEM-H occupations
Seven Broad Categories
Maintenance Technicians
Machinists & Program Control Programmers
Health Technologists & Technicians
Engineering Technicians & Drafters
Computer Support Specialists
Agricultural Technicians
Accounting & Administrative Coordinators
Page and Accomack County: local statistics
RMEP Southside communities: regional statistics
A sample of 39 STEM-H Technician occupations were grouped into seven occupation groups. These occupation groups do not include all occupations in a specific field but are meant to provide an overview of example STEM-H jobs in a specific community.
The seven broad categories are:
Maintenance Technicians
Machinists & Program Control Programmers
Health Technologists and Technicians
Engineering Technicians & Drafters
Computer Support Specialists
Agricultural Technicians
And Accounting and Administrative Coordinators
For the Counties of Page and Accomack an occupation profile was prepared for each STEM-H occupation group. These profiles contain local statistics.
For the communities in Southside Virginia (which are the Counties of Charlotte, Cumberland, Halifax, Henry and Prince Edward, and the City of Martinsville) one regional profile was created for each STEM-H occupation group, containing regional statistics.

3. Table of Contents Occupation Profiles
Current Employment and Future Demand
Entry level, Average, and Experienced wages
Training Required
Top Industries for Employment
Data from sample occupation profile:
Health Technologists & Technicians in Accomack County
Each STEM-H occupation profile contains the following topics:
Current and Future Employment statistics
Entry level, average, and experienced wages
The training required to work in a specific occupation
And the Top Industries that employ the STEM-H technicians
Each of these topics is presented using tables and graphs.
The Data is taken from Chmura Economics’ JobsEQ database and is recent as of November 2017.
Data from a sample occupation profile, Health Technicians in Accomack County, will be presented on the following slides.
Please note that the occupation profile does not include all Health Technician Occupations that exist but is meant to provide an overview of example occupations in the Health sector.

4. Current and Future Employment: Health Technicians
Accomack County
Largest occupation group
Licensed Practical/Vocat ional Nurses (LPN)
Forecast to grow most
Future Demand: at least 57 jobs
Next highest Future Demand
EMTs
Medical Assistants
This bar chart demonstrates the current employment and projected future demand of jobs over the next 10 years for 17 Health Technician occupations in Accomack County.
In this and all future charts, the Future Demand is the sum of a community’s Growth Demand and its Separation Demand. You can think of this as the number of new jobs required because of an industry’s growth and the minimum number of jobs required because of retirements and turnover. Retirements and turnover make up most of the Future Demand.
Current Health Technician employment in Accomack County is 224 and the projected future demand of jobs over the next 10 years is at least 215.
The graph lists all occupations included in the “Health Technician” group on the left side, with one bar for each.
The current employment is listed first as the blue portion of the bar. The Future Demand of a specific occupation is listed as the second portion of the bar in grey.
For example, the first bar for Medical Assistants displays current employment as 18 and Future Demand over the next 10 years is at least 33 jobs.
The largest occupation group, with the largest blue bar, is Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses (LPNs) with 65 workers. This occupation group is also forecast to grow most during the next 10 years and has the largest Future Demand with at least 57 jobs, mostly due to retirements and turnover.
The next highest Future Demand occupations are EMTs and Medical Assistants (reflected by the long grey bar portions on the chart)
Source: JobsEQ, 11/2017

5. Average Wages: Health Technicians
Accomack County
Average Annual Wage: $38,300
Highest average wages
Dental Hygienists ($77,800)
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers ($66,200)
Occupational Therapy Assistants ($59,000)
This bar chart displays the average annual wage for each Health Technician occupation in Accomack County. Each of the occupations included is listed on the left side of the graph.
The first bar shows that the average annual wage of all health technicians in Accomack County is $38,300.
The highest average wages in Accomack County are earned by Dental Hygienists with $77,800 (which is the longest bar, the second from the bottom)
Next highest average wages are earned by Diagnostic Medical Sonographers earning an average of $66,200, and Occupational Therapy Assistants at $59,000.
The average wage for Cardiovascular Technicians (third from the bottom) is listed as $0 because employment currently is 0.
Source: JobsEQ® 11/2017

6. Entry Level, Average & Experienced Wages
Average Wages, Accomack County
Entry Level
Average
Experienced
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
$23,100
$34,600
$40,400
Dental Hygienists
$66,700
$77,800
$83,400
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
$34,300
$57,200
$68,600
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
$47,600
$66,200
$75,400
Radiologic Technologists
$41,600
$52,900
$58,500
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics
$27,200
$34,700
$38,400
Pharmacy Technicians
$21,200
$28,000
$31,500
Respiratory Therapy Technicians
$24,600
$38,300
$45,200
Surgical Technologists
$30,300
$44,500
$51,700
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
$23,700
$30,900
$34,500
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
$22,200
$32,800
$38,000
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
$31,700
$39,000
$42,700
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians
$22,700
$34,200
$40,000
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
$41,400
$49,800
Occupational Therapy Assistants
$40,500
$59,000
$68,200
Physical Therapist Assistants
$27,700
$48,400
$58,800
Massage Therapists
$17,800
$33,700
$41,700
Medical Assistants
$20,700
$27,100
$30,200
All Health Technologists and Technicians
$29,100
$41,900
Total - All Occupations
$27,400
$39,800
$46,000
Accomack County
Entry level wage for Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians: $23,100
Average annual wage: $34,600
Experienced wage: $40,400
Average for all Health Technicians: $38,300
This table contains the entry level, average, and experienced wages for the 17 Health Technician occupations in Accomack County.
The first column lists the job title, the second column the entry level wage, followed by the average and experienced wages in the next two columns.
For example, the first row of data displays the entry level wage for Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians in Accomack County as $23,100. The average annual wage is $34,600 and the experienced level wage is $40,400.
The second to last row contains the average wages for all Health Technicians in Accomack County ranging from $29,100 annually for entry level, $38,300 as the average and $41,900 as the experienced wage.
Entry-level wages are the average (mean) of the lower third of all wages and experienced wages are the average (mean) of the upper two-thirds of wages for a specific occupation.
Source: JobsEQ, 11/2017

7. Training Entry-Level Education / Degree Previous Work Experience
Typical On-The-Job Training
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
Associate's
None
Dental Hygienists
Associate’s
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
Radiologic Technologists
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics
Postsecondary non-degree award
Pharmacy Technicians
High school diploma or equivalent
Moderate-term on-the-job training
Respiratory Therapy Technicians
Surgical Technologists
This table contains information about the level of training required to work in an entry level position in a specific occupation.
The first column shows the occupation name, the second column the Education or Degree required, and the next two columns state whether or not previous work experience is required and if on the job training is typical.
For example, to work in an entry level position as a Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technician, an Associate’s degree is required
Previous work-experience is not required
And “On the job training” is not available
Because of space limitations, the table lists information for nine of the 17 Health Technician occupations. Please refer to the occupation profile for a complete list..
*Partial list above; additional occupations included in the Health Technician Profile.
Source: JobsEQ® 11/2017

8. Top Industries Employing Health Technicians
Largest employment sector
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services (20.5%)
Almost half of Health Technicians employed
Ambulatory health care services
Physician offices
Nursing facilities
This graph shows the top industries that employ Health Technicians in Accomack County.
For example, the first bar demonstrates that 20.5% of individuals in Health Technician Occupations in Accomack County are employed by Ambulatory Health Care Services, which is the largest employment sector.
Almost half of the Health Technicians are employed in ambulatory health care services, physician offices, and nursing facilities, which are the top three employment sectors.
Source: JobsEQ, 11/2017

9. Notes/Sources
Current Employment and Future Demand Statistics JobsEQ, 11/2017; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Data are updated through 2016Q4 with preliminary estimates updated to 2017Q2. Forecast employment growth ( ) uses national projections from the BLS, adapted for regional growth patterns by Chmura. 1: Future Demand = Growth Demand + Separation Demand; Growth Demand is the increase/decrease of jobs in industry due to industry growth/decline. Separation demand is the minimum number of jobs required due to replacements (i.e. retirements and turnover). Average Wages Source: JobsEQ® 11/2017; Occupation wages are as of 2016 and should be taken as the average for all Covered Employment. Entry-level wages are the average (mean) of the lower third of all wages and experienced wages are the average (mean) of the upper two-thirds of wages for a specific occupation. Totals Employment/Future Demand totals may not match sum of individual industry sectors or occupation groups listed due to rounding