General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals

Industry Group

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Workforce Population

7.26M

2022

Average Employee Age

42.5

2022

Estimated Job Growth

4.85%

10-Year Projection

Average Salary

$80,365

2022

Average Male Salary

$110,035

2022

Average Female Salary

$70,344

2022

About

The top three occupations in the General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals Industry Group are registered nurses, physicians, and nursing assistants. On average, full-time employees in the General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals Industry Group work 42.3 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $86,510. Part-time employees in the same industry work 23.6 hours and earn an average annual salary of $45,990.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals Industry Group are Olmsted County--Rochester City PUMA, MN, Philadelphia City (Central) PUMA, PA, and Johnson County--Iowa City PUMA, IA.

The workforce of General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals Industry Group in 2022 was 7,257,526 people, with 74.8% woman, and 25.2% men.

In 2022, 64.9% of the workforce in the General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals Industry Group was White (4,708,761 people), of which 76.1% were women and 23.9% men.

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Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals Industry Group.

The workforce in General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals Industry Group was 7,257,526 people and is concentrated in California (728,368 workers). The average annual salary was $80,365, being $15,683 more than the national average salary, which was $64,683.

Monthly Employment

Showing data for the Education and Health Services industry sector.

Start Year

Y-Axis

4.16%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 25.2M people employed in the Education and Health Services industry. This represents a 4.16% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

This chart shows monthly employment numbers for Education and Health Services over time (non-seasonally adjusted).

Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2022 were California (728k), New York (518k), and Texas (515k).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals Industry Group.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2022, General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals Industry Group had an average annual wage of $80,365, $15,683 more than the average national salary of $64,683.

The graph shows the position of General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals Industry Group in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.424

WAGE GINI

General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals has a wage GINI of 0.424, which is less than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (shown in red) in comparison to the national average for those wage buckets (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals Industry Group.

Registered nurses are the most common position with 2,083,905 workers, but the General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Physicians and Nursing assistants.

The highest average salary in General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals goes to Surgeons.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals Industry Group according to occupations. In 2022, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were registered nurses (2,083,905 people), physicians (396,648 people), and nursing assistants (380,406 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$110,035

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$2,342

$70,344

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$662

On average, Male workers in the General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals Industry Group make 1.56 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals Industry Group.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals Industry Group. Based on estimates from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, this section indicates the amount of money spent by a specific industry in other industries.

The industrial flow illustrates the intermediate inputs and the use of outputs of the General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals Industry Group.

The General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Professional and business services Industry.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals is from Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance.

Professional and business services has the highest single input, by dollars, to the General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals Industry Group is Educational services, health care, and social assistance.

In this flow diagram, all of the industries listed to the left are those places from which the highlighted industry has made purchases. They are the intermediate inputs to the highlighted industry. All those industries listed on the right side are those industries that have made purchases from the highlighted industry. They are the use of outputs of the highlighted industry. The visualizations below offer alternative ways to see and understand this data.

Intermediate Inputs

The closest comparable data for General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals is from Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

Use of Output by Other Industries

The closest comparable data for General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals is from Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

The Educational services, health care, and social assistance Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals Industry Group in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals Industry Group for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

Diversity

Demographic information on the General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 74.8% corresponds to women and 25.2% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $110,035 and $70,344.

69.5% of workers have a bachelors degree, graduate degree or associates degree.

Gender and Age

5,425,104

Women

74.8%

1,832,422

Men

25.2%

The workforce of General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals industry in 2022 was 7,257,526 people, with 74.8% woman, and 25.2% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals industry.

Races

In 2022, 64.9% of the workforce in the General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals industry was White (4,708,761 people), of which 76.1% were women and 23.9% men.

Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black and Asian.

Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals workers in 2022 were bachelors degree (2,256,552 people), graduate degree (1,555,662 people), and associates degree (1,233,054 people).

The chart shows the General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Growth projections of the Hospitals industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow 4.85% in the next ten years. The Hospitals industry has a lower projected workforce growth at 4.85%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (30%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (30%).

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Hospitals.

4.85%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

4.85%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Hospitals. This industry is expected to grow approximately the same than 4.85%, the average rate of national job growth.