Healthcare workforce data, shortages and salary trends

  • Medical Studies

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook on Healthcare Occupations has median pay and other relevant information, such as job outlook and employment change, for each healthcare occupation nationally and by state. Click on the specific profession to see the details. The BLS Occupational Employment Statistics allows you to see the total number of each profession in the US along with mean hourly wage and percentiles. The BLS also has weekly earnings by metro area with percentage changes from the previous year.

To see where shortages of primary care and mental health providers exist, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has downloadable spreadsheets of the ZIP codes where physicians get bonuses for working in underserved areas.

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