HEALTH CARE

INDUSTRYBRIEF Fall 2017

Salt Lake and Tooele Counties
Health Care and Social Assistance Employment and Wages
2016 Avg. Dec. 2015 to Dec.
2016
Industry Name (Code) Monthly 2016 % Change in
Employment Wage Employment
Health Care and Social Assistance (62) 78,349 $4,000 4.0%
Ambulatory Health Care (621) 28,610 $4,442 4.2%
Offices of Physicians (6211) 9,238 $6,814 0.1%
Offices of Dentists (6212) 4,688 $3,028 2.6%
Outpatient Care Centers (6214) 989 $2,876 -4.8%
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories (6215) 3,937 $4,418 10.7%
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services (6219) 1,548 $3,507 -2.6%
Hospitals (622) 27,847 $4,975 4.0%
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221) 23,240 $5,059 4.5%
Largest Employers Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (6222) 915 $4,739 2.9%
Other Hospitals (6223) 3,692 $4,509 1.2%
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623) 9,321 $2,421 3.1%
1. Intermountain Healthcare
Nursing Care Facilities, Skilled Nursing (6231) 3,445 $2,826 -1.0%
2. Salt Lake City VA Health Care
Residential Mental Health Facilities (6232) 2,756 $2,351 -1.1%
3. ARUP Laboratories Continuing Care, Assisted Living Facilities (6233) 2,619 $1,951 16.3%
4. St. Marks Hospital Other Residential Care Facilities (6239) 501 $2,481 -8.9%
5. Jordan Valley Hospital Social Assistance (624) 12,572 $2,006 4.2%
6. Valley Mental Health Individual and Family Services (6241) 7,331 $2,236 2.8%
7. Granger Medical Center Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242) 848 $2,952 3.0%
8. Legacy Retirement Center Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243) 1,571 $1,363 7.4%
9. Turn Community Services Child Day Care Services (6244) 2,822 $1,481 6.3%
10. Salt Lake Regional Medical Center Total Area Nonfarm Payroll Jobs 699,955 $4,190 2.7%
11. Allicance Medical Administration Health Care and Social Assistance (62) as a % of total 11.2% 95.5%
12. Salt Lake Community Action
Program
13. Physician Group of Utah
14. Columbus Community Center
Health Care and Social Assistance History
Employment Avg.Wage
15. Dental Cooperative Monthly % of Utah Avg. Number of Payrolls % of Total % of Total
Year
16. Mountain Land Rehabilitation Monthly Wage Establishments (Millions) Area Jobs Area Payroll
2009 64,888 $3,543 111.7% 2,814 $2,758.8 11.0% 11.0%
17. Gold Cross Services
2010 66,330 $3,508 108.4% 2,858 $2,792.3 11.3% 11.0%
18. Redwood Pediatric Dentristy
2011 67,178 $3,577 108.2% 2,937 $2,883.3 11.2% 10.8%
19. Biomat USA
2012 68,668 $3,655 107.9% 3,021 $3,011.9 11.1% 10.6%
20. Successor Healthcare
2013 71,375 $3,709 108.4% 3,786 $3,176.8 11.2% 10.8%
2014 72,635 $3,759 106.9% 3,958 $3,276.5 11.1% 10.5%
2015 75,186 $3,877 106.9% 4,203 $3,497.8 11.1% 10.5%
2016 78,349 $4,000 108.0% 4,360 $3,761.0 11.2% 10.7%

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Health Care and Social Assistance Jobs in Demand Salt Lake City Area
Occupation Code Occupation Title Inexperienced Hourly Wage Median Hourly Wage
21-1093 Social and Human Service Assistants $10.35 $14.48
29-1141 Registered Nurses $24.61 $30.20
29-2011 Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists $19.58 $25.91
29-2021 Dental Hygienists $31.94 $34.96
29-2041 Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics $11.61 $16.70
29-2052 Pharmacy Technicians $13.88 $17.32
29-2061 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $19.77 $22.37
29-2071 Medical Records and Health Information Technicians $13.11 $18.55
31-1011 Home Health Aides $9.87 $12.68
31-1014 Nursing Assistants $10.78 $12.61
31-9091 Dental Assistants $11.90 $14.62
31-9092 Medical Assistants $12.98 $14.70
37-2012 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $8.59 $10.78
39-9011 Childcare Workers $8.29 $10.33
43-4171 Receptionists and Information Clerks $10.03 $13.29
43-6013 Medical Secretaries $12.70 $15.92
43-6014 Secretaries & Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, Executive $11.41 $16.10
43-9061 Office Clerks, General $9.62 $13.51
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Total Payroll Jobs Health Care and Social Assistance Employment Wasatch Front South
December 2016
Statewide 1,455,893
Wasatch Front South 714,012
% of Statewide 49.0%

Healthcare and Social Assistance

Payroll Jobs
December 2016
Statewide 167,304
Wasatch Front South 79,894
% of Statewide 47.8%

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