| |
| |
|
- Spring 2005-
|
| |
|
1,100
|
Audiologists in 2002.
|
|
28%
|
Projected growth for audiologists from 2002-2012. Projected growth is based on a combination of an aging population that will require help with hearing loss as they age and a growing tendency among the states to require all newborns to be screened for hearing loss in order to receive proper early intervention services.
|
|
$48,400
|
Median annual income for audiologists in 2002. 1
|
|
$53,508
|
Median annual income for audiologists as of November 2004. 2
|
|
| |
| 297,000 |
Clinical laboratory technologists in 2002. 1
|
| 15% |
Projected growth for clinical laboratory technologists from 2002-2012. Projected growth is based on technological advances having opposing affects on employment. On the one hand, advances in technology with encourage testing for diagnostic assistance; on the other hand, the advances will streamline the procedures used requiring less effort on the part of the technologist. Many openings will result from transferring workers and retirees.
|
| $29,040 |
Median annual income for clinical laboratory technologists in 2002. 1
|
| |
|
|
37,000
|
Diagnostic medical sonographers in 2002. |
|
28%
|
Projected growth for diagnostic medical sonographers from 2002-2012. Projected growth is based on the expectation that sonographic technology will evolve rapidly and initiate many new procedures that may be substituted for radiological science as they become less costly.
|
|
$48,660
|
Median annual income for diagnostic medical sonographers in 2002. 1
|
| $52,373 |
Median annual income for ultrasound technologists as of November 2004. 2 |
| |
|
| 179,000 |
Emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics in 2002. |
|
28%
|
Projected growth for EMTs and paramedics from 2002-2012. Projection is based on a growing population that will lead to urbanization and a high turnover rate because of high stress, low pay, and limited opportunities for advancement. |
|
|
| |
|
|
230,000
|
Pharmacists in 2002. |
|
28%
|
Projected growth of pharmacists from 2002-2012. Projected growth is based on an aging and increasingly savvy public who will demand to know more about the new drugs that are constantly appearing in the marketplace. This is also one area where there are more job openings than people to fill them despite the fact that pharmacy programs are reporting increased enrollments. |
|
$77,050
|
Median annual income for pharmacists in 2002. 1 |
|
$77,050
|
Median annual income for pharmacists as of November 2004. 2 |
|
|
|
|
295,000
|
clinical lab technologists and technicians in 2000
|
|
348,000
|
projected number of clinical lab technologists and technicians in 2010
|
|
18%
|
approximate increase in clinical lab technologists' and technicians' positions from 2000-2010
|
|
|
| |
|
|
137,000
|
Physical therapists in 2002. |
|
28%
|
Projected growth for physical therapists from 2002-2012. Projection is based on a combination of an aging population, advances in technology that allow a higher percentage of trauma victims to survive, and a widespread interest in health promotion. |
|
$57,330
|
Median annual income for physical therapists in 2002. 1 |
|
$60,664
|
Median annual income for physical therapists as of November 2004. 2 |
| |
|
|
174,000
|
Radiologic technologists and technicians in 2002.
|
|
28%
|
Projected growth of radiologic technologists and technicians from 2002-2012. Projected growth is based on a current shortage in the field and the expected growth of diagnostic imaging centers outside the hospital environment through 2012.
|
|
$38,970
|
Median annual income for radiologic technologists and technicians in 2002. 1
|
| $42,306 |
Median annual income for radiologic technologists and technicians as of November 2004. 2 |
|
|
| |
| |
|
1 Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2004-2005 Edition.
2 Salary.com's national average expected salaries for the
given title.
|
|
|
- Winter / Spring 2004-
|
| $1.7 billion |
One of the largest budgets at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-awarded to the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS). |
| 4,000 |
Research grants funded by the NIGMS. |
| 30th |
Anniversaries.
Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) and Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS) both celebrated their 30th anniversaries in 2002. MARC and MBRS are two of the branches of NIGMS's Minority Opportunities in Research (MORE) division.
|
| 14 |
Grant and fellowship programs maintained by MARC, MBRS, and the special initiative branches of MORE. |
| 50 |
NIGMS grantees have won the Nobel Prizes in its 40-year history, including two in 2002. 1 |
| |
|
|
1,197
|
Student loan repayment contracts have been awarded to health researchers by the NIH
for 2003.
|
|
66%
|
Increase in the number of awards by the NIH over fiscal year 2002.
|
|
$63.3 million
|
Spent to cover the new contracts, which will average out to approximately $52,800 per grantee.
|
|
732
|
Loan Repayment Program (LRP) awards granted by NIH to individuals in clinical research.
|
|
298
|
LRP awards granted to individuals in pediatric research.
|
|
121
|
LRP awards granted to individuals in health disparities research.
|
|
33
|
LRP awards granted to clinical research for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds.
|
|
13
|
LRP awards granted to individuals in contraception and infertility research. 2
|
|
|
| |
|
|
$35.9
million
|
In grants will be awarded by NIH to establish Comprehensive Centers on Health Disparities (CCHD). |
|
6 years
|
Duration of grant award payout. |
|
50%
|
Percent of CCHD's student body must be comprised of under-represented minority groups. |
|
$667,134
|
Awarded in the first year to Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tenn. |
|
$715,993
|
Awarded in the first year to Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles. |
|
$724,517
|
Awarded in the first year to the Puerto Rico consortium, which consists of three medical schools: the University of Puerto Rice School of Medicine, the Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine and the Ponce School of Medicine. 2 |
|
|
|
| |
|
- Fall 2003 -
|
| |
|
|
40,000
|
approximate number of occupational
therapists (OT), occupational therapy
assistants and students of occupational
therapy represented by The American
Occupational Therapy Association
(AOTA). |
|
$48,000
|
average annual salary of an occupational therapist in 2000.1 |
|
$30,132
|
average annual salary of an occupational therapy assistant in 2000.1 |
|
50
|
tip sheets on AOTA's Web site that provide information on a variety of health conditions and how OT can help. |
|
158
|
links to entry-level OT programs accredited by the Accreditation Council of Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) listed on AOTA's Web site. |
|
46
|
master's degree post-professional programs in OT listed on AOTA's Web site.
|
|
15
|
doctoral degree post-professional programs in OT listed on AOTA's Web site. |
|
|
| |
|
|
70,000
|
approximate number of American Dietetic Association (ADA) members.
|
|
34%
|
of dieticians work in hospitals, according to
ADA's most recent survey of its members. |
|
11.6%
|
of dieticians work in clinics or ambulatory care centers. |
|
11.3%
|
work in community/health programs. |
|
10.9%
|
work in extended care facilities.2 |
|
4
|
certifications offered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration: registered dietician (RD); dietician technician, registered (DTR); board certified specialist in pediatric nutrition (CSP); board certified specialist in renal nutrition (CSR). |
|
72
|
nutrition fact sheets available on ADA's Web site.
|
| |
|
|
109,000
|
approximate number of audiologists; speech-language pathologists; and speech, language and hearing specialists who belong to The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).3
|
|
$51,000
|
average annual salary for speech
language pathologists in 2002.4 |
|
$54,000
|
average annual salary for audiologists in 2002. |
|
$65,000
|
average annual salary for individuals holding dual certifications in 2002. |
|
248
|
accredited graduate programs listed by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology. |
|
14
|
links answering basic questions about speech and hearing issues available under the "public" heading on ASHA's Web site.
|
|
|
| |
|
- Summer 2003 -
|
| |
|
|
600,000
|
Americans will have a stroke this year |
|
160,000
|
of those strokes will be fatal |
|
4.6
|
million stroke survivors currently in the U.S. |
|
30%
|
of those survivors are permanently disabled |
|
60,000
|
miles of blood vessels inside the human body (enough to encircle the earth over two times) |
|
1/5
|
of healthy adults are likely to have frequent or multiple types of premature ventricular heartbeats during a 24-hour period
|
|
$1
|
billion has been invested in cardiovascular research by the American Heart Association over the past 10 years |
|
75
|
number of employment opportunities available with the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association as of March 20035 |
|
|
| |
|
|
6.2%
|
estimated number of people in the U.S. with diagnosed or undiagnosed diabetes (only 2⁄3 have been diagnosed)
|
|
13%
|
of all African Americans have diabetes |
|
10.2%
|
of all Hispanic Americans have diabetes |
|
15.1%
|
of all Native Americans and Alaskan Natives have diabetes |
|
8.3%
|
of all men over the age of 20 in the U.S. have diabetes |
|
8.9%
|
of all women over the age of 20 in the U.S. have diabetes |
|
$132
|
billion was the estimated total annual cost of diabetes in 2002 (one out of every 10 health care dollars spent in the U.S.)
|
|
35
|
number of employment opportunities available with the American Diabetes Association as of March 20036
|
| |
|
|
106,700
|
estimated number of people in the U.S. who will be diagnosed with leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma this year
|
|
60,400
|
number of fatalites this year from leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma |
|
640,000
|
estimated number of Americans currently living with these diseases |
|
50
|
approximate number of drugs currently being used to fight leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma |
|
34
|
number of employment opportunities available with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society as of March 20037
|
|
|
| |
|
|
22
|
number of employment opportunities listed for medical technologists on the American Society for Clinical Pathology Web site
|
|
5
|
for cytotechnologists |
|
2
|
for histotechnologists/histologic technicians |
|
9
|
for laboratory supervisors/managers |
|
3
|
for medical laboratory technicians |
|
22
|
for medical technologists |
|
3
|
for phlebotomy technicians |
|
14
|
for pathologists8 |
|
|
|
|
- Spring 2003 -
|
| |
|
| 439,000 |
overall number of health care therapists in the year 2000, including audiologists, occupational, physical, radiation, recreational and respiratory therapists and speech-language pathologists |
| 584,000 |
projected overall number of health care therapists in the year 2010 |
| 33.2% |
approximate increase in the overall number of health care therapists' positions from 2000-2010
|
| |
|
|
132,000
|
physical therapists in 2000 |
|
176,000
|
projected number of physical therapists in 2010
|
|
33.3%
|
approximate increase in physical therapists' positions from 2000-2010
|
|
|
| |
|
|
78,000
|
occupational therapists in 2000 |
|
105,000
|
projected number of occupational therapists in 2010 |
|
33.9%
|
approximate increase in occupational therapists' positions from 2000-2010 |
|
|
|
|
295,000
|
clinical lab technologists and technicians in 2000
|
|
348,000
|
projected number of clinical lab technologists and technicians in 2010
|
|
18%
|
approximate increase in clinical lab technologists' and technicians' positions from 2000-2010
|
|
|
| |
|
|
217,000
|
pharmacists in the year 2000 |
|
270,000
|
projected number of pharmacists in 2010 |
|
24.3%
|
increase in pharmacists' positions from 2000-2010 |
| |
|
|
190,000
|
pharmacy technicians in 2000
|
|
259,000
|
projected number of pharmacy technicians' positions in 2010
|
|
36.4%
|
approximate increase in pharmacy technicians' positions from 2000-20109
|
|
|
| |
|
|
211
|
physical therapy education programs in the U.S. |
|
142
|
of the 211 are MS/MPT degree programs |
|
69
|
of the 211 are DPT programs |
|
204
|
are accredited programs |
|
7
|
are programs in development10 |
| |
|
| |
| Compiled by Nancy J. Mellem |
| |
|
12000 AOTA Compensation Survey (www.aota.org)
2ADA's Web site www.eatright.org
3ASHA's Web site www.asha.org
4ASHA's 2002 Omnibus Survey
5“Occupational Employment Projections to 2010”, November 2001 Monthly Labor Review, U.S. Department of Labor
6“CAPTE Accreditation Update”, January 2003 Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education and the APTA Department of Accreditation
7The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association's Web sites
8The American Diabetes Association's Web site
9The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Web site
10American Society for Clinical Pathology's Web site
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