|
|
|
 |
| |
|
-
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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