Allied Health in Tennessee Revised: January 2016 Dr. Jo Edwards Adams Chair of Excellence in Health Care Services

Healthcare Occupations Employment of healthcare occupations is projected to grow 19 percent from 2014 to 2024, much faster than the average for all occupations, adding about 2.3 million new jobs. Healthcare occupations will add more jobs than any other group of occupations. This growth is expected due to an aging population and because federal health insurance reform should increase the number of individuals who have access to health insurance. The median annual wage for healthcare practitioners and technical occupations (such as registered nurses, physicians and surgeons, and dental hygienists) was $61,710 in May 2014, which was higher than the median annual wage for all occupations in the economy of $35,540. Healthcare support occupations (such as home health aides, occupational therapy assistants, and medical transcriptionists) had a median annual wage of $26,440 in May 2014, lower than the median annual wage for all occupations in the economy. http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare Dec. 15, 2015

Tennessee: Imaging Professionals 2015 Salaries Employment Tennessee 2009 2014 change 2015 ARRT Census Radiation Therapists . . . . . . . . . . . 300 470 + 56.67% * 474 Nuclear Medicine Technologists. . 610 580 - 4.92% 281 MRI Technologists. . . . . . . . . . N/A 1,210 N/A 674 Diagnostic Medical Sonographers. 1,290 1,700 + 31.78% Radiologic Technologists. . . . . . . . . 5,900 5,180 - 12.20% * 7,958 United States 2009 2014 Radiation Therapists . . . . . . . . 15,570 16,380 + 5.20% 21,476 Nuclear Medicine Technologists . . . 21,670 20,320 - 6.23% 12,942 MRI Technologists. . . . . . . . . N/A 33,130 N/A 32,830 Diagnostic Medical Sonographers. 51,630 59,760 + 15.75% 58,768 Radiologic Technologists. . . . . . 213,560 193,400 - 9.44% 310,407 Population Ratio per 100,000 TN 2009 TN 2014 US 2014 Radiation Therapists. . 4.58 7.18 5.14 Nuclear Medicine Technologists 9.31 8.86 6.37 MRI Technologists N/A 18.48 10.39 Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 19.70 25.96 18.74 Radiologic Technologists 90.10 79.09 60.65 Accredited TN Programs: Vacancy Rates : 2014 JAR Diagnostic Medical Sonography 6 Radiography 16 2.2 % Nuclear Medicine Technology 4 Radiation Therapy 2 Sonography 6 Magnetic Resonance Imaging 0 Source: * Bureau of Labor Statistics 2015 ARRT.ORG 9/22/2015

Tennessee: Rehabilitation and Treatment Specialists 2015 Occupational Therapists Employment Tennessee 2009 2014 change Occupational Therapists . . . . . . . . . 1,830 1,640 - 10.38% Physical Therapists . . . . . . . . .. 3,810 3,980 + 4.46% Occupational Therapy Assistants . . 790 670 - 15.19% Physical Therapy Assistants . . .. .. 1,940 2380 + 22.68% United States Occupational Therapists . . . . . . . . . 97,840 110,520 +12.96% Physical Therapists. . . . . . . . . . . 174,490 200,670 + 15.0% Occupational Therapy Assistants . . 26,680 32,230 + 20.80% Physical Therapy Assistants . . .. .. 63,750 76,910 + 20.64% Population Ratio per 100,000 TN 2009 TN 2014 US 2014 Occupational Therapists. . 24.93 25.04 34.66 Physical Therapists 51.57 60.77 62.93 Occupational Therapy Assistants . . 7.39 10.23 10.11 Physical Therapy Assistants . . .. .. 46.03 36.34 24.12 Skill Mix TN US Vacancy Rates: 2014 JAR PTA per PT 1:1.67 1:2.61 PT: 3.3% OTA per OT 1:2.45 1:3.43 OT: 3.3% Accredited Programs Occupational Therapy. . 4 Physical Therapy 5 Occupational Therapy Assistant 3 Physical Therapy Assistant 9 Source: * Bureau of Labor Statistics Physical Therapists Occupational Therapy Assistants Physical Therapy Assistants

Tennessee: Health Practitioner and Technical Occupation 2015 Salaries Employment Tennessee 2009 2014 change Respiratory Therapists . . . . . . . . .. .2,830 3,360 + 18.73% Speech/Language Pathologists. 1,930 2,020 + 4.66% United States Respiratory Therapists. . . . . . . . 107,270 119,410 + 11.32% Speech/Language Pathologists. . . . 111,640 126,500 + 13.31% Population Ratio per 100,000 TN 2009 TN 2014 US 2014 Respiratory Therapists 39.87 51.30 37.45 Speech/Language Pathologists 25.09 30.84 39.67 Accredited Programs Vacancy Rates:2014 JAR Respiratory Therapy 11 1.5% Speech/Language Pathology 5 Source: * Bureau of Labor Statistics

Tennessee: Physician Assistants 2015 Salaries Employment Tennessee 2009 2014 change Physician Assistants. . . . . . . . . . . 1,700 1,400 - 17.65% United States Physician Assistants. . . . . . . .76,900 91,670 + 19.21% Population Ratio per 100,000 TN 2009 TN 2014 US 2014 10.62 21.38 28.75 Accredited Programs: 6 Tennessee Employment 2015 1,625 TDoH current licensing data 10/08/15 Source: * Bureau of Labor Statistics

Tennessee: Pharmacy Technicians 2015 Employment Tennessee 2009 2014 change Pharmacy Technicians. . . . . . . . .. . 9,640 12,030 + 24.79% United States Pharmacy Technicians. . . . . . . . ... 331,890 368,760 + 11.11% Population Ratio per 100,000 TN 2009 TN 2014 US 2014 114.22 183.68 115.65 Accredited Programs: 10 Vacancy Rates: 2014 JAR 2.6% Source: * Bureau of Labor Statistics Salaries

Tennessee: Medical/Clinical Laboratory Technologist/Technicians 2015 Salaries Employment Tennessee 2009 2014 change Medical/Clinical Lab Technologists. . 3,670 4,160 + 13.35% Medical/Clinical Lab Technicians. . . 5,490 6,420 + 16.94% United States Medical/Clinical Lab Technologists. . 166,860 161,710 - 3.09% Medical/Clinical Lab Technicians. . 152,420 160,460 + 5.27% Population Ratio per 100,000 TN 2009 TN 2014 US 2014 Medical/Clinical Lab Technologists. . 58.5 63.52 50.72 Medical/Clinical Lab Technicians 70.97 98.02 50.32 Accredited Programs Vacancy Rates: 2014 JAR Medical Lab Technologist 6 3.1% Medical Lab Technician 5 Skill Mix TN US MLT per MT 1: 0.65 1: 1.01 Source: * Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2015

Tennessee: Surgical Technologists 2015 Employment Tennessee 2009 2014 change Surgical Technologists. . . . . . . . . . . 3,390 2,850 - 15.93% United States Surgical Technologists.. . . . . . . 91,250 98,450 + 7.89% Population Ratio per 100,000 TN 2009 TN 2014 US 2014 44.03 43.52 30.88 Accredited Programs: 13 Vacancy: 2014 JAR 2.6% Source: * Bureau of Labor Statistics 2015 Salaries