These industries employ medical personnel as well as secretaries, clerks, and janitorial staff. These wages are in 1996 dollars, that is, they have been adjusted for inflation and represent real increases in spending power. They are medical assistants, physical and corrective therapy assistants, and personal home care aides. As in most industries, as your education and experience increase, your salary tends to increase. Where you work also can affect your salary.
Large organizations are more often able to pay higher wages than small organizations.
1996 Concentration on a specific industry is an effective way to pursue employment. A job seeker identifies a viable industry, learns about it, and conducts a focused job search. Some resources available to workers seeking employment in health services are listed in the left column. The print version of this guide is available in Adobe PDF format .