Here are the employment and compensation figures for various behavioral health-related occupations from BLS:
|
Occupation |
Employment |
Mean Hourly |
Mean Annual |
Median Hourly |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Psychiatrists |
26,500 |
$118.92 |
$247,350 |
$109.08 |
|
Pharmacists |
325,480 |
$62.22 |
$129,410 |
$63.82 |
|
Neurologists |
11,340 |
$122.84 |
$255,510 |
$107.82 |
|
Psychologists |
138,310 |
$46.25 |
$96,190 |
$41.02 |
|
Industrial-organizational psychologists |
1,280 |
$69.52 |
$144,610 |
$66.96 |
|
Clinical and counseling psychologists |
62,880 |
$49.40 |
$102,740 |
$43.33 |
|
School psychologists |
60,250 |
$42.09 |
$87,550 |
$39.18 |
|
Psychologists, all other |
13,900 |
$47.87 |
$99,560 |
$51.16 |
|
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists |
2,225,730 |
$26.76 |
$55,660 |
$23.72 |
|
Counselors |
834,740 |
$28.08 |
$58,400 |
$24.61 |
|
Educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors |
308,000 |
$30.87 |
$64,200 |
$28.92 |
|
Marriage and family therapists |
62,080 |
$30.44 |
$63,300 |
$27.20 |
|
Rehabilitation counselors |
82,420 |
$22.13 |
$46,020 |
$19.23 |
|
Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors |
344,970 |
$27.03 |
$56,230 |
$23.90 |
|
Counselors, all other |
37,270 |
$23.93 |
$49,770 |
$20.86 |
|
Social workers |
689,750 |
$28.58 |
$59,440 |
$26.61 |
|
Child, family, and school social workers |
344,770 |
$27.25 |
$56,680 |
$24.43 |
|
Healthcare social workers |
182,420 |
$30.17 |
$62,760 |
$28.98 |
|
Mental health and substance abuse social workers |
107,940 |
$28.91 |
$60,130 |
$24.63 |
|
Social workers, all other |
54,620 |
$30.94 |
$64,360 |
$29.53 |
|
Physician assistants |
140,910 |
$60.23 |
$125,270 |
$60.58 |
|
Registered nurses |
3,072,700 |
$42.80 |
$89,010 |
$39.05 |
|
Nurse practitioners |
258,230 |
$59.94 |
$124,680 |
$58.47 |
|
Pharmacy technicians |
453,630 |
$19.35 |
$40,260 |
$18.17 |
|
Psychiatric technicians |
100,950 |
$19.60 |
$40,760 |
$17.97 |
|
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses |
632,020 |
$26.86 |
$55,860 |
$26.26 |
|
Psychiatric aides |
30,590 |
$18.57 |
$38,620 |
$17.86 |
|
Speech-language pathologists |
162,760 |
$43.01 |
$89,460 |
$40.45 |
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