Health Care Professional Compensation—The Current Statistics

Health care is now the largest employment sector in the United States (see Health Care Just Became the U.S.'s Largest Employer). There are over 13 million Americans employed in the health care industry (see Total Health Care Employment). But “health care employment” as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Standard Occupational Classification System covers a lot of territory—medical and health services managers, health care practitioners and technical occupations, health care support occupations, and community health workers.

When looking at health care professionals, there is a wide range. From audiologists and chiropractors, to speech-language pathologists and . . .