CLEVELAND, Ohio - In Cuyahoga County, the healthcare industry employs the most workers, more than double that of the next largest industry, manufacturing. But which health care professionals receive the highest compensation and what do some of the other health jobs pay?
Stacker compiled a list of the health care jobs by average pay in the Cleveland-Elyria metro area, using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Absent from the list, due to limits of the BLS data, are what likely are some of the highest-paying jobs, such as surgeons and other specialty doctors. But the rundown includes many of the common jobs with typical pay above $70,000 a year.
Jobs are ranked by 2020 annual average wage. Job descriptions are from the Occupational Information Network (O*NET), developed under the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration.
No. 20. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists
Cleveland-Elyria average salary: $69,720
National annual average salary: $75,960
Entry-level education requirements: Associate's degree
Job description: Operate Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanners. Monitor patient safety and comfort, and view images of area being scanned to ensure quality of pictures. May administer gadolinium contrast dosage intravenously. May interview patients, explain MRI procedures, and position patients on examining table. May enter into the computer data such as patient history, anatomical area to be scanned, orientation specified, and position of entry.
No. 19. Audiologists
Cleveland-Elyria annual average salary: $70,710
National annual average salary: $89,230
Entry-level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
Job description: Assess and treat persons with hearing and related disorders. May fit hearing aids and provide auditory training. May perform research related to hearing problems.
No. 18. Registered nurses
Cleveland-Elyria annual average salary: $73,130
National annual average salary: $80,010
Entry-level education requirements: Bachelor's degree
Job description: Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or registration required.
No. 17. Chiropractors
Cleveland-Elyria annual average salary: $78,000
National annual average salary: $83,830
Entry-level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
Job description: Assess, treat, and care for patients by manipulation of spine and musculoskeletal system. May provide spinal adjustment or address sacral or pelvic misalignment.
No. 16. Nuclear medicine technologists
Cleveland-Elyria annual average salary: $79,040
National annual average salary: $82,080
Entry-level education requirements: Associate's degree
Job description: Prepare, administer, and measure radioactive isotopes in therapeutic, diagnostic, and tracer studies using a variety of radioisotope equipment. Prepare stock solutions of radioactive materials and calculate doses to be administered by radiologists. Subject patients to radiation. Execute blood volume, red cell survival, and fat absorption studies following standard laboratory techniques.
No. 15. Radiation therapists
Cleveland-Elyria annual average salary: $83,140
National annual average salary: $94,300
Entry-level education requirements: Associate's degree
Job description: Provide radiation therapy to patients as prescribed by a radiation oncologist according to established practices and standards. Duties may include reviewing prescription and diagnosis; acting as liaison with physician and supportive care personnel; preparing equipment, such as immobilization, treatment, and protection devices; and maintaining records, reports, and files. May assist in dosimetry procedures and tumor localization.
No. 14. Speech: language pathologists
Cleveland-Elyria annual average salary: $83,880
National annual average salary: $83,240
Entry-level education requirements: Master's degree
Job description: Assess and treat persons with speech, language, voice, and fluency disorders. May select alternative communication systems and teach their use. May perform research related to speech and language problems.
No. 13. Physical therapists
Cleveland-Elyria annual average salary: $89,280
National annual average salary: $91,680
Entry-level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
Job description: Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that improve mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and improve or correct disabling conditions resulting from disease or injury.
No. 12. Occupational therapists
Cleveland-Elyria annual average salary: $91,530
National annual average salary: $87,480
Job description: Assess, plan, and organize rehabilitative programs that help build or restore vocational, homemaking, and daily living skills, as well as general independence, to persons with disabilities or developmental delays. Use therapeutic techniques, adapt the individual's environment, teach skills, and modify specific tasks that present barriers to the individual.
No. 11. Nurse-midwives
Cleveland-Elyria annual average salary: $101,850
National annual average salary: $115,540
Entry-level education requirements: Master's degree
Job description: Diagnose and coordinate all aspects of the birthing process, either independently or as part of a healthcare team. May provide well: woman gynecological care. Must have specialized, graduate nursing education.
No. 10. Nurse practitioners
Cleveland-Elyria annual average salary: $102,180
National annual average salary: $114,510
Entry-level education requirements: Master's degree
Job description: Diagnose and treat acute, episodic, or chronic illness, independently or as part of a healthcare team. May focus on health promotion and disease prevention. May order, perform, or interpret diagnostic tests such as lab work and X-rays. May prescribe medication. Must be registered nurses who have specialized graduate education.
No. 9. Physician assistants
Cleveland-Elyria annual average salary: $111,020
National annual average salary: $116,080
Entry-level education requirements: Master's degree
Job description: Provide healthcare services typically performed by a physician, under the supervision of a physician. Conduct complete physicals, provide treatment, and counsel patients. May, in some cases, prescribe medication. Must graduate from an accredited educational program for physician assistants.
No. 8. Veterinarians
Cleveland-Elyria annual average salary: $111,880
National annual average salary: $108,350
Entry-level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
Job description: Diagnose, treat, or research diseases and injuries of animals. Includes veterinarians who conduct research and development, inspect livestock, or care for pets and companion animals.
No. 7. Optometrists
Cleveland-Elyria annual average salary: $118,140
National annual average salary: $125,440
Entry-level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
Job description: Diagnose, manage, and treat conditions and diseases of the human eye and visual system. Examine eyes and visual system, diagnose problems or impairments, prescribe corrective lenses, and provide treatment. May prescribe therapeutic drugs to treat specific eye conditions.
No. 6. Pharmacists
Cleveland-Elyria annual average salary: $121,470
National annual average salary: $125,460
Entry-level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
Job description: Dispense drugs prescribed by physicians and other health practitioners and provide information to patients about medications and their use. May advise physicians and other health practitioners on the selection, dosage, interactions, and side effects of medications.
No. 5. Podiatrists
Cleveland-Elyria annual average salary: $136,080
National annual average salary: $151,110
Entry-level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
Job description: Diagnose and treat diseases and deformities of the human foot.
No. 4. Nurse anesthetists
Cleveland-Elyria annual average salary: $168,520
National annual average salary: $189,190
Entry-level education requirements: Master's degree
Job description: Administer anesthesia, monitor patient's vital signs, and oversee patient recovery from anesthesia. May assist anesthesiologists, surgeons, other physicians, or dentists. Must be registered nurses who have specialized graduate education.
No. 3. General internal medicine physicians
Cleveland-Elyria annual average salary: $195,950
National annual average salary: $210,960
Entry-level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
Job description: Diagnose and provide nonsurgical treatment for a wide range of diseases and injuries of internal organ systems. Provide care mainly for adults and adolescents, and are based primarily in an outpatient care setting.
No. 2. Family medicine physicians
Cleveland-Elyria annual average salary: $202,200
National annual average salary: $214,370
Entry-level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
Job description: Diagnose, treat, and provide preventive care to individuals and families across the lifespan. May refer patients to specialists when needed for further diagnosis or treatment.
No. 1. Dentists, general
Cleveland-Elyria annual average salary: $210,340
National annual average salary: $180,830
Entry-level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
Job description: Examine, diagnose, and treat diseases, injuries, and malformations of teeth and gums. May treat diseases of nerve, pulp, and other dental tissues affecting oral hygiene and retention of teeth. May fit dental appliances or provide preventive care.
Note: Asked to explain why the BLS data did not include all health care occupations, a spokesman emailed, in part, "In general, if either an employment [number of jobs] or a wage estimate (but not both) is available for an occupation, the occupation will appear in the data with the unpublished estimate footnoted 'estimate not released.' In the case of surgeons, except ophthalmologists, within the Cleveland-Elyria, OH metropolitan area, the employment and wage estimates were withheld in our May 2020 estimates."
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