Health Care

Introduction

WIN’s health care occupation group includes jobs related to health care support and practitioners. Employment in this group has been consistently growing, with more health care workers needed to care for Michigan’s aging population. Registered nurses are routinely the most in-demand job in this group. Annually, there are about 23,600 job openings for these positions across southeast Michigan, and this is projected to continue increasing.

3,698

Health Care Workers

2.8% Decrease from 2019

Employment Over Time

2010-2020

Worker Gender Demographics

Health Care Worker Demographics

According to 2020 Emsi data, the health care occupation group employed 3,698 workers in Lenawee and Hillsdale counties, who are overwhelmingly female (82.2 percent) and between the ages of 25 and 54 (67.5 percent), although 23.7 percent of workers are over 54. The healthcare occupation group is primarily white in Lenawee and Hillsdale counties, with 82.0 percent of workers identifying as white, 10.3 percent identifying as Black or African American, and 7.5 percent identifying otherwise.

Race and Ethnicity Demographics 82.0% White | 10.3% Black or African American | 4.3% Hispanic or Latino

Worker Age Demographics

Health Care Top Posted Jobs 2020

Top Posted Jobs: 2020

Home Health and Personal Care Aides were the highest indemand health care occupation throughout 2020, with 718 postings. Other top posted jobs include Registered Nurses (689 postings), Speech-Language Pathologists (294 postings), Nursing Assistants (185 postings), and Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses (172 postings). Top occupations in health care are available at many education levels, and employment for some roles, such as Home Health and Personal Care Aides and Pharmacy Technicians (104 postings), only require a high school diploma or equivalent, coupled with short to moderate-term on-the-job training.

Health Care Wage Overview

Wages in the high-demand health care field tend to scale with both education and experience. The health care occupation group offers a relatively broad array of entry requirements, and a high volume of jobs are open to candidates with less than a bachelor’s degree. Most of the top-posted jobs pay over $15.00 per hour. Home Health and Personal Care Aides, the top posted health care job, offers a median hourly wage of $13.47 per hour or annual salary of about $28,018.

Wage Overview for Top Posted Health Care Jobs in 2020

Data: Emsi, BLS | Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

In-Demand Technical Skills

• Nursing • Caregiving • Home Care • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) • Meal Planning and Preparation • Communications • Compassion • Valid Driver's License • Customer Service • Scheduling

In-Demand Foundational Skills

In-Demand Education Level*

• High School Diploma: 13.2% • Associate Degree: 14.9% • Bachelor's Degree: 5.4% • Master's Degree: 7.4% • Certified Nursing Assistant • Licensed Practical Nurse • Certificate Of Clinical Competence In Speech-

Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) • Nurse Practitioner

In-Demand Certifications

Employer Demand by City

2 6%

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Top Posting Employers*

• CareInHomes.com • ProMedica • Manor Care, Inc. • Home Instead Senior Care • Sunbelt Staffing, LLC • Lynwood Manor • Corizon Health, Inc. • Triage Staffing • United States Department of the Air Force • Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

1. Adrian: 1,113 Postings 2. Hillsdale: 552 Postings 3. Tecumseh: 512 Postings 4. Clinton: 261 Postings 5. Jonesville: 247 Postings 6. Blissfield: 64 Postings 7. Onsted: 62 Postings 8. Britton: 52 Postings 9. Morenci: 52 Postings 10. Hudson: 49 Postings

Job Postings by City