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Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners in Kentucky

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14.7% Jobs Projection
$58,020 Median Salary
30 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners in Kentucky are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners in Kentucky is growing faster than average.

  • Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners in Kentucky earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners Work in Kentucky?

There were approximately 180 workers employed as Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners in this state in 2018.

There were 190 Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 10 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 275 Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners working in it, which means Kentucky has fewer Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners than average.

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Job Projections for Kentucky

Jobs for Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners in this state are growing at a rate of 14.7% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 13.3%.

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Kentucky Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 30 annual job openings, and a total of 390 jobs for Kentucky Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 3,800 annual jobs and 63,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners Make in Kentucky?

In 2018 wages for Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners ranged from $31,030 to $95,370 with $58,020 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $14.92 to $45.85. The median hourly rate was $27.9.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $27.44 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.46.

The median salary in Kentucky is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Kentucky Metros for Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 180 $84,700
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 60 $58,030

Top States for Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners Employment

View the list below to see where most Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Maryland 5,450 $136,660
California 4,130 $68,750
New York 2,700 $63,760
Georgia 2,560 $103,840
Illinois 2,230 $64,100
Florida 1,950 $64,790
Indiana 1,670 $59,000
New Jersey 1,210 $82,260
Washington 1,080 $66,390
Texas 980 $66,270
Colorado 860 $56,560
North Carolina 830 $91,210
Minnesota 820 $88,030
Massachusetts 820 $74,160
Ohio 790 $80,560
Oregon 660 $75,510
Pennsylvania 560 $70,720
Arizona 540 $63,970
Wisconsin 490 $68,510
Michigan 490 $69,370

Below are the states where Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Maryland $136,660
District of Columbia $126,060
Georgia $103,840
North Carolina $91,210
Delaware $89,150
Minnesota $88,030
New Jersey $82,260
Virginia $80,720
Ohio $80,560
Connecticut $77,120

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