2012-Medical Assistant-Program Trends
Western Technical College 400 Seventh Street La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601 608.785.9200 Medical Assistant Occupation Report April 27, 2012 Western Technical College District Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. | www.economicmodeling.com 1 Region Info Name: Western Technical College District Description: Western district counties County Areas: Buffalo, Wisconsin (55011), Crawford, Wisconsin (55023), Jackson, Wisconsin (55053), Juneau, Wisconsin (55057), La Crosse, Wisconsin (55063), Monroe, Wisconsin (55081), Trempealeau, Wisconsin (55121), Vernon, Wisconsin (55123) Selected Occupations Occupation Medical assistants (SOC 31-9092) Education Level Moderate-term on-the-job training Executive Summary Basic Information 2013 Occupational Jobs 2017 Occupational Jobs Total Change Total % Change Openings 2011 Median Hourly Earnings 454 472 18 3.97% 41 $13.80 Occupational Change Summary Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. | www.economicmodeling.com 2 2013 Jobs Region Regional Total State Total National Total 454 10,725 555,338 2017 Change Jobs 472 11,617 608,962 18 892 53,624 % Change 4% 8% 10% 2011 Median Hourly Earnings $13.80 $14.57 $14.20 Openin gs 41 1,355 77,071 Source: EMSI Complete Employment - 2011.4 Top Industries for Selected Occupation NAICS Code 621111 622110 621310 930000 621320 920000 623110 2013 Jobs Name Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) General Medical and Surgical Hospitals Offices of Chiropractors Local government Offices of Optometrists State government Nursing Care Facilities 2017 Jobs Change % Change 176 157 -19 -11% 146 60 12 <10 <10 <10 170 67 12 11 <10 <10 24 7 0 ---- 16% 12% 0% ---- Source: EMSI Complete Employment - 2011.4 Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. | www.economicmodeling.com 3 Data Sources and Calculations Industry Data In order to capture a complete picture of industry employment, EMSI basically combines covered employment data from Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) produced by the Department of Labor with total employment data in Regional Economic Information System (REIS) published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), augmented with County Business Patterns (CBP) and Nonemployer Statistics (NES) published by the U.S. Census Bureau. Projections are based on the latest available EMSI industry data, 15-year past local trends in each industry, growth rates in statewide and (where available) sub-state area industry projections published by individual state agencies, and (in part) growth rates in national projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. State Data Sources This report uses state data from the following agencies: Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Bureau of Workforce Information. Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. | www.economicmodeling.com 4
