2012 Third Qtr-Respiratory Therapist-Program Trends
Western Technical College 400 Seventh Street La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601 608.785.9200 Occupation Report for Respiratory Therapist Program August 28, 2012 2012 Third Quarter Data for 2013-2017 Projections 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 Respiratory Therapists (SOC 29-1126) Education Level Associate's degree Executive Summary Basic Information 2013 Occupational Jobs 2017 Occupational Jobs Total Change Total % Change Openings 2012 Median Hourly Earnings 203 220 17 8.38% 31 $23.32 Occupational Change Summary Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. | www.economicmodeling.com 2 2013 Jobs Region Regional Total State Total National Total 203 2,352 116,402 2017 Change Jobs 220 2,553 126,849 17 201 10,447 % Change 8% 9% 9% 2012 Median Hourly Earnings $23.32 $25.72 $25.64 Openin gs 31 372 18,855 Source: EMSI Complete Employment - 2012.2 Top Industries for Selected Occupation NAICS Code 622110 623110 902622 901199 561320 621111 621340 Name General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (Private) Nursing Care Facilities Hospitals (State Government) Federal Government, Civilian, Excluding Postal Service Temporary Help Services Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists 2013 Jobs 186 <10 <10 2017 Jobs 202 <10 <10 16 --- % Change 9% --- <10 <10 -- -- <10 <10 -- -- <10 <10 -- -- <10 <10 -- -- Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. | www.economicmodeling.com Change 3 Source: EMSI Complete Employment - 2012.2 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
