New Jersey’sHealth Services
Workforce
The Division of Labor Market & Demographic Research New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
October 2010
Governor Chris ChristieLt. Governor Kim Guadagno
What is the Health Services Supercluster?
Health Services includes • Ambulatory health care service (e.g.,
doctors’ and dentists’ offices)• Hospitals• Nursing and residential care facilities
Less than 25 years8%
25-34 years19%
35-44 years24%
45-54 years27%
55-64 years17%
65 years and over5%
Experience at All LevelsHealth Services workers by age
Source: 2008 American Community Survey Public Use Microdata
Diversity: Race and Gender in Health Services
Source: 2008 American Community Survey Public Use Microdata
• 12% of Health Services workers are of Hispanic origin
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White Black Asian Other Two or more races
Male24%
Female 76%
Highly Skilled Workforce
Source: 2008 American Community Survey Public Use Microdata
19% of Health Services workers have a Master’s degree or higher
High School diploma or less
27%
Some college/ Associate
degree33%
Bachelor's degree
22%
Doctoral degree2%
Professional degree
9%Master's degree
8%
Healthcare Practitioners
36%
Healthcare Support25%
Office and Administrative
21%
Other Services8%
Other Professional4%
Management, Business & Financial
4%Other Occupations
2%
Occupational Distribution of Health Services Occupations
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Third Quarter 2009
Source: LWD, OES Program, 2009
Occupation Employment Percent of Total Education / Training
Registered Nurses 63,650 15.3% Associate degreeNursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants 44,600 10.7% Postsecondary vocational trainingReceptionists and Information Clerks 26,300 6.3% Short-term on-the-job trainingHome Health Aides 21,200 5.1% Short-term on-the-job trainingMedical Secretaries 16,600 4.0% Moderate-term on-the-job trainingLicensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 11,800 2.8% Postsecondary vocational trainingMedical Assistants 11,700 2.8% Moderate-term on-the-job trainingFood Servers, Nonrestaurant 9,650 2.3% Short-term on-the-job trainingBilling and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators 9,150 2.2% Moderate-term on-the-job trainingDental Assistants 9,150 2.2% Moderate-term on-the-job trainingMaids and Housekeeping Cleaners 7,450 1.8% Short-term on-the-job trainingRadiologic Technologists and Technicians 6,600 1.6% Associate degreeMedical and Health Services Managers 6,550 1.6% Bachelor's or higher degree, plus work experienceFirst-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and Administrative Support Workers 6,300 1.5% Work experience in a related occupationSecretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 5,850 1.4% Moderate-term on-the-job trainingPhysical Therapists 5,350 1.3% Master's degreeEmergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 5,150 1.2% Postsecondary vocational trainingInterviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan 4,700 1.1% Short-term on-the-job trainingMedical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 4,450 1.1% Bachelor's degreeOffice Clerks, General 4,400 1.1% Short-term on-the-job trainingTotal selected occupations 280,450 67.3%All other 136,550 32.7%
Staffing Pattern
Health Services Education in New Jersey Total degrees and certificates by program, 2000-2009
Note: Classification of Program codes changed in 2003; data may not be comparable for some programs
Source: New Jersey Commission on Higher Education, Integrated Postsecondary Data System (IPEDS)
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Mast er 's First Prof essional Doct orat e
Note: Classification of Program codes changed in 2003; data may not be comparable for some programs
Source: New Jersey Commission on Higher Education, Integrated Postsecondary Data System (IPEDS)
NJ Health Services Graduate Degrees
Graduate Degrees in Health Services by Institution, 2009(institutions conferring 50 or more degrees)
Source: New Jersey Commission on Higher Education, Integrated Postsecondary Data System (IPEDS)
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Univ ersity of Medicine and Dentistry Of NJ
Rutgers Univ ersity / New Brunsw ick
Seton Hall Univ ersity
Fairleigh Dickinson Univ ersity
Kean Univ ersity
Monmouth Univ ersity
Montclair State Univ ersity
Rutgers Univ ersity / New ark
Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
Fairleigh Dickinson Univ ersity - Coll. At Florham
Princeton Univ ersity
Row an Univ ersity
Master's Doctorate First Professional
Health Services Sites in New Jersey
There are over 20,000 Health Services establishments in New Jersey
Health Services Industry Employers
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Second Quarter 2009. Prepared by: New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development, June 2010
´0 20 4010 Miles
The high concentration of red and orange colors on the map indicates a high density of workers in Health Care and Social Assistance
Labor Shed:Health Care and Social Assistance
