Health Care Careers in Nevada - Presentation at Bishop Manogue

Health Care Careers in Nevada
John Packham, PhD
Director of Health Policy Research
Office of Statewide Initiatives
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Bishop Manogue High School
March 17, 2015
Strong Projected Growth of Jobs in the
Health Care Industry
• Health care industry will generate more than 3
million jobs this decade – over 500,00 new jobs for
registered nurses alone will be created by 2020
• Many are good-paying jobs – median wage for RNs
is $65,470 versus $34,750 for all jobs
• Growth of jobs includes clinical, health care
administration, and health-information technology
• Aging population + improved economy + health
reform + aging health workforce = increased
demand for health care services and professionals
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Fastest Growing Jobs in the US
Through 2022
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1st – Industrial psychologists (53%)
2nd – Personal care aides (49%)
3rd – Home health aides (48%)
6th – Diagnostic medical sonographers (46%)
8th – Occupational therapy assistants (43%)
9th – Genetic counselors (41%)
10th – Physical therapy assistants (41%)
11th – Physical therapy aides (40%)
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2015)
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Fastest Growing Jobs in the US
Through 2022 (continued)
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13th – Physician assistants (38%)
17th – Occupational therapy aides (36%)
19th – Medical secretaries (36%)
20th – Physical therapists (36%)
21st – Orthotists and prosthetists (35%)
24th – Nurse practitioners (34%)
25th – Audiologists (34%)
26th – Dental hygienists (33%)
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2015)
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Health Workforce Trends in Nevada
• We’re number 50! Widespread shortages of health
care professionals across most health care
occupations and specialty areas versus other states
• Geographic maldistribution – Shortages are
particularly acute in rural and frontier regions
• Shortages are compounded by boomer-fueled
demand and the looming retirement of aging health
care professionals in Nevada and the US
• Good news for students! Strong demand for decent
paying, recession proof jobs
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Nevada Physician Workforce Rankings
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General and Family Practitioners – 46th
Pediatricians – 46rd
Obstetricians and Gynecologists – 40th
Ophthalmologists – 48nd
Orthopedic Surgeons – 51st
General Surgeons – 51st
Specialty Surgeons – 51st
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Primary Care
Number of MDs per 100,000 Population – 2012
60.0
54.4
50.0
39.8 39.6
40.0
31.0
30.0
20.0
29.1
20.6
20.6
13.8
10.0
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25.7
9.9
11.9
13.9
1.4 1.4 2.2
Family Medicine
General Practice
Nevada
Internal Medicine
Mountain Region
Pediatrics
OB/Gyn
US
Source: AMA. Physician Characteristics and Distribution in the US (2014)
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Medical and Surgical Specialties
Number of MDs per 100,000 Population – 2012
14.0
12.0
10.0
8.0
12.1
12.0
12.7
9.9
8.2
8.1 8.2
6.0
5.3
7.4
6.5
4.9 5.0
4.0
4.4
2.7
3.4
2.0
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General Surgery
Orthopedic Surgery
Cardiovascular
Disease
Nevada
Mountain Region
GI
Psychiatry
US
Source: AMA. Physician Characteristics and Distribution in the US (2014)
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Good News for Students Pursuing
Health Care Careers
• Strong demand for a wide-range of health
care professionals in Nevada
• Higher than average salary and benefits for
most health care jobs in Nevada
• Career ladder opportunities for a wide
variety of fields, including medicine,
nursing, mental health, oral health,
pharmacy, administration, and HIT
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More Good News for Students
Pursuing Health Care Careers
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Industrial psychologists ($83,580)
Diagnostic medical sonographers ($65,580)
Genetic counselors ($56,800)
Physician assistants ($90,930)
Physical therapists ($79,860)
Nurse practitioners ($89,960)
Dental hygienists ($70,210)
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2015)
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John Packham, PhD
Director of Health Policy Research
Office of Statewide Initiatives
University of Nevada School of Medicine
(775) 784-1235
[email protected]
http://www.medicine.nevada.edu/statewide/