| Hospitals
Industries
in the Hospitals subsector provide medical, diagnostic, and treatment
services that include physician, nursing, and other health services
to inpatients and the specialized accommodation services required by
inpatients. Hospitals may also provide outpatient services as a secondary
activity. Establishments in the Hospitals subsector provide inpatient
health services, many of which can only be provided using the specialized
facilities and equipment that form a significant and integral part of
the production process.
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Occupations
in Demand for Hospitals |
| |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Registered
Nurses |
|
1,690 |
|
27.5% |
1,116 |
|
| Nursing
Aides, Orderlies & Attendants |
|
1,170 |
|
7.0% |
558 |
|
| Licensed
Practical Nurses (LPNs) |
|
710 |
|
5.9% |
668 |
|
| Maids
& Housekeepers |
|
480 |
|
9.0% |
512 |
|
| General
Office Clerks |
|
1,560 |
|
7.6% |
1,402 |
|
| Radiologic
Technologists & Technicians |
|
120 |
|
23.3% |
81 |
|
| Medical
& Clinic Laboratory Technologists |
|
90 |
|
13.2% |
36 |
|
| Physicians
& Surgeons |
|
30 |
NA |
13.9% |
39 |
|
| Medical
Secretaries |
|
220 |
|
16.4% |
99 |
|
| Medical
& Health Services Managers |
|
150 |
|
16.1% |
99 |
|
| Interviewers,
Exc. Eligibility & Loan |
|
50 |
|
22.6% |
65 |
|
| Respiratory
Therapists |
|
NA |
NA |
28.6% |
12 |
|
| Secretaries,
Exc. Legal, Medical & Exec. |
|
260 |
|
-1.6% |
133 |
|
| Medical
& Clinic Laboratory Technicians |
|
90 |
|
20.7% |
64 |
|
| Surgical
Technologists |
|
30 |
|
26.5% |
56 |
|
| Medical
Recs. & Health Info. Technicians |
|
100 |
|
14.5% |
123 |
|
| Pharmacists |
|
90 |
|
19.4% |
91 |
|
| Janitors,
Maids,
Housekeeping Cleaners |
|
1,360 |
|
7.2% |
900 |
|
Source:
Minnesota Dept.
of Employment & Economic Development
1st Quarter 2009 Median Salary Data from the Minnesota
Salary Survey for Region 6W and Region 8
Current Demand Data from the Occupations
in Demand Tool for Region 6W and Region 8
Projected Employment Data from the 2006-2016 Minnesota
Employment Projections Program for Southwest Minnesota |
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