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What you can expect to make |
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Hourly wages ($26.27) are above the national average ($18.07). |
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These earnings are above average for occupations in the health sector and close to the average for all professional occupations. |
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These wages grew at an above-average rate from 2002 to 2004. |
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Close to the average |
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The unemployment rate (4%) is close to the 2004 average (7%). |
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This rate is above the average for professionnal occupations. |
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% of Part-time work is above average |
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There were 12,000 workers employed in these occupations in 2004, an increase of 58% since 1997. |
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The percentage of part-time workers (20%) is above the 2004 average (19%) and has risen since 1997. |
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The percentage of self-employed workers is 7% compared to the 2004 average of 15%. |
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| The younger-than-average age (38) of worker will likely result in a below-average retirement rate to 2009. |
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