DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA
29-2053 Psychiatric Technicians
Occupational Description:
Care for individuals with mental or emotional conditions or disabilities, following the instructions of physicians or other health practitioners. Monitor patients' physical and emotional well-being and report to medical staff. May participate in rehabilitation and treatment programs, help with personal hygiene, and administer oral or injectable medications.| Percentiles | |||||||||
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| Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
| Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN | 410 | 138 | $17.16/hr | $0.64/hr | $12.92/hr | $14.49/hr | $17.17/hr | $19.79/hr | $22.48/hr |
| Minnesota | N/A | N/A | $17.42/hr | $0.44/hr | $12.95/hr | $14.49/hr | $17.22/hr | $20.29/hr | $23.12/hr |
| U S | 78,470 | 1,412 | $18.24/hr | $0.26/hr | $11.39/hr | $13.33/hr | $16.41/hr | $20.99/hr | $30.17/hr |
| *SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate. | |||||||||
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| Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
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| Employment | Median Wage | % Change 2020 - 2030 | |
| Social and Human Service Assistants | 7,210 | $17.35/hr | 11.6% |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | 4,450 | $27.62/hr | 9.8% |
| Physical Therapists | 2,770 | $40.77/hr | 14.2% |
| Recreational Therapists | 220 | $28.93/hr | N/A |
Tasks for Psychiatric Technicians
- Helps patients with their personal hygiene, such as bathing and keeping beds, clothing, and living areas clean.
- Intervenes to restrain violent or potentially violent or suicidal patients by verbal or physical means as required.
- Leads prescribed individual or group therapy sessions as part of specific therapeutic procedures.
- Completes initial admittance forms for new patients.
- Contacts patient's relatives by telephone to arrange family conferences.
- Administers oral medications and hypodermic injections, following physician's prescriptions and hospital procedures.
- Takes and records measures of patient's general physical condition, such as pulse, temperature, and respiration, to provide daily information.
- Observes patients to detect behavior patterns and reports observations to medical staff.
- Issues medications from dispensary and maintains records in accordance with specified procedures.
