Becoming a Plant Health Care Technician via Online Education?

At the very least, online education can help you lay a foundation and/or open up alternate career paths. Ashford University, one of the highest ranking online schools, is a US school (accredited) offering health courses to train individuals to become top-notch healthcare managers, physicians, doctors, nurses, health care administrators, health informatics specialists, health information specialists, health information managers, health safety specialists, etc. Currently, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics there are 37,830 people employed as tree trimmers and pruners alone in America, and their average annual salary is $32,090. Colleges and universities like Ashford University that provide online education are successfully launching workers into this field.

Plant Health Care Technician Salary Information

Category: Tree trimmers and pruners

Total # Employed in the US 37,830
Average Hourly Wage: $15.43/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$9.83 $11.64 $14.57 $18.37 $22.91
Average Yearly Salary $32,090
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$20,450 $24,200 $30,310 $38,200 $47,650
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
40.7% 34.4% 13.8% 4.2% 5.7% 0.8% 0.2%
Tree trimmers and pruners — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Alaska $33.53/hr $69,740
District of Columbia $23.06/hr $47,950
North Carolina $20.17/hr $41,950
Delaware $19.83/hr $41,250
Virginia $19.64/hr $40,860
Kansas $19.07/hr $39,680
Mississippi $18.61/hr $38,700
New York $17.87/hr $37,170
Oklahoma $17.86/hr $37,140
Indiana $17.62/hr $36,650
Nebraska $17.34/hr $36,080
Montana $16.78/hr $34,900
Michigan $16.31/hr $33,920
Utah $16.24/hr $33,790
Louisiana $16.15/hr $33,600
Connecticut $16.08/hr $33,450
Kentucky $15.79/hr $32,840
Guam $15.78/hr $32,830
Colorado $15.69/hr $32,630
Missouri $15.5/hr $32,230
Hawaii $15.44/hr $32,120
Wyoming $15.38/hr $32,000
North Dakota $15.2/hr $31,610
South Carolina $14.94/hr $31,070
New Hampshire $14.81/hr $30,800
Tennessee $14.73/hr $30,630
Maine $14.51/hr $30,190
California $14.35/hr $29,850
Arkansas $14.32/hr $29,780
Idaho $14.31/hr $29,760
West Virginia $14.17/hr $29,470
Oregon $14.11/hr $29,360
Wisconsin $13.73/hr $28,560
Washington $13.53/hr $28,140
Iowa $13.4/hr $27,870
Alabama $12.95/hr $26,930
Massachusetts $12.09/hr $25,140
Nevada $11.86/hr $24,670
Maryland $11.8/hr $24,550
South Dakota $11.25/hr $23,400


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