According to this 2021 survey, nurses and health care aides were considered to be underpaid in the United States. During that year, 59 percent of respondents believed nurses were underpaid in the U.S. and 60 percent of respondents stated that health care aides were underpaid. On the other hand, according to the opinion of most respondents, insurance and hospital executives were overpaid. Furthermore, this survey reveals that physical therapists and pharmacists were paid the right amount for roughly 60 percent of respondents.
Share of people who think healthcare workers are underpaid, overpaid, or paid the right amount in the United States in 2021, by profession
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AP-NORC. (August 1, 2021). Share of people who think healthcare workers are underpaid, overpaid, or paid the right amount in the United States in 2021, by profession [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270812/public-opinion-survey-on-healthcare-workers-wages-in-the-united-states/
AP-NORC. "Share of people who think healthcare workers are underpaid, overpaid, or paid the right amount in the United States in 2021, by profession." Chart. August 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270812/public-opinion-survey-on-healthcare-workers-wages-in-the-united-states/
AP-NORC. (2021). Share of people who think healthcare workers are underpaid, overpaid, or paid the right amount in the United States in 2021, by profession. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270812/public-opinion-survey-on-healthcare-workers-wages-in-the-united-states/
AP-NORC. "Share of People Who Think Healthcare Workers Are Underpaid, Overpaid, or Paid The Right Amount in The United States in 2021, by Profession." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270812/public-opinion-survey-on-healthcare-workers-wages-in-the-united-states/
AP-NORC, Share of people who think healthcare workers are underpaid, overpaid, or paid the right amount in the United States in 2021, by profession Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270812/public-opinion-survey-on-healthcare-workers-wages-in-the-united-states/ (last visited May 19, 2024)
Share of people who think healthcare workers are underpaid, overpaid, or paid the right amount in the United States in 2021, by profession [Graph], AP-NORC, August 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270812/public-opinion-survey-on-healthcare-workers-wages-in-the-united-states/