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. 2019 Feb 7;25(2 Suppl):S58–S66. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000000933

TABLE 2. Workforce Characteristics for SHAs With Respondents in 2014 and 2017a.

2014 2017
Supervisory status
Nonsupervisor 70% (68%-71%) 72% (71%-72%)
Supervisor 15% (15%-16%) 15% (14%-16%)
Manager 12% (11%-13%) 11% (10%-11%)b
Executive 3% (3%-4%) 3% (3%-3%)
Highest degree
No college 16% (15%-16%) 13% (13%-14%)b
Associate 10% (9%-10%) 11% (11%-12%)b
Bachelor 34% (32%-35%) 34% (34%-35%)
Masters 32% (31%-33%) 33% (32%-34%)
Doctoral 9% (8%-10%) 8% (7%-9%)
Tenure in current position, y
0-5 59% (58%-60%) 67% (67%-68%)b
6-10 22% (21%-23%) 15% (14%-16%)b
11-15 10% (9%-11%) 9% (8%-9%)
16-20 5% (4%-5%) 4% (4%-5%)
21+ 4% (4%-5%) 4% (4%-4%)
Tenure in current agency, y
0-5 36% (35%-37%) 47% (47%-48%)b
6-10 21% (20%-22%) 17% (17%-18%)b
11-15 15% (14%-16%) 13% (13%-14%)b
16-20 10% (9%-11%) 9% (9%-10%)
21+ 18% (17%-18%) 13% (13%-13%)b
Tenure in public health practice, y
0-5 27% (25%-28%) 33% (32%-34%)b
6-10 20% (19%-21%) 19% (18%-19%)
11-15 16% (15%-17%) 14% (14%-15%)b
16-20 12% (12%-13%) 13% (12%-13%)
21+ 25% (25%-26%) 22% (22%-22%)b
Tenure in management, y
0-5 31% (28%-33%) 36% (34%-38%)b
6-10 25% (22%-27%) 22% (20%-24%)
11-15 17% (16%-19%) 17% (16%-19%)
15-20 12% (11%-13%) 11% (10%-12%)
21+ 15% (14%-17%) 13% (13%-13%)b
Annualized salary
<$25,000 2% (2%-2%) 2% (1%-2%)
$25 000-$35 000 10% (9%-10%) 9% (8%-9%)
$35 001-$45 000 15% (15%-16%) 14% (13%-15%)
$45 001-$55 000 19% (18%-20%) 19% (18%-19%)
$55 001-$65 000 17% (16%-17%) 16% (16%-17%)
$65 001-$75 000 14% (13%-15%) 14% (13%-15%)
$75 001-$85 000 10% (9%-11%) 11% (10%-11%)
$85 001-$95 000 6% (6%-7%) 7% (6%-7%)
$95 001-$105 000 3% (3%-4%) 4% (4%-5%)b
$105 001-$115 000 1% (1%-2%) 2% (2%-2%)b
$115 001-$125 000 1% (1%-1%) 1% (1%-1%)
$125 001-$135 000 0% (0%-1%) 1% (0%-1%)
$135 001-$145 000 0% (0%-1%) 0% (0%-1%)
>$145 000 1% (1%-1%) 1% (1%-1%)
Job classification
Administration 34% (32%-35%) 42% (41%-43%)b
Clinical or laboratory 15% (15%-16%) 16% (16%-17%)
Public health sciences 45% (44%-46%) 38% (37%-39%)b
Social services/other 6% (6%-7%) 4% (4%-5%)b

aEstimates shown as estimate (95% confidence interval) by year.

bStatistically significant differences, in aggregate, across years for a given item at P < .05. Respondent counts range from n = 21 795 to n = 24 689.