Health and Personal Care Stores: NAICS 446
About the Health and Personal Care Stores subsector
The health and personal care stores subsector is part of the retail trade sector.
Industries in the Health and Personal Care Stores subsector retail health and personal care merchandise from fixed point-of-sale locations. Establishments in this subsector are characterized principally by the products they retail, and some health and personal care stores may have specialized staff trained in dealing with the products. Staff may include pharmacists, opticians, and other professionals engaged in retailing, advising customers, and/or fitting the product sold to the customer's needs.
North American Industry Classification System
The health and personal care stores subsector consists of a single industry group,
Health and Personal Care Stores: NAICS 4461.
Workforce Statistics
This section provides information relating to employment in health and personal care stores.
These data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys.
The following tables present an overview of the industry including
the number of jobs,
mass layoffs,
data for occupations common to the industry,
and projections of occupational employment change.
Employment and Layoffs
(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Mass Layoff Statistics)
Extended Mass Layoffs
(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)
Employment by Occupation
(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)
Projections
For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for health and personal care stores.
(Source: Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections)
Earnings and Hours
This section presents data on employee earnings and weekly hours.
The latest industry averages of hourly earnings and weekly hours are shown.
In addition, recent hourly and annual earnings are shown for occupations commonly found in health and personal care stores.
Earnings and Hours of All Employees
(Source: Current Employment Statistics)
Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees
(Source: Current Employment Statistics)
Earnings by Occupation
| Data series |
Wages, 2011 |
| Hourly |
Annual |
| Median |
Mean |
Median |
Mean |
Cashiers |
$9.14 |
$10.06 |
$19,020 |
$20,930 |
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers |
$17.60 |
$19.77 |
$36,610 |
$41,110 |
Pharmacists |
$54.77 |
$54.83 |
$113,910 |
$114,040 |
Pharmacy aides |
$10.37 |
$10.96 |
$21,570 |
$22,800 |
Pharmacy technicians |
$13.29 |
$13.74 |
$27,650 |
$28,580 |
Retail salespersons |
$9.96 |
$11.82 |
$20,720 |
$24,590 |
(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)
Work-related Fatalities, Injuries, and Illnesses
This section presents data for the industry on the number of workplace fatalities and the rates of workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers in health and personal care stores. An injury or illness is considered to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing condition.
(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)
Prices
This section provides industry-specific pricing information. The producer price index measures the percentage change in prices that domestic producers receive for goods and services. The prices included in the producer price index are from the first commercial transaction.
| Data series |
Back
data |
May
2012 |
Jun.
2012 |
Jul.
2012 |
Aug.
2012 |
Producer price index |
|
139.4 |
137.1 |
135.0 |
135.7 |
Percent change from previous month |
|
0.6% |
-1.6% |
-1.5% |
0.5% |
(Source: Producer Price Indexes)
Workplace Trends
This section presents data on the number of establishments in health and personal care stores. Also included in this section is information on productivity, presented as the rate of change in output per hour of workers in the industry.
Establishments
(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)
Productivity
(Source: Productivity and Costs)
Other BLS Resources
Career Guide to Industries
To learn about careers from an industry perspective, see the Career Guide to Industries.
Data extracted on:
September 27, 2012
