New Survey Reveals Higher Compensation Levels for Senior Living Positions in Massachusetts

WageWatch, Inc., (http://www.WageWatch.com), the leading online compensation and benefits survey company, announced today that jobs in the senior living industry in Massachusetts pay from 15% to 30% higher than the national average. WageWatch’s Senior Living Industry report for Massachusetts contains data on 10,500 employees from over 111 facilities in the area.

Scottsdale, AZ, (PRWEB) September 21, 2006 -- WageWatch, Inc., (http://www.WageWatch.com), the leading online compensation and benefits survey company, announced today that jobs in the senior living industry in Massachusetts pay from 15% to 30% higher than the national average.

WageWatch’s Senior Living Industry report for Massachusetts contains data on 10,500 employees from over 111 facilities in the area.

The survey has data on 52 healthcare jobs that are found in all types of senior living organizations, including Continuity of Care Retirement Centers, Assisted Living Facilities, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Hospice, and Home Healthcare. The vast majority of the jobs in the survey pay significantly higher than national averages. For example, jobs such as Certified Nursing Assistant, Assisted Living Caregiver, Licensed Practical Nurse, Directors of Nursing, Admissions Coordinator, and Nursing Home Administrator all have salary levels 15 to 30 percent higher than national averages.

“For many jobs that deliver core services in the senior living industry, employers recruit locally”, said Margaret Dyekman, President and COO. “It’s important for them to know what the local pay levels are so they can be competitive,” she continued.

WageWatch’s surveys enable participants to define custom cuts of the data so they can be very specific about the companies against which they compare compensation levels, providing comparisons of like to like.

For additional information, contact Jim Crews, 480-657-6504.

About Wage Watch

WageWatch (www.WageWatch.com),the leading Web-based source for compensation and benefits data, provides instantly accessible industry wage, salary and benefits data, delivered to any Internet-enabled device. Using a patent-pending technology, WageWatch surveys industries and provides companies with the data they need to make their compensation and benefits decisions. As a pure information provider, WageWatch gives its customers the ability to see what their competitors are paying and position themselves in their markets.

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