The term specifically refers to the method of collecting the platelets, which is performed by a device used in blood donation that separates the platelets and returns other portions of the blood to the donor.
Average Salary Information for US Workers. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median wage for workers in the United States in the fourth quarter of 2016 was $849 per week or $44,148 per year for a 40-hour work week. Wages were 2.9% higher than at the same date for the previous year, a gain of 1.8%.
Ohio ranks below the national average for both weekly pay and wage growth, according to U.S. Labor Department data released Thursday. Ohio tied with North Carolina, ranking 29th among 50 states in wage growth for the fourth quarter of 2012 compared with a year earlier. The average weekly wage in the United States was $1,000, a 4.7 percent increase. In Ohio, average wages ($887) increased only 3.6 percent. North Dakota, at 8.4 percent, had the highest wage growth nationally, followed by California at 7.8 percent and New York at 6.9 percent.