The Department announced a Final Rule focused primarily on updating the salary and compensation levels needed for Executive, Administrative and Professional workers to be exempt. For more information, see http://www.dol.gov/whd/overtime/final2016/. Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
Duties. A behavioral health technician is expected to understand and implement individual treatment plans, record patient behavior and provide a safe, supportive environment for the patients. Technicians may provide and record patient medications and assisting in daily activities.
Employment. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the largest employers of behavioral health technicians are psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals. These employed 23,830 out of a total 69,840 workers in the U.S., as of 2011.