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Numbers of Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

Occupation group

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Year Number
2005 87,530
2006 92,050
2007 92,880
2008 97,510
2009 99,290
2010 100,950
2011 101,330
2012 106,990
2013 112,040
2014 116,030
2015 118,680
2016 126,100
2017 129,680
2018 135,570
2019 130,640

Individual occupations

Chiropractors
Year Number
2005 450
2006 770
2007 760
2008 510
2009 400
2010 400
2011 650
2012 630
2013 620
2014 610
2015 740
2016 680
2017 820
2018 630
2019 670

Dentists, General
Year Number
2005 1,310
2006 1,770
2007 1,900
2008 1,600
2009 1,360
2010 1,000
2011 1,600
2012 1,960
2013 1,830
2014 1,540
2015 1,420
2016 1,530
2017 1,910
2018 2,300
2019 2,110

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Year Number
2006 0
2007 60
2008 0

Orthodontists
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 260
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 210
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0

Dentists, All Other Specialists
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 150
2009 0
2011 0
2012 90
2013 140
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 30
2018 30
2019 30

Dietitians and Nutritionists
Year Number
2005 800
2006 800
2007 650
2008 0
2009 950
2010 810
2011 540
2012 600
2013 720
2014 830
2015 800
2016 840
2017 950
2018 1,240
2019 1,420

Optometrists
Year Number
2006 210
2007 250
2008 280
2009 290
2010 380
2011 380
2012 460
2013 410
2014 380
2015 430
2016 600
2017 720
2018 640
2019 510

Pharmacists
Year Number
2005 3,630
2006 3,850
2007 4,000
2008 4,390
2009 4,330
2010 4,240
2011 4,020
2012 4,410
2013 4,970
2014 5,180
2015 4,760
2016 5,210
2017 5,540
2018 5,910
2019 4,880

Physician Assistants
Year Number
2005 870
2006 990
2007 1,440
2008 1,270
2009 1,430
2010 1,270
2011 1,420
2012 1,540
2013 1,450
2014 1,510
2015 1,960
2016 2,300
2017 2,440
2018 2,010
2019 2,310

Podiatrists
Year Number
2005 40
2006 190
2007 110
2008 110
2009 70
2010 100
2011 90
2012 70
2013 80
2014 140
2015 180
2016 150
2017 110
2018 190
2019 200

Occupational Therapists
Year Number
2005 1,250
2006 920
2007 960
2008 980
2009 1,160
2010 1,180
2011 1,250
2012 1,290
2013 1,730
2014 1,780
2015 1,750
2016 1,640
2017 1,660
2018 1,810
2019 1,770

Physical Therapists
Year Number
2005 1,640
2006 1,770
2007 1,880
2008 1,790
2009 1,940
2010 1,840
2011 1,940
2012 2,230
2013 2,480
2014 2,820
2015 2,970
2016 2,840
2017 2,730
2018 2,850
2019 3,070

Radiation Therapists
Year Number
2005 0
2006 250
2007 150
2008 170
2009 190
2010 200
2011 210
2012 280
2013 310
2014 330
2015 290
2016 370
2017 430
2018 410
2019 290

Recreational Therapists
Year Number
2005 240
2006 260
2007 190
2008 220
2009 340
2010 370
2011 380
2012 330
2013 320
2014 170
2015 190
2016 230
2017 230
2018 240
2019 240

Respiratory Therapists
Year Number
2005 1,650
2006 1,660
2007 1,600
2008 1,610
2009 1,820
2010 1,890
2011 1,790
2012 1,900
2013 1,830
2014 2,050
2015 1,890
2016 1,850
2017 1,980
2018 2,300
2019 2,340

Speech-Language Pathologists
Year Number
2005 1,060
2006 930
2007 980
2008 990
2009 1,120
2010 1,090
2011 970
2012 1,120
2013 1,250
2014 1,540
2015 1,760
2016 2,070
2017 1,940
2018 1,940
2019 2,010

Exercise Physiologists
Year Number
2010 70
2011 130
2012 110
2013 100
2014 100
2015 110
2016 110
2017 90
2018 100
2019 0

Therapists, All Other
Year Number
2005 100
2006 120
2007 140
2008 90
2009 50
2012 140
2013 250
2014 300
2015 320
2016 230
2017 130
2018 60
2019 70

Veterinarians
Year Number
2005 950
2006 930
2007 940
2008 960
2009 950
2010 870
2011 910
2012 990
2013 1,140
2014 1,160
2015 1,120
2016 1,050
2017 1,090
2018 1,270
2019 1,270

Registered Nurses
Year Number
2005 30,340
2006 31,310
2007 31,530
2008 33,050
2009 32,910
2010 33,790
2012 32,590
2013 33,420
2014 36,370
2015 36,200
2016 39,460
2017 40,400
2018 41,940
2019 40,830

Nurse Anesthetists
Year Number
2012 180
2013 0
2014 430
2015 410
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Nurse Midwives
Year Number
2012 140
2013 160
2014 160
2015 240
2016 240
2017 270
2018 270
2019 220

Nurse Practitioners
Year Number
2012 1,680
2013 1,670
2014 1,680
2015 1,940
2016 2,120
2017 2,900
2018 3,600
2019 4,290

Audiologists
Year Number
2005 0
2006 80
2007 120
2008 0
2009 330
2010 270
2011 120
2012 100
2013 150
2014 200
2015 250
2016 380
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Anesthesiologists
Year Number
2005 0
2006 140
2007 190
2008 200
2009 220
2010 260
2011 450
2012 400
2013 400
2014 130
2015 0
2016 0
2017 470
2018 270
2019 440

Family Medicine Physicians
Year Number
2005 350
2006 310
2007 0
2008 1,480
2009 1,800
2010 830
2011 1,020
2012 540
2013 800
2014 750
2015 1,520
2016 1,800
2017 1,880
2018 0
2019 1,260

General Internal Medicine Physicians
Year Number
2005 1,470
2006 1,750
2007 1,300
2008 1,790
2009 1,450
2010 1,260
2011 990
2012 600
2013 460
2014 0
2015 1,110
2016 1,290
2018 1,880
2019 0

Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Year Number
2005 1,450
2006 0
2007 520
2008 250
2009 290
2010 270
2011 340
2012 340
2013 360
2014 280
2015 490
2016 410
2017 730
2018 590
2019 540

Pediatricians, General
Year Number
2005 530
2006 0
2007 0
2008 410
2009 460
2010 680
2011 760
2012 590
2013 570
2014 610
2015 700
2016 640
2017 500
2018 410
2019 450

Psychiatrists
Year Number
2005 0
2006 90
2007 180
2008 280
2009 320
2010 260
2011 170
2012 180
2013 270
2014 280
2015 260
2016 190
2017 240
2018 230
2019 170

Physicians, All Other
Year Number
2005 3,110
2006 3,010
2007 2,990
2008 3,140
2009 2,320
2010 3,560
2011 4,470
2012 6,210
2013 7,650
2014 7,360
2015 6,800
2016 5,700
2017 5,600
2018 6,200

Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
Year Number
2005 420
2006 590
2007 770
2008 1,070
2009 840
2010 900
2011 660
2012 510
2013 440
2014 650
2015 980
2016 650
2017 400
2018 0

Dental Hygienists
Year Number
2005 2,850
2006 3,090
2007 3,240
2008 3,460
2009 3,280
2010 3,100
2011 2,830
2012 3,100
2013 2,870
2014 2,970
2015 2,810
2016 3,490
2017 3,840
2018 4,220
2019 3,720

Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other
Year Number
2006 2,350
2008 0
2009 1,530
2010 1,600
2011 1,770
2012 1,830
2013 1,850
2014 1,710
2015 1,800
2016 1,960
2017 2,270
2018 2,360

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Year Number
2005 2,920
2006 3,100
2007 3,130
2008 3,090
2009 2,960
2010 3,120
2011 2,870
2012 2,680
2013 2,760
2014 2,920
2015 2,830
2016 2,650
2017 5,880
2018 6,660
2019 6,720

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2005 2,560
2006 2,450
2007 2,660
2008 2,780
2009 3,530
2010 5,120
2011 5,270
2012 4,680
2013 3,030
2014 3,190
2015 2,870
2016 3,110

Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
Year Number
2005 580
2006 630
2007 650
2008 510
2009 470
2010 440
2011 570
2012 660
2013 940
2014 930
2015 930
2016 970
2017 970
2018 960
2019 770

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
Year Number
2005 710
2006 800
2007 770
2008 600
2009 550
2010 450
2011 600
2012 670
2013 800
2014 760
2015 870
2016 910
2017 970
2018 1,220
2019 1,240

Nuclear Medicine Technologists
Year Number
2005 190
2006 210
2007 240
2008 210
2009 240
2010 250
2011 250
2012 220
2013 240
2014 270
2015 270
2016 240
2017 280
2018 320
2019 290

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Year Number
2005 2,430
2006 2,600
2007 2,700
2008 2,790
2009 3,070
2012 2,530
2013 2,380
2014 2,290
2015 2,150
2016 2,300
2017 2,650
2018 3,140
2019 3,190

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists
Year Number
2012 410
2013 480
2014 600
2015 530
2016 660
2017 580
2018 830
2019 900

Emergency Medical Technicians
Year Number
2019 4,930

Paramedics
Year Number
2005 2,640
2006 2,470
2007 2,630
2008 3,810
2009 3,460
2010 3,660
2011 3,700
2012 4,230
2013 4,430
2014 3,860
2015 4,000
2016 3,920
2017 4,380
2018 4,660

Dietetic Technicians
Year Number
2005 210
2006 240
2007 230
2008 260
2009 270
2010 180
2011 290
2012 450
2013 510
2014 700
2015 560
2016 530
2017 0
2018 110
2019 0

Pharmacy Technicians
Year Number
2005 3,840
2006 4,440
2007 4,790
2008 5,090
2009 4,880
2010 4,770
2011 5,140
2012 5,790
2013 6,490
2014 6,640
2015 6,080
2016 6,630
2017 6,720
2018 6,840
2019 5,760

Psychiatric Technicians
Year Number
2005 170
2006 0
2007 0
2008 200
2009 470
2010 560
2011 390
2012 190
2013 220
2014 340
2015 410
2016 350
2017 410
2018 440
2019 440

Surgical Technologists
Year Number
2005 1,550
2006 1,440
2007 1,450
2008 1,350
2009 1,410
2010 1,330
2011 1,400
2012 1,500
2013 1,500
2014 1,560
2015 1,640
2016 1,860
2017 2,110
2018 2,670
2019 2,490

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
Year Number
2005 1,070
2006 1,410
2007 1,760
2008 2,060
2009 1,610
2010 1,220
2011 910
2012 1,260
2013 1,480
2014 1,740
2015 1,430
2016 1,720
2017 1,710
2018 1,930
2019 2,110

Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
Year Number
2012 0
2013 570
2014 670
2015 640
2016 690
2017 820
2018 830
2019 650

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
Year Number
2005 9,930
2006 10,160
2007 10,180
2008 10,860
2009 10,140
2010 10,100
2011 9,300
2012 9,550
2013 9,860
2014 9,940
2015 10,450
2016 11,940
2017 12,440
2018 11,480
2019 9,980

Opticians, Dispensing
Year Number
2005 590
2006 430
2007 420
2008 650
2009 640
2010 640
2011 910
2012 1,030
2013 1,220
2014 750
2015 900
2016 800
2017 820
2018 920
2019 1,010

Orthotists and Prosthetists
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 170
2008 90
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 130
2015 90
2016 120
2017 150
2018 290
2019 210

Hearing Aid Specialists
Year Number
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 160
2019 100

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,250
2006 890
2007 810
2008 510
2009 440
2010 370
2011 390
2012 1,130
2013 1,500
2014 1,670
2015 1,950
2016 2,340
2017 2,320
2018 1,940

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars
Year Number
2005 2,070
2006 1,950
2007 2,090
2008 1,840
2009 2,020
2010 2,350
2011 2,690
2012 2,300
2013 2,100
2014 2,030
2015 2,850
2016 3,410
2017 3,130
2018 3,260

Athletic Trainers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 200
2008 0
2009 350
2010 280
2011 140
2012 300
2013 410
2014 420
2015 340
2016 290
2017 350
2018 540
2019 620

Genetic Counselors
Year Number
2016 70

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 310
2006 690
2007 740
2008 710
2009 630
2012 270
2013 420
2014 600
2015 690
2016 560
2017 690
2018 470