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Numbers of Healthcare Support Occupations in California

Occupation group

Healthcare Support Occupations
Year Number
2004 342,680
2005 344,150
2006 350,740
2007 371,070
2008 393,020
2009 400,680
2010 414,360
2011 414,940
2012 420,070
2013 433,220
2014 450,920
2015 476,920
2016 495,560
2017 880,220
2018 922,560
2019 945,710

Individual occupations

Home Health Aides
Year Number
2004 39,040
2005 42,090
2006 46,470
2007 48,820
2008 54,260
2009 53,660
2010 59,750
2011 60,790
2012 55,260
2013 44,790
2014 37,110
2015 31,730
2016 25,910
2017 25,180
2018 24,560

Personal Care Aides
Year Number
2004 30,050
2005 32,600
2006 32,660
2007 39,770
2008 42,090
2009 42,660
2010 44,400
2011 44,180
2012 58,110
2013 80,530
2014 99,690
2015 124,210
2016 144,310
2017 520,660
2018 558,350
2019 595,760

Nursing Assistants
Year Number
2012 99,500
2013 97,420
2014 99,090
2015 98,040
2016 99,140
2017 98,570
2018 99,440
2019 100,190

Orderlies
Year Number
2004 106,070
2005 99,300
2006 96,820
2007 99,660
2008 103,500
2009 107,310
2010 106,240
2012 5,380
2013 5,040
2014 4,020
2015 4,150
2016 4,430
2017 4,440
2018 4,460
2019 3,780

Psychiatric Aides
Year Number
2004 1,560
2005 890
2006 1,120
2007 1,160
2008 2,070
2009 2,450
2010 2,570
2011 2,600
2012 2,410
2013 2,490
2014 2,260
2015 2,180
2016 2,260
2017 2,020
2018 1,910
2019 1,220

Occupational Therapy Assistants
Year Number
2004 1,330
2005 1,250
2006 1,290
2007 1,260
2008 1,410
2009 1,830
2010 2,030
2011 2,000
2012 1,880
2013 1,660
2014 1,810
2015 1,920
2016 1,900
2017 2,010
2018 2,280
2019 2,640

Occupational Therapy Aides
Year Number
2004 520
2005 800
2006 1,140
2007 1,080
2008 850
2009 810
2010 790
2011 940
2012 870
2013 910
2014 880
2015 810
2016 890
2017 760
2018 740
2019 670

Physical Therapist Assistants
Year Number
2004 4,020
2005 3,580
2006 3,540
2007 3,560
2008 3,920
2009 4,220
2010 4,460
2011 4,610
2012 4,630
2013 4,610
2014 4,720
2015 4,920
2016 5,040
2017 5,120
2018 5,150
2019 5,750

Physical Therapist Aides
Year Number
2004 6,320
2005 4,880
2006 5,030
2007 4,600
2008 5,120
2009 5,890
2010 6,080
2011 6,390
2012 5,990
2013 6,050
2014 5,690
2015 6,400
2016 6,300
2017 6,350
2018 6,420
2019 7,220

Massage Therapists
Year Number
2004 6,400
2005 7,370
2006 7,110
2007 7,240
2008 7,980
2009 8,480
2010 9,240
2011 9,670
2012 9,540
2013 9,520
2014 11,940
2015 14,330
2016 16,090
2017 17,390
2018 15,200
2019 16,330

Dental Assistants
Year Number
2004 38,830
2005 42,100
2006 41,180
2007 45,670
2008 46,690
2009 45,920
2010 44,410
2011 43,640
2012 43,470
2013 45,510
2014 47,630
2015 49,210
2016 48,350
2017 50,100
2018 53,110
2019 56,840

Medical Assistants
Year Number
2004 51,120
2005 51,520
2006 58,830
2007 64,660
2008 73,930
2009 76,290
2010 83,000
2011 81,860
2012 82,280
2013 82,450
2014 81,240
2015 82,830
2016 83,230
2017 89,910
2018 92,960
2019 96,850

Medical Equipment Preparers
Year Number
2004 4,500
2005 4,130
2006 3,910
2007 4,440
2008 4,630
2009 5,600
2010 6,420
2011 7,030
2012 6,820
2013 6,600
2014 6,540
2015 6,350
2016 6,600
2017 6,210
2018 6,300
2019 7,510

Medical Transcriptionists
Year Number
2004 8,720
2005 7,550
2006 6,690
2007 6,440
2008 6,260
2009 6,150
2010 5,620
2011 5,040
2012 4,600
2013 4,190
2014 3,950
2015 3,990
2016 3,880
2017 4,990
2018 4,920
2019 5,270

Pharmacy Aides
Year Number
2004 6,820
2005 6,970
2006 7,030
2007 7,520
2008 8,860
2009 9,520
2010 9,240
2011 7,810
2012 8,630
2013 9,160
2014 10,820
2015 10,460
2016 10,390
2017 9,480
2018 9,480
2019 8,820

Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers
Year Number
2004 7,880
2005 8,500
2006 8,230
2007 8,040
2008 7,590
2009 7,200
2010 6,940
2011 8,020
2012 8,250
2013 9,130
2014 9,710
2015 10,410
2016 11,690
2017 11,410
2018 12,410
2019 12,360

Phlebotomists
Year Number
2012 10,070
2013 11,000
2014 11,490
2015 12,780
2016 12,610
2017 12,580
2018 12,190
2019 12,860

Healthcare Support Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 29,500
2005 30,620
2006 29,690
2007 27,150
2008 23,860
2009 22,690
2012 12,380
2013 12,160
2014 12,330
2015 12,200
2016 12,540
2017 13,040
2018 12,680
2019 11,640