Numbers of Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations in Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Year Number
2006 4,070
2007 4,090
2008 4,020
2009 3,910
2010 4,050
2011 4,110
2012 4,570
2013 4,660
2014 5,100
2015 5,190
2016 5,350
2017 5,560
2018 5,210
2019 4,850

Individual occupations

Dentists, General

Year Number
2006 40
2018 0

Dietitians and Nutritionists

Year Number
2006 50
2007 50
2010 0
2012 40
2014 40
2015 50
2016 50
2017 50
2018 40
2019 30

Pharmacists

Year Number
2006 220
2007 210
2008 250
2009 200
2010 230
2011 220
2012 210
2013 170
2014 190
2015 200
2016 190
2017 210
2018 180
2019 200

Physician Assistants

Year Number
2006 60
2007 60
2008 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Occupational Therapists

Year Number
2007 60
2008 50
2009 0
2010 90
2011 110
2012 110
2013 50
2014 0
2015 110
2016 90
2017 80
2018 80
2019 70

Physical Therapists

Year Number
2006 90
2007 110
2008 130
2009 130
2010 170
2011 160
2012 150
2013 120
2014 180
2015 200
2016 170
2017 140
2018 150
2019 140

Radiation Therapists

Year Number
2012 0
2013 0

Respiratory Therapists

Year Number
2006 80
2007 80
2008 80
2009 90
2010 110
2011 0
2012 80
2013 60
2014 80
2015 80
2016 100
2017 110
2018 130
2019 130

Speech-Language Pathologists

Year Number
2006 40
2007 0
2010 40
2011 50
2012 0
2013 70
2014 100
2015 130
2016 110
2017 80
2018 60
2019 0

Veterinarians

Year Number
2012 30
2016 30
2017 30
2018 30
2019 40

Registered Nurses

Year Number
2006 1,500
2007 1,470
2008 1,470
2009 1,590
2010 1,560
2012 1,590
2013 1,550
2014 1,680
2015 1,610
2016 1,640
2017 1,780
2018 1,680
2019 1,610

Nurse Practitioners

Year Number
2013 30
2014 40
2015 70
2016 90
2017 120
2018 120
2019 130

Family Medicine Physicians

Year Number
2006 0
2007 30
2008 30
2012 40
2013 40
2014 80
2015 0
2016 100
2017 40
2018 0
2019 0

Physicians, All Other

Year Number
2006 90
2007 60
2008 70
2009 60
2010 60
2011 60
2012 80
2013 90
2014 90
2015 70
2016 90
2017 90
2018 90

Dental Hygienists

Year Number
2006 0
2007 70
2008 60
2009 60
2010 60
2011 50
2012 0
2013 40
2014 40
2016 40
2017 70
2018 90
2019 60

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

Year Number
2006 90
2007 90
2008 80
2009 90
2010 100
2011 160
2012 160
2013 150
2014 110
2015 90
2016 90
2017 150
2018 170
2019 180

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2006 100
2007 80
2008 50
2009 30
2010 40
2011 50
2012 60
2013 70
2014 70
2015 60
2016 40

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

Year Number
2014 40
2015 30

Nuclear Medicine Technologists

Year Number
2013 30
2014 50
2015 40

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2006 130
2007 140
2008 140
2009 130
2012 160
2013 140
2014 150
2015 140
2016 150
2017 150
2018 160
2019 170

Emergency Medical Technicians

Year Number
2019 0

Paramedics

Year Number
2006 110
2007 120
2008 160
2009 130
2010 0
2011 110
2012 100
2013 110
2014 110
2015 120
2016 90
2017 90
2018 150

Dietetic Technicians

Year Number
2016 0

Pharmacy Technicians

Year Number
2006 170
2007 180
2008 180
2009 210
2010 240
2011 250
2012 260
2013 240
2014 260
2015 270
2016 300
2017 320
2018 290
2019 270

Psychiatric Technicians

Year Number
2013 50
2016 40
2017 50
2018 50

Surgical Technologists

Year Number
2014 50
2015 60
2016 60
2017 70
2018 60
2019 60

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2015 40
2016 50
2017 40

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

Year Number
2006 1,170
2007 1,160
2008 1,180
2009 1,110
2010 1,100
2011 1,100
2012 1,340
2013 1,430
2014 1,460
2015 1,290
2016 1,300
2017 1,360
2018 1,290
2019 1,300

Opticians, Dispensing

Year Number
2014 50
2015 50
2016 50
2017 30

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2012 60
2013 80
2014 60
2015 60
2016 70
2017 70
2018 140

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

Year Number
2006 130
2007 120
2008 90
2009 80
2010 80
2011 70
2012 100
2013 140
2014 170
2015 190
2016 180
2017 150
2018 160

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other

Year Number
2015 230
2016 230
2017 280
2018 90