Numbers of Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations in East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Year Number
2006 5,100
2007 5,180
2008 5,400
2009 5,800
2010 5,900
2011 6,480
2012 6,850
2013 6,490
2014 6,680
2015 5,450
2016 5,850
2017 5,310
2018 4,530
2019 4,870

Individual occupations

Dentists, General

Year Number
2018 0

Dietitians and Nutritionists

Year Number
2006 30
2007 40
2011 40
2012 40
2013 40

Optometrists

Year Number
2006 40

Pharmacists

Year Number
2006 340
2007 310
2008 340
2009 400
2010 380
2011 380
2012 360
2013 320
2014 300
2015 210
2016 270
2017 260
2018 240
2019 240

Physician Assistants

Year Number
2011 30
2012 40
2013 30
2014 30
2017 30

Occupational Therapists

Year Number
2006 130
2007 90
2008 90
2009 40
2010 70
2011 80
2012 70
2013 60
2014 60
2015 50
2016 80
2017 60
2018 80
2019 80

Physical Therapists

Year Number
2006 220
2007 210
2008 240
2009 140
2010 110
2011 110
2012 100
2013 130
2014 120
2015 90
2016 110
2017 90
2018 110
2019 160

Respiratory Therapists

Year Number
2006 100
2007 90
2008 0
2009 0
2010 120
2011 120
2012 160
2013 150
2014 140
2015 100
2016 120
2017 130
2018 110
2019 140

Speech-Language Pathologists

Year Number
2006 100
2007 90
2008 100
2009 80
2010 100
2011 120
2012 110
2013 100
2014 90
2015 90
2016 110
2017 100
2018 110
2019 120

Veterinarians

Year Number
2006 80
2007 0
2008 60
2009 70
2010 70
2011 80
2012 70
2013 70
2014 60
2015 60
2016 60
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Registered Nurses

Year Number
2006 1,570
2007 1,550
2008 1,610
2009 1,800
2010 1,720
2012 1,980
2013 1,870
2014 1,910
2015 1,440
2016 1,660
2017 1,450
2018 1,460
2019 1,490

Nurse Practitioners

Year Number
2012 130
2013 110
2014 110
2015 110
2016 110
2017 120
2018 150
2019 220

Family Medicine Physicians

Year Number
2006 100
2007 90
2008 90
2009 0
2010 60
2011 40
2012 40

Psychiatrists

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

Physicians, All Other

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 60
2009 80
2010 120
2011 190
2012 200
2013 190
2014 170
2015 150
2016 170
2017 140
2018 110

Dental Hygienists

Year Number
2006 150
2007 160
2008 180
2009 170
2010 150
2011 140
2012 130
2013 0
2014 130
2015 130
2016 120
2017 130
2018 150
2019 160

Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other

Year Number
2008 0

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

Year Number
2006 70
2007 50
2008 50
2009 80
2010 80
2011 110
2012 110
2013 90
2014 70
2015 50
2016 70
2017 150
2018 150
2019 130

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2006 0
2007 110
2008 90
2009 110
2010 100
2011 130
2012 170
2013 170
2014 280
2015 240
2016 250

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

Year Number
2006 40
2007 40
2008 30
2009 40
2010 40
2011 60
2012 70
2013 60
2014 50
2015 50
2016 50
2017 60
2018 50
2019 40

Nuclear Medicine Technologists

Year Number
2012 30
2013 30
2018 40
2019 40

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2006 180
2007 190
2008 200
2009 240
2012 170
2013 150
2014 150
2015 140
2016 160
2017 130
2018 120
2019 120

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists

Year Number
2012 50
2013 50
2014 50
2016 30
2017 30
2018 30

Emergency Medical Technicians

Year Number
2019 260

Paramedics

Year Number
2006 410
2007 470
2008 450
2009 510
2010 450
2011 500
2012 560
2013 510
2014 540
2015 500
2016 490
2017 470
2018 0

Dietetic Technicians

Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 50
2013 60
2014 50
2018 30
2019 0

Pharmacy Technicians

Year Number
2006 310
2007 430
2008 460
2009 530
2010 480
2011 570
2012 720
2013 780
2014 780
2015 560
2016 560
2017 570
2018 470
2019 430

Surgical Technologists

Year Number
2006 30
2007 40
2009 60
2010 50
2011 50
2012 60
2013 60
2014 70
2015 60
2016 0
2017 70
2018 50
2019 40

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2009 0
2010 0
2011 130
2012 100
2013 110
2014 110
2015 80
2016 90
2017 100
2018 0

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

Year Number
2006 1,060
2007 1,010
2008 1,100
2009 1,240
2010 1,380
2011 1,190
2012 1,070
2013 1,100
2014 1,150
2015 1,200
2016 1,140
2017 1,010
2018 860
2019 890

Opticians, Dispensing

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 40
2009 30
2010 40
2011 50
2012 60
2013 50
2014 40
2015 30
2016 40
2017 70
2018 70
2019 70

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other

Year Number
2006 60
2007 50
2008 30
2011 40
2012 30

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

Year Number
2006 80
2007 100
2008 100
2009 100
2010 90
2011 90
2012 90
2013 70
2014 70
2015 50
2016 90
2017 80
2018 100

Athletic Trainers

Year Number
2019 40

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other

Year Number
2007 60
2008 80
2009 80
2012 130
2013 130
2014 150
2015 60
2016 70
2017 60
2018 40