Numbers of Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations in Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Year Number
2006 3,120
2007 3,060
2008 3,390
2009 3,400
2010 3,220
2011 3,300
2012 3,270
2013 3,320
2014 3,130
2015 3,410
2016 3,490
2017 3,690
2018 3,850
2019 3,690

Individual occupations

Dentists, General

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

Dietitians and Nutritionists

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

Pharmacists

Year Number
2006 70
2007 80
2008 70
2009 80
2010 80
2011 100
2012 100
2013 100
2014 120
2015 120
2016 120
2017 120
2018 130
2019 110

Physician Assistants

Year Number
2007 30
2008 30
2009 40
2010 60
2011 70
2012 60
2013 50
2014 50
2015 60
2016 70
2017 80
2018 70
2019 60

Occupational Therapists

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

Physical Therapists

Year Number
2006 80
2007 70
2008 60
2009 70
2010 110
2011 110
2012 120
2013 90
2014 90
2015 90
2016 110
2017 100
2018 90
2019 100

Respiratory Therapists

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

Speech-Language Pathologists

Year Number
2006 40
2007 30
2009 50
2010 90
2011 90
2012 60
2013 60
2014 50
2015 60
2016 40
2017 40
2018 60
2019 80

Exercise Physiologists

Year Number
2010 30

Veterinarians

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

Registered Nurses

Year Number
2006 1,130
2007 1,180
2008 1,240
2009 1,290
2010 1,110
2012 1,240
2013 1,280
2014 1,170
2015 1,200
2016 1,360
2017 1,410
2018 1,460
2019 1,330

Nurse Practitioners

Year Number
2012 60
2013 50
2014 60
2015 60
2016 90
2017 100
2018 140
2019 120

Family Medicine Physicians

Year Number
2006 70
2007 100
2008 130
2009 150
2010 100
2011 100
2012 80
2013 110
2014 110
2015 140
2016 100
2017 150
2018 140
2019 140

General Internal Medicine Physicians

Year Number
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 40

Physicians, All Other

Year Number
2006 30
2007 0
2008 50
2009 0
2018 0

Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric

Year Number
2011 30
2012 30

Dental Hygienists

Year Number
2006 50
2007 50
2008 60
2009 40
2010 50
2011 70
2012 70
2013 50
2014 60
2015 70
2016 80
2017 80
2018 100
2019 90

Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other

Year Number
2007 30

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

Year Number
2006 100
2007 90
2008 100
2009 100
2010 70
2011 60
2012 60
2013 50
2014 50
2015 60
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 130

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2006 90
2007 100
2008 90
2009 70
2010 40
2011 30
2012 50
2013 70
2014 70
2015 50
2016 0

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

Year Number
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2006 120
2007 110
2008 120
2009 130
2012 110
2013 90
2014 80
2015 90
2016 110
2017 120
2018 130
2019 120

Emergency Medical Technicians

Year Number
2019 240

Paramedics

Year Number
2006 220
2007 180
2008 190
2009 200
2010 240
2011 230
2012 250
2013 300
2014 320
2015 370
2016 350
2017 320
2018 330

Dietetic Technicians

Year Number
2006 50
2007 60
2008 70
2009 60
2010 50
2011 40
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0

Pharmacy Technicians

Year Number
2006 130
2007 120
2008 150
2009 150
2010 160
2011 150
2012 150
2013 140
2014 150
2015 160
2016 150
2017 170
2018 190
2019 200

Surgical Technologists

Year Number
2006 30
2011 30
2013 30
2015 30

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2010 0
2011 30
2012 30
2013 30
2015 40
2016 40
2017 50
2018 70
2019 40

Ophthalmic Medical Technicians

Year Number
2015 60
2016 0
2017 0
2019 0

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

Year Number
2006 570
2007 540
2008 590
2009 600
2010 540
2011 460
2012 370
2013 340
2014 360
2015 380
2016 410
2017 440
2018 440
2019 430

Opticians, Dispensing

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

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other

Year Number
2009 0
2012 50
2013 60
2014 0
2015 0
2016 40
2017 60
2018 70

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

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