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Numbers of Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations in Idaho

Occupation group

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Year Number
2004 25,380
2005 25,720
2006 27,200
2007 26,690
2008 30,240
2009 29,570
2010 30,790
2011 31,530
2012 32,570
2013 33,450
2014 33,690
2015 33,410
2016 35,140
2017 37,020
2018 38,650
2019 39,030

Individual occupations

Chiropractors
Year Number
2004 120
2005 190
2006 220
2007 200
2008 140
2009 150
2010 180
2011 200
2012 210
2013 220
2014 250
2015 220
2016 230
2017 180
2018 210
2019 220

Dentists, General
Year Number
2004 360
2005 620
2006 550
2008 570
2009 610
2010 560
2011 520
2012 490
2013 460
2014 440
2015 460
2016 370
2017 310
2018 330
2019 420

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Year Number
2005 0

Orthodontists
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2013 40
2015 0
2016 70
2017 50
2018 40

Dentists, All Other Specialists
Year Number
2014 40
2015 0

Dietitians and Nutritionists
Year Number
2004 210
2005 220
2006 230
2007 180
2008 200
2009 210
2010 230
2011 250
2012 270
2013 280
2014 260
2015 270
2016 270
2017 270
2018 350
2019 450

Optometrists
Year Number
2004 110
2005 120
2006 160
2007 190
2008 190
2009 170
2010 140
2011 160
2012 170
2013 210
2014 220
2015 290
2016 240
2017 150
2018 190
2019 240

Pharmacists
Year Number
2004 1,080
2005 920
2006 1,320
2007 1,410
2008 1,480
2009 1,280
2010 1,300
2011 1,400
2012 1,360
2013 1,330
2014 1,250
2015 1,410
2016 1,440
2017 1,400
2018 1,410
2019 1,600

Physician Assistants
Year Number
2004 220
2005 510
2006 460
2007 460
2008 470
2009 560
2010 680
2011 710
2012 720
2013 670
2014 660
2015 590
2016 550
2017 540
2018 730
2019 770

Podiatrists
Year Number
2005 30
2008 0
2009 0
2014 30
2015 40

Occupational Therapists
Year Number
2004 400
2005 350
2006 460
2007 480
2008 480
2009 420
2010 390
2011 420
2012 370
2013 380
2014 330
2015 400
2016 400
2017 430
2018 0
2019 670

Physical Therapists
Year Number
2004 540
2005 640
2006 790
2007 810
2008 840
2009 870
2010 940
2011 980
2012 940
2013 1,110
2014 1,020
2015 1,010
2016 1,000
2017 1,200
2018 1,450
2019 1,390

Radiation Therapists
Year Number
2004 140
2005 160
2006 150
2007 210
2008 230
2009 190
2010 70
2011 60
2014 60
2015 60
2016 60
2018 50
2019 70

Recreational Therapists
Year Number
2004 100
2005 170
2006 190
2007 230
2008 190
2009 120
2010 90
2011 80
2012 80
2013 70
2014 40
2015 40
2016 80
2017 80
2018 90
2019 70

Respiratory Therapists
Year Number
2004 410
2005 400
2006 390
2008 480
2009 410
2010 380
2011 430
2012 420
2013 430
2014 500
2015 500
2016 550
2017 580
2018 680
2019 660

Speech-Language Pathologists
Year Number
2004 330
2005 240
2006 250
2007 310
2008 330
2009 310
2010 370
2011 400
2012 470
2013 540
2014 510
2015 500
2016 470
2017 540
2018 670
2019 820

Exercise Physiologists
Year Number
2010 60

Therapists, All Other
Year Number
2005 60
2006 110
2007 0
2008 0
2009 60

Veterinarians
Year Number
2004 300
2005 380
2006 350
2007 370
2008 400
2009 400
2010 420
2011 420
2012 490
2013 550
2014 500
2015 450
2016 460
2017 400
2018 420
2019 420

Registered Nurses
Year Number
2004 10,270
2005 9,390
2006 9,100
2007 9,600
2008 10,850
2009 10,540
2010 10,820
2012 11,420
2013 12,150
2014 11,890
2015 12,140
2016 12,330
2017 13,320
2018 13,790
2019 14,110

Nurse Anesthetists
Year Number
2012 280
2013 0
2014 390
2015 0
2016 560
2017 440
2018 620
2019 0

Nurse Midwives
Year Number
2018 40

Nurse Practitioners
Year Number
2012 510
2013 550
2014 580
2015 570
2016 600
2017 590
2018 750
2019 820

Audiologists
Year Number
2004 100
2005 120
2006 130
2007 0
2008 0
2009 40
2010 30
2014 0
2015 40
2018 60
2019 100

Anesthesiologists
Year Number
2005 40
2006 50
2007 60
2008 40
2009 70
2010 50
2011 0
2012 100
2013 0
2014 140
2015 100
2016 220
2017 210
2018 250
2019 0

Family Medicine Physicians
Year Number
2004 220
2005 230
2006 230
2007 220
2008 210
2009 260
2010 340
2011 390
2012 460
2013 610
2014 640
2015 820
2016 810
2017 1,060
2018 990
2019 830

General Internal Medicine Physicians
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 80
2009 0
2010 30
2011 30
2012 40
2013 0
2016 60
2017 110
2018 110
2019 120

Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 110
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 60
2013 90
2014 80
2015 70
2016 40
2017 40

Pediatricians, General
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 70
2008 0
2011 0
2012 50
2013 110
2014 70
2015 50
2016 30
2017 70
2018 80
2019 80

Psychiatrists
Year Number
2004 80
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2010 30
2011 30
2012 0
2013 0
2014 140
2016 0
2017 30
2019 0

Physicians, All Other
Year Number
2004 330
2005 640
2006 850
2007 790
2008 780
2009 920
2010 1,240
2011 830
2012 790
2013 640
2014 1,030
2015 0
2016 960
2017 740
2018 930

Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2006 150
2007 180
2008 180
2009 190
2010 140
2011 100
2012 60
2013 90
2014 120
2015 120
2016 0
2017 70
2018 80

Dental Hygienists
Year Number
2004 850
2005 760
2006 790
2007 960
2008 1,050
2009 1,170
2010 1,220
2011 1,210
2012 1,210
2013 1,140
2014 1,260
2015 1,460
2016 1,510
2017 1,650
2018 1,700
2019 1,880

Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other
Year Number
2004 480
2005 520
2006 470
2007 300
2008 360
2009 250
2010 220
2011 90
2012 120
2013 110
2014 100
2015 90
2016 90
2017 90
2018 90

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Year Number
2004 380
2005 420
2006 440
2007 460
2008 480
2009 550
2010 570
2011 600
2012 520
2013 570
2014 530
2015 580
2016 580
2017 1,210
2018 1,150
2019 1,280

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2004 480
2005 410
2006 490
2007 280
2008 470
2009 360
2010 380
2011 370
2012 390
2013 480
2014 470
2015 590
2016 570

Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2006 130
2007 150
2008 140
2009 180
2010 200
2011 210
2012 240
2013 260
2014 320
2015 320
2016 340
2017 340
2018 270
2019 230

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
Year Number
2004 240
2005 190
2006 180
2007 170
2008 180
2009 190
2010 190
2011 240
2012 310
2013 410
2014 390
2015 340
2016 280
2017 300
2018 250
2019 220

Nuclear Medicine Technologists
Year Number
2004 50
2005 50
2006 50
2007 50
2008 60
2009 50
2010 50
2011 60
2012 50
2013 40
2014 50
2015 60
2016 90
2017 80
2018 70
2019 50

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Year Number
2004 590
2005 610
2006 550
2007 650
2008 640
2009 840
2012 800
2013 770
2014 780
2015 770
2016 820
2017 810
2018 920
2019 980

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists
Year Number
2012 80
2013 50
2014 60
2015 100
2016 140
2017 170
2018 160
2019 100

Emergency Medical Technicians
Year Number
2019 1,170

Paramedics
Year Number
2004 630
2005 550
2006 830
2007 750
2008 680
2009 560
2010 870
2011 850
2012 1,030
2013 1,130
2014 970
2015 1,090
2016 930
2017 1,110
2018 1,020

Dietetic Technicians
Year Number
2004 120
2005 150
2006 220
2007 240
2008 300
2009 220
2010 170
2011 70
2012 60
2013 60
2014 80
2015 80
2016 100
2017 60
2018 80
2019 80

Pharmacy Technicians
Year Number
2004 810
2005 780
2006 1,260
2007 1,430
2008 1,620
2009 1,550
2010 1,640
2011 1,590
2012 1,530
2013 1,460
2014 1,500
2015 1,700
2016 1,760
2017 1,960
2018 1,960
2019 2,190

Psychiatric Technicians
Year Number
2004 530
2005 620
2006 510
2007 220
2008 280
2009 160
2010 320
2011 350
2012 350
2013 280
2014 230
2015 290
2016 390
2017 350
2018 360
2019 0

Surgical Technologists
Year Number
2004 240
2005 300
2006 380
2007 380
2008 460
2009 430
2010 450
2011 520
2012 550
2013 710
2014 720
2015 680
2016 640
2017 690
2018 750
2019 720

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
Year Number
2004 280
2005 340
2006 400
2007 360
2008 350
2009 400
2010 450
2011 460
2012 480
2013 420
2014 440
2015 510
2016 580
2017 600
2018 580
2019 620

Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
Year Number
2012 140
2013 140
2014 0
2015 160
2016 170
2017 230
2018 190
2019 200

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
Year Number
2004 3,050
2005 3,100
2006 2,760
2007 2,820
2008 2,940
2009 2,920
2010 2,910
2011 2,850
2012 2,870
2013 2,920
2014 2,650
2015 2,560
2016 2,390
2017 2,420
2018 2,480
2019 2,650

Opticians, Dispensing
Year Number
2004 340
2005 410
2006 380
2007 370
2008 290
2009 210
2010 210
2011 270
2012 360
2013 420
2014 420
2015 400
2016 420
2017 490
2018 530
2019 460

Orthotists and Prosthetists
Year Number
2012 60
2013 40
2014 40
2015 30
2016 50
2017 60
2018 90
2019 70

Hearing Aid Specialists
Year Number
2012 50
2013 40
2014 40
2015 40
2016 40
2017 50
2018 40
2019 40

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2006 80
2007 80
2008 310
2009 200
2010 60
2011 80
2012 320
2013 360
2014 420
2015 380
2016 340
2017 370
2018 380

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars
Year Number
2004 560
2005 670
2006 720
2007 710
2008 1,000
2009 1,110
2010 1,000
2011 1,050
2012 1,050
2013 920
2014 850
2015 860
2016 1,010
2017 950
2018 1,040

Athletic Trainers
Year Number
2008 180
2009 120
2010 170
2011 140
2012 170
2013 120
2014 120
2015 100
2017 140
2018 140
2019 100

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 430
2005 410
2006 420
2007 350
2008 390
2009 320
2012 70
2013 70
2014 60
2015 70
2016 100
2017 80
2018 80