Numbers of Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations in Iowa City, IA

Occupation group

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Year Number
2005 5,270
2006 5,200
2007 1,700
2008 1,770
2009 2,350
2010 2,380
2011 2,370
2012 6,030
2013 6,360
2014 7,010
2015 7,030
2016 7,520
2017 7,200
2018 7,760
2019 6,920

Individual occupations

Chiropractors

Year Number
2010 30
2011 30
2014 40
2015 40
2016 50
2017 40
2018 50
2019 50

Dentists, General

Year Number
2007 0
2013 30
2018 50
2019 30

Dietitians and Nutritionists

Year Number
2006 60
2007 50
2008 60
2009 50
2012 50
2013 50
2015 0
2016 60
2017 60
2018 160
2019 120

Optometrists

Year Number
2019 30

Pharmacists

Year Number
2005 250
2006 250
2007 200
2008 310
2009 330
2010 300
2011 300
2012 320
2013 370
2014 400
2015 380
2016 340
2017 350
2018 390
2019 420

Physician Assistants

Year Number
2007 30
2008 50
2009 50
2010 50
2011 80
2012 80
2013 150
2014 130
2015 140
2016 200
2017 210
2018 210
2019 230

Occupational Therapists

Year Number
2005 40
2006 30
2007 40
2008 40
2009 40
2010 50
2011 50
2012 80
2013 100
2014 100
2015 90
2016 80
2017 60
2018 50
2019 50

Physical Therapists

Year Number
2005 110
2006 100
2007 90
2008 140
2009 140
2010 150
2011 130
2012 130
2013 140
2014 110
2015 140
2016 140
2017 150
2018 140
2019 150

Recreational Therapists

Year Number
2016 30
2017 30
2018 30

Respiratory Therapists

Year Number
2007 60
2014 150
2015 150
2016 140
2017 150

Speech-Language Pathologists

Year Number
2005 50
2006 60
2007 80
2008 70
2009 60
2010 60
2011 50
2012 60
2013 80
2014 90
2015 110
2016 90
2017 70
2018 80
2019 50

Therapists, All Other

Year Number
2005 0

Veterinarians

Year Number
2005 40
2006 50
2007 40
2008 30
2013 50
2014 40
2015 50
2016 50
2017 50
2018 30
2019 30

Registered Nurses

Year Number
2005 3,460
2006 3,510
2007 0
2012 3,210
2013 3,200
2014 3,320
2015 3,290
2016 3,470
2017 3,520
2018 3,680
2019 3,600

Nurse Practitioners

Year Number
2013 180
2014 180
2015 200
2016 190
2017 180
2018 230
2019 240

Audiologists

Year Number
2013 30
2014 30
2015 30
2016 30
2018 0
2019 0

Family Medicine Physicians

Year Number
2005 90
2006 80
2007 80
2009 30
2010 30
2011 80
2012 70
2013 90
2014 0
2015 110
2016 100
2017 80
2018 60

Psychiatrists

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2018 0
2019 70

Physicians, All Other

Year Number
2005 120
2006 130
2008 220
2009 220
2010 220
2011 200
2012 250
2013 310
2014 310
2015 270
2016 270
2017 330
2018 350

Dental Hygienists

Year Number
2005 140
2006 0
2007 0
2008 60
2009 90
2010 80
2011 120
2012 100
2013 150
2014 170
2015 130
2016 120
2017 130
2018 150
2019 150

Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other

Year Number
2006 90
2015 160
2016 170
2017 180

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

Year Number
2007 120
2012 220
2013 200
2014 110
2015 80
2016 80
2018 320

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2007 170
2010 240
2011 180
2012 170
2013 100
2014 220
2015 220
2016 250

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

Year Number
2008 40
2009 40
2010 40
2012 60
2013 60
2014 70
2015 80
2016 80
2017 90
2018 80
2019 90

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2005 270
2006 270
2007 130
2009 190
2012 170
2013 170
2014 210
2015 190
2016 200
2017 200
2018 200
2019 190

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists

Year Number
2012 40
2013 40
2018 30

Emergency Medical Technicians

Year Number
2019 90

Paramedics

Year Number
2005 90
2007 130
2009 160
2010 140
2011 120
2012 130
2013 150
2014 180
2015 40
2016 120
2017 140
2018 180

Pharmacy Technicians

Year Number
2005 220
2006 210
2007 160
2008 310
2009 390
2010 370
2011 360
2012 350
2013 270
2014 310
2015 330
2016 440
2017 480
2018 480
2019 470

Surgical Technologists

Year Number
2012 60

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2014 30
2015 30
2018 30

Ophthalmic Medical Technicians

Year Number
2019 0

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

Year Number
2005 250
2006 230
2007 200
2008 220
2009 220
2010 230
2011 250
2012 270
2013 260
2014 220
2015 190
2016 170
2017 180
2018 240
2019 250

Opticians, Dispensing

Year Number
2005 30
2007 40
2008 90
2009 70
2010 100
2011 0
2012 70
2013 70
2014 80
2015 70
2016 70
2017 40
2018 50
2019 60

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other

Year Number
2006 30
2008 0
2009 90
2014 110
2015 110
2016 110
2017 110
2018 110

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

Year Number
2005 110
2006 100
2007 80
2008 130
2009 150
2010 180
2011 140
2012 140
2013 110
2014 400
2015 400
2016 470
2017 370
2018 380

Athletic Trainers

Year Number
2011 40
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2019 40

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other

Year Number
2009 30