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Numbers of Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division

Occupation group

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Year Number
2005 162,030
2006 165,410
2007 168,240
2008 177,730
2009 172,610
2010 178,980
2011 186,510
2012 194,040
2013 190,890
2014 201,660
2015 200,710
2016 204,160
2017 217,030

Individual occupations

Chiropractors
Year Number
2005 490
2006 640
2007 760
2008 780
2009 640
2010 620
2011 700
2012 710
2013 580
2014 560
2015 770
2016 780
2017 990

Dentists, General
Year Number
2005 3,060
2006 2,450
2007 3,050
2008 3,440
2009 4,020
2010 3,670
2011 3,510
2012 3,420
2013 3,050
2014 2,770
2015 2,850
2016 3,790
2017 4,620

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2012 0
2013 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Orthodontists
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 80
2008 0
2009 260
2010 260
2011 0
2012 0
2013 170
2014 240
2015 300
2016 310
2017 0

Dentists, All Other Specialists
Year Number
2006 80
2007 80
2008 70
2009 50
2010 50
2011 80
2012 80
2013 80
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 60

Dietitians and Nutritionists
Year Number
2005 1,190
2006 1,590
2007 2,040
2008 2,020
2009 1,720
2010 1,520
2011 1,640
2012 1,740
2013 2,040
2014 1,960
2015 2,130
2016 2,250
2017 2,290

Optometrists
Year Number
2005 450
2006 470
2007 400
2008 580
2009 640
2010 710
2011 690
2012 980
2013 1,150
2014 1,440
2015 1,210
2016 1,060
2017 940

Pharmacists
Year Number
2005 5,890
2006 6,110
2007 6,340
2008 6,930
2009 6,150
2010 6,040
2011 5,780
2012 6,250
2013 6,930
2014 7,450
2015 8,280
2016 7,500
2017 7,150

Physician Assistants
Year Number
2005 1,420
2006 1,190
2007 1,240
2008 1,440
2009 1,880
2010 2,530
2011 2,110
2012 1,580
2013 0
2014 2,710
2015 2,640
2016 1,910
2017 2,000

Podiatrists
Year Number
2005 370
2006 580
2007 360
2008 210
2009 230
2010 340
2011 310
2012 260
2013 300
2014 270
2015 310
2016 240
2017 280

Occupational Therapists
Year Number
2005 1,530
2006 1,670
2007 1,930
2008 1,970
2009 1,870
2010 2,320
2011 2,200
2012 2,490
2013 2,210
2014 2,360
2015 2,650
2016 2,550
2017 2,340

Physical Therapists
Year Number
2005 3,330
2006 3,250
2007 3,810
2008 4,130
2009 4,020
2010 4,430
2011 4,080
2012 4,880
2013 4,190
2014 4,410
2015 4,770
2016 5,160
2017 6,040

Radiation Therapists
Year Number
2005 200
2006 220
2007 370
2008 400
2009 580
2010 550
2011 500
2012 370
2013 270
2014 290
2015 230
2016 190
2017 200

Recreational Therapists
Year Number
2005 330
2006 390
2007 420
2008 330
2009 270
2010 210
2011 200
2012 300
2013 340
2014 410
2015 380
2016 380
2017 300

Respiratory Therapists
Year Number
2005 3,070
2006 3,210
2007 3,610
2008 3,580
2009 3,580
2010 3,690
2011 4,130
2012 4,780
2013 4,250
2014 4,280
2015 4,350
2016 5,250
2017 5,290

Speech-Language Pathologists
Year Number
2005 1,420
2006 1,400
2007 1,840
2008 1,660
2009 1,820
2010 1,950
2011 2,060
2012 2,550
2013 2,140
2014 2,660
2015 2,590
2016 2,790
2017 2,450

Exercise Physiologists
Year Number
2010 800
2011 890
2012 0
2013 110
2014 100
2015 90
2016 60
2017 80

Therapists, All Other
Year Number
2005 210
2006 270
2007 380
2008 470
2009 590
2012 910
2013 880
2014 630
2015 320
2016 0
2017 0

Veterinarians
Year Number
2005 710
2006 590
2007 580
2008 760
2009 840
2010 800
2011 830
2012 880
2013 970
2014 1,140
2015 1,050
2016 1,200
2017 1,060

Registered Nurses
Year Number
2005 65,060
2006 64,820
2007 62,510
2008 63,650
2009 61,270
2010 64,630
2012 69,540
2013 69,610
2014 70,140
2015 70,810
2016 75,160
2017 79,420

Nurse Anesthetists
Year Number
2012 270
2013 280
2014 230
2015 140
2016 310
2017 430

Nurse Midwives
Year Number
2012 60
2013 60
2014 70
2015 100
2016 130
2017 190

Nurse Practitioners
Year Number
2012 2,370
2013 2,070
2014 2,300
2015 2,350
2016 2,830
2017 3,100

Audiologists
Year Number
2005 140
2006 240
2007 240
2008 0
2009 140
2010 590
2011 680
2012 610
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Anesthesiologists
Year Number
2005 680
2006 410
2007 0
2008 0
2009 570
2010 0
2011 900
2012 0
2013 0
2014 620
2015 720
2016 510
2017 0

Family Medicine Physicians
Year Number
2007 3,750
2008 3,650
2009 0
2010 2,000
2011 2,400
2012 3,260
2013 0
2014 5,230
2015 5,660
2016 5,010
2017 4,440

General Internal Medicine Physicians
Year Number
2005 1,130
2006 1,220
2007 1,350
2008 1,830
2009 2,550
2010 2,760
2011 2,050
2012 1,400
2013 1,380
2014 1,450
2015 1,290
2016 1,210
2017 1,240

Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Year Number
2005 110
2006 290
2007 470
2008 680
2009 570
2010 640
2011 410
2012 450
2013 720
2014 930
2015 860
2016 720
2017 810

Pediatricians, General
Year Number
2005 720
2006 840
2007 800
2008 1,270
2009 1,260
2010 1,290
2011 1,120
2012 1,240
2013 1,130
2014 1,050
2015 750
2016 720
2017 800

Psychiatrists
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 1,150
2009 1,280
2010 1,280
2011 1,240
2012 0
2013 1,820
2014 1,930
2015 1,120
2016 1,290
2017 930

Physicians, All Other
Year Number
2005 6,100
2006 5,780
2007 5,770
2008 6,650
2009 6,510
2010 6,360
2011 7,150
2012 7,740
2013 8,270
2014 6,610
2015 5,230
2016 5,450
2017 6,860

Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
Year Number
2005 1,050
2006 1,110
2007 1,020
2008 1,230
2009 1,150
2010 1,160
2011 1,100
2012 1,210
2013 960
2014 1,230
2015 1,010
2016 1,080
2017 840

Dental Hygienists
Year Number
2005 4,640
2006 6,760
2007 0
2008 3,840
2009 3,340
2010 3,300
2011 4,280
2012 4,780
2013 5,340
2014 4,780
2015 4,720
2016 4,660
2017 4,720

Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other
Year Number
2005 380
2006 810
2007 770
2008 1,010
2009 790
2010 770
2011 690
2012 840
2013 1,290
2014 1,430
2015 1,300
2016 1,380
2017 1,320

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Year Number
2005 3,970
2006 4,000
2007 4,830
2008 4,960
2009 4,540
2010 3,050
2011 2,610
2012 2,980
2013 3,020
2014 3,190
2015 3,370
2016 3,810
2017 9,550

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2005 3,500
2006 3,570
2007 4,350
2008 4,760
2009 4,940
2010 5,430
2011 5,780
2012 5,730
2013 5,180
2014 5,250
2015 5,500
2016 5,680

Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
Year Number
2005 1,060
2006 940
2007 1,050
2008 1,090
2009 1,010
2010 930
2011 1,050
2012 1,120
2013 1,090
2014 1,130
2015 1,160
2016 1,200
2017 1,290

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
Year Number
2005 1,020
2006 1,010
2007 1,300
2008 1,350
2009 1,570
2010 1,690
2011 1,520
2012 1,180
2013 1,130
2014 1,170
2015 1,190
2016 1,240
2017 1,300

Nuclear Medicine Technologists
Year Number
2005 760
2006 780
2007 570
2008 640
2009 440
2010 380
2011 510
2012 410
2013 390
2014 330
2015 350
2016 360
2017 370

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Year Number
2005 4,400
2006 4,320
2007 4,500
2008 4,070
2009 4,260
2012 4,160
2013 4,270
2014 4,580
2015 4,180
2016 4,710
2017 5,010

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists
Year Number
2012 450
2013 530
2014 610
2015 550
2016 590
2017 640

Paramedics
Year Number
2005 2,600
2006 2,780
2007 2,950
2008 3,010
2009 2,760
2010 3,200
2011 3,910
2012 4,610
2013 3,890
2014 3,980
2015 3,680
2016 4,170
2017 4,490

Dietetic Technicians
Year Number
2005 440
2006 500
2007 620
2008 630
2009 440
2010 270
2011 370
2012 680
2013 800
2014 880
2015 1,020
2016 1,180
2017 1,410

Pharmacy Technicians
Year Number
2005 6,450
2006 6,170
2007 6,510
2008 6,780
2009 6,330
2010 6,510
2011 6,570
2012 7,290
2013 8,020
2014 8,120
2015 8,410
2016 8,670
2017 10,170

Psychiatric Technicians
Year Number
2005 2,350
2006 1,970
2007 3,170
2008 0
2009 1,430
2010 1,620
2011 1,850
2012 1,790
2013 1,770
2014 1,420
2015 1,290
2016 1,000
2017 1,130

Surgical Technologists
Year Number
2005 3,320
2006 2,760
2007 2,390
2008 2,450
2009 2,610
2010 2,700
2011 2,760
2012 2,610
2013 2,700
2014 2,900
2015 2,790
2016 2,490
2017 2,380

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
Year Number
2005 1,540
2006 1,810
2007 1,710
2008 1,680
2009 1,590
2010 1,550
2011 1,210
2012 1,550
2013 1,530
2014 1,690
2015 1,300
2016 1,510
2017 1,670

Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
Year Number
2012 510
2013 740
2014 830
2015 930
2016 840
2017 0

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
Year Number
2005 16,380
2006 17,850
2007 18,050
2008 20,720
2009 19,950
2010 19,410
2011 19,360
2012 19,700
2013 20,010
2014 20,780
2015 21,170
2016 20,870
2017 19,280

Opticians, Dispensing
Year Number
2005 1,330
2006 1,680
2007 1,710
2008 1,800
2009 1,600
2010 1,680
2011 1,520
2012 1,900
2013 1,900
2014 2,330
2015 2,060
2016 1,970
2017 1,720

Orthotists and Prosthetists
Year Number
2006 80
2007 0
2008 120
2009 110
2010 40
2011 70
2012 0
2013 440
2014 0
2015 240
2016 0
2017 140

Hearing Aid Specialists
Year Number
2012 390
2013 40
2014 50
2015 50

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
Year Number
2005 4,160
2006 3,850
2007 4,380
2008 3,620
2009 3,750
2010 130
2011 230
2012 4,320
2013 4,270
2014 3,850
2015 3,530
2016 240
2017 7,250

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars
Year Number
2005 4,320
2006 3,850
2007 4,540
2008 4,280
2009 4,410
2010 5,190
2011 5,090
2012 4,990
2013 4,580
2014 4,970
2015 5,210
2016 5,790
2017 6,420

Athletic Trainers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 240
2007 230
2008 150
2009 140
2010 170
2011 200
2012 260
2013 270
2014 310
2015 340
2016 330
2017 320

Genetic Counselors
Year Number
2013 50
2014 60
2015 90
2016 300
2017 0

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 750
2006 860
2007 1,410
2008 1,890
2009 2,140
2012 1,460
2013 1,680
2014 1,550
2015 1,320
2016 1,330
2017 1,300