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Numbers of Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division

Occupation group

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Year Number
2005 4,710
2006 4,940
2007 5,450
2008 5,000
2009 5,020
2010 5,100
2011 5,640
2012 5,280
2013 5,300
2014 5,060
2015 3,660
2016 7,150
2017 7,840

Individual occupations

Chiropractors
Year Number
2015 30
2016 40
2017 40

Dentists, General
Year Number
2006 0
2007 60
2008 40
2009 100
2010 90
2011 130
2012 130
2013 150
2014 140
2015 190
2016 210
2017 220

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Year Number
2012 0
2013 30

Dietitians and Nutritionists
Year Number
2005 50
2006 50
2010 60
2011 60
2012 70
2013 50
2014 40
2016 50
2017 60

Optometrists
Year Number
2005 0

Pharmacists
Year Number
2005 190
2006 220
2007 300
2008 250
2009 210
2010 180
2011 200
2012 210
2013 220
2014 180
2015 250
2016 230
2017 220

Physician Assistants
Year Number
2006 40
2007 60
2008 50
2009 100
2010 60
2011 60
2014 30
2015 40
2016 30
2017 50

Occupational Therapists
Year Number
2005 70
2006 110
2007 120
2008 120
2009 110
2010 110
2011 110
2012 110
2013 120
2014 150
2015 210
2016 270
2017 300

Physical Therapists
Year Number
2005 120
2006 140
2007 180
2008 180
2009 170
2010 150
2011 140
2012 160
2013 150
2014 170
2015 240
2016 340
2017 360

Recreational Therapists
Year Number
2005 50
2006 40
2008 40
2009 40
2010 40
2011 50
2012 60
2013 50
2015 50
2016 70
2017 70

Respiratory Therapists
Year Number
2005 60
2006 60
2007 50
2008 40
2011 50
2012 40
2014 50
2017 70

Speech-Language Pathologists
Year Number
2005 70
2006 80
2007 70
2008 60
2009 80
2010 90
2011 110
2012 110
2013 110
2014 140
2015 190
2016 200
2017 220

Veterinarians
Year Number
2005 30
2006 30
2007 40
2008 50
2009 60
2010 70
2011 50
2012 40
2013 50
2014 50
2015 70
2016 50
2017 60

Registered Nurses
Year Number
2005 2,050
2006 2,140
2007 1,970
2008 1,910
2009 2,180
2010 2,360
2012 2,140
2013 2,160
2014 2,160
2016 2,720
2017 2,740

Nurse Practitioners
Year Number
2012 130
2013 160
2014 120
2015 150
2016 150
2017 270

Family Medicine Physicians
Year Number
2006 0
2007 70
2008 0
2009 70
2010 0
2011 90
2012 40
2013 70
2015 80
2016 70
2017 0

General Internal Medicine Physicians
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 140
2008 0
2009 80
2010 40
2011 0
2013 0
2014 80
2015 140
2016 150
2017 140

Pediatricians, General
Year Number
2008 40
2010 0
2013 40
2014 30
2016 0
2017 50

Psychiatrists
Year Number
2009 30
2010 30
2011 30
2013 0
2015 30

Physicians, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 100
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 90
2012 120
2013 120
2014 80
2015 100
2016 140
2017 0

Dental Hygienists
Year Number
2005 300
2006 280
2007 300
2008 270
2009 260
2010 230
2011 280
2012 210
2013 240
2014 230
2015 310
2016 320
2017 310

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Year Number
2005 50
2007 140
2008 110
2009 70
2010 60
2011 90
2012 130
2013 130
2014 110
2016 0

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2005 110
2007 30
2008 50
2009 70
2010 70
2011 50
2012 60
2013 0
2015 0
2016 70

Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
Year Number
2007 40
2017 0

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
Year Number
2007 30
2011 30
2012 40
2013 40
2014 40
2016 60
2017 0

Nuclear Medicine Technologists
Year Number
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Year Number
2005 140
2006 110
2007 180
2008 150
2009 140
2012 120
2013 0
2016 150
2017 140

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists
Year Number
2017 90

Paramedics
Year Number
2005 180
2006 240
2007 200
2008 260
2009 0
2010 0
2012 0
2013 0
2017 440

Dietetic Technicians
Year Number
2010 40
2012 30
2014 50
2015 50
2016 120
2017 140

Pharmacy Technicians
Year Number
2005 220
2006 200
2007 200
2008 290
2009 300
2010 310
2011 290
2012 310
2013 280
2014 280
2015 340
2016 400
2017 480

Surgical Technologists
Year Number
2005 40
2006 40
2007 90
2009 0
2010 40
2011 40
2012 0
2013 80
2015 50
2017 50

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
Year Number
2005 70
2006 70
2007 60
2008 60
2009 70
2010 80
2011 70
2012 50
2013 70
2014 80
2015 130
2016 120
2017 120

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
Year Number
2005 750
2006 950
2007 890
2008 890
2009 850
2010 840
2011 740
2012 770
2013 760
2014 850
2015 970
2016 970
2017 1,070

Opticians, Dispensing
Year Number
2005 40
2006 30
2009 30
2010 50
2011 50
2012 0
2015 40
2016 30

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
Year Number
2012 50
2013 70
2014 0
2016 50

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars
Year Number
2005 70
2006 110
2007 130
2008 140
2009 0
2010 0
2011 210
2012 150
2013 150
2016 140
2017 130

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 50