Numbers of Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations in Montana

Occupation group

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Year Number
2004 19,330
2005 20,750
2006 20,580
2007 21,830
2008 22,570
2009 23,440
2010 24,380
2011 24,390
2012 25,720
2013 27,250
2014 28,380
2015 27,750
2016 28,090
2017 28,950
2018 29,520
2019 29,700

Individual occupations

Chiropractors

Year Number
2004 110
2005 110
2006 150
2007 240
2008 230
2009 220
2010 190
2011 190
2012 170
2013 190
2014 190
2015 170
2016 200
2017 230
2018 270
2019 270

Dentists, General

Year Number
2004 270
2005 390
2006 320
2007 280
2008 290
2009 300
2010 310
2011 310
2012 360
2013 470
2014 450
2015 410
2016 390
2017 460
2018 480
2019 380

Orthodontists

Year Number
2005 0
2007 0
2018 0

Dietitians and Nutritionists

Year Number
2004 180
2005 140
2006 130
2007 150
2008 180
2009 220
2010 190
2011 190
2012 150
2013 200
2014 210
2015 200
2016 180
2017 180
2018 190
2019 190

Optometrists

Year Number
2004 110
2005 70
2006 90
2007 90
2008 100
2009 90
2010 110
2011 160
2012 160
2013 150
2014 140
2015 150
2016 130
2017 120
2018 120
2019 150

Pharmacists

Year Number
2004 810
2005 920
2006 920
2007 1,020
2008 1,090
2009 1,060
2010 980
2011 940
2012 1,100
2013 1,210
2014 1,240
2015 1,090
2016 1,080
2017 1,190
2018 1,360
2019 1,420

Physician Assistants

Year Number
2004 220
2005 240
2007 590
2008 580
2009 0
2010 330
2011 340
2012 410
2013 430
2014 450
2015 440
2016 480
2017 570
2018 630
2019 640

Podiatrists

Year Number
2004 40
2005 50
2007 40
2008 0
2009 60
2010 40
2011 40
2013 40
2017 50
2018 60
2019 40

Occupational Therapists

Year Number
2004 220
2005 230
2006 290
2007 300
2008 290
2009 260
2010 230
2011 240
2012 240
2013 310
2014 350
2015 360
2016 370
2017 340
2018 360
2019 370

Physical Therapists

Year Number
2004 640
2005 640
2006 720
2007 650
2008 680
2009 820
2010 820
2011 860
2012 890
2013 960
2014 1,000
2015 1,010
2016 950
2017 990
2018 1,040
2019 1,150

Radiation Therapists

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

Recreational Therapists

Year Number
2004 50
2005 60
2006 80
2007 110
2008 100
2009 90
2010 70
2011 50
2012 50
2013 50
2014 40
2015 50
2016 50
2017 40
2018 30

Respiratory Therapists

Year Number
2004 330
2005 320
2006 290
2007 270
2008 290
2009 320
2010 360
2011 360
2012 350
2013 350
2014 360
2015 360
2016 430
2017 460
2018 410
2019 390

Speech-Language Pathologists

Year Number
2004 340
2005 280
2006 250
2007 250
2008 260
2009 250
2010 280
2011 230
2012 320
2013 330
2014 380
2015 350
2016 440
2017 340
2018 410
2019 380

Exercise Physiologists

Year Number
2011 30

Therapists, All Other

Year Number
2012 30

Veterinarians

Year Number
2004 230
2005 240
2006 230
2007 250
2008 270
2009 300
2010 290
2011 330
2012 340
2013 330
2014 330
2015 370
2016 420
2017 390
2018 390
2019 420

Registered Nurses

Year Number
2004 7,610
2005 7,490
2006 7,290
2007 7,160
2008 7,480
2009 8,340
2010 8,500
2012 8,400
2013 9,040
2014 9,500
2015 9,640
2016 9,800
2017 10,110
2018 10,100
2019 10,310

Nurse Anesthetists

Year Number
2012 0
2013 0
2014 90
2015 70
2016 70
2017 60
2018 60
2019 60

Nurse Practitioners

Year Number
2012 350
2013 420
2014 480
2015 460
2016 480
2017 530
2018 640
2019 620

Audiologists

Year Number
2004 0
2005 30
2012 60
2013 60
2014 0
2015 60
2016 80
2017 70
2018 50
2019 60

Anesthesiologists

Year Number
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 160
2019 130

Family Medicine Physicians

Year Number
2004 320
2005 420
2006 480
2007 370
2008 390
2009 410
2010 430
2011 360
2012 340
2013 350
2014 430
2015 420
2016 400
2017 350
2018 480
2019 440

General Internal Medicine Physicians

Year Number
2004 40
2005 60
2006 70
2007 60
2008 90
2009 100
2010 90
2011 0
2012 0
2013 90
2014 60
2015 50
2016 50
2017 40
2018 60
2019 80

Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Year Number
2004 0
2006 0
2007 80
2008 100
2009 130
2010 130
2011 0
2012 70
2013 80
2014 90
2015 90
2016 50
2017 60
2018 70
2019 70

Pediatricians, General

Year Number
2004 0
2005 80
2006 0
2007 130
2008 100
2009 60
2010 80
2011 0
2012 110
2013 120
2014 100
2015 90
2016 60
2017 60
2018 70
2019 80

Psychiatrists

Year Number
2005 40
2006 50
2007 50
2008 80
2009 90
2010 140
2011 130
2012 130
2013 120
2014 120
2015 140
2016 120
2017 100
2018 90
2019 0

Physicians, All Other

Year Number
2004 160
2005 210
2006 290
2007 510
2008 790
2009 890
2010 870
2011 730
2012 770
2013 950
2014 1,120
2015 1,200
2016 1,110
2017 930
2018 1,020

Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric

Year Number
2004 170
2005 120
2006 130
2007 0
2008 110
2009 120
2010 130
2011 110
2012 110
2013 120
2014 120
2015 150
2016 200
2017 180
2018 120

Dental Hygienists

Year Number
2004 480
2005 510
2006 540
2007 640
2008 700
2009 660
2010 700
2011 710
2012 700
2013 650
2014 710
2015 780
2016 770
2017 720
2018 730
2019 780

Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other

Year Number
2005 100
2006 140
2007 140
2008 70
2009 60
2010 70
2011 60
2012 90
2013 60
2014 100
2015 110
2016 200
2017 270
2018 240

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

Year Number
2004 550
2005 580
2006 580
2007 550
2008 550
2009 560
2010 570
2011 480
2012 530
2013 490
2014 580
2015 560
2016 540
2017 980
2018 930
2019 970

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2004 360
2005 320
2006 270
2007 250
2008 250
2009 310
2010 330
2011 450
2012 470
2013 430
2014 420
2015 400
2016 470

Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2004 50
2005 70
2006 100
2007 130
2008 120
2009 110
2010 100
2011 130
2012 140
2013 140
2014 140
2015 140
2016 140
2017 140
2018 140
2019 160

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

Year Number
2004 70
2005 130
2006 110
2007 120
2008 130
2009 130
2010 150
2011 160
2012 190
2013 190
2014 170
2015 200
2016 190
2017 190
2018 160
2019 180

Nuclear Medicine Technologists

Year Number
2004 40
2005 40
2006 40
2007 50
2008 40
2009 40
2010 40
2011 50
2012 50
2013 50
2014 0
2015 50
2016 50
2017 50
2018 40
2019 40

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2004 650
2005 730
2006 720
2007 730
2008 730
2009 690
2012 760
2013 810
2014 750
2015 770
2016 790
2017 810
2018 800
2019 840

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists

Year Number
2012 110
2013 100
2014 90
2015 110
2016 160
2017 180
2018 140
2019 150

Emergency Medical Technicians

Year Number
2019 650

Paramedics

Year Number
2004 580
2005 580
2006 610
2007 630
2008 740
2009 800
2010 820
2011 750
2012 700
2013 670
2014 730
2015 600
2016 550
2017 700
2018 760

Dietetic Technicians

Year Number
2005 60
2006 60
2007 60
2009 40
2010 40
2014 60
2015 60
2016 70

Pharmacy Technicians

Year Number
2004 650
2005 800
2006 730
2007 850
2008 880
2009 840
2010 810
2011 870
2012 1,080
2013 1,180
2014 1,310
2015 1,170
2016 1,150
2017 1,100
2018 1,140
2019 1,180

Psychiatric Technicians

Year Number
2005 120
2006 120
2007 160
2009 100
2010 140
2011 320
2012 510
2013 690
2014 580
2015 0
2017 550
2018 450
2019 300

Surgical Technologists

Year Number
2004 270
2005 290
2006 270
2007 240
2008 250
2009 280
2010 300
2011 330
2012 390
2013 390
2014 420
2015 420
2016 430
2017 450
2018 430
2019 470

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2004 180
2005 240
2006 260
2007 300
2008 270
2009 260
2010 270
2011 370
2012 410
2013 450
2014 450
2015 410
2016 340
2017 250
2018 350
2019 470

Ophthalmic Medical Technicians

Year Number
2012 140
2013 170
2014 270
2015 200
2016 160
2017 70
2018 130
2019 250

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

Year Number
2004 2,590
2005 2,790
2006 2,740
2007 2,750
2008 2,780
2009 2,800
2010 2,920
2011 2,650
2012 2,610
2013 2,440
2014 2,500
2015 2,510
2016 2,490
2017 2,470
2018 2,280
2019 2,200

Opticians, Dispensing

Year Number
2004 270
2005 340
2006 390
2007 450
2008 320
2009 390
2010 330
2011 290
2012 250
2013 310
2014 340
2015 360
2016 310
2017 350
2018 350
2019 390

Orthotists and Prosthetists

Year Number
2015 0
2016 40
2018 60
2019 0

Hearing Aid Specialists

Year Number
2012 0
2013 0
2014 40
2015 50
2016 0
2017 0
2018 160

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other

Year Number
2004 60
2005 110
2006 130
2007 170
2008 210
2009 280
2010 40
2012 260
2013 250
2014 270
2015 300
2016 320
2017 310
2018 300

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

Year Number
2004 610
2005 700
2006 780
2007 780
2008 820
2009 780
2010 850
2011 980
2012 1,180
2013 1,190
2014 1,070
2015 970
2016 1,080
2017 1,210
2018 1,020

Athletic Trainers

Year Number
2004 30
2005 0
2006 90
2007 90
2008 110
2009 110
2010 130
2011 130
2012 90
2013 80
2014 70
2015 80
2016 110
2017 120
2018 110
2019 90

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other

Year Number
2005 50
2006 60
2007 60
2008 30
2009 0
2012 60
2013 60
2015 110
2016 130
2017 110
2018 70