Numbers of Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations in Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA Metropolitan Division

Occupation group

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Year	Number
2015	56,670
2016	58,170
2017	60,150

Individual occupations

Chiropractors

Year	Number
2015	190
2016	0
2017	300

Dentists, General

Year	Number
2015	920
2016	1,120
2017	820

Dietitians and Nutritionists

Year	Number
2015	450
2016	500
2017	450

Optometrists

Year	Number
2015	130
2016	140
2017	200

Pharmacists

Year	Number
2015	2,110
2016	2,250
2017	2,290

Physician Assistants

Year	Number
2015	920
2016	800
2017	770

Podiatrists

Year	Number
2015	140
2016	160
2017	140

Occupational Therapists

Year	Number
2015	1,120
2016	1,010
2017	1,210

Physical Therapists

Year	Number
2015	1,820
2016	1,730
2017	1,780

Radiation Therapists

Year	Number
2015	110
2016	100
2017	90

Recreational Therapists

Year	Number
2015	300
2016	230
2017	290

Respiratory Therapists

Year	Number
2015	570
2016	710
2017	820

Speech-Language Pathologists

Year	Number
2015	860
2016	950
2017	1,010

Exercise Physiologists

Year	Number
2015	50
2016	60
2017	80

Therapists, All Other

Year	Number
2015	50

Veterinarians

Year	Number
2015	740
2016	740
2017	640

Registered Nurses

Year	Number
2015	19,390
2016	20,260
2017	21,020

Nurse Anesthetists

Year	Number
2017	0

Nurse Practitioners

Year	Number
2015	490
2016	720
2017	930

Audiologists

Year	Number
2015	0
2016	0
2017	0

Anesthesiologists

Year	Number
2016	50

Family Medicine Physicians

Year	Number
2015	1,200
2016	810
2017	960

General Internal Medicine Physicians

Year	Number
2015	110
2016	140
2017	110

Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Year	Number
2015	0
2016	0
2017	0

Pediatricians, General

Year	Number
2017	0

Psychiatrists

Year	Number
2015	190
2016	120
2017	180

Physicians, All Other

Year	Number
2015	1,910
2016	2,630
2017	2,930

Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric

Year	Number
2015	220
2016	240
2017	160

Dental Hygienists

Year	Number
2015	2,120
2016	2,190
2017	2,130

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

Year	Number
2015	1,590
2016	1,460
2017	2,440

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

Year	Number
2015	1,550
2016	1,390

Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians

Year	Number
2015	330
2016	370
2017	430

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

Year	Number
2015	280
2016	290
2017	420

Nuclear Medicine Technologists

Year	Number
2015	100
2016	100
2017	110

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

Year	Number
2015	1,460
2016	1,340
2017	1,270

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists

Year	Number
2015	150
2016	160
2017	240

Paramedics

Year	Number
2015	1,420
2016	1,590
2017	1,530

Dietetic Technicians

Year	Number
2015	780
2016	470
2017	190

Pharmacy Technicians

Year	Number
2015	2,420
2016	2,950
2017	3,340

Psychiatric Technicians

Year	Number
2015	410
2016	380
2017	440

Surgical Technologists

Year	Number
2015	410
2016	490
2017	440

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

Year	Number
2015	1,410
2016	1,340
2017	1,230

Ophthalmic Medical Technicians

Year	Number
2016	0
2017	290

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

Year	Number
2015	5,950
2016	5,720
2017	5,710

Opticians, Dispensing

Year	Number
2015	560
2016	430
2017	360

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other

Year	Number
2015	350
2016	580
2017	860

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

Year	Number
2015	1,180
2016	1,180
2017	1,310

Athletic Trainers

Year	Number
2015	210
2016	210
2017	140

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2015	0
2016	60
2017	90