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Numbers of Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations in Nevada

Occupation group

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Year Number
2004 36,280
2005 37,510
2006 36,140
2007 41,120
2008 40,750
2009 42,730
2010 43,310
2011 44,020
2012 46,720
2013 46,200
2014 48,990
2015 51,460
2016 54,650
2017 57,670
2018 61,070
2019 59,050

Individual occupations

Chiropractors
Year Number
2004 240
2005 210
2006 220
2007 230
2008 270
2009 210
2010 200
2011 190
2012 250
2013 290
2014 360
2015 290
2016 260
2017 230
2018 290
2019 300

Dentists, General
Year Number
2004 830
2005 610
2006 820
2007 750
2008 830
2009 880
2010 1,040
2011 1,140
2012 1,180
2013 1,180
2014 990
2015 850
2016 910
2017 1,170
2018 1,220
2019 1,010

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0

Orthodontists
Year Number
2007 40
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2015 0
2016 0

Dentists, All Other Specialists
Year Number
2015 40
2016 40
2017 40
2018 30
2019 0

Dietitians and Nutritionists
Year Number
2004 190
2005 200
2006 270
2007 300
2008 310
2009 280
2010 250
2011 260
2012 260
2013 240
2014 240
2015 290
2016 330
2017 390
2018 420
2019 420

Optometrists
Year Number
2004 200
2005 140
2006 180
2007 190
2008 230
2009 140
2010 160
2011 150
2012 190
2013 250
2014 340
2015 350
2016 280
2017 200
2018 330
2019 0

Pharmacists
Year Number
2004 1,740
2005 1,900
2006 2,060
2007 2,240
2008 2,260
2009 2,280
2010 2,130
2011 2,090
2012 1,970
2013 2,100
2014 1,930
2015 2,200
2016 2,340
2017 2,460
2018 2,490
2019 2,470

Physician Assistants
Year Number
2004 390
2005 540
2006 460
2007 590
2008 490
2009 470
2010 440
2011 0
2012 1,040
2013 1,040
2014 750
2015 550
2016 540
2017 570
2018 650
2019 700

Podiatrists
Year Number
2004 30
2005 40
2006 60
2007 60
2008 80
2009 40
2010 30
2012 30
2013 50
2014 40
2015 30
2016 30
2017 50
2018 40

Occupational Therapists
Year Number
2004 470
2005 520
2006 460
2007 540
2008 630
2009 640
2010 690
2011 730
2012 800
2013 650
2014 690
2015 590
2016 680
2017 730
2018 850
2019 830

Physical Therapists
Year Number
2004 970
2005 960
2006 730
2007 850
2008 990
2009 1,280
2010 1,220
2011 1,370
2012 1,200
2013 1,300
2014 1,500
2015 1,530
2016 1,580
2017 1,560
2018 1,700
2019 1,570

Radiation Therapists
Year Number
2004 280
2005 0
2006 0
2008 40
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 60
2013 60
2014 70
2015 80
2016 80
2017 100
2018 60
2019 0

Recreational Therapists
Year Number
2004 0
2005 40
2006 40
2007 90
2008 100
2009 90
2010 60
2011 40
2012 40
2013 50
2014 70
2015 90
2016 110
2017 100
2018 100
2019 120

Respiratory Therapists
Year Number
2004 530
2005 0
2006 690
2007 680
2008 640
2009 590
2010 610
2011 730
2012 880
2013 960
2014 920
2015 990
2016 960
2017 1,080
2018 1,070
2019 1,410

Speech-Language Pathologists
Year Number
2004 210
2005 190
2006 0
2007 290
2008 350
2009 330
2011 680
2012 730
2013 740
2014 810
2015 730
2016 760
2017 890
2018 1,020
2019 1,070

Exercise Physiologists
Year Number
2010 120
2011 90
2012 0

Therapists, All Other
Year Number
2006 70
2007 100
2008 120
2009 120
2012 40
2013 40
2014 40
2015 40
2016 40
2017 50
2018 60
2019 80

Veterinarians
Year Number
2004 300
2005 330
2006 350
2007 390
2008 420
2009 390
2010 410
2011 380
2012 400
2013 480
2014 560
2015 580
2016 490
2017 540
2018 560
2019 530

Registered Nurses
Year Number
2004 14,170
2005 13,980
2006 14,050
2007 14,670
2008 15,950
2009 16,100
2010 16,780
2012 16,790
2013 17,160
2014 18,430
2015 19,470
2016 20,250
2017 21,060
2018 22,560
2019 22,940

Nurse Anesthetists
Year Number
2012 120
2013 90
2014 90
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 60

Nurse Practitioners
Year Number
2012 430
2013 430
2014 540
2015 580
2016 660
2017 680
2018 710
2019 0

Audiologists
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2009 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 150
2017 0

Anesthesiologists
Year Number
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 110
2014 0
2015 440
2016 0
2017 400
2018 0
2019 460

Family Medicine Physicians
Year Number
2004 0
2005 1,000
2006 0
2007 1,230
2008 0
2009 1,270
2010 1,030
2011 1,080
2012 970
2013 1,070
2014 1,020
2015 890
2016 830
2017 670
2018 680
2019 710

General Internal Medicine Physicians
Year Number
2004 760
2005 340
2006 0
2007 260
2008 230
2009 380
2010 510
2011 540
2012 370
2013 270
2014 220
2015 200
2016 170
2017 0
2018 420
2019 390

Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Year Number
2004 170
2005 160
2006 0
2007 60
2008 50
2009 70
2010 110
2011 370
2012 370
2013 330
2014 180
2015 150
2016 180
2017 130
2018 120

Pediatricians, General
Year Number
2004 30
2005 40
2007 60
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 40
2012 120
2013 110
2014 130
2015 150
2016 160
2017 140
2018 0
2019 90

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

Physicians, All Other
Year Number
2004 320
2005 470
2006 0
2007 580
2008 980
2009 1,010
2010 1,530
2011 1,290
2012 1,220
2013 1,110
2014 1,310
2015 1,370
2016 1,630
2017 2,240
2018 2,630

Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
Year Number
2004 430
2005 580
2006 0
2007 750
2008 0
2009 600
2010 460
2011 410
2012 280
2013 210
2014 340
2015 420
2016 380
2017 250
2018 120

Dental Hygienists
Year Number
2004 1,300
2005 1,460
2006 1,350
2007 1,440
2008 1,330
2009 1,410
2010 1,220
2011 1,280
2012 1,150
2013 1,440
2014 1,320
2015 1,510
2016 1,920
2017 2,190
2018 2,540
2019 2,540

Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other
Year Number
2004 380
2005 560
2006 260
2007 170
2008 100
2009 40
2010 0
2011 280
2012 320
2013 140
2014 150
2015 180
2016 260
2017 260
2018 270

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Year Number
2004 700
2005 800
2006 850
2007 910
2008 890
2009 890
2010 940
2011 990
2012 1,110
2013 1,160
2014 1,080
2015 1,050
2016 820
2017 1,650
2018 1,610
2019 1,910

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2004 800
2005 880
2006 960
2007 1,170
2008 1,050
2009 740
2010 590
2011 720
2012 1,000
2013 880
2014 910
2015 840
2016 820

Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
Year Number
2004 380
2005 460
2006 520
2007 470
2008 440
2009 350
2010 380
2011 380
2012 390
2013 430
2014 410
2015 440
2016 430
2017 470
2018 440
2019 320

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
Year Number
2004 240
2005 300
2006 190
2007 170
2008 100
2009 190
2010 230
2011 330
2012 260
2013 280
2014 340
2015 440
2016 720
2017 620
2018 520
2019 380

Nuclear Medicine Technologists
Year Number
2004 80
2005 110
2006 130
2007 140
2008 100
2009 70
2010 80
2011 130
2012 140
2013 120
2014 90
2015 90
2016 130
2017 140
2018 150
2019 100

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Year Number
2004 1,160
2005 1,160
2006 1,250
2007 1,350
2008 1,240
2009 1,160
2012 1,380
2013 1,430
2014 1,390
2015 1,380
2016 1,390
2017 1,450
2018 1,570
2019 1,210

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists
Year Number
2012 310
2013 280
2014 300
2015 200
2016 400
2017 510
2018 490
2019 560

Emergency Medical Technicians
Year Number
2019 1,720

Paramedics
Year Number
2004 880
2005 890
2006 1,050
2007 1,200
2008 1,130
2009 1,200
2010 1,270
2011 1,310
2012 1,210
2013 0
2014 1,230
2015 1,300
2016 1,590
2017 1,830
2018 1,850

Dietetic Technicians
Year Number
2004 40
2005 70
2006 70
2007 80
2008 70
2009 60
2010 0
2011 80
2012 110
2013 100
2014 90
2015 70
2016 100
2017 110
2018 130
2019 140

Pharmacy Technicians
Year Number
2004 1,820
2005 1,880
2006 2,090
2007 2,210
2008 2,510
2009 2,720
2010 2,650
2011 2,370
2012 2,330
2013 2,510
2014 2,730
2015 3,130
2016 3,380
2017 3,610
2018 3,960
2019 3,750

Psychiatric Technicians
Year Number
2006 160
2007 170
2008 170
2009 200
2010 190
2013 80
2014 100
2015 70
2016 180
2017 330
2018 510
2019 0

Surgical Technologists
Year Number
2004 430
2005 620
2006 770
2007 850
2008 910
2009 800
2010 740
2011 680
2012 820
2013 840
2014 870
2015 810
2016 880
2017 910
2018 1,080
2019 1,100

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
Year Number
2004 550
2005 510
2006 620
2007 580
2008 670
2009 520
2010 530
2011 480
2012 520
2013 590
2014 640
2015 680
2016 590
2017 620
2018 610
2019 640

Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
Year Number
2012 180
2013 150
2014 0
2015 220
2016 280
2017 230
2018 120
2019 0

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
Year Number
2004 2,380
2005 2,700
2006 2,640
2007 2,600
2008 2,470
2009 2,170
2010 2,000
2011 2,140
2012 2,350
2013 2,260
2014 2,300
2015 2,340
2016 2,570
2017 2,630
2018 2,790
2019 2,920

Opticians, Dispensing
Year Number
2004 500
2005 250
2006 270
2007 230
2008 0
2009 470
2010 590
2011 510
2012 490
2013 340
2014 350
2015 390
2016 430
2017 560
2018 560
2019 0

Orthotists and Prosthetists
Year Number
2005 40
2006 50
2007 0
2008 0
2009 140
2010 120
2011 80
2012 90
2013 80
2014 90
2015 90
2016 70
2017 80
2018 60
2019 70

Hearing Aid Specialists
Year Number
2016 0
2017 50
2018 0

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
Year Number
2004 820
2005 890
2006 870
2007 760
2008 900
2009 880
2010 200
2011 150
2012 750
2013 970
2014 990
2015 1,420
2016 1,620
2017 1,510
2018 1,660

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars
Year Number
2004 1,060
2005 1,040
2006 1,150
2007 1,210
2008 1,290
2009 1,230
2010 1,340
2011 1,320
2012 1,600
2013 1,410
2014 1,600
2015 1,450
2016 1,720
2017 1,730
2018 1,560

Athletic Trainers
Year Number
2004 70
2005 130
2006 120
2007 120
2008 100
2009 70
2010 80
2011 100
2012 130
2013 80
2014 80
2015 30
2016 50
2017 50
2018 80
2019 0

Genetic Counselors
Year Number
2012 0
2013 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 390
2005 450
2006 310
2007 270
2008 240
2009 180
2012 290
2013 260
2014 320
2015 390
2016 400
2017 320
2018 300