Numbers of Healthcare Support Occupations in Newark, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division

Occupation group

Healthcare Support Occupations

Year Number
2005 28,880
2006 29,310
2007 28,340
2008 29,920
2009 30,590
2010 32,190
2011 32,190
2012 32,940
2013 32,900
2014 33,290
2015 41,920
2016 41,900
2017 42,260

Individual occupations

Home Health Aides

Year Number
2005 6,050
2006 6,280
2007 5,700
2008 6,200
2009 6,680
2010 6,690
2011 6,320
2012 7,370
2013 7,970
2014 7,430
2015 7,970
2016 6,520
2017 6,450

Personal Care Aides

Year Number
2005 1,960
2006 1,770
2007 1,630
2008 1,540
2009 1,780
2010 2,490
2011 2,410
2012 2,070
2013 2,150
2014 2,210
2015 2,840
2016 3,000
2017 3,690

Nursing Assistants

Year Number
2012 11,690
2013 11,190
2014 10,640
2015 15,030
2016 15,650
2017 15,640

Orderlies

Year Number
2005 9,960
2006 10,090
2007 10,260
2008 10,880
2009 11,160
2010 11,850
2012 340
2013 470
2014 480
2015 690
2016 700
2017 830

Psychiatric Aides

Year Number
2005 780
2006 720
2007 620
2008 740
2009 760
2010 630
2012 780
2013 750
2014 990
2015 900
2016 850
2017 0

Occupational Therapy Assistants

Year Number
2005 190
2006 150
2007 110
2008 130
2009 60
2010 100
2011 100
2012 90
2013 30
2014 60
2015 60
2016 80
2017 90

Occupational Therapy Aides

Year Number
2006 40
2007 0
2008 0
2009 70
2010 0
2011 0
2013 0

Physical Therapist Assistants

Year Number
2005 370
2006 410
2007 350
2008 310
2009 180
2010 230
2011 280
2012 300
2013 270
2014 290
2015 350
2016 380
2017 330

Physical Therapist Aides

Year Number
2005 330
2006 400
2007 530
2008 530
2009 600
2010 770
2011 890
2012 1,000
2013 1,080
2014 1,060
2015 1,110
2016 1,050
2017 990

Massage Therapists

Year Number
2005 300
2006 190
2007 230
2008 390
2009 390
2010 350
2011 110
2012 0
2013 0
2014 770
2015 1,230
2016 1,200
2017 1,160

Dental Assistants

Year Number
2005 2,730
2006 2,660
2007 2,470
2008 2,740
2009 2,400
2010 2,440
2011 2,210
2012 2,180
2013 2,080
2014 2,230
2015 3,060
2016 3,320
2017 3,200

Medical Assistants

Year Number
2005 2,640
2006 3,110
2007 3,240
2008 3,230
2009 3,260
2010 3,270
2011 3,680
2012 3,890
2013 4,200
2014 4,290
2015 4,820
2016 5,040
2017 5,550

Medical Equipment Preparers

Year Number
2005 520
2006 590
2007 510
2008 500
2009 470
2010 510
2011 490
2012 430
2013 420
2014 410
2015 550
2016 570
2017 730

Medical Transcriptionists

Year Number
2005 690
2006 520
2007 480
2008 350
2009 330
2010 360
2011 420
2012 460
2013 360
2014 280
2015 300
2016 230
2017 220

Pharmacy Aides

Year Number
2005 640
2006 650
2007 430
2008 350
2009 290
2010 0
2011 650
2012 410
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0

Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers

Year Number
2005 360
2006 320
2007 330
2008 370
2009 430
2010 380
2011 560
2012 0
2013 0
2014 160
2015 180
2016 310
2017 480

Phlebotomists

Year Number
2012 1,100
2013 1,050
2014 1,140
2015 1,260
2016 1,330
2017 1,170

Healthcare Support Workers, All Other

Year Number
2005 1,360
2006 1,410
2007 1,450
2008 1,660
2009 1,730
2012 830
2013 880
2014 850
2015 1,570
2016 1,670
2017 1,730