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Numbers of Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations in North Carolina

Occupation group

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Year Number
2004 185,780
2005 190,090
2006 197,320
2007 208,370
2008 216,830
2009 224,000
2010 228,100
2011 230,510
2012 236,060
2013 245,630
2014 247,810
2015 254,650
2016 263,610
2017 262,270
2018 275,850
2019 273,260

Individual occupations

Chiropractors
Year Number
2004 420
2005 510
2006 570
2007 530
2008 530
2009 510
2010 680
2011 710
2012 670
2013 600
2014 630
2015 730
2016 780
2017 770
2018 770
2019 880

Dentists, General
Year Number
2004 2,290
2005 2,020
2006 1,960
2007 2,140
2008 2,580
2009 2,540
2010 2,490
2011 2,380
2012 2,600
2013 2,900
2014 3,020
2015 3,160
2016 3,190
2017 3,230
2018 3,360
2019 3,440

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Year Number
2004 70
2005 120
2006 210
2007 220
2008 180
2009 220
2010 210
2011 220
2012 0
2013 130
2014 140
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Orthodontists
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2006 180
2007 170
2008 160
2009 120
2010 120
2011 110
2012 120
2013 90
2014 90
2015 140
2016 150
2017 150
2018 190
2019 150

Dentists, All Other Specialists
Year Number
2006 80
2007 70
2008 50
2009 70
2010 90
2011 0
2012 100
2013 100
2014 70
2015 110
2016 160
2017 160
2018 0
2019 90

Dietitians and Nutritionists
Year Number
2004 1,330
2005 1,330
2006 1,450
2007 1,490
2008 1,630
2009 1,610
2010 1,520
2011 1,410
2012 1,460
2013 1,570
2014 1,730
2015 1,810
2016 1,910
2017 1,940
2018 2,040
2019 2,160

Optometrists
Year Number
2004 550
2005 600
2006 560
2007 690
2008 670
2009 700
2010 790
2011 770
2012 840
2013 910
2014 1,020
2015 960
2016 930
2017 940
2018 1,080
2019 1,020

Pharmacists
Year Number
2004 5,950
2005 6,480
2006 6,990
2007 7,590
2008 7,900
2009 8,030
2010 8,210
2011 8,240
2012 8,580
2013 8,730
2014 9,010
2015 9,420
2016 9,550
2017 9,430
2018 9,970
2019 10,020

Physician Assistants
Year Number
2004 2,410
2005 2,930
2006 3,030
2007 3,010
2008 3,060
2009 3,540
2010 3,660
2011 4,080
2012 4,020
2013 3,890
2014 3,840
2015 4,290
2016 4,480
2017 4,510
2018 5,010
2019 5,440

Podiatrists
Year Number
2004 140
2005 170
2006 160
2007 130
2008 140
2009 180
2010 210
2011 260
2012 250
2013 270
2014 220
2015 220
2016 220
2017 200
2018 190
2019 200

Occupational Therapists
Year Number
2004 1,940
2005 2,090
2006 2,170
2007 2,340
2008 2,570
2009 2,730
2010 2,660
2011 2,360
2012 2,520
2013 3,050
2014 3,220
2015 3,200
2016 3,150
2017 3,330
2018 3,470
2019 3,530

Physical Therapists
Year Number
2004 3,750
2005 3,780
2006 3,950
2007 3,950
2008 4,210
2009 4,340
2010 4,530
2011 4,790
2012 5,010
2013 5,750
2014 5,630
2015 5,910
2016 5,990
2017 6,190
2018 6,110
2019 6,310

Radiation Therapists
Year Number
2004 400
2005 420
2006 390
2007 360
2008 430
2009 480
2010 490
2011 520
2012 500
2013 550
2014 570
2015 490
2016 530
2017 490
2018 550
2019 590

Recreational Therapists
Year Number
2004 540
2005 450
2006 470
2007 430
2008 420
2009 520
2010 480
2011 420
2012 400
2013 500
2014 540
2015 500
2016 440
2017 450
2018 400
2019 410

Respiratory Therapists
Year Number
2004 2,510
2005 2,690
2006 2,900
2007 3,170
2008 3,030
2009 3,160
2010 3,110
2011 3,230
2012 3,510
2013 3,750
2014 3,820
2015 3,890
2016 3,940
2017 3,990
2018 4,390
2019 4,240

Speech-Language Pathologists
Year Number
2004 2,770
2005 2,710
2006 3,140
2007 3,360
2008 3,600
2009 3,840
2010 3,630
2011 3,340
2012 3,560
2013 3,980
2014 4,030
2015 4,190
2016 4,040
2017 4,310
2018 4,430
2019 4,450

Exercise Physiologists
Year Number
2010 320
2011 380
2012 540
2013 0
2014 370
2015 240
2016 220
2017 210
2018 270
2019 280

Therapists, All Other
Year Number
2005 50
2006 0
2007 220
2008 190
2009 190
2012 70
2013 110
2014 190
2015 250
2016 270
2017 200
2018 170
2019 160

Veterinarians
Year Number
2004 1,790
2005 1,820
2006 1,750
2007 1,730
2008 1,810
2009 1,740
2010 1,800
2011 1,760
2012 1,960
2013 2,150
2014 2,460
2015 2,690
2016 2,830
2017 2,880
2018 2,870
2019 2,910

Registered Nurses
Year Number
2004 70,630
2005 72,130
2006 74,400
2007 80,090
2008 84,230
2009 88,190
2010 90,730
2012 86,240
2013 88,350
2014 89,070
2015 95,670
2016 99,050
2017 99,210
2018 102,500
2019 99,960

Nurse Anesthetists
Year Number
2012 2,090
2013 2,430
2014 2,610
2015 2,380
2016 2,440
2017 2,340
2018 3,050
2019 3,190

Nurse Midwives
Year Number
2012 190
2013 160
2014 160
2015 150
2016 170
2017 170
2018 170
2019 180

Nurse Practitioners
Year Number
2012 3,290
2013 3,380
2014 3,380
2015 3,950
2016 4,400
2017 4,130
2018 4,760
2019 5,540

Audiologists
Year Number
2004 210
2005 240
2006 250
2007 300
2008 290
2009 270
2010 350
2011 350
2012 410
2013 370
2014 400
2015 430
2016 400
2017 430
2018 400
2019 450

Anesthesiologists
Year Number
2004 0
2005 820
2006 980
2007 1,130
2008 1,120
2009 1,120
2010 860
2011 670
2012 720
2013 750
2014 870
2015 410
2016 340
2017 220
2018 660
2019 670

Family Medicine Physicians
Year Number
2004 3,720
2005 4,460
2006 4,960
2007 4,980
2008 4,640
2009 4,290
2010 3,880
2011 4,160
2012 3,730
2013 3,590
2014 3,540
2015 3,450
2016 3,450
2017 2,740
2018 1,850
2019 1,270

General Internal Medicine Physicians
Year Number
2004 1,510
2005 1,250
2006 1,070
2007 1,130
2008 1,240
2009 1,290
2010 1,100
2011 960
2012 1,010
2013 1,150
2014 1,150
2015 960
2016 940
2017 680
2018 440
2019 280

Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Year Number
2004 600
2005 540
2006 640
2007 650
2008 650
2009 920
2010 810
2011 860
2012 720
2013 810
2014 720
2015 680
2016 740
2017 570
2018 590
2019 400

Pediatricians, General
Year Number
2004 500
2005 590
2006 660
2007 860
2008 820
2009 1,030
2010 730
2011 710
2012 580
2013 780
2014 810
2015 820
2016 880
2017 860
2018 1,010
2019 800

Psychiatrists
Year Number
2004 480
2005 530
2006 320
2007 370
2008 410
2009 450
2010 380
2011 380
2012 390
2013 460
2014 540
2015 570
2016 570
2017 470
2018 440
2019 430

Physicians, All Other
Year Number
2004 4,500
2005 5,040
2006 5,880
2007 6,630
2008 6,040
2009 6,090
2010 5,930
2011 6,520
2012 7,880
2013 8,820
2014 10,210
2015 9,040
2016 10,740
2017 10,360
2018 13,380

Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
Year Number
2004 1,820
2005 1,380
2006 1,280
2007 1,200
2008 1,230
2009 1,200
2010 1,260
2011 1,340
2012 1,420
2013 1,520
2014 1,500
2015 1,390
2016 1,280
2017 1,110
2018 810

Dental Hygienists
Year Number
2004 4,680
2005 5,330
2006 5,040
2007 5,020
2008 5,170
2009 5,270
2010 5,670
2011 5,910
2012 5,990
2013 5,910
2014 5,540
2015 5,670
2016 6,200
2017 6,260
2018 6,670
2019 7,090

Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other
Year Number
2004 990
2005 750
2006 1,250
2007 1,250
2008 1,290
2009 1,350
2010 1,460
2011 1,460
2012 750
2013 750
2014 750
2015 600
2016 620
2017 680
2018 830

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Year Number
2004 4,600
2005 4,250
2006 4,600
2007 5,120
2008 5,230
2009 4,500
2010 4,210
2011 3,840
2012 3,790
2013 4,650
2014 4,970
2015 5,130
2016 5,020
2017 9,820
2018 11,380
2019 12,030

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2004 4,870
2005 4,950
2006 4,770
2007 4,800
2008 4,700
2009 4,530
2010 4,880
2011 5,760
2012 7,290
2013 8,690
2014 7,410
2015 5,600
2016 5,300

Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
Year Number
2004 1,480
2005 1,510
2006 1,520
2007 1,230
2008 1,230
2009 1,290
2010 1,230
2011 1,300
2012 1,290
2013 1,250
2014 1,220
2015 1,170
2016 1,240
2017 1,130
2018 1,120
2019 1,090

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
Year Number
2004 1,270
2005 1,440
2006 1,470
2007 1,500
2008 1,450
2009 1,540
2010 1,630
2011 1,670
2012 1,730
2013 1,980
2014 1,870
2015 1,900
2016 1,750
2017 1,940
2018 2,080
2019 2,330

Nuclear Medicine Technologists
Year Number
2004 600
2005 530
2006 560
2007 620
2008 650
2009 650
2010 640
2011 610
2012 620
2013 660
2014 650
2015 610
2016 530
2017 490
2018 540
2019 540

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Year Number
2004 5,840
2005 5,610
2006 6,150
2007 6,790
2008 6,970
2009 7,470
2012 6,490
2013 6,830
2014 6,780
2015 6,950
2016 7,440
2017 7,350
2018 7,440
2019 7,180

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists
Year Number
2012 880
2013 1,110
2014 1,000
2015 1,120
2016 1,000
2017 870
2018 930
2019 920

Emergency Medical Technicians
Year Number
2019 10,680

Paramedics
Year Number
2004 7,240
2005 6,790
2006 7,890
2007 8,150
2008 8,490
2009 8,930
2010 8,940
2011 9,440
2012 9,690
2013 10,430
2014 10,100
2015 10,180
2016 9,880
2017 9,880
2018 10,760

Dietetic Technicians
Year Number
2004 700
2005 710
2006 620
2007 460
2008 420
2009 320
2010 370
2011 350
2012 370
2013 370
2014 400
2015 350
2016 280
2017 300
2018 260
2019 270

Pharmacy Technicians
Year Number
2004 7,180
2005 8,780
2006 9,280
2007 9,920
2008 10,580
2009 10,690
2010 11,240
2011 11,390
2012 11,840
2013 11,680
2014 12,330
2015 13,070
2016 14,280
2017 13,850
2018 13,680
2019 13,560

Psychiatric Technicians
Year Number
2004 2,740
2005 2,250
2006 740
2007 980
2008 1,610
2009 2,750
2010 2,210
2011 1,440
2012 3,210
2013 3,270
2014 2,000
2015 1,330
2016 1,310
2017 1,720
2018 1,840
2019 0

Surgical Technologists
Year Number
2004 2,030
2005 2,320
2006 2,550
2007 2,920
2008 3,030
2009 3,030
2010 3,130
2011 2,960
2012 3,080
2013 3,000
2014 2,950
2015 2,760
2016 2,780
2017 3,150
2018 3,500
2019 3,450

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
Year Number
2004 2,550
2005 2,580
2006 2,420
2007 2,270
2008 2,340
2009 2,570
2010 3,070
2011 3,160
2012 3,200
2013 3,060
2014 3,070
2015 3,210
2016 3,080
2017 3,340
2018 3,170
2019 3,600

Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
Year Number
2012 1,650
2013 1,720
2014 1,860
2015 2,140
2016 2,460
2017 2,340
2018 2,550
2019 2,590

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
Year Number
2004 17,400
2005 15,990
2006 15,660
2007 16,250
2008 17,260
2009 17,280
2010 17,680
2011 17,420
2012 16,370
2013 15,550
2014 15,670
2015 16,330
2016 17,930
2017 17,810
2018 18,200
2019 16,910

Opticians, Dispensing
Year Number
2004 1,340
2005 1,720
2006 1,900
2007 1,580
2008 1,650
2009 1,750
2010 1,740
2011 1,560
2012 1,630
2013 1,620
2014 1,650
2015 1,630
2016 1,620
2017 1,800
2018 1,710
2019 1,730

Orthotists and Prosthetists
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2006 90
2007 140
2008 180
2009 180
2010 170
2011 130
2012 140
2013 220
2014 340
2015 390
2016 440
2017 270
2018 270
2019 350

Hearing Aid Specialists
Year Number
2012 50
2013 100
2014 140
2015 140
2016 140
2017 270
2018 220
2019 230

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
Year Number
2004 2,600
2005 2,380
2006 2,260
2007 2,210
2008 2,440
2009 2,870
2010 350
2011 460
2012 4,080
2013 4,990
2014 5,170
2015 5,530
2016 5,160
2017 5,460
2018 6,350

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars
Year Number
2004 5,510
2005 5,010
2006 5,190
2007 5,190
2008 5,280
2009 5,130
2010 5,110
2011 5,480
2012 5,130
2013 4,900
2014 5,100
2015 5,470
2016 5,620
2017 5,520
2018 5,400

Athletic Trainers
Year Number
2004 190
2005 200
2006 300
2007 290
2008 290
2009 280
2010 300
2011 490
2012 500
2013 530
2014 500
2015 540
2016 640
2017 670
2018 880
2019 950

Genetic Counselors
Year Number
2012 80
2013 90
2014 90
2015 90
2016 80
2017 90
2018 120
2019 130

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,140
2005 1,840
2006 2,660
2007 2,740
2008 2,740
2009 2,250
2012 830
2013 670
2014 690
2015 640
2016 630
2017 590
2018 620