Numbers of Healthcare Support Occupations in Northeast Kansas nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Healthcare Support Occupations

Year	Number
2015	7,240
2016	6,100
2017	5,540

Individual occupations

Home Health Aides

Year	Number
2015	390
2016	390
2017	280

Personal Care Aides

Year	Number
2015	2,390
2016	1,300
2017	1,160

Nursing Assistants

Year	Number
2015	3,130
2016	3,150
2017	2,980

Orderlies

Year	Number
2015	40
2016	40

Occupational Therapy Assistants

Year	Number
2015	30
2016	40
2017	40

Physical Therapist Assistants

Year	Number
2015	150
2016	150
2017	100

Physical Therapist Aides

Year	Number
2015	60
2016	70
2017	80

Massage Therapists

Year	Number
2016	30
2017	0

Dental Assistants

Year	Number
2015	400
2016	310
2017	320

Medical Assistants

Year	Number
2015	390
2016	300
2017	380

Medical Equipment Preparers

Year	Number
2016	40

Medical Transcriptionists

Year	Number
2015	100
2016	110
2017	60

Pharmacy Aides

Year	Number
2016	0
2017	0

Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers

Year	Number
2015	0
2017	0

Phlebotomists

Year	Number
2015	70
2016	80
2017	70

Healthcare Support Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2015	90
2016	90
2017	70