Numbers of Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations in Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Year Number
2006 3,270
2007 3,140
2008 3,360
2009 3,520
2010 3,560
2011 3,500
2012 3,420
2013 3,330
2014 3,490
2015 3,130
2016 3,370
2017 3,450
2018 3,430
2019 3,570

Individual occupations

Dentists, General

Year Number
2014 0
2015 0

Dietitians and Nutritionists

Year Number
2006 30

Pharmacists

Year Number
2006 120
2007 160
2008 170
2009 180
2010 190
2011 190
2012 210
2013 210
2014 230
2015 220
2016 270
2017 230
2018 200
2019 150

Occupational Therapists

Year Number
2008 40
2009 30
2015 40
2016 40
2017 0
2018 60
2019 80

Physical Therapists

Year Number
2006 30
2007 40
2008 30
2011 30
2012 40
2013 60
2014 70
2015 70
2016 70
2017 80
2018 90
2019 130

Respiratory Therapists

Year Number
2006 50
2007 50
2008 50
2009 30
2010 30
2011 50
2012 70
2013 70
2014 80
2015 80
2016 80
2017 60
2018 80
2019 90

Speech-Language Pathologists

Year Number
2007 40
2012 0
2013 50
2014 60
2015 50
2016 60
2017 60
2018 80
2019 90

Veterinarians

Year Number
2017 30
2019 40

Registered Nurses

Year Number
2006 1,230
2007 1,210
2008 1,230
2009 1,540
2010 1,520
2012 1,380
2013 1,340
2014 1,350
2015 1,150
2016 1,240
2017 1,360
2018 1,420
2019 1,410

Nurse Anesthetists

Year Number
2017 0

Nurse Practitioners

Year Number
2012 40
2013 70
2014 70
2015 90
2016 60
2017 60
2018 80
2019 110

Family Medicine Physicians

Year Number
2006 0
2007 60
2008 40
2014 40
2016 0

Pediatricians, General

Year Number
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0

Physicians, All Other

Year Number
2006 110
2007 0
2008 0
2009 70
2010 110
2011 100
2012 80
2013 40
2014 100
2015 70
2016 70
2017 30
2018 40

Dental Hygienists

Year Number
2006 110
2007 100
2008 150
2009 130
2010 160
2011 120
2012 120
2013 70
2014 70
2015 70
2016 110
2017 120
2018 110
2019 120

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

Year Number
2006 50
2007 50
2008 50
2009 50
2010 50
2011 60
2012 50
2013 50
2014 40
2015 30
2016 30
2017 90
2018 100
2019 120

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2006 80
2007 70
2008 70
2009 60
2010 50
2011 40
2012 50
2013 50
2014 50
2015 50
2016 60

Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2009 30
2010 30

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

Year Number
2009 50
2010 50
2011 50
2012 30
2014 30
2016 50
2017 40
2018 40
2019 30

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2006 110
2007 130
2008 150
2009 160
2012 150
2013 170
2014 150
2015 110
2016 100
2017 120
2018 120
2019 120

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists

Year Number
2019 30

Emergency Medical Technicians

Year Number
2019 130

Paramedics

Year Number
2006 190
2007 180
2008 190
2009 100
2010 70
2011 40
2012 0
2014 70
2015 140
2016 150
2017 160
2018 110

Pharmacy Technicians

Year Number
2006 290
2007 200
2008 270
2009 290
2010 410
2011 310
2012 320
2013 310
2014 340
2015 320
2016 350
2017 320
2018 330
2019 270

Psychiatric Technicians

Year Number
2012 40

Surgical Technologists

Year Number
2006 60
2007 60
2008 60
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

Year Number
2006 810
2007 790
2008 860
2009 710
2010 670
2011 730
2012 750
2013 750
2014 640
2015 530
2016 560
2017 600
2018 510
2019 510

Opticians, Dispensing

Year Number
2015 0
2016 0
2017 30

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other

Year Number
2015 30

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 90
2010 80
2011 90
2012 90
2013 90
2014 100
2015 80
2016 70
2017 60
2018 60