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

Occupation group

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Year Number
2006 1,790
2007 1,810
2008 2,110
2009 2,390
2010 2,190
2011 2,120
2012 1,970
2013 2,030
2014 2,380
2015 4,040
2016 4,410
2017 4,130
2018 4,730
2019 4,460

Individual occupations

Chiropractors

Year Number
2007 30
2009 40

Dentists, General

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2012 0
2013 40
2015 90
2016 0
2017 80
2018 0
2019 110

Dietitians and Nutritionists

Year Number
2010 30
2019 30

Pharmacists

Year Number
2006 80
2007 110
2008 110
2009 140
2010 160
2011 110
2012 90
2013 90
2014 90
2015 120
2016 140
2017 130
2018 180
2019 180

Physician Assistants

Year Number
2007 0
2008 40
2009 60
2010 60
2011 90
2012 90
2013 80
2014 60
2015 80
2016 80
2017 110
2018 100
2019 120

Occupational Therapists

Year Number
2007 40
2008 60
2009 70
2010 50
2011 50
2012 50
2013 40
2014 60
2015 90
2016 90
2017 90
2018 90
2019 100

Physical Therapists

Year Number
2006 60
2007 80
2008 120
2009 120
2010 120
2011 80
2012 90
2013 90
2014 150
2015 240
2016 310
2017 290
2018 240
2019 270

Respiratory Therapists

Year Number
2011 40
2012 40
2013 30
2014 40
2015 70
2016 0
2017 0
2018 80
2019 70

Speech-Language Pathologists

Year Number
2006 40
2007 0
2008 0
2009 130
2010 70
2011 80
2012 0
2013 0
2014 60
2015 90
2016 80
2017 90
2018 140
2019 190

Veterinarians

Year Number
2006 40
2007 60
2008 60
2009 50
2010 30
2011 30
2012 40
2013 60
2014 70
2015 100
2016 90
2017 80
2018 90
2019 90

Registered Nurses

Year Number
2006 630
2007 740
2008 780
2009 810
2010 790
2012 820
2013 810
2014 880
2015 1,480
2016 1,630
2017 1,610
2018 1,690
2019 1,610

Nurse Practitioners

Year Number
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 100
2017 70
2018 80
2019 110

Family Medicine Physicians

Year Number
2006 0
2007 100
2008 0
2009 70
2010 50
2011 110
2012 90
2013 130
2014 100
2015 180
2016 130
2017 120
2018 190
2019 0

Physicians, All Other

Year Number
2009 40
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 60
2015 40
2016 60
2017 0
2018 0

Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric

Year Number
2008 50
2009 60
2010 50
2015 70
2016 50
2017 60
2018 30

Dental Hygienists

Year Number
2006 90
2007 120
2008 100
2009 90
2010 0
2011 50
2012 70
2013 110
2014 120
2015 170
2016 180
2017 190
2018 200
2019 200

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

Year Number
2006 90
2007 40
2008 50
2009 50
2010 50
2011 40
2012 40
2013 40
2014 50
2015 80
2016 80
2017 160
2018 170
2019 160

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2006 50
2016 60

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

Year Number
2015 30
2016 30
2017 30
2018 40
2019 50

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2006 100
2007 90
2008 90
2009 110
2012 100
2013 80
2014 80
2015 160
2016 220
2017 220
2018 200
2019 0

Emergency Medical Technicians

Year Number
2019 330

Paramedics

Year Number
2006 250
2007 160
2008 240
2009 280
2010 270
2011 160
2012 170
2013 260
2014 280
2015 320
2016 340
2017 0
2018 350

Pharmacy Technicians

Year Number
2006 50
2007 50
2008 70
2009 80
2010 90
2011 70
2012 70
2013 70
2014 70
2015 110
2016 140
2017 140
2018 190
2019 200

Surgical Technologists

Year Number
2008 30
2009 40
2010 60
2011 60
2012 60
2013 50
2014 40
2015 60
2016 80
2017 80
2018 80

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2006 70
2007 40
2008 50
2010 70
2011 70
2012 70
2013 0
2014 80
2015 130
2016 180
2017 210
2018 200
2019 210

Ophthalmic Medical Technicians

Year Number
2019 0

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

Year Number
2006 110
2007 80
2008 70
2009 100
2010 80
2011 70
2012 30
2013 0
2014 0
2015 90
2016 70
2017 50
2018 60
2019 60

Opticians, Dispensing

Year Number
2006 60
2007 0
2008 140
2009 0
2010 0
2011 40
2015 80
2016 60
2017 50
2018 60
2019 60

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other

Year Number
2015 40
2016 40
2017 60
2018 60

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

Year Number
2006 70
2007 70
2008 50
2009 50
2010 40
2011 40
2012 50
2013 50
2014 50
2015 70
2016 110
2017 140
2018 170

Athletic Trainers

Year Number
2014 40
2015 50
2016 60
2017 70
2018 40
2019 50