Numbers of Healthcare Support Occupations in Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Healthcare Support Occupations

Year	Number
2006	2,890
2007	3,240
2008	4,200
2009	4,870
2010	5,640
2011	5,700
2012	6,010
2013	6,130
2014	6,850
2015	3,310
2016	3,260
2017	2,880

Individual occupations

Home Health Aides

Year	Number
2006	300
2007	300
2008	410
2009	1,150
2010	1,550
2011	1,460
2012	980
2013	930
2014	800
2015	0
2016	270
2017	290

Personal Care Aides

Year	Number
2006	0
2007	0
2008	570
2009	670
2010	760
2011	890
2012	1,790
2013	2,360
2014	2,720
2015	1,810
2016	1,380
2017	1,380

Nursing Assistants

Year	Number
2012	2,060
2013	1,610
2014	2,070
2015	1,050
2016	1,120
2017	820

Orderlies

Year	Number
2006	1,760
2007	1,910
2008	2,070
2009	2,060
2010	2,100

Psychiatric Aides

Year	Number
2007	240
2008	220
2009	200
2010	50
2011	80
2012	80
2013	160
2014	130
2015	0

Occupational Therapy Assistants

Year	Number
2017	0

Physical Therapist Assistants

Year	Number
2006	90
2007	0
2010	50
2011	50
2012	60
2013	50
2014	80
2017	0

Physical Therapist Aides

Year	Number
2006	80
2007	70
2008	90
2009	80
2010	110
2011	90
2012	80
2013	70
2014	100
2015	0

Dental Assistants

Year	Number
2006	270
2007	270
2008	260
2009	230
2010	210
2011	170
2012	200
2013	210
2014	240
2015	110
2016	110
2017	110

Medical Assistants

Year	Number
2006	160
2007	220
2008	300
2009	350
2010	460
2011	460
2012	560
2013	460
2014	460
2015	290
2016	270
2017	180

Medical Transcriptionists

Year	Number
2006	70
2007	70
2008	60
2009	40
2010	0
2011	60
2012	80
2013	70
2014	60

Pharmacy Aides

Year	Number
2008	30
2009	0
2010	130
2011	250
2012	0
2013	170
2014	40

Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers

Year	Number
2006	60
2007	60
2008	80
2009	90
2010	100
2011	0
2012	60
2013	40
2014	0
2016	70
2017	60

Phlebotomists

Year	Number
2012	60
2013	0
2014	110
2015	50

Healthcare Support Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2006	100
2007	100
2008	110
2009	0
2014	40
2016	40
2017	40