Numbers of Healthcare Support Occupations in Tacoma-Lakewood, WA Metropolitan Division

Occupation group

Healthcare Support Occupations

Year	Number
2005	6,390
2006	6,870
2007	7,380
2008	5,620
2009	8,450
2010	8,790
2011	8,490
2012	10,100
2013	8,750
2014	9,260
2015	10,010
2016	10,860
2017	13,630

Individual occupations

Home Health Aides

Year	Number
2005	790
2006	740
2007	1,180
2008	0
2009	1,700
2010	1,490
2011	590
2012	2,190
2013	0
2014	0
2015	460
2016	650
2017	1,160

Personal Care Aides

Year	Number
2007	760
2008	0
2009	910
2010	830
2011	1,420
2012	1,530
2013	2,430
2014	2,500
2015	2,500
2016	2,370
2017	4,980

Nursing Assistants

Year	Number
2012	2,380
2013	2,450
2014	2,260
2015	2,460
2016	2,930
2017	3,340

Orderlies

Year	Number
2005	2,640
2006	2,810
2007	2,520
2008	2,020
2009	2,070
2010	2,310
2012	90

Psychiatric Aides

Year	Number
2009	40
2013	0
2014	40
2015	50
2016	40
2017	30

Occupational Therapy Assistants

Year	Number
2005	80
2006	60
2007	30
2009	30
2010	40
2011	40
2012	30
2014	0
2015	120
2016	120
2017	70

Occupational Therapy Aides

Year	Number
2005	0

Physical Therapist Assistants

Year	Number
2005	190
2006	180
2007	120
2008	150
2009	190
2010	190
2011	150
2012	100
2013	110
2014	200
2015	220
2016	180
2017	100

Physical Therapist Aides

Year	Number
2005	50
2006	70
2007	100
2008	60
2009	0
2010	60
2011	70
2012	40
2014	0
2015	70
2016	100
2017	0

Massage Therapists

Year	Number
2005	120
2006	90
2007	90
2008	0
2009	270
2010	270
2011	270
2012	0
2013	480
2014	530
2015	290
2016	400
2017	360

Dental Assistants

Year	Number
2005	890
2006	1,000
2007	1,020
2008	1,130
2009	1,100
2010	1,230
2011	1,050
2012	900
2013	870
2014	910
2015	1,100
2016	1,270
2017	1,230

Medical Assistants

Year	Number
2005	760
2006	780
2007	1,010
2008	1,330
2009	1,280
2010	1,550
2011	1,260
2012	1,190
2013	1,040
2014	1,150
2015	1,200
2016	1,250
2017	1,260

Medical Equipment Preparers

Year	Number
2005	140
2006	160
2007	160
2008	160
2009	140
2010	100
2011	120
2012	180
2013	180
2014	240
2015	200
2016	240
2017	210

Medical Transcriptionists

Year	Number
2005	170
2006	160
2007	140
2008	170
2009	160
2010	0
2011	0
2012	560
2013	350
2014	300
2015	340
2016	290
2017	0

Pharmacy Aides

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	100
2007	80
2008	40
2009	30
2010	40
2011	0
2012	50
2013	0
2014	40
2015	70
2016	90
2017	90

Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	200
2007	170
2008	140
2009	60
2010	130
2011	150
2012	200
2013	180
2014	210
2015	240
2016	0
2017	0

Phlebotomists

Year	Number
2012	230
2013	210
2014	260
2015	0
2016	270
2017	290

Healthcare Support Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2005	560
2006	520
2007	0
2008	420
2009	470
2012	430
2013	450
2014	620
2015	690
2016	660
2017	510