Numbers of Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

Occupation group

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Year Number
2005 62,710
2006 67,920
2007 65,550
2008 67,020
2009 71,010
2010 70,780
2011 73,200
2012 73,010
2013 75,200
2014 76,180
2015 79,760
2016 81,090
2017 87,500
2018 86,090
2019 86,380

Individual occupations

Chiropractors

Year Number
2005 410
2006 270
2007 330
2008 220
2009 240
2010 200
2011 230
2012 330
2013 340
2014 320
2015 290
2016 280
2017 290
2018 450
2019 630

Dentists, General

Year Number
2005 930
2006 850
2007 910
2008 880
2009 770
2010 880
2011 920
2012 960
2013 810
2014 830
2015 920
2016 1,080
2017 1,290
2018 1,440
2019 1,400

Dentists, All Other Specialists

Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2019 50

Dietitians and Nutritionists

Year Number
2005 400
2006 620
2007 560
2008 320
2009 400
2010 510
2011 510
2012 530
2013 500
2014 510
2015 510
2016 470
2017 460
2018 480
2019 550

Optometrists

Year Number
2005 110
2006 140
2007 140
2008 200
2009 200
2010 0
2012 100
2013 180
2014 200
2015 130
2016 100
2017 150
2018 200
2019 180

Pharmacists

Year Number
2005 3,040
2006 4,420
2007 4,060
2008 3,220
2009 2,750
2010 2,900
2011 3,030
2012 3,270
2013 3,230
2014 3,100
2015 3,330
2016 3,300
2017 3,260
2018 3,580
2019 3,700

Physician Assistants

Year Number
2005 410
2006 400
2007 650
2008 810
2009 720
2010 350
2011 380
2012 480
2013 770
2014 740
2015 1,070
2016 960
2017 1,010
2018 800
2019 920

Podiatrists

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 150
2009 80
2010 50
2011 40
2012 50
2013 100
2014 110
2015 120
2016 100
2017 100
2018 150
2019 120

Occupational Therapists

Year Number
2005 820
2006 670
2007 720
2008 760
2009 1,240
2010 1,330
2011 1,300
2012 1,020
2013 1,010
2014 960
2015 820
2016 960
2017 970
2018 1,000
2019 1,040

Physical Therapists

Year Number
2005 1,410
2006 1,370
2007 1,470
2008 1,560
2009 2,050
2010 1,960
2011 2,020
2012 1,890
2013 1,700
2014 1,580
2015 1,520
2016 1,740
2017 1,770
2018 2,070
2019 2,210

Radiation Therapists

Year Number
2005 60
2006 70
2007 170
2008 180
2009 200
2010 230
2011 250
2012 210
2013 140
2014 410
2015 460
2016 420
2017 160
2018 160
2019 0

Recreational Therapists

Year Number
2005 90
2006 120
2007 150
2008 140
2009 120
2010 100
2011 90
2012 90
2013 100
2014 90
2015 90
2016 80
2017 80
2018 90
2019 0

Respiratory Therapists

Year Number
2005 890
2006 940
2007 1,040
2008 1,020
2009 1,030
2010 920
2011 1,070
2012 1,010
2013 1,020
2014 1,020
2015 1,200
2016 1,200
2017 1,130
2018 1,100
2019 1,180

Speech-Language Pathologists

Year Number
2005 770
2006 730
2007 750
2008 760
2009 990
2010 1,020
2011 1,050
2012 870
2013 1,140
2014 1,230
2015 1,340
2016 1,150
2017 1,130
2018 1,400
2019 0

Exercise Physiologists

Year Number
2010 140
2011 130
2012 60
2013 40
2014 40
2015 90
2016 110
2017 110
2018 60
2019 50

Therapists, All Other

Year Number
2005 0
2006 300
2007 250
2008 280
2009 140
2012 40
2015 30
2016 60
2017 0
2018 120
2019 160

Veterinarians

Year Number
2005 340
2006 420
2007 480
2008 530
2009 480
2010 490
2011 520
2012 570
2013 550
2014 540
2015 620
2016 620
2017 760
2018 670
2019 840

Registered Nurses

Year Number
2005 21,260
2006 23,080
2007 22,030
2008 22,540
2009 24,590
2010 25,300
2012 25,410
2013 25,080
2014 25,180
2015 25,520
2016 26,500
2017 30,390
2018 30,450
2019 30,390

Nurse Anesthetists

Year Number
2012 0
2013 950
2014 940
2015 1,060
2016 580
2017 580
2018 0
2019 0

Nurse Midwives

Year Number
2013 0
2014 0
2016 30
2017 40
2018 30

Nurse Practitioners

Year Number
2012 870
2013 970
2014 1,230
2015 1,450
2016 1,680
2017 1,680
2018 1,590
2019 1,800

Audiologists

Year Number
2005 60
2006 60
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 110
2011 0
2012 0
2013 140
2014 130
2015 120
2016 90
2017 80
2018 170
2019 160

Anesthesiologists

Year Number
2005 120
2006 170
2007 150
2008 170
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 290
2013 490
2014 480
2015 500
2016 240
2017 250
2018 0
2019 0

Family Medicine Physicians

Year Number
2005 1,370
2006 1,170
2007 950
2008 680
2009 770
2010 830
2011 930
2012 0
2013 0
2014 1,880
2015 1,900
2016 1,520
2017 1,850
2018 1,560
2019 1,520

General Internal Medicine Physicians

Year Number
2005 370
2006 360
2007 280
2008 170
2009 120
2010 140
2011 460
2012 700
2013 820
2014 640
2015 520
2016 420
2017 230
2018 0
2019 40

Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 180
2008 130
2009 180
2012 180
2013 270
2014 0
2015 450
2016 0
2017 430
2018 0
2019 0

Pediatricians, General

Year Number
2005 0
2007 90
2008 220
2009 260
2010 260
2011 0
2013 40
2014 0
2015 0
2016 120
2017 70
2018 50
2019 50

Psychiatrists

Year Number
2005 90
2006 70
2007 150
2008 140
2009 140
2010 50
2011 50
2012 70
2013 80
2014 80
2015 0
2016 150
2017 150
2018 70
2019 70

Physicians, All Other

Year Number
2005 1,320
2006 1,670
2007 0
2008 3,810
2009 3,920
2010 3,770
2011 3,100
2012 2,470
2013 1,990
2014 1,970
2015 3,200
2016 3,560
2017 3,000
2018 3,020

Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 270
2008 210
2009 170
2010 130
2011 0
2012 530
2013 570
2014 340
2015 250
2016 390
2017 490

Dental Hygienists

Year Number
2005 1,600
2006 1,380
2007 1,230
2008 1,130
2009 1,280
2010 1,630
2011 1,590
2012 1,680
2013 1,520
2014 1,560
2015 1,570
2016 1,640
2017 1,770
2018 1,820
2019 1,750

Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other

Year Number
2005 570
2006 790
2007 980
2008 930
2009 960
2010 850
2011 910
2012 600
2013 500
2014 480
2015 500
2016 500
2017 400
2018 280

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

Year Number
2005 1,440
2006 1,600
2007 1,780
2008 1,880
2009 1,940
2010 1,890
2011 1,830
2012 1,870
2013 2,010
2014 2,120
2015 2,170
2016 2,130
2017 3,630
2018 3,710
2019 4,290

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2005 910
2006 1,350
2007 1,380
2008 1,360
2009 1,570
2010 1,380
2011 1,390
2012 1,550
2013 1,660
2014 1,640
2015 1,660
2016 1,520

Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2005 510
2006 640
2007 620
2008 620
2009 700
2010 800
2011 840
2012 830
2013 710
2014 680
2015 590
2016 610
2017 600
2018 530
2019 690

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

Year Number
2005 540
2006 540
2007 560
2008 500
2009 670
2010 660
2011 720
2012 860
2013 870
2014 820
2015 610
2016 700
2017 840
2018 890
2019 780

Nuclear Medicine Technologists

Year Number
2005 160
2006 170
2007 160
2008 160
2009 270
2010 280
2011 300
2012 280
2013 290
2014 310
2015 210
2016 210
2017 190
2018 180
2019 140

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2005 2,350
2006 2,300
2007 2,250
2008 2,110
2009 2,070
2012 1,820
2013 1,690
2014 1,700
2015 1,940
2016 2,220
2017 1,920
2018 1,880
2019 1,790

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists

Year Number
2012 620
2013 410
2014 440
2015 370
2016 490
2017 490
2018 620
2019 530

Emergency Medical Technicians

Year Number
2019 2,010

Paramedics

Year Number
2005 1,450
2006 1,330
2007 1,340
2008 1,270
2009 1,330
2010 1,420
2011 1,540
2012 1,540
2013 1,650
2014 1,810
2015 2,040
2016 1,840
2017 1,920
2018 2,050

Dietetic Technicians

Year Number
2005 230
2006 110
2007 120
2008 0
2009 0
2010 170
2011 110
2012 70
2013 60
2014 50
2015 0
2016 220
2017 180
2018 220
2019 200

Pharmacy Technicians

Year Number
2005 3,220
2006 4,450
2007 4,380
2008 3,780
2009 3,600
2010 3,690
2011 4,310
2012 4,560
2013 4,830
2014 4,570
2015 4,910
2016 5,040
2017 5,300
2018 5,330
2019 4,660

Psychiatric Technicians

Year Number
2005 470
2006 610
2007 860
2008 930
2009 1,180
2010 850
2011 700
2012 360
2013 370
2014 510
2015 850
2016 990
2017 1,140
2018 810
2019 1,060

Surgical Technologists

Year Number
2005 1,010
2006 820
2007 770
2008 770
2009 880
2010 860
2011 900
2012 930
2013 930
2014 930
2015 1,060
2016 1,040
2017 1,030
2018 910
2019 1,060

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2005 750
2006 920
2007 1,030
2008 1,040
2009 1,070
2010 970
2011 1,230
2012 1,240
2013 1,380
2014 1,260
2015 1,360
2016 1,370
2017 1,280
2018 1,320
2019 1,310

Ophthalmic Medical Technicians

Year Number
2013 310
2014 450
2015 450
2016 590
2017 860
2018 1,030
2019 770

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

Year Number
2005 9,450
2006 9,710
2007 9,050
2008 7,950
2009 7,690
2010 7,390
2011 7,890
2012 7,880
2013 8,260
2014 7,910
2015 7,450
2016 7,240
2017 8,790
2018 7,990
2019 7,940

Opticians, Dispensing

Year Number
2005 800
2006 410
2007 420
2008 540
2009 750
2010 810
2011 720
2012 640
2013 730
2014 720
2015 680
2016 800
2017 920
2018 900
2019 680

Orthotists and Prosthetists

Year Number
2006 60
2007 60
2008 60
2009 50
2010 50
2011 40
2013 80
2014 100
2015 90
2016 80
2017 60
2018 50
2019 0

Hearing Aid Specialists

Year Number
2015 0
2016 0
2017 270
2018 320
2019 370

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other

Year Number
2005 1,300
2006 940
2007 920
2008 910
2009 1,190
2010 200
2011 220
2012 1,110
2013 1,230
2014 1,350
2015 1,300
2016 1,570
2017 1,510
2018 1,820

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

Year Number
2005 1,280
2006 1,320
2007 1,390
2008 1,510
2009 1,780
2010 1,810
2011 2,020
2012 2,110
2013 2,120
2014 1,810
2015 1,890
2016 1,970
2017 2,030
2018 2,190

Athletic Trainers

Year Number
2005 80
2006 100
2007 110
2008 110
2009 120
2010 80
2011 230
2012 240
2013 230
2014 90
2015 90
2016 90
2017 130
2018 170
2019 170

Genetic Counselors

Year Number
2013 70
2014 70
2015 60

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other

Year Number
2005 320
2006 470
2007 360
2008 360
2009 350
2012 220
2013 260
2014 250
2015 400
2016 320
2017 330
2018 360