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Numbers of Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations in Texas

Occupation group

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Year Number
2004 418,160
2005 440,140
2006 459,230
2007 467,290
2008 492,250
2009 506,530
2010 531,410
2011 546,340
2012 557,620
2013 564,730
2014 573,710
2015 600,920
2016 631,040
2017 655,260
2018 658,390
2019 670,930

Individual occupations

Chiropractors
Year Number
2004 950
2005 1,440
2006 1,240
2007 1,470
2008 1,220
2009 1,310
2010 1,510
2011 1,620
2012 1,670
2013 1,740
2014 1,950
2015 2,100
2016 2,150
2017 1,940
2018 2,190
2019 2,230

Dentists, General
Year Number
2004 5,710
2005 4,410
2006 4,520
2007 4,460
2008 4,780
2009 4,990
2010 5,180
2011 5,840
2012 5,950
2013 6,840
2014 7,100
2015 8,140
2016 8,420
2017 8,350
2018 8,110
2019 8,590

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Year Number
2004 0
2007 260
2008 340
2009 0
2010 660
2011 0
2012 360
2013 260
2014 370
2015 430
2016 670
2017 510
2018 460
2019 0

Orthodontists
Year Number
2004 70
2005 0
2006 180
2007 210
2008 440
2009 400
2010 350
2011 170
2012 400
2013 610
2014 770
2015 0
2016 360
2017 500
2018 610
2019 570

Prosthodontists
Year Number
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Dentists, All Other Specialists
Year Number
2006 140
2007 160
2008 280
2009 320
2010 330
2011 190
2012 250
2013 220
2014 390
2015 470
2016 470
2017 0
2018 0
2019 670

Dietitians and Nutritionists
Year Number
2004 2,400
2005 2,500
2006 2,570
2007 2,760
2008 2,910
2009 3,190
2010 3,320
2011 3,570
2012 3,450
2013 3,660
2014 3,940
2015 4,180
2016 4,610
2017 4,990
2018 4,930
2019 5,050

Optometrists
Year Number
2004 1,700
2005 1,250
2006 1,360
2007 1,620
2008 1,790
2009 1,680
2010 1,590
2011 1,990
2012 2,110
2013 2,260
2014 1,930
2015 2,360
2016 2,410
2017 2,600
2018 2,750
2019 2,930

Pharmacists
Year Number
2004 15,830
2005 15,840
2006 16,580
2007 17,660
2008 19,820
2009 20,570
2010 20,320
2011 20,000
2012 20,390
2013 20,670
2014 21,010
2015 21,120
2016 21,560
2017 22,130
2018 21,250
2019 22,770

Physician Assistants
Year Number
2004 3,380
2005 3,620
2006 3,810
2007 3,780
2008 3,890
2009 4,050
2010 4,430
2011 4,630
2012 4,820
2013 5,410
2014 5,360
2015 5,990
2016 6,650
2017 7,150
2018 7,930
2019 8,040

Podiatrists
Year Number
2004 0
2005 410
2006 390
2007 440
2008 520
2009 560
2010 540
2011 470
2012 480
2013 500
2014 580
2015 650
2016 580
2017 480
2018 460
2019 470

Occupational Therapists
Year Number
2004 5,930
2005 5,830
2006 5,410
2007 6,070
2008 7,400
2009 7,170
2010 7,280
2011 7,350
2012 7,050
2013 7,110
2014 7,320
2015 8,260
2016 9,160
2017 10,170
2018 9,250
2019 9,180

Physical Therapists
Year Number
2004 8,390
2005 9,130
2006 9,040
2007 9,840
2008 10,250
2009 11,230
2010 11,870
2011 11,880
2012 11,750
2013 11,460
2014 11,730
2015 13,060
2016 14,910
2017 15,930
2018 16,120
2019 15,400

Radiation Therapists
Year Number
2004 730
2005 760
2006 980
2007 840
2008 880
2009 870
2010 1,030
2011 990
2012 940
2013 800
2014 950
2015 1,220
2016 1,360
2017 1,690
2018 2,200
2019 1,990

Recreational Therapists
Year Number
2004 520
2005 540
2006 640
2007 650
2008 690
2009 740
2010 690
2011 580
2012 530
2013 500
2014 550
2015 580
2016 790
2017 960
2018 1,090
2019 1,400

Respiratory Therapists
Year Number
2004 6,160
2005 6,710
2006 6,970
2007 7,480
2008 8,320
2009 9,120
2010 9,890
2011 10,230
2012 10,110
2013 10,160
2014 10,540
2015 10,890
2016 11,700
2017 11,280
2018 11,250
2019 11,730

Speech-Language Pathologists
Year Number
2004 7,320
2005 7,730
2006 8,730
2007 9,470
2008 9,680
2009 10,040
2010 10,350
2011 10,720
2012 11,100
2013 11,160
2014 11,670
2015 12,710
2016 13,520
2017 14,660
2018 14,330
2019 14,820

Exercise Physiologists
Year Number
2010 1,330
2011 1,300
2012 540
2013 470
2014 510
2015 490
2016 470
2017 360
2018 490
2019 0

Therapists, All Other
Year Number
2004 310
2005 230
2006 350
2007 410
2008 550
2009 890
2012 940
2013 710
2014 740
2015 560
2016 670
2017 580
2018 0
2019 0

Veterinarians
Year Number
2004 3,200
2005 3,170
2006 3,640
2007 3,060
2008 3,860
2009 3,840
2010 4,100
2011 3,590
2012 3,670
2013 3,630
2014 4,080
2015 4,310
2016 4,450
2017 4,210
2018 4,650
2019 4,770

Registered Nurses
Year Number
2004 143,630
2005 149,950
2006 156,590
2007 157,870
2008 164,400
2009 168,020
2010 176,330
2012 187,290
2013 190,090
2014 190,170
2015 198,650
2016 207,810
2017 212,230
2018 210,350
2019 218,090

Nurse Anesthetists
Year Number
2012 3,580
2013 3,140
2014 3,240
2015 3,050
2016 4,700
2017 5,770
2018 6,140
2019 4,300

Nurse Midwives
Year Number
2012 450
2013 210
2014 190
2015 210
2016 210
2017 170
2018 0
2019 540

Nurse Practitioners
Year Number
2012 5,720
2013 6,690
2014 7,260
2015 8,100
2016 8,890
2017 10,730
2018 12,020
2019 13,620

Audiologists
Year Number
2004 710
2005 680
2006 520
2007 460
2008 500
2009 530
2010 670
2011 840
2012 900
2013 920
2014 900
2015 870
2016 970
2017 800
2018 770
2019 610

Anesthesiologists
Year Number
2004 0
2005 3,700
2006 3,330
2007 2,440
2008 2,350
2009 3,620
2010 3,540
2011 3,330
2012 2,630
2013 2,500
2014 2,570
2015 2,710
2016 4,070
2017 4,440
2018 3,860
2019 2,550

Family Medicine Physicians
Year Number
2004 7,710
2005 6,840
2006 7,350
2007 7,270
2008 6,220
2009 4,600
2010 5,180
2011 5,480
2012 5,860
2013 5,800
2014 6,050
2015 6,540
2016 6,450
2017 7,910
2018 8,200
2019 8,380

General Internal Medicine Physicians
Year Number
2004 2,060
2005 2,400
2006 2,300
2007 2,320
2008 1,820
2009 2,020
2010 2,140
2011 2,640
2012 2,750
2013 3,880
2014 5,200
2015 6,750
2016 6,200
2017 4,960
2018 4,650
2019 4,520

Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Year Number
2004 1,650
2005 2,270
2006 2,570
2007 2,680
2008 1,820
2009 2,070
2010 2,030
2011 2,520
2012 2,150
2013 2,150
2014 1,840
2015 1,530
2016 1,460
2017 1,150
2018 1,590
2019 1,500

Pediatricians, General
Year Number
2004 2,110
2005 2,880
2006 2,930
2007 3,370
2008 3,970
2009 2,950
2010 3,200
2011 2,770
2012 3,480
2013 3,550
2014 3,080
2015 2,680
2016 1,920
2017 2,230
2018 2,280
2019 2,250

Psychiatrists
Year Number
2004 1,090
2005 1,020
2006 1,140
2007 1,160
2008 1,410
2009 1,660
2010 1,550
2011 1,500
2012 1,290
2013 1,200
2014 1,080
2015 880
2016 880
2017 1,110
2018 1,240
2019 1,480

Physicians, All Other
Year Number
2004 5,360
2005 6,120
2006 8,290
2007 11,810
2008 17,710
2009 17,820
2010 18,090
2011 16,520
2012 16,260
2013 16,870
2014 17,190
2015 19,870
2016 18,860
2017 18,820
2018 23,430

Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
Year Number
2004 4,160
2005 4,480
2006 4,820
2007 4,400
2008 3,540
2009 2,350
2010 2,890
2011 3,010
2012 3,630
2013 2,980
2014 2,950
2015 2,410
2016 3,230
2017 3,370
2018 0

Dental Hygienists
Year Number
2004 9,850
2005 9,010
2006 8,600
2007 9,410
2008 9,710
2009 10,520
2010 10,860
2011 10,850
2012 11,830
2013 12,590
2014 13,400
2015 12,980
2016 12,500
2017 13,600
2018 13,850
2019 14,310

Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other
Year Number
2004 6,920
2005 6,950
2006 3,750
2007 2,900
2008 1,190
2009 860
2010 790
2011 750
2012 640
2013 580
2014 850
2015 1,110
2016 1,310
2017 1,090
2018 980

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Year Number
2004 9,700
2005 10,670
2006 13,040
2007 12,650
2008 13,470
2009 12,180
2010 13,250
2011 13,350
2012 13,490
2013 13,160
2014 12,250
2015 12,560
2016 12,380
2017 26,700
2018 26,350
2019 27,120

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2004 10,780
2005 10,980
2006 12,680
2007 12,910
2008 12,580
2009 12,380
2010 12,840
2011 12,700
2012 11,260
2013 11,420
2014 10,660
2015 11,890
2016 11,780

Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
Year Number
2004 2,300
2005 2,290
2006 2,390
2007 2,780
2008 3,110
2009 3,060
2010 3,240
2011 3,280
2012 3,530
2013 3,970
2014 4,380
2015 4,620
2016 5,160
2017 6,160
2018 6,040
2019 5,450

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
Year Number
2004 2,650
2005 2,610
2006 2,450
2007 2,570
2008 2,940
2009 3,230
2010 3,420
2011 3,590
2012 4,370
2013 4,400
2014 4,350
2015 4,650
2016 5,190
2017 5,270
2018 4,870
2019 5,120

Nuclear Medicine Technologists
Year Number
2004 920
2005 1,060
2006 1,190
2007 1,310
2008 1,450
2009 1,410
2010 1,480
2011 1,330
2012 1,300
2013 1,230
2014 1,500
2015 1,420
2016 1,330
2017 1,030
2018 1,080
2019 1,180

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Year Number
2004 11,760
2005 12,130
2006 13,040
2007 13,480
2008 14,400
2009 14,680
2012 12,790
2013 13,520
2014 13,730
2015 15,570
2016 15,700
2017 15,870
2018 16,180
2019 16,480

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists
Year Number
2012 2,630
2013 2,580
2014 2,390
2015 2,140
2016 2,770
2017 2,760
2018 2,880
2019 2,540

Emergency Medical Technicians
Year Number
2019 19,380

Paramedics
Year Number
2004 13,070
2005 13,040
2006 13,060
2007 12,280
2008 13,230
2009 13,820
2010 15,010
2011 14,630
2012 13,290
2013 15,360
2014 16,280
2015 18,270
2016 18,630
2017 20,250
2018 19,450

Dietetic Technicians
Year Number
2004 1,510
2005 1,390
2006 1,170
2007 1,100
2008 1,100
2009 1,190
2010 1,340
2011 1,380
2012 1,180
2013 1,070
2014 1,090
2015 1,860
2016 2,870
2017 3,480
2018 2,810
2019 2,070

Pharmacy Technicians
Year Number
2004 22,640
2005 22,000
2006 23,880
2007 25,430
2008 28,580
2009 28,480
2010 27,860
2011 28,260
2012 27,660
2013 28,910
2014 30,080
2015 32,000
2016 33,030
2017 35,370
2018 37,200
2019 38,550

Psychiatric Technicians
Year Number
2004 2,270
2005 2,500
2006 1,880
2007 1,440
2008 1,310
2009 8,560
2010 9,200
2011 10,300
2012 3,140
2013 3,100
2014 3,080
2015 3,330
2016 3,810
2017 4,150
2018 4,130
2019 4,430

Surgical Technologists
Year Number
2004 6,110
2005 6,510
2006 6,350
2007 6,600
2008 7,340
2009 7,820
2010 8,650
2011 9,440
2012 9,720
2013 9,230
2014 9,250
2015 9,790
2016 10,800
2017 9,470
2018 10,340
2019 10,220

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
Year Number
2004 4,260
2005 5,710
2006 6,320
2007 7,210
2008 7,590
2009 7,100
2010 6,760
2011 6,830
2012 7,730
2013 8,820
2014 8,870
2015 9,020
2016 9,490
2017 10,570
2018 11,920
2019 12,280

Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
Year Number
2012 3,550
2013 3,480
2014 3,860
2015 3,560
2016 4,210
2017 5,230
2018 5,610
2019 6,220

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
Year Number
2004 61,200
2005 65,170
2006 67,260
2007 64,560
2008 67,150
2009 65,850
2010 70,630
2011 72,100
2012 75,780
2013 72,020
2014 71,660
2015 69,220
2016 70,810
2017 72,010
2018 72,030
2019 70,290

Opticians, Dispensing
Year Number
2004 3,640
2005 4,550
2006 4,210
2007 4,330
2008 3,450
2009 4,110
2010 4,170
2011 4,420
2012 5,380
2013 5,690
2014 6,360
2015 6,300
2016 6,430
2017 6,100
2018 6,300
2019 6,390

Orthotists and Prosthetists
Year Number
2004 450
2005 400
2006 380
2007 370
2008 430
2009 420
2010 330
2011 310
2012 0
2013 620
2014 590
2015 370
2016 330
2017 370
2018 480
2019 0

Hearing Aid Specialists
Year Number
2012 530
2013 740
2014 720
2015 380
2016 400
2017 470
2018 530
2019 650

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
Year Number
2004 5,690
2005 6,120
2006 7,940
2007 7,370
2008 6,800
2009 7,010
2010 1,250
2011 1,150
2012 5,160
2013 4,570
2014 6,120
2015 7,650
2016 10,100
2017 10,600
2018 11,170

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars
Year Number
2004 8,300
2005 8,760
2006 9,690
2007 10,510
2008 11,570
2009 13,400
2010 14,710
2011 16,520
2012 16,830
2013 16,670
2014 16,110
2015 16,730
2016 17,110
2017 17,620
2018 17,210

Athletic Trainers
Year Number
2004 1,420
2005 1,560
2006 1,680
2007 1,520
2008 1,350
2009 1,540
2010 1,560
2011 1,480
2012 1,380
2013 1,460
2014 1,680
2015 2,360
2016 2,820
2017 2,790
2018 2,370
2019 2,430

Genetic Counselors
Year Number
2012 80
2013 50
2014 60
2015 70
2016 80
2017 100
2018 100
2019 150

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,640
2005 2,820
2006 1,880
2007 2,140
2008 2,140
2009 2,300
2012 1,870
2013 1,340
2014 1,180
2015 1,300
2016 1,440
2017 2,020
2018 1,910