Numbers of Healthcare Support Occupations in Texas

Occupation group

Healthcare Support Occupations

Year Number
2004 332,320
2005 340,310
2006 353,830
2007 361,660
2008 375,980
2009 386,110
2010 402,950
2011 416,660
2012 440,980
2013 460,660
2014 280,080
2015 487,410
2016 501,720
2017 524,780
2018 520,090
2019 543,450

Individual occupations

Home Health Aides

Year Number
2004 49,470
2005 50,100
2006 49,850
2007 52,200
2008 63,680
2009 94,260
2010 86,350
2011 71,220
2012 42,470
2013 47,230
2014 45,930
2015 62,930
2016 67,180
2017 76,370
2018 69,600

Personal Care Aides

Year Number
2004 107,090
2005 114,740
2006 122,300
2007 123,910
2008 113,540
2009 86,150
2010 101,960
2011 127,560
2012 170,800
2013 182,940
2014 0
2015 187,710
2016 188,790
2017 196,790
2018 206,240
2019 300,820

Nursing Assistants

Year Number
2012 86,940
2013 86,630
2014 85,130
2015 82,660
2016 87,930
2017 88,500
2018 87,750
2019 80,110

Orderlies

Year Number
2004 88,770
2005 87,680
2006 89,840
2007 92,510
2008 99,090
2009 99,490
2010 97,530
2012 5,280
2013 5,030
2014 5,200
2015 4,610
2016 3,910
2017 4,430
2018 4,150
2019 3,330

Psychiatric Aides

Year Number
2004 3,240
2005 3,650
2006 4,030
2007 4,010
2008 2,890
2009 5,790
2010 6,990
2011 8,880
2012 16,430
2013 17,260
2014 16,500
2015 15,470
2016 13,610
2017 13,840
2018 5,330
2019 5,170

Occupational Therapy Assistants

Year Number
2004 1,460
2005 1,590
2006 1,640
2007 1,750
2008 1,790
2009 1,880
2010 1,950
2011 2,040
2012 2,360
2013 2,770
2014 3,230
2015 3,840
2016 3,750
2017 4,040
2018 3,650
2019 3,900

Occupational Therapy Aides

Year Number
2004 220
2005 150
2006 260
2007 330
2008 520
2009 1,410
2010 550
2011 350
2012 330
2013 440
2014 420
2015 590
2016 400
2017 430
2018 220
2019 530

Physical Therapist Assistants

Year Number
2004 3,790
2005 3,870
2006 3,780
2007 3,890
2008 3,880
2009 3,950
2010 4,250
2011 4,760
2012 5,040
2013 5,300
2014 5,760
2015 6,270
2016 6,780
2017 7,240
2018 7,550
2019 7,550

Physical Therapist Aides

Year Number
2004 3,650
2005 3,620
2006 4,940
2007 3,900
2008 3,820
2009 3,220
2010 4,410
2011 4,880
2012 4,990
2013 4,980
2014 5,080
2015 5,640
2016 5,650
2017 5,660
2018 4,880
2019 5,070

Massage Therapists

Year Number
2004 1,270
2005 1,670
2006 2,440
2007 3,120
2008 2,830
2009 4,290
2010 4,340
2011 4,490
2012 4,270
2013 4,950
2014 5,290
2015 5,270
2016 6,790
2017 9,050
2018 8,670
2019 6,970

Dental Assistants

Year Number
2004 15,880
2005 17,610
2006 19,160
2007 18,500
2008 18,960
2009 19,620
2010 20,800
2011 22,700
2012 22,720
2013 23,520
2014 23,750
2015 26,380
2016 28,210
2017 29,790
2018 30,290
2019 31,550

Medical Assistants

Year Number
2004 37,220
2005 34,410
2006 34,450
2007 34,270
2008 40,200
2009 40,890
2010 48,030
2011 48,970
2012 51,890
2013 52,380
2014 55,620
2015 57,180
2016 57,960
2017 58,090
2018 59,930
2019 65,170

Medical Equipment Preparers

Year Number
2004 2,180
2005 2,350
2006 2,580
2007 2,500
2008 2,540
2009 2,490
2010 2,820
2011 3,120
2012 3,160
2013 3,200
2014 3,100
2015 3,300
2016 3,170
2017 3,000
2018 3,210
2019 3,290

Medical Transcriptionists

Year Number
2004 4,670
2005 4,770
2006 4,450
2007 4,530
2008 4,890
2009 4,650
2010 4,280
2011 4,450
2012 4,590
2013 4,140
2014 4,080
2015 4,290
2016 4,680
2017 5,150
2018 4,780
2019 4,280

Pharmacy Aides

Year Number
2004 1,190
2005 1,420
2006 1,690
2007 2,230
2008 2,690
2009 2,540
2010 2,770
2011 3,160
2012 3,170
2013 3,040
2014 2,320
2015 2,370
2016 2,320
2017 2,590
2018 2,560
2019 2,670

Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers

Year Number
2004 4,380
2005 4,250
2006 4,460
2007 4,390
2008 4,600
2009 4,910
2010 5,870
2011 5,610
2012 4,820
2013 4,370
2014 4,800
2015 5,130
2016 5,140
2017 5,400
2018 5,440
2019 6,060

Phlebotomists

Year Number
2012 7,040
2013 8,050
2014 8,730
2015 8,850
2016 9,210
2017 8,550
2018 9,210
2019 9,490

Healthcare Support Workers, All Other

Year Number
2004 7,840
2005 8,430
2006 7,960
2007 9,620
2008 10,060
2009 10,570
2012 4,680
2013 4,430
2014 5,140
2015 4,920
2016 6,240
2017 5,860
2018 6,630
2019 7,490