Numbers of Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations in West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Year Number
2006 7,660
2007 7,880
2008 7,940
2009 8,520
2010 9,260
2011 9,000
2012 9,110
2013 8,850
2014 9,290
2015 9,330
2016 8,960
2017 9,030
2018 9,030
2019 9,670

Individual occupations

Chiropractors

Year Number
2007 50
2008 60
2009 50
2010 60
2011 40
2012 40
2013 30
2014 50
2015 80
2017 40
2018 30

Dentists, General

Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 80
2010 80
2011 90
2013 60
2014 0
2015 130
2016 110
2017 60
2018 0

Dietitians and Nutritionists

Year Number
2006 120
2007 100
2008 70
2009 50
2010 40
2011 50
2012 60
2013 60
2014 60
2015 60
2016 50
2017 50
2018 50
2019 70

Optometrists

Year Number
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 40
2018 40
2019 40

Pharmacists

Year Number
2006 300
2007 340
2008 350
2009 330
2010 380
2011 400
2012 370
2013 360
2014 320
2015 350
2016 310
2017 270
2018 290
2019 320

Physician Assistants

Year Number
2007 30
2009 40
2010 60
2011 80
2012 90
2013 50
2014 70
2015 70
2016 70
2017 50
2018 140
2019 140

Occupational Therapists

Year Number
2006 60
2007 50
2008 40
2009 60
2010 60
2011 60
2012 60
2013 70
2014 90
2015 60
2016 80
2017 60
2018 60
2019 80

Physical Therapists

Year Number
2006 150
2007 140
2008 100
2009 100
2010 110
2011 110
2012 110
2013 130
2014 130
2015 90
2016 110
2017 200
2018 190
2019 220

Respiratory Therapists

Year Number
2006 140
2007 130
2008 150
2009 190
2010 250
2011 230
2012 210
2013 190
2014 190
2015 170
2016 190
2017 220
2018 220
2019 200

Speech-Language Pathologists

Year Number
2006 170
2007 150
2008 150
2009 150
2010 150
2011 160
2012 160
2013 160
2014 160
2015 160
2016 150
2017 180
2018 180
2019 190

Therapists, All Other

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0

Veterinarians

Year Number
2006 50
2007 40
2010 0
2011 50
2012 40
2013 50
2014 60
2015 50
2016 50
2017 50
2018 90
2019 90

Registered Nurses

Year Number
2006 2,940
2007 3,110
2008 3,360
2009 3,530
2010 3,760
2012 3,450
2013 3,440
2014 3,810
2015 3,820
2016 3,650
2017 3,560
2018 3,440
2019 3,610

Nurse Anesthetists

Year Number
2012 220
2013 190
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 70

Nurse Practitioners

Year Number
2012 210
2013 260
2014 240
2015 240
2016 260
2017 210
2018 300
2019 370

Anesthesiologists

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 30
2010 0
2011 30
2012 0
2014 110
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0

Family Medicine Physicians

Year Number
2006 60
2007 50
2008 100
2009 90
2010 80
2011 50
2012 50
2013 50
2014 90
2015 90
2016 110
2017 90
2018 100
2019 100

General Internal Medicine Physicians

Year Number
2006 0
2007 60
2008 40
2009 80
2010 60
2011 80
2012 0
2013 30
2016 0

Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2012 0
2013 40
2014 50

Pediatricians, General

Year Number
2007 0
2008 40
2012 30
2019 40

Physicians, All Other

Year Number
2006 170
2007 180
2008 210
2009 140
2010 380
2011 360
2012 380
2013 160
2014 150
2015 150
2016 0
2017 220
2018 300

Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric

Year Number
2007 0
2009 0
2011 0
2013 0
2014 70
2015 70
2016 80
2017 70

Dental Hygienists

Year Number
2006 140
2007 100
2008 100
2009 80
2010 140
2011 140
2012 190
2013 180
2014 220
2015 170
2016 180
2017 180
2018 210
2019 240

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

Year Number
2006 190
2007 190
2008 170
2009 180
2010 190
2011 130
2012 110
2013 120
2014 110
2015 120
2016 110
2017 350
2018 330
2019 310

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2006 180
2007 180
2008 170
2009 180
2010 130
2011 200
2012 170
2013 170
2014 190
2015 190
2016 220

Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2006 70
2007 70
2008 90
2009 80
2010 90
2011 80
2012 100
2013 100
2014 70
2015 60
2016 60
2017 50
2018 40
2019 50

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

Year Number
2006 60
2007 60
2008 60
2009 50
2010 40
2011 40
2012 50
2013 50
2014 70
2015 50
2016 70
2017 80
2018 80
2019 70

Nuclear Medicine Technologists

Year Number
2008 40
2009 30
2010 30
2013 0
2014 40
2015 0
2017 30
2019 30

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2006 330
2007 310
2008 360
2009 350
2012 350
2013 370
2014 330
2015 340
2016 370
2017 380
2018 380
2019 360

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists

Year Number
2017 30
2018 30
2019 30

Emergency Medical Technicians

Year Number
2019 480

Paramedics

Year Number
2006 430
2007 240
2008 0
2009 490
2010 610
2011 440
2012 420
2013 320
2014 320
2015 370
2016 400
2017 400
2018 450

Pharmacy Technicians

Year Number
2006 480
2007 540
2008 570
2009 540
2010 610
2011 590
2012 620
2013 580
2014 660
2015 720
2016 730
2017 570
2018 570
2019 620

Surgical Technologists

Year Number
2006 170
2007 190
2008 170
2009 210
2010 240
2011 220
2012 210
2013 180
2014 160
2015 140
2016 160
2017 180
2018 190
2019 150

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2006 70
2007 60
2008 0
2009 0
2010 100
2011 110
2012 140
2013 100
2014 110
2015 100
2016 110
2017 110
2018 110
2019 170

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

Year Number
2006 1,130
2007 1,110
2008 1,160
2009 1,010
2010 870
2011 760
2012 890
2013 920
2014 1,030
2015 1,010
2016 980
2017 950
2018 890
2019 1,030

Opticians, Dispensing

Year Number
2007 70
2008 40
2009 50
2010 70
2011 70
2012 80
2013 80
2014 80
2015 70
2016 80
2017 60
2018 40

Hearing Aid Specialists

Year Number
2013 40
2015 30

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other

Year Number
2006 0
2007 100
2008 110
2009 100
2012 110
2013 70
2014 0
2015 110
2016 100
2017 100
2018 100

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

Year Number
2006 250
2007 230
2008 230
2009 250
2010 230
2011 220
2012 190
2013 240
2014 220
2015 220
2016 170
2017 190
2018 180

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other

Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2012 0
2014 30
2015 40