Numbers of Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations in Ames, IA

Occupation group

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Year Number
2005 410
2006 460
2007 1,480
2008 1,570
2009 1,510
2010 1,300
2011 1,530
2012 1,440
2013 1,560
2014 1,630
2015 1,750
2016 1,710
2017 1,770
2018 1,680
2019 1,740

Individual occupations

Dietitians and Nutritionists

Year Number
2018 0
2019 40

Optometrists

Year Number
2005 0

Pharmacists

Year Number
2005 40
2006 40
2007 60
2008 80
2009 90
2010 70
2011 60
2012 60
2013 60
2014 60
2015 60
2016 70
2017 60
2018 60
2019 80

Physician Assistants

Year Number
2013 30

Occupational Therapists

Year Number
2011 40
2012 40
2013 40

Physical Therapists

Year Number
2011 30
2012 30
2013 40
2014 30
2015 40
2016 40
2017 60
2018 40
2019 50

Speech-Language Pathologists

Year Number
2011 40
2012 40
2013 60
2017 40
2018 0
2019 0

Veterinarians

Year Number
2005 70
2006 50
2007 70
2008 60
2010 30
2011 40
2012 80
2013 70
2014 80
2015 90
2016 100
2017 90
2018 50
2019 60

Registered Nurses

Year Number
2007 700
2008 710
2009 700
2010 680
2012 710
2013 720
2014 700
2015 740
2016 730
2017 740
2018 770
2019 810

Nurse Practitioners

Year Number
2013 0
2014 40
2015 30
2016 40

Family Medicine Physicians

Year Number
2014 100
2015 130
2016 130
2017 130
2018 90

Physicians, All Other

Year Number
2013 30
2014 40
2015 30
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0

Dental Hygienists

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

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

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

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2005 90
2006 80
2007 70
2008 70
2009 40
2010 30
2011 50
2012 40
2013 70
2014 60
2015 60
2016 40

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2007 60
2008 70
2014 60
2015 60
2016 60
2017 60
2018 70
2019 50

Emergency Medical Technicians

Year Number
2019 40

Paramedics

Year Number
2009 60
2010 60
2011 70
2014 40
2015 40
2016 40
2017 40
2018 40

Pharmacy Technicians

Year Number
2005 70
2006 50
2007 70
2008 70
2009 90
2010 50
2011 90
2012 110
2013 120
2014 140
2015 130
2016 120
2017 120
2019 110

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2007 60
2008 70
2009 60
2010 60
2011 60
2012 90
2013 70
2015 70
2016 70
2017 70
2018 90
2019 90

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

Year Number
2005 140
2006 120
2007 110
2008 130
2009 150
2010 140
2011 130
2012 120
2013 100
2014 110
2015 110
2016 100
2017 90
2018 100
2019 120

Opticians, Dispensing

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 70
2008 70
2009 70
2010 60
2011 30
2012 0
2013 60
2014 50
2015 50
2017 0
2018 60
2019 0

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other

Year Number
2013 30
2017 40
2018 40

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

Year Number
2007 100
2008 120
2009 130
2010 0
2011 50
2016 60
2017 80
2018 110

Athletic Trainers

Year Number
2005 0