Numbers of Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations in Bellingham, WA

Occupation group

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Year Number
2005 2,210
2006 1,280
2007 2,500
2008 1,670
2009 1,430
2010 1,340
2011 1,320
2012 1,540
2013 1,580
2014 2,860
2015 1,680
2016 3,230
2017 1,820
2018 1,860
2019 1,810

Individual occupations

Chiropractors

Year Number
2014 30
2015 40

Dentists, General

Year Number
2006 0
2011 70
2012 90
2013 80
2014 70
2015 60
2016 70
2017 40

Dietitians and Nutritionists

Year Number
2010 0
2012 40
2013 30
2014 40
2017 50
2018 40
2019 40

Optometrists

Year Number
2014 0
2015 0
2019 30

Pharmacists

Year Number
2005 100
2006 130
2007 150
2008 190
2009 190
2010 160
2011 140
2012 160
2013 170
2014 170
2015 160
2016 130
2017 130
2018 140
2019 140

Physician Assistants

Year Number
2007 40
2008 50
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2014 40
2015 50
2016 50
2017 30
2018 50
2019 40

Occupational Therapists

Year Number
2005 40
2007 30
2010 40
2014 60
2015 50
2016 50
2017 40
2018 60
2019 80

Physical Therapists

Year Number
2005 70
2006 60
2007 60
2008 50
2009 80
2010 110
2011 90
2012 110
2013 110
2014 130
2015 100
2016 110
2017 110
2018 110
2019 100

Respiratory Therapists

Year Number
2005 0
2011 0
2012 0
2018 0
2019 0

Speech-Language Pathologists

Year Number
2005 40
2006 60
2007 70
2008 60
2009 40
2010 40
2011 40
2012 40
2013 40
2014 70
2015 90
2016 90
2017 100
2018 100
2019 120

Veterinarians

Year Number
2005 40
2006 60
2007 60
2008 70
2009 70
2010 60
2011 70
2012 80
2013 70
2014 0
2015 30
2016 50
2017 40
2018 60
2019 60

Registered Nurses

Year Number
2005 1,000
2006 0
2007 1,080
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 1,240
2015 0
2016 1,270
2018 0
2019 0

Nurse Practitioners

Year Number
2012 70
2013 80
2014 60
2015 60
2016 60
2017 40
2018 50
2019 50

Family Medicine Physicians

Year Number
2005 0
2006 30
2007 90
2008 0
2009 0
2010 50
2011 70
2012 70
2013 70
2014 90
2015 90
2016 70
2017 30
2018 30

Psychiatrists

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2018 0
2019 0

Physicians, All Other

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 60
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 90
2013 40
2014 0
2015 0
2016 110
2017 80
2018 120

Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2010 30

Dental Hygienists

Year Number
2005 120
2006 130
2007 140
2008 170
2009 150
2010 120
2011 130
2012 150
2013 160
2014 160
2015 150
2016 150
2017 180
2018 250
2019 240

Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other

Year Number
2014 30

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 60
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 80
2017 240
2018 220
2019 140

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2009 30
2012 60
2013 60
2014 30
2016 0

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

Year Number
2012 30
2013 30
2014 0
2015 80
2016 100
2017 50

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2005 120
2006 110
2007 0

Paramedics

Year Number
2006 60
2016 120

Pharmacy Technicians

Year Number
2005 110
2006 140
2007 140
2008 240
2009 250
2010 220
2011 170
2012 150
2013 160
2014 160
2015 190
2016 180
2017 190
2018 180
2019 160

Surgical Technologists

Year Number
2014 0
2015 0
2017 0
2019 0

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2005 40
2006 40
2007 40
2008 40
2009 30
2010 40
2015 50
2016 60
2017 50
2018 40
2019 40

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

Year Number
2005 300
2006 340
2007 420
2008 460
2009 400
2010 290
2011 340
2012 270
2013 320
2014 330
2015 340
2016 310
2017 250
2018 220
2019 240

Opticians, Dispensing

Year Number
2005 30
2007 60
2008 70
2009 60
2010 40
2011 40
2012 60
2013 90
2014 100
2015 100
2016 100
2017 80
2018 60
2019 50

Hearing Aid Specialists

Year Number
2012 0

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other

Year Number
2005 90
2006 0
2007 0
2008 60
2009 0
2012 0
2018 30

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

Year Number
2005 110
2006 120
2007 120
2008 150
2009 130
2010 90
2011 0
2012 70
2013 70
2014 50
2015 40
2016 70
2017 90
2018 100