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Numbers of Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA

Occupation group

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Year Number
2005 1,590
2006 1,840
2007 2,370
2008 2,570
2009 2,680
2010 2,500
2011 2,540
2012 2,380
2013 2,440
2014 2,310
2015 2,410
2016 2,720
2017 2,700
2018 2,730
2019 2,860

Individual occupations

Chiropractors
Year Number
2017 0

Dentists, General
Year Number
2013 40
2014 0
2015 30
2016 40
2017 60
2018 70
2019 60

Pharmacists
Year Number
2005 90
2006 90
2007 120
2008 160
2009 150
2010 150
2011 130
2012 130
2013 120
2014 100
2015 100
2016 110
2017 110
2018 100
2019 90

Physician Assistants
Year Number
2019 40

Occupational Therapists
Year Number
2009 40
2010 40
2011 40
2016 30
2017 40
2018 70
2019 60

Physical Therapists
Year Number
2006 90
2007 90
2008 80
2009 90
2010 50
2011 60
2012 70
2013 100
2014 70
2015 60
2016 60
2017 70
2018 100
2019 120

Respiratory Therapists
Year Number
2007 40
2008 40
2009 50
2010 50
2011 40
2012 40
2013 40
2014 40
2015 40
2016 50
2017 60
2018 50
2019 40

Speech-Language Pathologists
Year Number
2009 50
2010 40
2011 40
2013 0
2014 0
2015 70
2016 60
2017 50
2018 60
2019 50

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

Registered Nurses
Year Number
2005 800
2006 770
2007 900
2008 930
2009 940
2010 1,000
2012 930
2013 900
2014 1,020
2015 1,020
2016 1,070
2017 980
2018 1,010
2019 1,060

Nurse Practitioners
Year Number
2013 40
2014 50
2015 60
2016 100
2017 80
2018 70
2019 60

Audiologists
Year Number
2011 50
2012 50
2014 0
2016 0

Family Medicine Physicians
Year Number
2005 0
2006 80
2007 150
2008 100
2009 0
2013 110
2014 110
2015 110
2016 0
2017 40
2018 30
2019 0

Physicians, All Other
Year Number
2007 60
2008 100
2009 100
2010 0
2011 60
2012 60
2013 60
2014 0
2015 0
2016 60
2017 70
2018 90

Dental Hygienists
Year Number
2007 0
2008 90
2009 90
2010 110
2011 80
2012 0
2013 0
2014 70
2015 80
2016 80
2017 100
2018 100
2019 90

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Year Number
2005 0
2006 70
2007 50
2008 90
2009 100
2010 80
2011 110
2012 90
2013 90
2016 50
2017 90
2018 80
2019 50

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2007 40
2008 40
2009 50
2010 70
2011 60
2012 50
2016 0

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
Year Number
2010 40
2011 40
2012 40
2014 30
2015 30
2016 40

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Year Number
2005 90
2006 70
2007 100
2008 110
2009 120
2012 80
2013 60
2014 50
2015 60
2016 90
2017 90
2018 90
2019 90

Emergency Medical Technicians
Year Number
2019 90

Paramedics
Year Number
2007 40
2013 40
2014 40
2016 50
2017 50
2018 0

Pharmacy Technicians
Year Number
2005 140
2006 170
2007 180
2008 210
2009 200
2010 190
2011 180
2012 180
2013 170
2014 180
2015 170
2016 180
2017 190
2018 190
2019 210

Surgical Technologists
Year Number
2007 40
2008 40
2009 40
2011 60
2012 0
2013 60
2014 0
2015 60
2016 60
2017 30
2018 30

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
Year Number
2006 50
2007 60
2008 40
2009 40
2010 30
2011 40
2012 50
2013 50
2014 60
2015 60
2016 50
2017 50
2019 30

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
Year Number
2005 320
2006 360
2007 400
2008 430
2009 450
2010 440
2011 400
2012 470
2013 390
2014 350
2015 350
2016 420
2017 450
2018 500
2019 460

Opticians, Dispensing
Year Number
2005 90
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 40
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 40
2014 40

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2012 40
2013 60
2014 70
2015 70
2016 40

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars
Year Number
2005 60
2006 60
2007 60
2008 60
2009 60
2010 50
2011 50
2012 50
2013 30
2016 30
2018 30

Athletic Trainers
Year Number
2017 40
2018 0
2019 60