Numbers of Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC

Occupation group

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Year Number
2005 6,030
2006 6,790
2007 6,950
2008 7,520
2009 6,950
2010 6,890
2011 7,240
2012 7,320
2013 9,500
2014 7,280
2015 8,310
2016 8,350
2017 8,790
2018 8,390
2019 7,920

Individual occupations

Dentists, General

Year Number
2005 0
2006 60
2007 50
2008 0
2012 0
2013 50
2014 80
2015 100
2016 90
2017 70
2018 70
2019 0

Dietitians and Nutritionists

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

Optometrists

Year Number
2018 0
2019 70

Pharmacists

Year Number
2005 220
2006 230
2007 270
2008 320
2009 290
2010 290
2011 280
2012 270
2013 270
2014 260
2015 290
2016 330
2017 320
2018 330
2019 310

Physician Assistants

Year Number
2005 80
2006 120
2007 100
2008 120
2009 100
2010 90
2011 110
2012 130
2013 170
2014 140
2015 170
2016 170
2017 190
2018 240
2019 180

Occupational Therapists

Year Number
2005 50
2006 80
2007 100
2008 100
2009 80
2010 80
2011 80
2012 90
2013 150
2014 140
2015 150
2016 90
2017 120
2018 100
2019 90

Physical Therapists

Year Number
2005 80
2006 100
2007 120
2008 100
2009 90
2010 80
2011 120
2012 120
2013 190
2014 180
2015 190
2016 120
2017 120
2018 100
2019 110

Recreational Therapists

Year Number
2012 40
2013 50
2014 30
2015 40

Respiratory Therapists

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

Speech-Language Pathologists

Year Number
2005 70
2006 70
2007 80
2008 90
2009 100
2010 100
2011 100
2012 110
2013 170
2014 210
2015 230
2016 140
2017 160
2018 150
2019 140

Veterinarians

Year Number
2005 50
2006 0
2008 30
2009 50
2010 50
2011 60
2012 60
2013 70
2014 80
2015 90
2016 110
2017 100
2018 90
2019 70

Registered Nurses

Year Number
2005 2,770
2006 3,240
2007 3,180
2008 3,330
2009 2,900
2010 2,970
2012 3,120
2013 3,080
2014 2,800
2015 3,070
2016 3,280
2017 3,740
2018 3,280
2019 2,820

Nurse Anesthetists

Year Number
2012 80
2013 80
2014 70
2015 60
2016 70

Nurse Practitioners

Year Number
2012 90
2013 110
2014 140
2015 200
2016 210
2017 190
2018 170
2019 160

Audiologists

Year Number
2010 0
2012 0

Anesthesiologists

Year Number
2005 90
2006 50
2007 70
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2015 0
2016 0

Family Medicine Physicians

Year Number
2005 150
2006 250
2007 250
2008 220
2009 180
2010 150
2011 170
2012 190
2013 220
2014 220
2015 200
2016 180
2017 180
2018 90
2019 50

General Internal Medicine Physicians

Year Number
2005 0
2009 40

Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Year Number
2007 0
2008 60
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2014 40
2015 40

Psychiatrists

Year Number
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2017 40

Physicians, All Other

Year Number
2005 80
2006 0
2007 0
2009 30
2010 80
2011 150
2012 210
2013 180
2014 210
2015 290
2016 350
2017 330
2018 420

Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric

Year Number
2005 120
2007 70
2008 100
2009 80
2010 80
2011 80
2012 110
2013 130
2014 110
2015 90
2016 80
2017 50

Dental Hygienists

Year Number
2005 210
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 140
2010 140
2011 210
2012 0
2013 170
2014 0
2015 180
2016 160
2017 160
2018 110
2019 110

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

Year Number
2005 90
2006 120
2007 110
2008 110
2009 110
2010 100
2011 90
2012 90
2013 110
2014 100
2015 110
2016 90
2017 240
2018 250
2019 210

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2005 120
2006 230
2007 220
2008 210
2009 150
2010 180
2011 240
2012 210
2013 120
2014 110
2015 100
2016 140

Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2019 30

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

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

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2005 210
2006 260
2007 260
2008 300
2009 300
2012 200
2013 210
2014 230
2015 250
2016 260
2017 250
2018 290
2019 290

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists

Year Number
2013 50
2014 50
2015 60

Emergency Medical Technicians

Year Number
2019 490

Paramedics

Year Number
2005 240
2006 260
2007 290
2008 310
2009 380
2010 370
2011 360
2012 310
2013 320
2014 330
2015 440
2016 430
2017 420
2018 470

Pharmacy Technicians

Year Number
2005 420
2006 410
2007 460
2008 500
2009 470
2010 540
2011 580
2012 560
2013 450
2014 410
2015 500
2016 570
2017 530
2018 480
2019 560

Psychiatric Technicians

Year Number
2011 50
2012 0
2013 1,800
2015 40
2019 90

Surgical Technologists

Year Number
2006 130
2007 130
2008 110
2009 120
2010 150
2011 170
2012 160
2013 120
2014 130
2015 140
2016 150
2017 190
2018 200
2019 180

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2005 40
2006 50
2007 0
2008 120
2009 90
2010 80
2011 50
2012 90
2013 0
2014 80
2015 0
2016 70
2017 100
2018 140
2019 240

Ophthalmic Medical Technicians

Year Number
2012 60
2013 60
2016 40
2017 0
2018 90
2019 110

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

Year Number
2005 580
2006 600
2007 660
2008 780
2009 680
2010 580
2011 510
2012 450
2013 490
2014 490
2015 540
2016 610
2017 590
2018 610
2019 430

Opticians, Dispensing

Year Number
2005 50
2006 50
2007 50
2008 70
2009 70
2010 50
2011 50
2012 50
2013 100
2014 70
2015 90
2016 0
2017 50
2019 70

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other

Year Number
2005 80
2006 60
2012 90
2013 120
2014 170
2015 220
2016 190
2017 180
2018 210

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

Year Number
2005 160
2006 160
2007 200
2008 240
2009 250
2010 220
2011 170
2012 200
2013 180
2014 180
2015 220
2016 250
2017 270
2018 250

Athletic Trainers

Year Number
2019 30

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other

Year Number
2006 110
2007 90
2008 70