Numbers of Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations in Lubbock, TX

Occupation group

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Year Number
2005 7,680
2006 8,150
2007 7,860
2008 6,230
2009 7,960
2010 8,550
2011 8,260
2012 8,000
2013 8,450
2014 9,160
2015 9,490
2016 9,690
2017 10,410
2018 10,010
2019 9,950

Individual occupations

Chiropractors

Year Number
2019 40

Dentists, General

Year Number
2008 50
2009 40
2010 40
2013 0
2014 60
2015 110
2016 150
2017 160
2018 130
2019 80

Dietitians and Nutritionists

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

Optometrists

Year Number
2014 40
2015 50
2016 0

Pharmacists

Year Number
2005 240
2006 290
2007 240
2008 270
2009 230
2010 270
2011 260
2012 280
2013 310
2014 330
2015 380
2016 310
2017 340
2018 290
2019 310

Physician Assistants

Year Number
2005 0
2007 0
2008 40
2009 40
2010 60
2011 100
2012 100
2013 0
2014 50
2015 50
2016 0
2017 140
2018 160
2019 120

Occupational Therapists

Year Number
2005 100
2006 70
2007 0
2008 130
2009 100
2010 70
2011 90
2012 90
2013 80
2014 70
2015 100
2016 130
2017 140
2018 140
2019 150

Physical Therapists

Year Number
2005 160
2006 160
2007 250
2008 0
2009 0
2010 130
2011 150
2012 130
2013 130
2014 120
2015 170
2016 190
2017 210
2018 280
2019 270

Respiratory Therapists

Year Number
2005 120
2006 130
2007 140
2008 150
2009 180
2010 240
2011 260
2012 230
2013 220
2014 230
2015 190
2016 180
2017 180
2018 200
2019 180

Speech-Language Pathologists

Year Number
2005 90
2006 80
2007 60
2008 90
2009 130
2010 150
2011 160
2012 140
2013 120
2014 110
2015 120
2016 160
2017 170
2018 160
2019 220

Exercise Physiologists

Year Number
2014 0
2015 0

Veterinarians

Year Number
2005 30
2006 40
2007 40
2008 50
2009 60
2010 70
2011 70
2012 50
2013 50
2014 50
2015 60
2016 90
2017 60
2018 70
2019 60

Registered Nurses

Year Number
2005 3,680
2006 3,750
2007 3,570
2008 3,140
2009 3,300
2010 3,270
2012 3,300
2013 3,610
2014 3,630
2015 3,680
2016 3,810
2017 3,920
2018 3,680
2019 3,730

Nurse Practitioners

Year Number
2012 110
2013 100
2014 110
2015 110
2016 120
2017 270
2018 250
2019 290

Audiologists

Year Number
2012 50
2014 40

Family Medicine Physicians

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2012 0
2013 60
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 170
2018 140
2019 140

General Internal Medicine Physicians

Year Number
2009 30
2015 60

Pediatricians, General

Year Number
2007 0
2008 30

Psychiatrists

Year Number
2010 0
2011 0

Physicians, All Other

Year Number
2005 0
2006 40
2007 250
2008 260
2009 370
2010 160
2011 130
2012 130
2013 0
2014 230
2015 230
2016 150
2017 100
2018 100

Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric

Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2011 120
2013 150
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2018 0

Dental Hygienists

Year Number
2005 150
2006 100
2007 100
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 80
2012 60
2013 130
2014 120
2015 160
2016 120
2017 150
2018 90
2019 100

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

Year Number
2006 240
2007 260
2008 260
2009 260
2010 310
2011 250
2012 250
2013 170
2014 160
2015 160
2016 180
2017 440
2018 460
2019 490

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2005 140
2006 120
2007 220
2008 230
2009 240
2010 310
2011 350
2012 330
2013 250
2014 170
2015 190
2016 150

Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2007 80
2008 90
2009 90
2010 50
2013 60
2014 70
2015 70
2016 90
2017 110
2018 110
2019 120

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

Year Number
2005 80
2006 90
2007 50
2008 50
2009 50
2010 70
2014 70
2015 80
2016 40
2017 50
2018 50
2019 50

Nuclear Medicine Technologists

Year Number
2008 30
2009 40
2014 30
2015 30

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2005 310
2006 300
2007 260
2008 260
2009 260
2012 410
2013 230
2014 290
2015 320
2016 400
2017 430
2018 400
2019 420

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists

Year Number
2015 30

Emergency Medical Technicians

Year Number
2019 300

Paramedics

Year Number
2005 160
2006 170
2008 200
2009 230
2010 280
2011 160
2012 160
2013 190
2014 300
2015 390
2016 320
2017 350
2018 330

Dietetic Technicians

Year Number
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 30
2018 0
2019 30

Pharmacy Technicians

Year Number
2005 310
2006 370
2007 360
2008 360
2009 320
2010 340
2011 430
2012 420
2013 430
2014 370
2015 370
2016 390
2017 440
2018 480
2019 470

Psychiatric Technicians

Year Number
2009 410
2010 430
2019 60

Surgical Technologists

Year Number
2007 130
2008 120
2009 120
2010 110
2011 0
2013 170
2014 240
2015 230
2016 210
2017 190
2018 180
2019 200

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2005 0
2006 70
2007 100
2008 120
2009 110
2010 110
2011 90
2012 110
2013 100
2014 80
2015 80
2016 90
2017 150
2018 160
2019 180

Ophthalmic Medical Technicians

Year Number
2013 70
2014 100
2018 0
2019 0

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

Year Number
2005 1,840
2006 1,860
2007 1,400
2008 0
2009 1,000
2010 1,380
2011 1,320
2012 1,410
2013 1,470
2014 1,600
2015 1,410
2016 1,710
2017 1,830
2018 1,630
2019 1,250

Opticians, Dispensing

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 30
2009 30
2013 70
2014 90
2015 150
2016 120
2017 0
2018 40
2019 40

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other

Year Number
2005 90
2006 110
2007 100
2008 120
2009 100
2014 90
2015 120
2016 160
2017 0
2018 120

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

Year Number
2005 130
2006 160
2007 250
2008 150
2009 150
2010 120
2011 190
2012 200
2013 230
2014 220
2015 290
2016 270
2017 220
2018 210

Athletic Trainers

Year Number
2008 0
2009 0
2014 30
2015 30
2016 40
2017 50
2018 50
2019 70

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other

Year Number
2005 50
2009 30
2016 30
2017 50
2018 60