Numbers of Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations in Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Year Number
2006 8,530
2007 8,890
2008 8,930
2009 9,300
2010 9,580
2011 9,650
2012 8,820
2013 9,090
2014 9,220
2015 5,760
2016 6,030
2017 5,930
2018 5,940
2019 6,060

Individual occupations

Chiropractors

Year Number
2008 40
2012 50
2013 50
2014 50
2015 0

Dentists, General

Year Number
2006 120
2007 120
2008 140
2009 110
2010 100
2011 70
2012 90
2013 110
2014 120
2015 60
2016 80
2017 70
2018 80
2019 70

Dietitians and Nutritionists

Year Number
2006 70
2007 90
2008 80
2009 70
2010 70
2011 70
2012 50
2013 60
2014 50
2015 40
2016 50
2017 60
2018 50
2019 50

Optometrists

Year Number
2007 30
2008 30
2009 40
2010 0
2011 40
2012 30
2013 30
2014 30
2017 30

Pharmacists

Year Number
2006 350
2007 360
2008 410
2009 360
2010 460
2011 410
2012 440
2013 320
2014 360
2015 220
2016 240
2017 240
2018 230
2019 240

Physician Assistants

Year Number
2006 130
2007 120
2008 140
2009 340
2010 330
2011 320
2012 90
2013 90
2014 110
2015 60
2016 90
2017 120
2018 130
2019 120

Occupational Therapists

Year Number
2006 100
2007 120
2008 130
2009 160
2010 150
2011 160
2012 140
2013 150
2014 180
2015 100
2016 90
2017 90
2018 80
2019 40

Physical Therapists

Year Number
2006 280
2007 270
2008 210
2009 320
2010 300
2011 350
2012 250
2013 290
2014 280
2015 180
2016 160
2017 170
2018 160
2019 170

Recreational Therapists

Year Number
2007 30

Respiratory Therapists

Year Number
2006 160
2007 160
2008 160
2009 160
2010 170
2011 160
2012 170
2013 160
2014 160
2015 100
2016 100
2017 100
2018 120
2019 110

Speech-Language Pathologists

Year Number
2006 140
2007 170
2008 180
2009 190
2010 170
2011 180
2012 170
2013 190
2014 210
2015 120
2016 120
2017 90
2018 80
2019 60

Veterinarians

Year Number
2008 30
2009 40
2010 80
2011 70
2012 120
2013 140
2014 130
2015 40
2016 50
2017 60
2018 90
2019 130

Registered Nurses

Year Number
2006 3,080
2007 3,280
2008 3,390
2009 3,470
2010 3,560
2012 3,170
2013 3,270
2014 3,160
2015 2,110
2016 2,130
2017 2,060
2018 2,020
2019 1,970

Nurse Anesthetists

Year Number
2012 50
2013 50
2014 50
2019 40

Nurse Practitioners

Year Number
2012 110
2013 120
2014 110
2015 80
2016 80
2017 100
2018 80
2019 90

Anesthesiologists

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2012 0

Family Medicine Physicians

Year Number
2006 300
2007 330
2008 300
2009 260
2010 220
2011 230
2012 260
2013 330
2014 300
2015 160
2016 80
2017 80
2018 70
2019 80

General Internal Medicine Physicians

Year Number
2006 30
2007 30

Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Year Number
2009 0

Pediatricians, General

Year Number
2006 0
2007 40
2011 0
2017 30
2018 30
2019 40

Psychiatrists

Year Number
2014 30

Physicians, All Other

Year Number
2007 50
2008 60
2009 90
2010 100
2011 130
2012 100
2013 130
2014 180
2015 0
2016 210
2017 190
2018 160

Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 40
2009 30
2010 0
2011 80
2012 0
2013 0

Dental Hygienists

Year Number
2006 280
2007 280
2008 270
2009 270
2010 340
2011 360
2012 330
2013 300
2014 310
2015 190
2016 220
2017 210
2018 200
2019 190

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

Year Number
2006 260
2007 200
2008 210
2009 190
2010 170
2011 160
2012 140
2013 140
2014 130
2015 80
2016 70
2017 210
2018 220
2019 230

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2006 170
2007 140
2008 0
2009 150
2010 180
2011 160
2012 150
2013 170
2014 160
2015 160
2016 130

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

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

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2006 360
2007 410
2008 430
2009 440
2012 310
2013 270
2014 260
2015 160
2016 190
2017 190
2018 190
2019 200

Emergency Medical Technicians

Year Number
2019 690

Paramedics

Year Number
2006 610
2007 680
2008 700
2009 710
2010 690
2011 710
2012 630
2013 780
2014 760
2015 580
2016 540
2017 540
2018 570

Pharmacy Technicians

Year Number
2006 470
2007 490
2008 410
2009 410
2010 530
2011 570
2012 580
2013 570
2014 590
2015 400
2016 420
2017 470
2018 450
2019 410

Surgical Technologists

Year Number
2006 70
2007 90
2008 100
2009 100
2010 100
2011 90
2012 90
2013 70
2014 70
2015 60
2016 60
2017 50
2018 40
2019 40

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2010 0
2011 90
2012 80
2013 50
2014 70
2015 60
2016 50
2017 0
2018 70
2019 80

Ophthalmic Medical Technicians

Year Number
2012 0
2013 80
2014 70
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

Year Number
2006 1,140
2007 1,060
2008 1,060
2009 1,000
2010 1,040
2011 960
2012 830
2013 740
2014 840
2015 550
2016 650
2017 530
2018 580
2019 510

Opticians, Dispensing

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

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other

Year Number
2006 30
2007 40
2008 50
2009 40
2012 80
2013 80
2014 100
2015 0
2016 0
2017 40
2018 60

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

Year Number
2006 200
2007 180
2008 230
2009 230
2010 240
2011 200
2012 190
2013 200
2014 190
2015 130
2016 110
2017 110
2018 100

Athletic Trainers

Year Number
2013 30
2014 40
2015 40
2016 40
2019 30

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other

Year Number
2006 70
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0