Numbers of Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations in Northwest Kansas nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Year Number
2015 3,710
2016 3,890
2017 3,820

Individual occupations

Chiropractors

Year Number
2015 40
2016 40
2017 40

Dentists, General

Year Number
2016 30
2017 40

Pharmacists

Year Number
2015 120
2016 140
2017 120

Physician Assistants

Year Number
2015 70
2016 90
2017 80

Occupational Therapists

Year Number
2016 30
2017 40

Physical Therapists

Year Number
2015 80
2016 80
2017 80

Respiratory Therapists

Year Number
2015 70
2016 70
2017 60

Speech-Language Pathologists

Year Number
2015 40
2016 50
2017 50

Veterinarians

Year Number
2015 50
2016 40

Registered Nurses

Year Number
2015 1,390
2016 1,520
2017 1,560

Nurse Practitioners

Year Number
2015 100
2016 90
2017 110

Family Medicine Physicians

Year Number
2015 110
2016 100
2017 90

Physicians, All Other

Year Number
2015 40
2016 0
2017 40

Dental Hygienists

Year Number
2015 70
2016 80
2017 90

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

Year Number
2015 70
2016 70
2017 150

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2015 80
2016 90

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

Year Number
2015 50
2016 40
2017 30

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2015 120
2016 120
2017 130

Paramedics

Year Number
2015 290
2016 350
2017 320

Pharmacy Technicians

Year Number
2015 170
2016 170
2017 160

Surgical Technologists

Year Number
2015 40

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2015 40
2016 70
2017 0

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

Year Number
2015 460
2016 430
2017 460

Opticians, Dispensing

Year Number
2015 60
2016 50
2017 30

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

Year Number
2015 150
2016 140
2017 140