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

Occupation group

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Year Number
2006 3,980
2007 3,860
2008 4,080
2009 4,300
2010 4,290
2011 4,290
2012 4,250
2013 4,380
2014 4,400
2015 2,490
2016 2,780
2017 2,380
2018 2,660
2019 2,630

Individual occupations

Chiropractors

Year Number
2009 30
2010 30
2018 30

Dentists, General

Year Number
2006 70
2007 50
2008 60
2009 50
2010 40
2011 0
2012 0
2013 50
2014 50
2015 40
2016 50
2018 30

Dietitians and Nutritionists

Year Number
2006 40
2008 30
2009 30
2010 30
2013 30

Optometrists

Year Number
2009 30
2019 30

Pharmacists

Year Number
2006 160
2007 190
2008 210
2009 180
2010 160
2011 150
2012 170
2013 210
2014 220
2015 90
2016 120
2017 80
2018 80
2019 80

Physician Assistants

Year Number
2006 80
2007 70
2008 80
2009 100
2010 70
2011 90
2012 90
2013 100
2014 80
2015 40
2016 60
2017 80
2018 80
2019 60

Occupational Therapists

Year Number
2008 30
2009 40
2010 40
2011 40
2013 40
2014 60
2016 40
2017 50
2018 50
2019 50

Physical Therapists

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

Respiratory Therapists

Year Number
2006 50
2007 70
2008 80
2009 80
2010 50
2011 40
2012 50
2013 60
2014 60
2015 30
2016 30
2017 30
2018 30

Speech-Language Pathologists

Year Number
2006 80
2007 80
2008 110
2009 0
2010 0
2011 70
2012 50
2013 50
2014 50
2015 40
2016 50
2017 40
2018 30

Veterinarians

Year Number
2006 80
2007 90
2008 90
2009 110
2010 100
2011 100
2012 120
2013 120
2014 0
2015 60
2016 60
2017 50
2018 40
2019 40

Registered Nurses

Year Number
2006 1,350
2007 1,390
2008 1,510
2009 1,520
2010 1,540
2012 1,480
2013 1,530
2014 1,550
2015 910
2016 1,030
2017 960
2018 1,130
2019 1,100

Nurse Anesthetists

Year Number
2012 50
2013 40
2014 30

Nurse Practitioners

Year Number
2012 30
2014 80
2015 50
2016 50
2018 40
2019 40

Family Medicine Physicians

Year Number
2006 60
2007 90
2008 90
2009 120
2010 120
2011 120
2012 120
2013 140
2014 130
2015 60
2016 80
2017 70
2018 60
2019 50

Physicians, All Other

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2010 40
2011 60
2012 90
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2018 50

Dental Hygienists

Year Number
2006 110
2007 100
2008 100
2009 100
2010 140
2011 120
2012 110
2013 90
2014 120
2015 70
2016 60
2017 30
2018 40
2019 50

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

Year Number
2006 130
2007 130
2008 150
2009 160
2010 130
2011 140
2012 120
2013 110
2014 110
2015 60
2016 70
2017 140
2018 120
2019 120

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2006 70
2007 100
2008 130
2009 150
2010 120
2011 70
2012 70
2013 70
2014 110
2015 40
2016 70

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2006 130
2007 130
2008 130
2009 130
2012 140
2013 140
2014 160
2015 110
2016 100
2017 90
2018 90
2019 90

Emergency Medical Technicians

Year Number
2019 90

Paramedics

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

Dietetic Technicians

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0

Pharmacy Technicians

Year Number
2006 170
2007 180
2008 190
2009 140
2010 210
2011 200
2012 240
2013 320
2014 350
2015 140
2016 140
2017 110
2018 120
2019 110

Surgical Technologists

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

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

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

Ophthalmic Medical Technicians

Year Number
2019 30

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

Year Number
2006 910
2007 790
2008 710
2009 780
2010 820
2011 870
2012 840
2013 780
2014 720
2015 440
2016 410
2017 330
2018 360
2019 370

Opticians, Dispensing

Year Number
2006 90
2007 0
2008 0
2009 100
2010 100
2011 80
2012 60
2013 70
2014 80
2015 0
2017 40
2018 30

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

Year Number
2006 120
2007 140
2008 130
2009 140
2010 120
2011 110
2012 100
2013 120
2014 110
2015 60
2016 70
2017 90
2018 100