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

Occupation group

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Year Number
2006 2,010
2007 2,430
2008 2,350
2009 2,500
2010 2,320
2011 2,490
2012 2,370
2013 2,280
2014 2,270
2015 2,430
2016 2,540
2017 2,540

Individual occupations

Dentists, General

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2009 50
2010 0
2011 0
2013 40
2014 40
2015 30
2017 30

Pharmacists

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

Physician Assistants

Year Number
2007 30
2008 30
2009 30
2011 30
2012 40
2013 30
2014 40
2015 50
2016 60
2017 50

Occupational Therapists

Year Number
2011 30
2012 30
2013 60
2014 50
2015 60
2016 40
2017 0

Physical Therapists

Year Number
2006 70
2007 80
2008 80
2009 60
2010 40
2011 40
2012 60
2013 50
2014 50
2015 70
2016 110
2017 160

Respiratory Therapists

Year Number
2017 30

Speech-Language Pathologists

Year Number
2006 40
2007 40
2010 0
2011 50
2012 50
2013 30
2014 40
2015 50
2016 70
2017 60

Veterinarians

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

Registered Nurses

Year Number
2006 1,100
2007 1,260
2008 1,080
2009 1,050
2010 970
2012 890
2013 880
2014 900
2015 900
2016 920
2017 970

Nurse Practitioners

Year Number
2012 0
2013 40
2014 40
2015 40
2016 40
2017 50

Family Medicine Physicians

Year Number
2007 50
2008 30
2009 100
2010 120
2011 100
2012 70
2013 60
2014 70
2015 60
2016 60
2017 40

Physicians, All Other

Year Number
2008 40
2009 40
2010 40
2011 60
2012 70
2013 70
2014 60
2015 140
2016 160
2017 190

Dental Hygienists

Year Number
2006 0
2007 90
2008 120
2009 150
2010 170
2011 140
2012 130
2013 120
2014 130
2015 180
2016 170
2017 170

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

Year Number
2007 40
2008 50
2009 60
2011 90
2015 60
2016 60
2017 120

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2012 100
2013 100
2014 100
2015 70
2016 60

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2006 80
2007 80
2008 90
2009 90
2012 110
2013 100
2014 70
2015 60
2016 60
2017 80

Paramedics

Year Number
2008 60
2009 60
2010 100
2011 130
2012 160
2013 120
2014 70
2015 120
2016 110
2017 110

Pharmacy Technicians

Year Number
2006 140
2007 170
2008 150
2009 170
2010 160
2011 150
2012 160
2013 150
2014 150
2015 140
2016 140
2017 130

Surgical Technologists

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2011 40
2012 40
2013 40

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2006 60
2007 50
2008 50
2009 40
2010 50
2011 0
2012 40
2014 40
2015 40
2016 40
2017 40

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

Year Number
2006 210
2007 220
2008 230
2009 260
2010 290
2011 190
2012 120
2013 130
2014 150
2015 140
2016 160
2017 130

Opticians, Dispensing

Year Number
2008 30
2009 30
2016 40

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other

Year Number
2006 40
2007 50
2008 60
2009 50
2017 0

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

Year Number
2006 90
2007 90
2008 80
2009 90
2010 90
2011 100
2012 120
2013 100
2014 100
2015 70
2016 80
2017 90