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Numbers of Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations in Pittsburgh, PA

Occupation group

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Year Number
2005 66,600
2006 68,050
2007 74,910
2008 77,820
2009 78,170
2010 75,230
2011 72,300
2012 72,490
2013 74,580
2014 78,020
2015 79,590
2016 80,230
2017 81,890
2018 86,260
2019 86,180

Individual occupations

Chiropractors
Year Number
2005 230
2006 280
2007 310
2008 380
2009 360
2010 390
2011 260
2012 350
2013 320
2014 460
2015 500
2016 520
2017 390
2018 340
2019 430

Dentists, General
Year Number
2005 430
2006 450
2007 430
2008 650
2009 730
2010 740
2011 710
2012 670
2013 640
2014 620
2015 830
2016 1,000
2017 850
2018 650
2019 480

Orthodontists
Year Number
2008 0
2009 0

Dentists, All Other Specialists
Year Number
2019 0

Dietitians and Nutritionists
Year Number
2005 480
2006 530
2007 540
2008 640
2009 590
2010 770
2011 710
2012 720
2013 590
2014 560
2015 530
2016 640
2017 680
2018 760
2019 760

Optometrists
Year Number
2005 310
2007 210
2008 240
2009 330
2010 350
2011 360
2012 440
2013 480
2014 460
2015 490
2016 520
2017 470
2018 270
2019 700

Pharmacists
Year Number
2005 2,480
2006 2,620
2007 2,840
2008 2,810
2009 2,620
2010 2,370
2011 2,400
2012 2,390
2013 2,340
2014 2,580
2015 2,860
2016 3,090
2017 3,150
2018 3,360
2019 3,220

Physician Assistants
Year Number
2005 390
2006 490
2007 770
2008 830
2009 860
2010 900
2011 970
2012 1,040
2013 1,080
2014 990
2015 1,160
2016 1,010
2017 1,450
2018 1,390
2019 1,700

Podiatrists
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 140
2009 60
2010 70
2011 0
2012 130
2013 160
2014 140
2015 90
2016 50
2017 40
2018 0
2019 100

Occupational Therapists
Year Number
2005 890
2006 860
2007 1,070
2008 1,210
2009 1,400
2010 1,430
2011 1,410
2012 1,390
2013 1,500
2014 1,550
2015 1,570
2016 1,460
2017 1,590
2018 1,590
2019 1,670

Physical Therapists
Year Number
2005 1,870
2006 1,840
2007 1,660
2008 1,780
2009 1,940
2010 2,090
2011 2,250
2012 2,090
2013 2,330
2014 2,450
2015 2,680
2016 2,630
2017 2,710
2018 2,750
2019 3,040

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

Recreational Therapists
Year Number
2005 240
2006 230
2007 180
2008 340
2009 370
2010 380
2011 210
2012 170
2013 180
2014 190
2015 190
2016 130
2017 160
2018 170
2019 170

Respiratory Therapists
Year Number
2005 990
2006 1,120
2007 1,260
2008 1,330
2009 1,300
2010 1,160
2011 1,070
2012 1,220
2013 1,260
2014 1,350
2015 1,350
2016 1,370
2017 1,330
2018 1,380
2019 1,370

Speech-Language Pathologists
Year Number
2005 880
2006 800
2007 1,050
2008 840
2009 940
2010 880
2011 950
2012 840
2013 1,050
2014 1,190
2015 1,190
2016 1,060
2017 1,010
2018 1,030
2019 1,110

Exercise Physiologists
Year Number
2010 130
2011 120
2014 40
2015 60
2016 80
2017 80
2018 90
2019 90

Therapists, All Other
Year Number
2005 70
2006 70
2007 50
2008 60
2009 120
2012 40
2013 40
2014 60
2015 40

Veterinarians
Year Number
2005 220
2006 340
2007 440
2008 460
2009 490
2010 460
2011 330
2012 340
2013 350
2014 490
2015 490
2016 550
2017 510
2018 500
2019 530

Registered Nurses
Year Number
2005 26,690
2006 27,490
2007 30,380
2008 30,790
2009 31,490
2010 28,920
2012 27,450
2013 28,530
2014 30,410
2015 31,250
2016 30,810
2017 31,260
2018 33,040
2019 33,600

Nurse Anesthetists
Year Number
2012 390
2013 510
2014 740
2015 900
2016 770
2017 570
2018 0
2019 150

Nurse Midwives
Year Number
2015 30
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 30

Nurse Practitioners
Year Number
2012 510
2013 590
2014 580
2015 840
2016 1,120
2017 1,260
2018 1,960
2019 2,070

Audiologists
Year Number
2005 40
2006 50
2007 90
2008 80
2009 60
2010 40
2011 30
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 110
2019 130

Anesthesiologists
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 310
2008 370
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0

Family Medicine Physicians
Year Number
2005 1,690
2006 1,350
2007 1,690
2008 1,640
2009 1,020
2010 740
2011 560
2012 670
2013 760
2014 640
2015 410
2016 680
2017 0
2018 870
2019 0

General Internal Medicine Physicians
Year Number
2005 420
2006 300
2007 250
2008 430
2009 440
2010 310
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 140
2015 0

Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Year Number
2005 110
2006 100
2007 120
2008 160
2009 140
2010 90
2011 60
2012 40
2013 40
2014 0

Pediatricians, General
Year Number
2005 290
2006 0
2008 0
2010 0
2012 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Psychiatrists
Year Number
2005 100
2006 220
2007 240
2008 180
2009 130
2010 120
2011 230
2012 240
2013 230
2014 160
2015 120
2016 100
2017 60
2018 70
2019 80

Physicians, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,440
2006 2,440
2007 2,750
2008 2,840
2009 3,230
2010 4,100
2011 4,050
2012 3,810
2013 3,660
2014 4,170
2015 3,890
2016 3,200
2017 4,410
2018 4,530

Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
Year Number
2005 0
2006 570
2007 470
2008 550
2009 320
2010 320
2011 0
2012 280
2013 250
2014 260
2015 190
2016 160
2017 200
2018 0

Dental Hygienists
Year Number
2005 1,040
2006 1,370
2007 1,290
2008 1,680
2009 1,360
2010 1,870
2011 1,840
2012 2,140
2013 2,230
2014 2,390
2015 2,170
2016 2,130
2017 1,900
2018 2,120
2019 1,840

Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 260
2007 350
2008 370
2009 270
2010 210
2011 210
2012 190
2013 210
2014 200
2015 190
2016 170
2017 160
2018 200

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Year Number
2005 1,830
2006 1,760
2007 2,040
2008 2,280
2009 2,140
2010 1,960
2011 1,930
2012 1,870
2013 1,760
2014 1,780
2015 1,710
2016 2,120
2017 3,860
2018 3,730
2019 3,610

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2005 2,110
2006 1,850
2007 1,630
2008 1,960
2009 2,010
2010 1,750
2011 1,420
2012 1,750
2013 1,710
2014 1,870
2015 1,610
2016 1,640

Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
Year Number
2005 700
2006 690
2007 770
2008 750
2009 740
2010 690
2011 600
2012 520
2013 530
2014 580
2015 630
2016 690
2017 700
2018 790
2019 850

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
Year Number
2005 650
2006 630
2007 590
2008 510
2009 510
2010 520
2011 490
2012 460
2013 470
2014 520
2015 530
2016 490
2017 470
2018 540
2019 580

Nuclear Medicine Technologists
Year Number
2005 270
2006 270
2007 330
2008 300
2009 380
2010 380
2011 410
2012 230
2013 210
2014 230
2015 230
2016 230
2017 150
2018 170
2019 200

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Year Number
2005 2,070
2006 2,080
2007 2,200
2008 2,350
2009 2,490
2012 2,210
2013 2,320
2014 2,420
2015 2,640
2016 2,390
2017 2,700
2018 2,580
2019 2,540

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists
Year Number
2012 170
2013 180
2014 200
2015 240
2016 290
2017 280
2018 240
2019 270

Emergency Medical Technicians
Year Number
2019 2,720

Paramedics
Year Number
2005 2,460
2006 2,600
2007 2,670
2008 2,730
2009 2,840
2010 2,930
2011 3,180
2012 3,310
2013 2,960
2014 2,570
2015 2,460
2016 2,180
2017 2,400
2018 2,530

Dietetic Technicians
Year Number
2005 160
2006 170
2007 180
2008 180
2009 170
2010 140
2011 150
2012 160
2013 270
2014 400
2015 430
2016 490
2017 0
2018 410
2019 0

Pharmacy Technicians
Year Number
2005 3,080
2006 3,430
2007 3,860
2008 3,860
2009 3,410
2010 3,100
2011 2,920
2012 2,920
2013 2,780
2014 2,790
2015 2,690
2016 3,250
2017 3,690
2018 4,460
2019 4,060

Psychiatric Technicians
Year Number
2005 350
2006 400
2007 320
2009 320
2010 290
2011 410
2012 410
2013 420
2014 330
2015 350
2016 420
2017 430
2018 560
2019 570

Surgical Technologists
Year Number
2005 700
2006 870
2007 920
2008 1,040
2009 1,030
2010 870
2011 750
2012 800
2013 850
2014 880
2015 820
2016 800
2017 850
2018 990
2019 990

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
Year Number
2005 670
2006 580
2007 540
2008 510
2009 450
2010 530
2011 1,010
2012 1,200
2013 1,230
2014 890
2015 1,130
2016 1,210
2017 1,540
2018 1,410
2019 1,420

Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
Year Number
2012 0
2013 370
2014 370
2015 370
2016 440
2017 380
2018 370

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
Year Number
2005 6,200
2006 5,660
2007 6,020
2008 6,230
2009 6,300
2010 6,100
2011 5,800
2012 5,400
2013 5,620
2014 5,790
2015 6,280
2016 6,460
2017 5,970
2018 5,700
2019 5,870

Opticians, Dispensing
Year Number
2005 1,030
2006 460
2007 530
2008 490
2009 750
2010 770
2011 770
2012 750
2013 850
2014 910
2015 850
2016 750
2017 610
2018 570
2019 450

Orthotists and Prosthetists
Year Number
2005 0
2006 60
2007 40
2008 0
2009 0
2010 90
2011 110
2012 120
2013 0
2014 0
2015 80
2016 90
2017 180
2018 120
2019 150

Hearing Aid Specialists
Year Number
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
Year Number
2005 240
2006 130
2007 730
2008 650
2009 640
2010 110
2011 130
2012 760
2013 700
2014 690
2015 740
2016 860
2017 900
2018 1,070

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars
Year Number
2005 1,550
2006 1,770
2007 1,830
2008 1,500
2009 1,750
2010 1,680
2011 1,820
2012 1,390
2013 1,520
2014 1,410
2015 1,210
2016 1,530
2017 2,060
2018 2,200

Athletic Trainers
Year Number
2007 270
2008 320
2009 350
2010 240
2011 170
2012 150
2013 150
2014 310
2015 340
2016 390
2017 270
2018 290
2019 310

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,120
2006 770
2007 690
2008 1,240
2009 1,200
2012 280
2013 280
2014 170
2015 150
2016 190
2017 130
2018 190