Numbers of Healthcare Support Occupations in Portland-South Portland, ME

Occupation group

Healthcare Support Occupations

Year Number
2005 7,000
2006 7,200
2007 7,510
2008 8,440
2009 8,980
2010 8,640
2011 9,110
2012 9,150
2013 9,500
2014 10,010
2015 10,210
2016 10,700
2017 10,220
2018 10,480
2019 11,310

Individual occupations

Home Health Aides

Year Number
2005 920
2006 1,080
2007 1,550
2008 1,840
2009 1,790
2010 900
2011 770
2012 610
2013 560
2014 1,150
2015 1,160
2016 1,090
2017 870
2018 0

Personal Care Aides

Year Number
2005 2,250
2006 2,170
2007 1,870
2008 1,930
2009 2,140
2010 2,430
2011 2,420
2012 2,600
2013 3,420
2014 4,110
2015 4,580
2016 4,560
2017 4,490
2018 4,920
2019 5,860

Nursing Assistants

Year Number
2012 2,670
2013 2,700
2014 2,440
2015 2,140
2016 2,390
2017 2,360
2018 2,760
2019 2,570

Orderlies

Year Number
2005 2,460
2006 2,700
2007 2,390
2008 2,660
2009 2,910
2010 2,940
2012 0

Psychiatric Aides

Year Number
2008 290
2009 280
2010 1,050
2011 1,030
2012 1,030
2013 590
2014 320
2015 110
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 240

Occupational Therapy Assistants

Year Number
2009 0
2011 0
2016 40
2017 0

Physical Therapist Assistants

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 40
2009 40
2010 50
2011 50
2012 70
2013 60
2014 70
2015 80
2016 70
2017 60
2018 50
2019 70

Physical Therapist Aides

Year Number
2005 0
2011 30

Massage Therapists

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 70
2008 70
2009 110
2010 180
2011 240
2012 200
2013 170
2014 150
2015 160
2016 220
2017 190
2018 190
2019 220

Dental Assistants

Year Number
2005 260
2006 330
2007 330
2008 330
2009 350
2010 340
2011 400
2012 430
2013 420
2014 390
2015 410
2016 440
2017 410
2018 400
2019 430

Medical Assistants

Year Number
2005 560
2006 610
2007 630
2008 660
2009 650
2010 690
2011 770
2012 920
2013 880
2014 950
2015 900
2016 1,110
2017 1,190
2018 1,330
2019 1,340

Medical Equipment Preparers

Year Number
2007 90
2008 90
2009 120
2010 60
2011 80
2012 70
2013 130
2014 120
2015 120
2016 190
2017 190
2018 200
2019 210

Medical Transcriptionists

Year Number
2005 110
2006 120
2007 200
2008 220
2009 370
2010 0
2011 290
2012 210
2013 210
2014 100
2015 170
2016 120

Pharmacy Aides

Year Number
2005 30
2011 30
2012 50
2013 0
2014 0

Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers

Year Number
2005 60
2006 0
2007 110
2008 100
2009 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 100
2014 60
2015 60
2016 60
2017 0
2018 170
2019 0

Phlebotomists

Year Number
2012 290
2013 170
2014 150
2015 190
2016 230
2017 250
2018 250
2019 170

Healthcare Support Workers, All Other

Year Number
2005 350
2006 190
2007 270
2008 210
2009 220
2012 0
2013 90
2014 0
2015 130
2016 180
2017 210
2018 210
2019 200