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Numbers of Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA

Occupation group

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Year Number
2005 39,800
2006 42,440
2007 45,850
2008 48,090
2009 48,770
2010 51,240
2011 49,520
2012 49,150
2013 49,740
2014 55,310
2015 56,130
2016 60,770
2017 58,950
2018 60,480
2019 59,420

Individual occupations

Chiropractors
Year Number
2005 170
2006 190
2007 210
2008 240
2009 390
2010 460
2011 570
2012 530
2013 440
2014 430
2015 310
2016 390
2017 390
2018 550
2019 650

Dentists, General
Year Number
2005 570
2006 650
2007 630
2008 570
2009 500
2010 640
2011 680
2012 770
2013 800
2014 780
2015 690
2016 720
2017 910
2018 1,140
2019 1,050

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Year Number
2007 0

Orthodontists
Year Number
2005 0
2007 0
2009 140
2010 0
2011 0
2018 0
2019 0

Dentists, All Other Specialists
Year Number
2007 0
2009 0
2012 100
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0

Dietitians and Nutritionists
Year Number
2005 230
2006 220
2007 250
2008 300
2009 340
2010 340
2011 290
2012 300
2013 290
2014 350
2015 380
2016 410
2017 400
2018 360
2019 360

Optometrists
Year Number
2005 160
2006 260
2007 210
2008 0
2009 360
2010 380
2011 270
2012 280
2013 280
2014 310
2015 250
2016 390
2017 350
2018 360
2019 220

Pharmacists
Year Number
2005 1,820
2006 1,800
2007 1,850
2008 1,970
2009 2,100
2010 2,300
2011 2,140
2012 2,130
2013 2,140
2014 2,270
2015 2,610
2016 2,600
2017 2,600
2018 2,940
2019 2,680

Physician Assistants
Year Number
2005 370
2006 410
2007 500
2008 450
2009 480
2010 440
2011 500
2012 520
2013 570
2014 600
2015 580
2016 590
2017 560
2018 770
2019 780

Podiatrists
Year Number
2005 60
2007 0
2009 30
2011 40
2012 40
2013 40
2014 30
2017 0
2018 40
2019 50

Occupational Therapists
Year Number
2005 510
2006 630
2007 660
2008 670
2009 580
2010 610
2011 600
2012 740
2013 760
2014 700
2015 600
2016 710
2017 890
2018 860
2019 810

Physical Therapists
Year Number
2005 1,100
2006 1,160
2007 1,360
2008 1,400
2009 1,440
2010 1,420
2011 1,420
2012 1,410
2013 1,410
2014 1,460
2015 1,450
2016 1,510
2017 1,570
2018 1,660
2019 1,680

Radiation Therapists
Year Number
2005 80
2006 80
2007 100
2008 120
2009 130
2010 120
2011 90
2012 70
2013 70
2014 110
2015 130
2016 160
2017 130
2018 130
2019 130

Recreational Therapists
Year Number
2005 100
2006 90
2007 60
2008 50
2009 60
2010 50
2011 60
2012 40
2013 80
2014 70
2015 90
2016 60
2017 70
2018 80
2019 40

Respiratory Therapists
Year Number
2005 500
2006 540
2007 540
2008 560
2009 560
2010 600
2011 510
2012 480
2013 430
2014 590
2015 640
2016 810
2017 820
2018 730
2019 730

Speech-Language Pathologists
Year Number
2005 380
2006 480
2007 630
2008 780
2009 830
2010 890
2011 850
2012 910
2013 840
2014 780
2015 870
2016 1,030
2017 1,010
2018 830
2019 970

Exercise Physiologists
Year Number
2010 0
2011 0
2014 40
2015 50
2016 50
2017 40
2019 50

Therapists, All Other
Year Number
2007 50
2008 0
2009 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 70
2015 60
2017 0
2018 0
2019 220

Veterinarians
Year Number
2006 490
2007 510
2008 550
2009 610
2010 620
2011 600
2012 590
2013 660
2014 680
2015 760
2016 830
2017 860
2018 880
2019 950

Registered Nurses
Year Number
2005 16,480
2006 16,960
2007 18,100
2008 18,430
2009 18,650
2010 19,610
2012 16,830
2013 16,420
2014 18,650
2015 20,140
2016 22,690
2017 22,500
2018 22,220
2019 22,100

Nurse Anesthetists
Year Number
2014 120
2015 160
2016 240
2017 210
2018 240
2019 170

Nurse Midwives
Year Number
2012 150
2013 50
2014 40
2015 50
2016 70
2017 90
2018 130
2019 150

Nurse Practitioners
Year Number
2012 650
2013 670
2014 850
2015 860
2016 1,050
2017 910
2018 0
2019 1,420

Audiologists
Year Number
2005 0
2006 110
2007 90
2008 130
2009 90
2010 100
2011 100
2012 80
2013 90
2014 110
2015 90
2016 90
2017 70
2018 70
2019 70

Anesthesiologists
Year Number
2005 0
2006 500
2007 670
2008 580
2009 0
2010 0
2011 150
2012 0
2013 0
2014 400
2015 400
2016 360
2017 0
2018 260
2019 390

Family Medicine Physicians
Year Number
2005 610
2006 670
2007 600
2008 520
2009 400
2010 390
2011 390
2012 550
2013 680
2014 850
2015 560
2016 490
2017 530
2018 630
2019 480

General Internal Medicine Physicians
Year Number
2005 770
2006 540
2007 410
2008 440
2009 350
2010 470
2011 350
2012 370
2013 400
2014 470
2015 320
2016 230
2017 140
2018 280
2019 240

Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Year Number
2005 220
2006 260
2007 210
2008 270
2009 230
2010 280
2011 350
2012 400
2013 380
2014 210
2015 110
2016 110
2017 80
2018 170
2019 150

Pediatricians, General
Year Number
2005 220
2006 260
2007 230
2008 260
2009 150
2010 170
2011 130
2012 250
2013 360
2014 430
2015 360
2016 310
2017 250
2018 380
2019 300

Psychiatrists
Year Number
2005 80
2006 130
2007 150
2008 160
2009 150
2010 130
2011 260
2012 0
2013 0
2014 310
2015 240
2016 220
2017 70
2018 110
2019 130

Physicians, All Other
Year Number
2005 2,090
2006 2,360
2007 2,530
2008 3,180
2009 3,310
2010 3,630
2011 3,050
2012 2,830
2013 2,970
2014 3,810
2015 3,210
2016 3,900
2017 3,270
2018 3,720

Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
Year Number
2005 470
2006 360
2007 610
2008 580
2009 550
2010 390
2011 370
2012 280
2013 240
2014 290
2015 210
2016 150
2017 80
2018 130

Dental Hygienists
Year Number
2005 1,450
2006 1,790
2007 1,940
2008 2,120
2009 1,590
2010 1,800
2011 1,970
2012 2,460
2013 2,380
2014 2,610
2015 2,480
2016 2,510
2017 2,610
2018 2,590
2019 2,510

Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other
Year Number
2005 180
2006 200
2007 290
2008 360
2009 350
2010 300
2011 270
2012 340
2013 430
2014 510
2015 650
2016 650
2017 570
2018 470

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Year Number
2005 1,000
2006 990
2007 1,090
2008 1,160
2009 1,170
2010 1,280
2011 1,110
2012 920
2013 1,190
2014 1,360
2015 1,600
2016 1,390
2017 2,080
2018 2,120
2019 2,200

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2005 920
2006 1,000
2007 790
2008 790
2009 800
2010 900
2011 990
2012 840
2013 960
2014 960
2015 1,080
2016 970

Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
Year Number
2005 250
2006 250
2007 270
2008 290
2009 290
2010 310
2011 330
2012 310
2013 310
2014 330
2015 320
2016 370
2017 380
2018 370
2019 440

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
Year Number
2005 170
2006 170
2007 230
2008 270
2009 290
2010 310
2011 280
2012 310
2013 300
2014 380
2015 400
2016 480
2017 560
2018 610
2019 680

Nuclear Medicine Technologists
Year Number
2005 70
2006 70
2007 90
2008 90
2009 80
2010 80
2011 70
2012 70
2013 70
2014 80
2015 80
2016 90
2017 70
2018 80
2019 90

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Year Number
2005 1,020
2006 1,030
2007 1,250
2008 1,240
2009 1,290
2012 1,120
2013 1,090
2014 1,110
2015 1,130
2016 1,140
2017 1,170
2018 1,030
2019 1,090

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists
Year Number
2012 170
2013 190
2014 220
2015 230
2016 230
2017 260
2018 190
2019 280

Emergency Medical Technicians
Year Number
2019 800

Paramedics
Year Number
2007 1,010
2008 1,210
2009 1,340
2010 1,380
2011 1,250
2012 1,110
2013 1,120
2014 1,110
2015 1,090
2016 1,110
2017 1,030
2018 1,310

Dietetic Technicians
Year Number
2005 70
2006 70
2007 70
2008 180
2009 470
2010 440
2011 0
2012 60
2013 130
2014 180
2015 170
2016 110
2017 100
2018 80
2019 80

Pharmacy Technicians
Year Number
2005 1,880
2006 1,980
2007 2,290
2008 2,440
2009 2,820
2010 2,790
2011 2,810
2012 2,850
2013 2,850
2014 2,910
2015 2,770
2016 2,860
2017 2,580
2018 3,090
2019 2,930

Psychiatric Technicians
Year Number
2005 0
2006 80
2007 150
2008 320
2009 140
2011 150
2012 160
2013 220
2014 190
2015 210
2016 0
2018 120

Surgical Technologists
Year Number
2005 370
2006 360
2007 410
2008 490
2009 540
2010 570
2011 460
2012 470
2013 520
2014 630
2015 760
2016 890
2017 840
2018 720
2019 770

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
Year Number
2005 870
2006 790
2007 780
2008 740
2009 630
2010 660
2011 770
2012 840
2013 820
2014 780
2015 720
2016 1,030
2017 1,090
2018 1,150
2019 840

Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
Year Number
2012 80
2013 120
2014 100
2015 150
2016 0
2017 240
2018 280
2019 220

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
Year Number
2005 1,540
2006 1,540
2007 1,330
2008 1,230
2009 1,190
2010 1,360
2011 1,570
2012 1,610
2013 1,740
2014 1,620
2015 1,680
2016 1,610
2017 1,700
2018 2,160
2019 2,030

Opticians, Dispensing
Year Number
2005 760
2006 800
2007 480
2008 540
2009 560
2010 580
2011 670
2012 580
2013 610
2014 520
2015 770
2016 790
2017 770
2018 700
2019 600

Orthotists and Prosthetists
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2011 50
2012 60
2013 80
2014 80
2015 70
2016 50
2018 70
2019 100

Hearing Aid Specialists
Year Number
2012 130
2013 0
2014 80
2015 70
2016 80
2017 140
2018 0
2019 90

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
Year Number
2005 510
2006 570
2007 560
2008 750
2009 890
2012 930
2013 1,010
2014 1,220
2015 1,250
2016 1,100
2017 1,050
2018 1,130

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars
Year Number
2005 1,250
2006 1,180
2007 1,280
2008 1,310
2009 1,390
2010 1,400
2011 1,420
2012 1,790
2013 1,860
2014 2,000
2015 1,640
2016 2,470
2017 2,180
2018 2,020

Athletic Trainers
Year Number
2006 70
2007 40
2008 50
2009 40
2010 70
2011 130
2012 140
2013 150
2014 120
2015 100
2016 80
2017 50
2018 90
2019 100

Genetic Counselors
Year Number
2016 0
2017 40
2018 0

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 500
2006 350
2007 340
2008 300
2009 470
2012 500
2013 520
2014 400
2015 530
2016 590
2017 640
2018 430