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Numbers of Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations in Puerto Rico

Occupation group

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Year Number
2004 41,900
2005 43,700
2006 43,720
2007 43,880
2008 44,440
2009 45,240
2010 44,500
2011 43,460
2012 44,070
2013 46,500
2014 47,430
2015 49,210
2016 47,230
2017 50,790
2018 48,620
2019 50,070

Individual occupations

Chiropractors
Year Number
2014 0
2015 80
2016 70
2017 0
2018 80
2019 80

Dentists, General
Year Number
2004 160
2005 270
2006 180
2007 100
2008 100
2009 210
2010 210
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 250
2015 160
2016 180
2017 160
2018 130
2019 120

Dentists, All Other Specialists
Year Number
2007 40
2011 40
2012 30
2015 50
2016 60

Dietitians and Nutritionists
Year Number
2004 500
2005 530
2006 490
2007 530
2008 490
2009 410
2010 410
2011 550
2012 590
2013 610
2014 610
2015 620
2016 560
2017 590
2018 620
2019 600

Optometrists
Year Number
2004 60
2005 0
2006 110
2007 90
2008 120
2009 130
2010 0
2011 30
2012 40
2013 150
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 220
2018 210
2019 250

Pharmacists
Year Number
2004 1,840
2005 1,740
2006 1,620
2007 1,850
2008 2,180
2009 2,090
2010 2,110
2011 1,870
2012 1,900
2013 1,980
2014 2,090
2015 2,250
2016 2,130
2017 2,020
2018 2,140
2019 1,930

Physician Assistants
Year Number
2004 80
2005 90
2006 80
2007 40
2008 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2017 50
2018 40
2019 40

Occupational Therapists
Year Number
2004 270
2005 300
2006 210
2007 200
2008 190
2009 280
2010 300
2011 290
2012 260
2013 240
2014 220
2015 270
2016 180
2017 230
2018 250
2019 280

Physical Therapists
Year Number
2004 680
2005 590
2006 590
2007 580
2008 660
2009 630
2010 630
2011 540
2012 550
2013 570
2014 530
2015 550
2016 420
2017 470
2018 430
2019 520

Radiation Therapists
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 80
2010 0
2018 0
2019 80

Recreational Therapists
Year Number
2004 30
2005 40
2006 60
2010 70
2011 80
2012 80
2013 80
2014 90
2015 90
2016 100
2017 110
2018 170
2019 170

Respiratory Therapists
Year Number
2004 380
2005 370
2006 440
2007 550
2008 450
2009 390
2010 450
2011 560
2012 510
2013 550
2014 420
2015 480
2016 390
2017 580
2018 590
2019 610

Speech-Language Pathologists
Year Number
2004 80
2005 110
2006 80
2007 80
2008 70
2009 100
2010 80
2011 80
2012 70
2013 70
2014 100
2015 110
2016 90
2017 110
2018 120
2019 150

Exercise Physiologists
Year Number
2010 50
2011 50

Therapists, All Other
Year Number
2004 60
2005 60
2006 50
2007 50
2008 50
2009 60
2012 40
2013 30
2014 30

Veterinarians
Year Number
2004 60
2005 60
2006 60
2007 60
2008 60
2009 80
2010 110
2011 110
2012 0
2013 0
2014 110
2015 100
2016 100
2017 60
2018 60
2019 80

Registered Nurses
Year Number
2004 14,510
2005 14,970
2006 15,520
2007 16,240
2008 17,080
2009 17,720
2010 17,330
2012 17,550
2013 18,890
2014 17,740
2015 17,490
2016 17,470
2017 19,090
2018 19,230
2019 19,510

Nurse Anesthetists
Year Number
2012 260
2013 290
2014 310
2015 330
2016 360
2017 370
2018 300
2019 310

Nurse Practitioners
Year Number
2012 1,110
2013 1,230
2014 1,570
2015 2,020
2017 1,190
2018 0

Anesthesiologists
Year Number
2004 130
2005 180
2006 170
2007 110
2008 170
2009 120
2010 290
2011 320
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0

Family Medicine Physicians
Year Number
2004 840
2005 1,180
2006 720
2007 740
2008 780
2009 780
2010 810
2011 650
2012 910
2013 1,000
2014 1,200
2015 840
2016 730
2017 530
2018 510
2019 540

General Internal Medicine Physicians
Year Number
2004 60
2005 110
2006 80
2007 170
2008 210
2009 190
2010 130
2011 0
2012 180
2013 220
2014 120
2015 340
2016 670
2017 780
2018 600
2019 400

Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Year Number
2004 30
2005 0
2006 40
2007 50
2008 60
2009 60
2010 90
2011 70
2012 70
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2017 0

Pediatricians, General
Year Number
2004 50
2005 110
2006 120
2007 120
2008 130
2009 90
2010 110
2011 0
2012 190
2013 200
2014 110
2015 250
2016 0
2017 170
2018 120
2019 110

Psychiatrists
Year Number
2005 0
2006 70
2007 140
2008 180
2009 140
2011 80
2012 90
2013 60
2014 0
2015 50
2018 0

Physicians, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,260
2005 1,140
2006 1,280
2007 1,210
2008 1,250
2009 980
2010 920
2011 880
2012 1,000
2013 1,050
2014 990
2015 1,000
2016 1,020
2017 1,050
2018 1,040

Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2017 30

Dental Hygienists
Year Number
2005 0
2006 50
2007 60
2008 0
2009 50
2010 30

Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other
Year Number
2004 100
2005 90
2006 80
2007 60
2008 80
2009 140
2010 130
2011 140
2012 80
2013 90
2014 180
2015 0
2016 270
2017 110
2018 110

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Year Number
2004 2,320
2005 3,070
2006 3,570
2007 3,650
2008 2,460
2009 2,510
2010 2,440
2011 2,160
2012 2,150
2013 2,370
2014 2,830
2015 2,730
2016 2,610
2017 3,430
2018 3,250
2019 3,340

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2004 580
2005 500
2006 440
2007 370
2008 390
2009 470
2010 480
2011 650
2012 530
2013 660
2014 560
2015 800
2016 620

Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
Year Number
2004 270
2005 260
2006 240
2007 230
2008 280
2009 310
2010 310
2011 300
2012 330
2013 320
2014 340
2015 430
2016 530
2017 630
2018 480
2019 570

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
Year Number
2004 250
2005 210
2006 190
2007 170
2008 220
2009 240
2010 260
2011 240
2012 230
2013 290
2014 280
2015 330
2016 500
2017 500
2018 480
2019 530

Nuclear Medicine Technologists
Year Number
2004 120
2005 120
2006 120
2007 110
2008 130
2009 110
2010 110
2011 70
2012 180
2013 180
2014 160
2015 100
2016 150
2017 180
2018 140
2019 120

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Year Number
2004 1,460
2005 1,580
2006 1,540
2007 1,320
2008 1,190
2009 1,410
2012 1,190
2013 1,210
2014 1,390
2015 1,350
2016 1,510
2017 1,450
2018 1,250
2019 1,240

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists
Year Number
2012 120
2013 160
2014 210
2015 260
2016 260
2017 240
2018 280
2019 270

Emergency Medical Technicians
Year Number
2019 1,920

Paramedics
Year Number
2004 1,960
2005 2,190
2006 2,300
2007 2,670
2008 2,960
2009 3,320
2010 2,730
2011 2,150
2012 1,810
2013 1,960
2014 1,830
2015 1,940
2016 2,090
2017 2,050
2018 1,880

Dietetic Technicians
Year Number
2004 40
2005 70
2006 80
2007 80
2008 50
2009 60
2010 80
2011 80
2012 90
2013 80
2014 70
2015 70
2016 100
2017 130
2018 170
2019 160

Pharmacy Technicians
Year Number
2004 1,810
2005 1,820
2006 1,830
2007 1,790
2008 1,920
2009 2,160
2010 2,540
2011 3,120
2012 3,390
2013 3,550
2014 4,070
2015 4,920
2016 5,250
2017 5,530
2018 4,980
2019 5,530

Psychiatric Technicians
Year Number
2006 70
2007 80
2010 50
2011 80
2012 90
2013 90
2014 60
2015 90
2016 80
2017 120
2018 110
2019 100

Surgical Technologists
Year Number
2004 620
2005 680
2006 680
2007 840
2008 930
2009 960
2010 880
2011 800
2012 770
2013 810
2014 870
2015 960
2016 1,010
2017 1,000
2018 1,090
2019 1,100

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
Year Number
2004 50
2005 100
2006 100
2007 140
2008 0
2009 0
2010 180
2011 0
2012 100
2013 0
2014 170
2015 220
2016 90
2017 100
2018 140
2019 160

Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
Year Number
2012 570
2013 530
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 330

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
Year Number
2004 8,560
2005 7,920
2006 7,920
2007 7,170
2008 7,090
2009 6,300
2010 6,000
2011 4,850
2012 4,320
2013 4,180
2014 4,780
2015 4,850
2016 4,440
2017 4,300
2018 4,190
2019 4,450

Opticians, Dispensing
Year Number
2004 680
2005 780
2006 580
2007 330
2008 510
2009 440
2010 440
2011 380
2012 560
2013 520
2014 770
2015 600
2016 530
2017 790
2018 770
2019 990

Orthotists and Prosthetists
Year Number
2004 30
2005 0
2007 30
2010 40
2011 50
2012 50
2013 40
2014 30
2015 0
2016 100
2017 0
2018 0
2019 60

Hearing Aid Specialists
Year Number
2015 70
2016 0

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
Year Number
2004 770
2005 960
2006 850
2007 750
2008 940
2009 980
2010 480
2011 420
2012 720
2013 760
2014 830
2015 820
2016 730
2017 600
2018 1,050

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars
Year Number
2004 1,140
2005 1,120
2006 1,000
2007 970
2008 980
2009 980
2010 940
2011 1,150
2012 1,260
2013 1,380
2014 1,400
2015 1,590
2016 1,720
2017 1,710
2018 1,500

Athletic Trainers
Year Number
2004 60
2005 30
2013 0
2014 0
2019 0

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 350
2006 110
2007 110
2008 80
2009 260
2012 100
2013 100
2014 110
2015 0
2016 110
2017 110
2018 110