Numbers of Healthcare Support Occupations in Puerto Rico

Occupation group

Healthcare Support Occupations

Year	Number
2004	12,550
2005	14,380
2006	13,470
2007	16,450
2008	13,090
2009	15,950
2010	15,580
2011	11,130
2012	16,570
2013	17,600
2014	16,180
2015	15,570
2016	15,480
2017	15,650
2018	14,550
2019	14,590

Individual occupations

Home Health Aides

Year	Number
2004	4,040
2005	1,450
2006	1,340
2007	1,030
2008	3,640
2009	3,670
2010	4,440
2011	2,480
2012	2,600
2013	2,230
2014	2,150
2015	2,040
2016	1,980
2017	2,040
2018	2,140

Personal Care Aides

Year	Number
2004	1,040
2005	3,700
2006	4,100
2007	4,810
2008	0
2009	1,940
2010	1,790
2011	0
2012	4,400
2013	5,500
2014	5,360
2015	5,630
2016	5,480
2017	5,680
2018	4,910
2019	6,580

Nursing Assistants

Year	Number
2012	970
2013	890
2014	810
2015	720
2016	660
2017	370
2018	360
2019	650

Orderlies

Year	Number
2004	1,420
2005	1,570
2006	1,620
2007	1,980
2008	2,110
2009	1,990
2010	1,840
2012	700
2013	650
2014	570
2015	560
2016	530
2017	610
2018	630
2019	540

Psychiatric Aides

Year	Number
2005	290
2007	270
2016	40
2017	60
2018	40
2019	40

Occupational Therapy Assistants

Year	Number
2004	40
2005	40
2006	40
2007	30
2008	40
2009	30
2015	0
2017	40
2018	50
2019	50

Occupational Therapy Aides

Year	Number
2005	30
2006	30
2007	30
2008	240
2009	40
2010	30
2011	40
2012	40
2013	30
2014	0
2015	280
2016	0
2017	60
2018	0
2019	40

Physical Therapist Assistants

Year	Number
2004	420
2005	380
2006	400
2007	480
2008	500
2009	480
2010	430
2011	430
2012	420
2013	490
2014	580
2015	610
2016	660
2017	750
2018	660
2019	570

Physical Therapist Aides

Year	Number
2004	50
2005	40
2006	30
2007	40
2008	50
2009	60
2010	70
2011	80
2012	70
2013	40
2014	50
2015	80
2016	80
2017	110
2018	70
2019	0

Massage Therapists

Year	Number
2004	50
2005	80
2006	80
2007	130
2008	90
2009	130
2010	80
2011	90
2012	0
2013	150
2014	130
2015	110
2016	120
2017	130
2018	90
2019	80

Dental Assistants

Year	Number
2004	2,140
2005	2,610
2006	2,740
2007	2,360
2008	2,350
2009	2,210
2010	2,190
2011	2,250
2012	2,350
2013	2,470
2014	2,200
2015	2,220
2016	2,290
2017	2,390
2018	2,070
2019	2,390

Medical Assistants

Year	Number
2005	490
2006	410
2007	360
2008	160
2009	180
2010	390
2012	650
2013	520
2014	220
2015	0
2016	440
2017	480
2018	320
2019	460

Medical Equipment Preparers

Year	Number
2004	80
2005	90
2006	110
2007	120
2008	120
2009	90
2010	100
2011	100
2012	150
2013	160
2014	160
2015	200
2016	260
2017	270
2018	240
2019	190

Medical Transcriptionists

Year	Number
2004	170
2005	170
2006	150
2007	210
2008	220
2009	240
2010	250
2011	250
2012	180
2013	180
2014	170
2015	160
2016	170
2017	160
2018	180
2019	140

Pharmacy Aides

Year	Number
2004	1,850
2005	1,880
2006	2,250
2007	3,180
2008	3,320
2009	3,370
2010	2,720
2011	2,370
2012	2,470
2013	2,730
2014	2,280
2015	1,550
2016	1,480
2017	1,190
2018	1,690
2019	1,510

Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers

Year	Number
2004	220
2005	200
2006	170
2007	130
2008	250
2009	180
2010	0
2011	0
2012	300
2013	320
2014	310
2015	330
2016	400
2017	510
2018	490
2019	490

Phlebotomists

Year	Number
2012	460
2013	470
2014	350
2015	240
2016	120
2017	160
2018	0
2019	250

Healthcare Support Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2004	1,030
2005	1,360
2006	0
2007	1,290
2008	0
2009	1,340
2012	810
2013	770
2014	840
2015	840
2016	770
2017	640
2018	610
2019	610