Numbers of Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations in Salem, OR

Occupation group

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Year Number
2005 4,600
2006 4,650
2007 5,130
2008 5,360
2009 5,520
2010 5,820
2011 6,070
2012 6,720
2013 6,780
2014 7,550
2015 7,480
2016 7,900
2017 8,530
2018 9,170
2019 9,720

Individual occupations

Chiropractors

Year Number
2005 40
2007 40
2008 50
2009 40
2010 50
2011 50
2012 50
2013 70
2014 60
2015 100
2016 0
2017 70
2018 30
2019 40

Dentists, General

Year Number
2005 0
2006 120
2007 110
2008 100
2009 80
2010 0
2011 60
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 130
2017 60
2018 60
2019 60

Dietitians and Nutritionists

Year Number
2005 50
2006 60
2007 60
2008 70
2009 60
2010 70
2011 60
2012 70
2013 90
2014 110
2015 110
2016 110
2017 100
2018 100
2019 120

Optometrists

Year Number
2006 30
2007 40
2008 40
2009 50
2010 50
2011 40
2012 40
2014 40
2015 40
2016 50
2017 40
2018 50
2019 30

Pharmacists

Year Number
2005 230
2006 230
2007 210
2008 230
2009 200
2010 210
2011 200
2012 260
2013 230
2014 250
2015 250
2016 330
2017 380
2018 460
2019 380

Physician Assistants

Year Number
2005 50
2006 60
2007 50
2008 50
2009 60
2010 80
2011 130
2012 140
2013 140
2014 160
2015 140
2016 120
2017 70
2018 90
2019 120

Occupational Therapists

Year Number
2005 70
2006 50
2007 50
2008 60
2009 60
2010 60
2011 70
2012 100
2013 80
2014 90
2015 100
2016 120
2017 130
2018 190
2019 200

Physical Therapists

Year Number
2005 110
2007 90
2008 130
2009 140
2010 140
2011 150
2012 200
2013 230
2014 220
2015 200
2016 170
2017 220
2018 280
2019 340

Recreational Therapists

Year Number
2005 50
2007 40
2008 30
2009 30
2018 80
2019 100

Respiratory Therapists

Year Number
2019 0

Speech-Language Pathologists

Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 90
2011 100
2012 130
2013 70
2014 70
2015 180
2016 280
2017 310
2018 270
2019 270

Veterinarians

Year Number
2005 30
2007 70
2008 80
2009 70
2010 40
2011 0
2012 0
2013 90
2014 100
2015 100
2016 100
2017 90
2018 90
2019 90

Registered Nurses

Year Number
2005 2,200
2006 2,260
2007 2,330
2008 2,240
2009 2,410
2010 2,600
2012 2,730
2013 2,690
2014 3,110
2015 3,250
2016 3,330
2017 3,190
2018 3,530
2019 3,780

Nurse Practitioners

Year Number
2012 130
2013 140
2014 140
2015 150
2016 120
2017 110
2018 140
2019 190

Audiologists

Year Number
2016 40
2017 30
2018 40
2019 40

Anesthesiologists

Year Number
2007 0
2009 0
2010 0
2018 0

Family Medicine Physicians

Year Number
2005 130
2006 140
2007 100
2008 150
2009 150
2010 150
2011 180
2012 170
2013 210
2014 160
2015 160
2016 130
2017 90
2018 80
2019 70

General Internal Medicine Physicians

Year Number
2005 0
2007 40
2008 40
2010 40
2011 40
2012 40
2013 40
2014 60
2015 70
2016 0

Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Year Number
2011 40

Pediatricians, General

Year Number
2011 40
2012 40
2013 30
2014 30
2016 30

Psychiatrists

Year Number
2019 0

Physicians, All Other

Year Number
2005 0
2006 90
2007 90
2008 90
2009 120
2010 190
2011 200
2012 250
2013 280
2014 320
2015 350
2016 350
2017 510
2018 570

Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric

Year Number
2005 0
2007 30
2008 0
2009 0
2010 110
2011 0
2012 50
2013 60
2014 80
2015 80
2016 0

Dental Hygienists

Year Number
2005 310
2006 270
2007 180
2008 240
2009 220
2010 220
2011 130
2012 210
2013 240
2014 330
2015 320
2016 310
2017 300
2018 340
2019 390

Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other

Year Number
2005 50
2014 30
2015 70
2016 70
2017 60
2018 50

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

Year Number
2005 160
2007 140
2008 120
2009 120
2010 130
2011 140
2012 120
2013 150
2014 150
2015 140
2016 130
2017 240
2018 160
2019 150

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2005 130
2006 150
2007 110
2008 70
2009 50
2010 40
2011 30
2012 60
2013 60
2014 70
2015 60
2016 70

Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2009 50
2010 50
2011 50
2014 0
2017 90
2018 70
2019 80

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

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

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2005 220
2006 160
2007 190
2008 160
2009 160
2012 190
2013 160
2014 160
2015 160
2016 170
2017 190
2018 250
2019 240

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists

Year Number
2018 30
2019 30

Emergency Medical Technicians

Year Number
2019 280

Paramedics

Year Number
2006 120
2008 50
2009 0
2010 0
2011 180
2012 210
2013 230
2014 280
2015 0
2016 0
2017 330
2018 270

Pharmacy Technicians

Year Number
2005 240
2006 270
2007 310
2008 360
2009 350
2010 370
2011 390
2012 480
2013 430
2014 400
2015 340
2016 390
2017 420
2018 510
2019 460

Surgical Technologists

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 90
2008 50
2009 60
2010 80
2011 70
2012 70
2013 60
2014 70
2016 120
2017 140
2018 90
2019 90

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2005 0
2006 90
2007 90
2008 90
2009 80
2010 0
2011 0
2012 130
2013 120
2014 140
2015 170
2016 180
2017 200
2018 190
2019 180

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

Year Number
2005 240
2006 240
2007 230
2008 270
2009 270
2010 300
2011 310
2012 300
2013 330
2014 370
2015 440
2016 420
2017 550
2018 640
2019 670

Opticians, Dispensing

Year Number
2005 60
2006 70
2007 70
2008 60
2009 90
2010 80
2011 70
2012 130
2013 140
2014 140
2015 80
2016 90
2017 80
2018 0
2019 90

Orthotists and Prosthetists

Year Number
2019 50

Hearing Aid Specialists

Year Number
2016 40

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other

Year Number
2007 70
2008 140
2009 180
2012 90
2013 100
2014 120
2015 120
2016 160
2017 190
2018 170

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

Year Number
2005 190
2006 210
2007 260
2008 350
2009 340
2010 320
2011 280
2012 280
2013 270
2014 240
2015 210
2016 210
2017 200
2018 150

Athletic Trainers

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2018 40
2019 40

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2009 30
2015 40
2016 70
2017 50
2018 60