Numbers of Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA

Occupation group

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Year Number
2005 10,350
2006 11,440
2007 12,340
2008 12,030
2009 11,300
2010 12,760
2011 12,460
2012 12,570
2013 12,260
2014 12,960
2015 13,320
2016 13,310
2017 13,240
2018 12,910
2019 14,100

Individual occupations

Chiropractors

Year Number
2010 30
2011 40

Dentists, General

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

Dietitians and Nutritionists

Year Number
2005 160
2006 160
2007 190
2008 230
2009 210
2010 160
2011 120
2012 120
2013 0
2014 70
2015 70
2016 80
2017 80
2018 80
2019 80

Optometrists

Year Number
2018 30
2019 30

Pharmacists

Year Number
2005 410
2006 440
2007 410
2008 420
2009 450
2010 430
2011 490
2012 460
2013 430
2014 400
2015 340
2016 400
2017 410
2018 460
2019 480

Physician Assistants

Year Number
2005 80
2006 90
2007 100
2008 110
2009 130
2010 120
2011 120
2012 100
2013 110
2014 60
2015 100
2016 170
2017 170
2018 160
2019 120

Occupational Therapists

Year Number
2005 90
2006 160
2007 230
2008 210
2009 160
2010 120
2011 110
2012 110
2013 100
2014 90
2015 120
2016 130
2017 170
2018 150
2019 190

Physical Therapists

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

Radiation Therapists

Year Number
2014 40
2015 30

Recreational Therapists

Year Number
2005 30
2006 40
2007 50
2008 40
2009 40
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2014 80
2015 90
2019 60

Respiratory Therapists

Year Number
2005 330
2006 270
2007 290
2008 250
2009 250
2010 250
2011 230
2012 270
2013 270
2014 270
2015 290
2016 310
2017 350
2018 330
2019 320

Speech-Language Pathologists

Year Number
2005 100
2006 80
2007 130
2008 90
2009 80
2010 60
2011 70
2012 70
2013 60
2014 140
2015 180
2016 190
2017 120
2018 100
2019 90

Exercise Physiologists

Year Number
2010 0
2011 0

Therapists, All Other

Year Number
2012 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0

Veterinarians

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

Registered Nurses

Year Number
2005 3,850
2006 4,300
2007 4,560
2008 4,500
2009 4,360
2010 4,830
2012 4,770
2013 4,900
2014 4,290
2015 4,560
2016 5,090
2017 5,250
2018 5,400
2019 5,350

Nurse Anesthetists

Year Number
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 110
2017 120
2018 90
2019 90

Nurse Practitioners

Year Number
2012 80
2013 70
2014 70
2015 180
2016 200
2017 250
2018 210
2019 250

Anesthesiologists

Year Number
2005 70
2006 80
2007 80
2008 70
2010 0
2011 0
2012 80
2013 50
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0

Family Medicine Physicians

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 100
2008 150
2009 160
2010 130
2011 110
2012 100
2013 110
2014 130
2015 180
2019 0

General Internal Medicine Physicians

Year Number
2005 30
2006 40
2007 40
2008 70
2009 60
2010 50
2013 30
2015 30
2017 0

Physicians, All Other

Year Number
2005 280
2006 350
2007 410
2008 340
2009 390
2010 350
2011 410
2012 420
2013 390
2014 370
2015 380
2016 450
2017 440
2018 510

Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric

Year Number
2005 40
2006 40
2010 40
2011 40
2012 30
2013 50
2018 0

Dental Hygienists

Year Number
2005 120
2006 140
2007 150
2008 170
2009 150
2010 190
2011 160
2012 180
2013 160
2014 150
2015 140
2016 160
2017 240
2018 210
2019 210

Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other

Year Number
2005 60
2006 60
2007 40
2008 60
2009 70
2010 60
2011 50
2012 40
2013 40
2014 40
2015 40
2017 30

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

Year Number
2005 410
2006 390
2007 450
2008 540
2010 510
2011 420
2012 480
2013 460
2014 480
2015 400
2019 650

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2006 360
2007 460
2008 440
2009 400
2010 370
2011 260
2012 280
2013 290
2014 430
2015 520
2016 520

Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2005 130
2006 170
2007 140
2008 150
2009 80
2010 70
2011 80
2012 90
2013 90
2014 220
2015 250
2017 0

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

Year Number
2005 60
2006 0
2007 100
2008 90
2009 60
2010 70
2011 60
2012 50
2013 40
2014 80
2015 80
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 80

Nuclear Medicine Technologists

Year Number
2005 50
2006 60
2007 50
2008 40
2009 40
2010 40
2011 40
2015 0
2016 60
2017 60

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2005 400
2006 420
2007 480
2008 470
2009 460
2012 310
2013 330
2014 330
2015 410
2016 370
2017 370
2018 390
2019 390

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists

Year Number
2014 60
2015 70
2016 0

Emergency Medical Technicians

Year Number
2019 520

Paramedics

Year Number
2005 190
2006 220
2007 220
2008 220
2009 230
2010 250
2011 230
2012 260
2013 270
2014 360
2015 380
2016 280
2017 300
2018 300

Dietetic Technicians

Year Number
2005 70
2006 60
2007 60
2010 40
2011 40
2012 30
2015 40
2019 70

Pharmacy Technicians

Year Number
2005 430
2006 460
2007 410
2008 440
2009 410
2010 510
2011 540
2012 570
2013 580
2014 580
2015 630
2016 540
2017 570
2018 730
2019 760

Psychiatric Technicians

Year Number
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2017 70
2018 120
2019 140

Surgical Technologists

Year Number
2005 130
2006 120
2007 110
2008 150
2009 170
2010 180
2011 180
2012 170
2013 200
2014 220
2015 210
2016 230
2017 210
2018 0
2019 0

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2005 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 80
2014 0
2015 0
2016 100
2017 180
2018 0
2019 110

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

Year Number
2005 2,020
2006 2,180
2007 2,260
2008 1,900
2009 2,080
2010 2,510
2011 2,540
2012 2,450
2013 2,090
2014 2,430
2015 2,620
2016 2,660
2017 2,500
2018 2,260
2019 2,090

Opticians, Dispensing

Year Number
2005 40
2006 60
2007 60
2008 40
2013 140
2014 160
2015 170
2016 50
2017 70
2018 70
2019 100

Orthotists and Prosthetists

Year Number
2015 40

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other

Year Number
2005 50
2006 70
2008 110
2009 170
2010 80
2012 140
2013 150
2014 160
2015 200
2016 240
2017 230
2018 220

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

Year Number
2005 340
2006 330
2007 320
2008 340
2009 340
2010 440
2011 350
2012 380
2013 350
2014 310
2015 330
2016 360
2017 430
2018 370

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other

Year Number
2005 60
2006 40
2007 40
2012 130
2014 580
2016 230
2017 250
2018 310