Numbers of Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations in Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville, MD Metropolitan Division

Occupation group

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Year	Number
2015	39,650
2016	39,610
2017	40,030

Individual occupations

Chiropractors

Year	Number
2015	120
2016	110
2017	0

Dentists, General

Year	Number
2015	710
2016	670
2017	760

Orthodontists

Year	Number
2015	0
2016	0
2017	0

Dentists, All Other Specialists

Year	Number
2015	60
2016	70
2017	60

Dietitians and Nutritionists

Year	Number
2015	220
2016	200
2017	200

Optometrists

Year	Number
2015	200
2016	270
2017	330

Pharmacists

Year	Number
2015	1,330
2016	1,220
2017	1,250

Physician Assistants

Year	Number
2015	600
2016	600
2017	630

Podiatrists

Year	Number
2015	60
2016	60
2017	40

Occupational Therapists

Year	Number
2015	540
2016	620
2017	670

Physical Therapists

Year	Number
2015	1,260
2016	1,270
2017	1,160

Radiation Therapists

Year	Number
2016	40
2017	60

Recreational Therapists

Year	Number
2015	90
2016	60
2017	70

Respiratory Therapists

Year	Number
2015	290
2016	280
2017	280

Speech-Language Pathologists

Year	Number
2015	640
2016	810
2017	900

Therapists, All Other

Year	Number
2015	140
2016	160
2017	210

Veterinarians

Year	Number
2015	330
2016	340
2017	630

Registered Nurses

Year	Number
2015	9,200
2016	9,220
2017	9,320

Nurse Anesthetists

Year	Number
2017	30

Nurse Midwives

Year	Number
2015	30
2016	40

Nurse Practitioners

Year	Number
2015	340
2016	330
2017	340

Audiologists

Year	Number
2015	0
2016	0
2017	0

Anesthesiologists

Year	Number
2015	330
2016	320
2017	70

Family Medicine Physicians

Year	Number
2015	550
2016	430
2017	420

General Internal Medicine Physicians

Year	Number
2015	220
2016	290
2017	460

Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Year	Number
2015	0
2016	100
2017	90

Pediatricians, General

Year	Number
2015	230
2016	70
2017	130

Psychiatrists

Year	Number
2015	80
2016	70
2017	0

Physicians, All Other

Year	Number
2015	5,040
2016	5,220
2017	5,070

Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric

Year	Number
2015	150
2016	140
2017	130

Dental Hygienists

Year	Number
2015	820
2016	830
2017	630

Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other

Year	Number
2015	4,330
2016	4,580
2017	4,970

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

Year	Number
2015	800
2016	790
2017	1,650

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

Year	Number
2015	1,050
2016	1,200

Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians

Year	Number
2015	260
2016	0
2017	500

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

Year	Number
2015	190
2016	210
2017	260

Nuclear Medicine Technologists

Year	Number
2015	100
2016	80
2017	80

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

Year	Number
2015	830
2016	890
2017	800

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists

Year	Number
2015	410
2016	210
2017	120

Paramedics

Year	Number
2015	180
2016	190
2017	190

Dietetic Technicians

Year	Number
2017	0

Pharmacy Technicians

Year	Number
2015	1,410
2016	1,430
2017	1,520

Psychiatric Technicians

Year	Number
2015	130
2016	130
2017	230

Surgical Technologists

Year	Number
2015	320
2016	380
2017	360

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

Year	Number
2015	820
2016	870
2017	850

Ophthalmic Medical Technicians

Year	Number
2015	230
2016	380
2017	520

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

Year	Number
2015	2,370
2016	2,020
2017	1,860

Opticians, Dispensing

Year	Number
2015	590
2016	560
2017	500

Orthotists and Prosthetists

Year	Number
2015	0

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other

Year	Number
2015	380
2016	290
2017	280

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

Year	Number
2015	680
2016	630
2017	540

Athletic Trainers

Year	Number
2015	70
2016	40
2017	40

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2015	920
2016	890
2017	820