Numbers of Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations in South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Year Number
2006 6,240
2007 6,750
2008 6,900
2009 7,080
2010 7,090
2011 7,960
2012 8,100
2013 7,240
2014 7,150
2015 4,360
2016 5,000
2017 5,310
2018 5,410
2019 5,180

Individual occupations

Dentists, General

Year Number
2006 60
2007 60
2008 60
2009 30
2010 0
2012 0
2014 60
2016 0
2017 60
2018 70
2019 40

Dietitians and Nutritionists

Year Number
2006 40
2007 50
2008 0
2009 40
2010 40
2011 40
2012 40
2014 30
2015 30
2016 30

Optometrists

Year Number
2012 30
2013 40
2014 0

Pharmacists

Year Number
2006 220
2007 240
2008 240
2009 260
2010 370
2011 410
2012 430
2013 330
2014 270
2015 210
2016 250
2017 290
2018 250
2019 240

Physician Assistants

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

Occupational Therapists

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

Physical Therapists

Year Number
2006 150
2007 170
2008 160
2009 120
2010 100
2011 180
2012 240
2013 250
2014 290
2015 0
2016 130
2017 120
2018 130
2019 150

Respiratory Therapists

Year Number
2006 110
2007 110
2008 120
2009 140
2010 150
2011 160
2012 160
2013 140
2014 160
2015 120
2016 130
2017 90
2018 90
2019 90

Speech-Language Pathologists

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

Veterinarians

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

Registered Nurses

Year Number
2006 2,100
2007 2,500
2008 2,540
2009 2,470
2010 2,250
2012 2,430
2013 2,200
2014 2,140
2015 1,350
2016 1,410
2017 1,360
2018 1,290
2019 1,450

Nurse Practitioners

Year Number
2012 110
2013 170
2014 200
2015 240
2016 260
2017 380
2018 350
2019 260

Anesthesiologists

Year Number
2008 70
2009 70
2010 70

Family Medicine Physicians

Year Number
2007 40
2008 0
2011 60
2012 40
2013 40
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

General Internal Medicine Physicians

Year Number
2013 30

Physicians, All Other

Year Number
2006 140
2007 0
2008 50
2009 40
2010 0
2011 230
2012 300
2013 210
2014 150
2015 40
2016 130
2017 180
2018 200

Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric

Year Number
2009 40
2017 30

Dental Hygienists

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

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

Year Number
2006 80
2007 100
2008 90
2009 130
2010 130
2011 130
2012 120
2013 90
2014 90
2015 40
2016 60
2017 160
2018 160
2019 160

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2006 150
2007 130
2008 130
2009 140
2010 260
2011 260
2012 270
2013 170
2014 160
2015 100
2016 100

Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2018 40

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

Year Number
2006 0
2007 60
2008 100
2009 80
2010 90
2011 70
2012 70
2013 60
2014 50
2015 30
2016 50
2017 50
2018 50
2019 60

Nuclear Medicine Technologists

Year Number
2011 30
2012 40
2013 30
2014 30

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2006 330
2007 250
2008 280
2009 290
2012 350
2013 290
2014 280
2015 190
2016 190
2017 170
2018 130
2019 80

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists

Year Number
2014 40
2019 40

Emergency Medical Technicians

Year Number
2019 420

Paramedics

Year Number
2006 400
2007 380
2008 430
2009 450
2010 270
2011 450
2012 420
2013 460
2014 430
2015 160
2016 190
2017 380
2018 360

Dietetic Technicians

Year Number
2006 30
2009 40
2010 100
2011 100
2012 110
2013 60
2014 60
2018 0
2019 0

Pharmacy Technicians

Year Number
2006 370
2007 420
2008 420
2009 440
2010 570
2011 540
2012 520
2013 410
2014 410
2015 290
2016 390
2017 470
2018 470
2019 390

Surgical Technologists

Year Number
2006 70
2007 110
2008 110
2009 120
2010 130
2011 150
2012 140
2013 100
2014 100
2015 60
2016 60
2017 50
2018 50
2019 30

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2006 70
2007 60
2008 0
2010 0
2011 60
2012 70
2017 0

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

Year Number
2006 1,280
2007 1,410
2008 1,470
2009 1,590
2010 1,560
2011 1,510
2012 1,350
2013 1,390
2014 1,490
2015 1,180
2016 1,270
2017 1,090
2018 1,130
2019 1,160

Opticians, Dispensing

Year Number
2007 60
2008 30
2014 40
2016 0
2017 0
2018 60
2019 40

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other

Year Number
2006 50
2007 70
2008 70
2009 40
2011 30
2012 40

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

Year Number
2006 130
2007 120
2008 130
2009 140
2010 150
2011 140
2012 180
2013 150
2014 170
2015 70
2016 110
2017 110
2018 110

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other

Year Number
2008 0
2009 100
2012 100
2013 110
2014 70
2015 40