Numbers of Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations in Southeast Kansas nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Year	Number
2015	5,430
2016	5,950
2017	6,390

Individual occupations

Chiropractors

Year	Number
2015	60
2016	50
2017	50

Dentists, General

Year	Number
2015	0
2016	80
2017	90

Dietitians and Nutritionists

Year	Number
2015	30
2016	0
2017	60

Pharmacists

Year	Number
2015	160
2016	230
2017	230

Physician Assistants

Year	Number
2015	40
2016	80
2017	80

Occupational Therapists

Year	Number
2016	120
2017	110

Physical Therapists

Year	Number
2015	160
2016	160
2017	160

Recreational Therapists

Year	Number
2017	30

Respiratory Therapists

Year	Number
2015	100
2016	110
2017	110

Speech-Language Pathologists

Year	Number
2016	150
2017	140

Veterinarians

Year	Number
2015	40
2016	70
2017	100

Registered Nurses

Year	Number
2015	2,290
2016	2,300
2017	2,190

Nurse Anesthetists

Year	Number
2015	0
2016	0
2017	60

Nurse Practitioners

Year	Number
2015	80
2016	160
2017	230

Anesthesiologists

Year	Number
2015	0
2017	40

Family Medicine Physicians

Year	Number
2015	90
2016	140
2017	100

Psychiatrists

Year	Number
2016	0

Physicians, All Other

Year	Number
2015	70
2016	80
2017	120

Dental Hygienists

Year	Number
2015	170
2016	200
2017	210

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

Year	Number
2015	120
2016	150
2017	250

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

Year	Number
2015	90
2016	100

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

Year	Number
2015	30
2017	40

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

Year	Number
2015	170
2016	210
2017	230

Paramedics

Year	Number
2015	360
2016	290
2017	390

Pharmacy Technicians

Year	Number
2015	400
2016	340
2017	350

Surgical Technologists

Year	Number
2015	50
2016	60
2017	60

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

Year	Number
2017	0

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

Year	Number
2015	700
2016	660
2017	640

Opticians, Dispensing

Year	Number
2016	0
2017	50

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other

Year	Number
2015	30
2016	30
2017	60

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

Year	Number
2015	150
2016	150
2017	170

Athletic Trainers

Year	Number
2015	40
2016	30
2017	40

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2015	0