Numbers of Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations in Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Year Number
2006 6,830
2007 6,890
2008 7,190
2009 7,000
2010 6,790
2011 6,740
2012 7,360
2013 8,120
2014 7,830
2015 9,420
2016 10,040
2017 10,050
2018 9,940
2019 10,090

Individual occupations

Chiropractors

Year Number
2006 50
2007 50
2008 50
2009 40
2010 40
2013 0
2014 0
2016 0
2017 60
2018 40
2019 0

Dentists, General

Year Number
2006 0
2007 50
2008 90
2009 90
2010 70
2011 0
2012 80
2013 110
2014 70
2015 180
2016 170
2017 140
2018 90
2019 80

Dietitians and Nutritionists

Year Number
2006 90
2007 70
2008 60
2009 60
2010 90
2011 120
2012 100
2013 80
2014 60
2015 60
2016 80
2017 80
2018 150
2019 150

Optometrists

Year Number
2008 40
2009 60
2010 60
2011 70
2012 0
2013 30
2014 30
2015 40
2016 80
2017 70
2018 70
2019 70

Pharmacists

Year Number
2006 280
2007 300
2008 300
2009 290
2010 230
2011 260
2012 350
2013 370
2014 330
2015 400
2016 330
2017 350
2018 330
2019 390

Physician Assistants

Year Number
2007 80
2008 100
2009 80
2010 60
2011 100
2012 120
2013 180
2014 190
2015 170
2016 140
2017 190
2018 230
2019 280

Occupational Therapists

Year Number
2006 140
2007 110
2008 100
2009 190
2010 160
2011 190
2012 110
2013 100
2014 110
2015 150
2016 170
2017 190
2018 210
2019 220

Physical Therapists

Year Number
2006 220
2007 180
2008 180
2009 210
2010 260
2011 270
2012 260
2013 290
2014 260
2015 350
2016 340
2017 310
2018 410
2019 430

Radiation Therapists

Year Number
2012 30
2013 30
2014 30

Recreational Therapists

Year Number
2006 40
2012 30
2013 40
2016 40
2017 40
2018 40

Respiratory Therapists

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

Speech-Language Pathologists

Year Number
2006 90
2007 90
2008 110
2009 130
2010 140
2011 130
2012 100
2013 80
2014 90
2015 180
2016 160
2017 150
2018 130
2019 180

Exercise Physiologists

Year Number
2015 0
2016 0

Veterinarians

Year Number
2006 100
2007 110
2008 110
2009 100
2010 60
2011 70
2012 60
2013 80
2014 90
2015 100
2016 120
2017 110
2018 110
2019 90

Registered Nurses

Year Number
2006 2,700
2007 2,540
2008 2,680
2009 2,490
2010 2,370
2012 2,530
2013 2,810
2014 2,640
2015 3,000
2016 3,140
2017 3,130
2018 3,130
2019 3,050

Nurse Anesthetists

Year Number
2016 30
2017 40
2018 30
2019 0

Nurse Practitioners

Year Number
2012 100
2013 130
2014 150
2015 60
2016 70
2017 100
2018 120
2019 160

Audiologists

Year Number
2015 0

Family Medicine Physicians

Year Number
2006 120
2007 320
2008 360
2009 190
2010 70
2011 0
2012 120
2013 200
2014 180
2015 50
2016 30
2019 30

General Internal Medicine Physicians

Year Number
2009 40
2010 0
2012 40
2013 40

Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Year Number
2007 0

Psychiatrists

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 40
2017 0
2018 0

Physicians, All Other

Year Number
2007 60
2008 50
2009 0
2010 150
2011 250
2012 180
2013 170
2014 210
2015 360
2016 650
2017 600
2018 750

Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric

Year Number
2008 0
2009 0
2013 40
2014 40

Dental Hygienists

Year Number
2006 210
2007 200
2008 190
2009 200
2010 260
2011 250
2012 220
2013 220
2014 180
2015 220
2016 230
2017 210
2018 260
2019 250

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

Year Number
2006 200
2007 170
2008 160
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 150
2013 190
2014 180
2015 220
2016 210
2017 300
2018 310
2019 290

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2006 250
2007 160
2008 160
2009 130
2010 150
2011 150
2012 160
2013 170
2014 180
2015 160
2016 140

Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2006 40
2007 30
2008 40
2009 60
2010 50
2011 50
2012 50
2013 90
2014 80
2015 60
2016 70
2017 60
2018 50
2019 60

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

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

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2006 220
2007 230
2008 220
2009 170
2012 260
2013 260
2014 220
2015 310
2016 290
2017 310
2018 300
2019 320

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists

Year Number
2012 40
2013 50
2014 40
2019 30

Emergency Medical Technicians

Year Number
2019 660

Paramedics

Year Number
2006 380
2007 490
2008 430
2009 420
2010 400
2011 390
2012 340
2013 330
2014 320
2015 580
2016 480
2017 540
2018 470

Dietetic Technicians

Year Number
2013 30
2014 30
2015 0
2016 0
2019 0

Pharmacy Technicians

Year Number
2006 320
2007 310
2008 340
2009 350
2010 400
2011 410
2012 500
2013 520
2014 480
2015 460
2016 510
2017 500
2018 460
2019 440

Psychiatric Technicians

Year Number
2007 0
2015 0

Surgical Technologists

Year Number
2006 170
2007 80
2008 70
2009 90
2010 90
2011 90
2012 90
2013 90
2014 90
2015 100
2016 100
2017 100
2018 90
2019 70

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2006 120
2007 100
2008 80
2009 100
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 160
2015 0
2016 0
2017 110
2018 110
2019 120

Ophthalmic Medical Technicians

Year Number
2017 0
2018 0

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

Year Number
2006 790
2007 800
2008 870
2009 1,100
2010 1,150
2011 1,170
2012 990
2013 1,020
2014 880
2015 1,780
2016 1,780
2017 1,640
2018 1,660
2019 1,600

Opticians, Dispensing

Year Number
2007 0
2008 60
2009 70
2010 70
2011 40
2012 50
2013 0
2014 110
2015 0
2016 110
2017 80
2018 0
2019 0

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other

Year Number
2007 50
2008 50
2009 40
2010 30
2011 30
2015 0
2016 100
2017 160
2018 0

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

Year Number
2006 160
2007 170
2008 170
2009 180
2010 150
2011 140
2012 140
2013 190
2014 200
2015 250
2016 210
2017 230
2018 210

Athletic Trainers

Year Number
2016 40
2017 40

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other

Year Number
2006 0