Numbers of Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA

Occupation group

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Year Number
2005 10,850
2006 10,630
2007 10,860
2008 12,340
2009 13,620
2010 14,070
2011 13,420
2012 12,880
2013 12,170
2014 12,360
2015 13,980
2016 14,660
2017 14,270
2018 14,410
2019 14,240

Individual occupations

Chiropractors

Year Number
2009 0
2010 30
2011 30
2012 30
2013 40
2014 40
2015 60
2016 40
2017 40

Dentists, General

Year Number
2005 0
2006 30
2007 50
2008 70
2009 150
2010 150
2011 130
2012 60
2013 0
2014 80
2015 150
2016 130
2017 190
2018 170
2019 290

Dietitians and Nutritionists

Year Number
2005 90
2006 100
2007 100
2008 120
2009 120
2010 120
2011 100
2012 100
2013 120
2014 110
2015 110
2016 100
2017 140
2018 140
2019 160

Optometrists

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

Pharmacists

Year Number
2005 490
2006 510
2007 490
2008 560
2009 530
2010 630
2011 580
2012 570
2013 500
2014 660
2015 760
2016 690
2017 580
2018 620
2019 650

Physician Assistants

Year Number
2005 150
2006 120
2007 120
2008 200
2009 290
2010 0
2011 180
2012 110
2013 160
2014 160
2015 190
2016 120
2017 140
2018 140
2019 260

Occupational Therapists

Year Number
2005 190
2006 140
2007 150
2008 200
2009 270
2010 260
2011 190
2012 160
2013 160
2014 220
2015 230
2016 260
2017 330
2018 270
2019 260

Physical Therapists

Year Number
2005 320
2006 360
2007 370
2008 460
2009 480
2010 480
2011 320
2012 290
2013 340
2014 490
2015 500
2016 500
2017 610
2018 600
2019 650

Radiation Therapists

Year Number
2009 30
2011 30
2015 0
2018 0

Recreational Therapists

Year Number
2005 40
2006 60
2007 30
2008 30
2009 60
2010 60
2011 60
2012 60
2013 70
2014 80
2015 60
2016 40
2017 50
2018 40
2019 60

Respiratory Therapists

Year Number
2005 160
2006 170
2007 160
2008 230
2009 200
2010 190
2011 180
2012 210
2016 360
2017 280
2018 240
2019 240

Speech-Language Pathologists

Year Number
2005 190
2006 170
2007 190
2008 200
2009 240
2010 280
2011 230
2012 160
2013 140
2014 160
2015 190
2016 200
2017 260
2018 310
2019 290

Veterinarians

Year Number
2005 80
2006 100
2007 100
2008 100
2009 80
2010 90
2011 100
2012 120
2013 110
2014 110
2015 130
2016 140
2017 150
2018 160
2019 190

Registered Nurses

Year Number
2005 4,690
2006 4,860
2007 4,730
2008 5,220
2009 5,650
2010 5,840
2012 5,010
2013 4,890
2014 5,000
2015 5,340
2016 5,700
2017 5,200
2018 5,280
2019 5,090

Nurse Anesthetists

Year Number
2012 110
2013 100
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2019 40

Nurse Practitioners

Year Number
2012 320
2013 270
2014 190
2015 170
2016 180
2017 360
2018 380
2019 390

Audiologists

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0

Anesthesiologists

Year Number
2005 0
2006 30
2008 30
2012 40
2013 50
2014 40
2015 0
2016 0

Family Medicine Physicians

Year Number
2005 140
2006 0
2007 0
2008 60
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 80
2013 140
2014 140
2015 150
2016 60
2017 50
2018 40
2019 50

General Internal Medicine Physicians

Year Number
2005 100
2006 0
2009 40
2010 50
2011 100
2012 120
2013 110
2014 60
2015 40
2016 50

Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Year Number
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 50
2013 50
2014 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0

Pediatricians, General

Year Number
2005 30
2006 40
2007 40
2008 0
2019 0

Psychiatrists

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 40
2009 60
2010 60
2011 50
2012 40
2013 40
2014 30
2018 40
2019 40

Physicians, All Other

Year Number
2005 360
2006 410
2007 370
2008 470
2009 450
2010 440
2011 310
2012 360
2013 290
2014 290
2015 370
2016 520
2017 620
2018 610

Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric

Year Number
2005 50
2006 50
2007 0
2008 90
2009 130
2010 150
2011 170
2012 100
2013 160
2014 150
2015 150
2016 0

Dental Hygienists

Year Number
2005 100
2006 0
2007 370
2008 340
2009 290
2010 320
2011 340
2012 340
2013 350
2014 380
2015 550
2016 560
2017 460
2018 410
2019 450

Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other

Year Number
2009 30
2010 60
2011 50
2012 50
2013 50
2014 70
2015 100
2016 90
2017 70
2018 60

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

Year Number
2005 370
2006 310
2007 290
2008 330
2009 320
2010 300
2011 400
2012 500
2013 520
2014 610
2015 640
2016 530
2017 740
2018 690
2019 760

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2005 370
2006 350
2007 460
2008 330
2009 310
2010 300
2011 230
2012 250
2013 270
2014 0
2015 740
2016 470

Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2005 70
2006 60
2007 60
2008 90
2009 110
2010 120
2011 130
2012 150
2013 130
2014 110
2015 100
2016 120
2017 90
2018 80
2019 50

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

Year Number
2005 110
2006 90
2007 100
2008 110
2009 140
2010 180
2011 170
2012 160
2013 120
2014 140
2015 110
2016 170
2017 200
2018 210
2019 170

Nuclear Medicine Technologists

Year Number
2005 30
2010 40
2011 30
2012 60
2013 50
2014 50
2016 40
2017 30
2018 30

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2005 520
2006 390
2007 450
2008 440
2009 620
2012 220
2013 270
2014 350
2015 320
2016 510
2017 510
2018 530
2019 360

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists

Year Number
2012 60
2013 60
2014 130
2015 70
2016 0
2017 90
2018 100
2019 70

Emergency Medical Technicians

Year Number
2019 180

Paramedics

Year Number
2007 80
2008 0
2009 0
2010 40
2011 30
2012 140
2015 130
2016 160
2017 0
2018 190

Dietetic Technicians

Year Number
2009 0
2010 60
2011 60
2012 30
2013 80
2014 80
2015 90
2016 90
2017 70
2018 80

Pharmacy Technicians

Year Number
2005 460
2006 470
2007 430
2008 530
2009 620
2010 840
2011 810
2012 710
2013 590
2014 550
2015 600
2016 570
2017 620
2018 580
2019 580

Surgical Technologists

Year Number
2005 140
2006 200
2007 210
2008 260
2009 280
2010 280
2011 300
2012 250
2013 300
2014 290
2015 260
2016 270
2017 170
2018 180
2019 140

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2005 90
2006 0
2007 0
2011 80
2012 110
2013 90
2014 80
2015 60
2016 120
2017 170
2018 190
2019 180

Ophthalmic Medical Technicians

Year Number
2012 150
2013 70
2014 60
2015 0
2016 120
2017 200
2018 310
2019 310

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

Year Number
2005 900
2006 920
2007 750
2008 1,140
2009 1,350
2010 1,340
2011 890
2012 720
2013 650
2014 660
2015 740
2016 690
2017 720
2018 600
2019 660

Opticians, Dispensing

Year Number
2005 100
2006 70
2007 190
2008 160
2009 130
2010 50
2011 70
2012 110
2013 100
2014 70
2015 90
2016 170
2017 160
2018 140
2019 100

Orthotists and Prosthetists

Year Number
2009 40
2011 0

Hearing Aid Specialists

Year Number
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other

Year Number
2005 80
2006 240
2007 180
2008 180
2009 160
2012 220
2013 220
2014 250
2015 280
2016 310
2017 280
2018 280

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

Year Number
2005 430
2006 380
2007 390
2008 350
2009 400
2010 380
2011 400
2012 420
2013 330
2014 310
2015 320
2016 390
2017 480
2018 530

Athletic Trainers

Year Number
2005 0
2010 30
2013 30
2014 40
2015 40
2017 60
2018 70
2019 90

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2009 40
2012 90
2013 100
2014 80
2015 70
2016 110
2017 80
2018 70