Home Contact About

Numbers of Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations in St. Louis, MO-IL

Occupation group

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Year Number
2005 74,500
2006 76,770
2007 74,430
2008 78,790
2009 80,180
2010 84,760
2011 85,870
2012 86,240
2013 85,570
2014 87,230
2015 87,420
2016 86,490
2017 92,690
2018 93,240
2019 87,120

Individual occupations

Chiropractors
Year Number
2005 310
2006 240
2007 260
2008 240
2009 330
2010 270
2011 310
2012 330
2013 370
2014 370
2015 330
2016 350
2017 410
2018 400
2019 410

Dentists, General
Year Number
2005 970
2006 890
2007 880
2008 860
2009 910
2010 940
2011 890
2012 790
2013 870
2014 940
2015 1,050
2016 1,090
2017 1,020
2018 1,000
2019 980

Orthodontists
Year Number
2005 0
2006 40
2007 60
2008 80
2009 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0

Dentists, All Other Specialists
Year Number
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2019 0

Dietitians and Nutritionists
Year Number
2005 440
2006 540
2007 520
2008 540
2009 450
2010 470
2011 460
2012 510
2013 660
2014 600
2015 630
2016 490
2017 570
2018 540
2019 620

Optometrists
Year Number
2005 410
2006 400
2007 380
2008 320
2009 280
2010 270
2011 350
2012 300
2013 410
2014 250
2015 290
2016 370
2017 440
2018 350
2019 340

Pharmacists
Year Number
2005 2,320
2006 2,500
2007 2,740
2008 3,040
2009 2,830
2010 3,000
2011 2,730
2012 3,120
2013 2,790
2014 2,830
2015 3,090
2016 3,080
2017 2,960
2018 3,030
2019 3,080

Physician Assistants
Year Number
2005 390
2006 410
2007 360
2008 360
2009 380
2010 400
2011 500
2012 590
2013 0
2014 750
2015 660
2016 490
2017 420
2018 560
2019 610

Podiatrists
Year Number
2005 80
2006 80
2007 0
2008 60
2009 50
2010 90
2011 100
2012 130
2013 120
2014 90
2015 90
2016 60
2017 60
2019 70

Occupational Therapists
Year Number
2005 1,250
2006 1,220
2007 1,220
2008 1,250
2009 1,320
2010 1,200
2011 1,230
2012 1,330
2013 1,250
2014 1,500
2015 1,290
2016 1,180
2017 1,240
2018 1,260
2019 1,350

Physical Therapists
Year Number
2005 1,840
2006 1,710
2007 2,010
2008 2,320
2009 2,370
2010 2,190
2011 1,950
2012 1,940
2013 1,930
2014 2,000
2015 2,050
2016 1,880
2017 2,090
2018 2,080
2019 2,300

Radiation Therapists
Year Number
2005 160
2006 220
2007 180
2008 170
2009 130
2010 140
2011 150
2012 170
2013 260
2014 280
2015 260
2016 200
2017 220
2018 270
2019 230

Recreational Therapists
Year Number
2005 270
2006 320
2007 320
2008 360
2009 340
2010 280
2011 190
2012 220
2013 230
2014 200
2015 190
2016 260
2017 320
2018 290
2019 200

Respiratory Therapists
Year Number
2005 780
2006 1,080
2007 1,170
2008 1,310
2009 1,090
2010 1,280
2011 1,250
2012 1,350
2013 1,320
2014 1,140
2015 1,180
2016 1,090
2017 1,440
2018 1,490
2019 1,220

Speech-Language Pathologists
Year Number
2005 1,050
2006 1,270
2007 1,410
2008 1,330
2009 1,540
2010 1,360
2011 1,340
2012 1,330
2013 1,660
2014 1,950
2015 1,720
2016 1,550
2017 1,890
2018 2,000
2019 1,700

Exercise Physiologists
Year Number
2010 0
2011 0
2012 30
2013 100
2014 100
2015 80
2016 40
2017 60
2018 70
2019 50

Therapists, All Other
Year Number
2005 100
2006 70
2007 70
2008 80
2009 130
2012 70
2013 70
2014 50
2015 40
2016 40
2017 60
2018 50

Veterinarians
Year Number
2005 590
2006 550
2007 510
2008 520
2009 470
2010 500
2011 550
2012 560
2013 590
2014 570
2015 570
2016 670
2017 790
2018 870
2019 840

Registered Nurses
Year Number
2005 26,600
2006 27,720
2007 27,800
2008 29,950
2009 31,470
2010 35,270
2012 33,580
2013 33,300
2014 34,400
2015 33,810
2016 33,660
2017 36,670
2018 36,770
2019 33,100

Nurse Anesthetists
Year Number
2012 0
2013 630
2014 530
2015 350
2016 450
2017 360
2018 430
2019 280

Nurse Midwives
Year Number
2013 0
2014 0
2016 0
2017 80
2018 40
2019 40

Nurse Practitioners
Year Number
2012 1,470
2013 1,650
2014 1,800
2015 1,580
2016 2,020
2017 2,070
2018 2,180
2019 2,420

Audiologists
Year Number
2005 100
2006 110
2007 90
2008 130
2009 210
2010 230
2011 260
2012 180
2013 290
2014 260
2015 230
2016 130
2017 140
2018 190
2019 280

Anesthesiologists
Year Number
2005 210
2006 430
2007 290
2008 0
2009 280
2010 290
2011 380
2012 0
2013 480
2014 410
2015 350
2016 0
2017 0
2018 170
2019 0

Family Medicine Physicians
Year Number
2005 810
2006 880
2007 2,120
2008 2,160
2009 1,980
2010 1,350
2011 1,150
2012 1,130
2013 3,650
2014 3,790
2015 4,190
2016 2,610
2017 2,570
2018 2,340
2019 2,680

General Internal Medicine Physicians
Year Number
2005 220
2006 350
2007 380
2008 400
2009 340
2010 480
2011 500
2012 500
2013 260
2014 160
2015 80
2016 70
2017 60
2018 0
2019 80

Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Year Number
2005 260
2006 460
2007 390
2008 330
2009 140
2010 170
2011 170
2012 260
2013 200
2014 170
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 100

Pediatricians, General
Year Number
2005 470
2006 370
2007 210
2008 250
2009 240
2010 260
2011 230
2012 280
2013 180
2014 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Psychiatrists
Year Number
2005 110
2006 200
2007 230
2008 190
2009 110
2010 100
2011 160
2012 160
2013 300
2014 260
2015 250
2016 100
2017 150
2018 120
2019 110

Physicians, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,600
2006 2,360
2007 2,460
2008 2,550
2009 2,150
2010 3,320
2011 3,310
2012 3,210
2013 0
2014 1,820
2015 1,830
2016 2,570
2017 2,590
2018 2,640

Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
Year Number
2005 310
2006 390
2007 360
2008 390
2009 350
2010 280
2011 290
2012 190
2013 0
2014 120
2015 130
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0

Dental Hygienists
Year Number
2005 1,240
2006 1,350
2007 1,360
2008 1,370
2009 1,240
2010 1,430
2011 1,630
2012 1,770
2013 1,700
2014 1,800
2015 1,530
2016 1,540
2017 1,830
2018 2,440
2019 2,480

Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other
Year Number
2005 2,140
2006 1,800
2007 0
2008 100
2009 80
2010 100
2011 100
2012 70
2013 50
2014 60
2015 70
2016 100
2017 70
2018 90

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Year Number
2005 2,060
2006 1,800
2007 1,850
2008 1,930
2009 1,790
2010 1,880
2011 1,700
2012 1,450
2013 1,380
2014 1,330
2015 1,550
2016 2,230
2017 4,640
2018 5,370
2019 5,010

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2005 1,830
2006 1,810
2007 2,030
2008 1,900
2009 1,600
2010 1,480
2011 1,490
2012 1,580
2013 1,720
2014 1,870
2015 1,710
2016 2,210

Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
Year Number
2005 430
2006 370
2007 440
2008 440
2009 450
2010 390
2011 420
2012 440
2013 410
2014 410
2015 460
2016 430
2017 480
2018 500
2019 450

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
Year Number
2005 430
2006 440
2007 460
2008 370
2009 380
2010 470
2011 560
2012 650
2013 510
2014 430
2015 450
2016 570
2017 670
2018 630
2019 730

Nuclear Medicine Technologists
Year Number
2005 190
2006 180
2007 210
2008 210
2009 180
2010 200
2011 200
2012 240
2013 210
2014 210
2015 220
2016 210
2017 250
2018 230
2019 200

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Year Number
2005 1,730
2006 2,060
2007 2,370
2008 2,380
2009 2,470
2012 2,240
2013 1,810
2014 1,680
2015 1,850
2016 1,790
2017 1,930
2018 1,880
2019 1,580

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists
Year Number
2012 240
2013 1,020
2014 990
2015 860
2016 220
2017 190
2018 210
2019 460

Emergency Medical Technicians
Year Number
2019 3,230

Paramedics
Year Number
2005 3,310
2006 2,840
2007 2,220
2008 2,740
2009 3,390
2010 3,220
2011 3,100
2012 3,050
2013 2,920
2014 2,180
2015 2,710
2016 2,790
2017 3,270
2018 3,090

Dietetic Technicians
Year Number
2005 270
2006 270
2007 230
2008 250
2009 140
2010 130
2011 240
2012 290
2013 270
2014 170
2015 300
2016 460
2017 440
2018 550
2019 0

Pharmacy Technicians
Year Number
2005 3,810
2006 4,010
2007 4,480
2008 4,970
2009 4,790
2010 4,540
2011 4,040
2012 4,660
2013 4,550
2014 4,300
2015 4,850
2016 4,600
2017 5,090
2018 4,730
2019 4,860

Psychiatric Technicians
Year Number
2005 2,120
2006 1,890
2007 0
2008 1,690
2009 1,380
2010 1,450
2011 1,560
2012 1,870
2013 1,940
2014 1,400
2015 1,240
2016 880
2017 850
2018 920
2019 1,020

Surgical Technologists
Year Number
2005 540
2006 620
2007 660
2008 610
2009 650
2010 750
2011 770
2012 840
2013 900
2014 880
2015 860
2016 750
2017 840
2018 850
2019 760

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
Year Number
2005 400
2006 370
2007 380
2008 300
2009 310
2010 510
2011 650
2012 700
2013 720
2014 700
2015 770
2016 920
2017 1,060
2018 790
2019 850

Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
Year Number
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 350
2016 410
2017 0
2018 360
2019 330

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
Year Number
2005 6,750
2006 6,970
2007 6,370
2008 5,950
2009 7,000
2010 7,160
2011 7,890
2012 7,130
2013 6,310
2014 5,920
2015 6,080
2016 6,310
2017 6,440
2018 6,030
2019 5,930

Opticians, Dispensing
Year Number
2005 900
2006 850
2007 1,090
2008 1,040
2009 1,100
2010 650
2011 590
2012 760
2013 830
2014 830
2015 860
2016 900
2017 970
2018 630
2019 620

Orthotists and Prosthetists
Year Number
2005 30
2009 30
2010 70
2011 60
2012 50
2013 0
2014 0
2016 50
2017 30
2018 50
2019 40

Hearing Aid Specialists
Year Number
2013 0
2014 0
2015 40
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 150

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,540
2006 850
2007 710
2008 680
2009 730
2010 180
2011 230
2012 1,120
2013 1,250
2014 1,300
2015 1,330
2016 1,630
2017 1,850
2018 1,670

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars
Year Number
2005 2,350
2006 2,620
2007 2,470
2008 2,050
2009 1,940
2010 1,720
2011 1,670
2012 2,050
2013 2,250
2014 2,220
2015 2,130
2016 2,410
2017 2,460
2018 2,540

Athletic Trainers
Year Number
2005 270
2006 300
2007 210
2008 190
2009 250
2010 230
2011 190
2012 140
2013 210
2014 200
2015 270
2016 200
2017 210
2018 230
2019 0

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 510
2006 560
2007 470
2008 430
2009 390
2012 1,170
2013 1,040
2014 1,010
2015 610
2016 430
2017 440
2018 310