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Numbers of Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL Metropolitan Division

Occupation group

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Year Number
2005 30,440
2006 33,120
2007 32,120
2008 28,200
2009 27,870
2010 29,110
2011 30,280
2012 31,670
2013 31,910
2014 32,630
2015 32,670
2016 35,290
2017 36,480

Individual occupations

Chiropractors
Year Number
2005 200
2006 140
2007 130
2009 120
2010 140
2011 190
2012 180
2013 210
2014 310
2015 240
2016 200
2017 170

Dentists, General
Year Number
2005 220
2006 390
2007 530
2008 550
2009 480
2010 450
2011 470
2012 340
2013 240
2014 580
2015 750
2016 780
2017 640

Orthodontists
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0

Dentists, All Other Specialists
Year Number
2015 0

Dietitians and Nutritionists
Year Number
2005 130
2006 130
2007 160
2008 150
2009 200
2010 190
2011 220
2012 200
2013 270
2014 260
2015 230
2016 260
2017 220

Optometrists
Year Number
2005 60
2006 0
2007 0
2008 120
2009 0
2010 90
2011 120
2012 120
2013 140
2014 90
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Pharmacists
Year Number
2005 1,480
2006 1,360
2007 1,410
2008 0
2009 1,120
2010 1,110
2011 1,290
2012 1,320
2013 1,310
2014 1,350
2015 1,390
2016 1,420
2017 1,250

Physician Assistants
Year Number
2005 100
2006 200
2007 300
2008 240
2009 170
2010 140
2011 150
2012 210
2013 320
2014 370
2015 340
2016 300
2017 270

Podiatrists
Year Number
2005 150
2006 0
2007 0
2009 0
2010 70
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 90
2015 0
2017 0

Occupational Therapists
Year Number
2005 330
2006 390
2007 280
2008 310
2009 320
2010 350
2011 330
2012 350
2013 280
2014 270
2015 280
2016 320
2017 490

Physical Therapists
Year Number
2005 730
2006 930
2007 670
2008 790
2009 710
2010 700
2011 720
2012 790
2013 850
2014 840
2015 880
2016 1,030
2017 1,200

Radiation Therapists
Year Number
2005 30
2007 50
2008 50
2009 70
2010 60
2011 50
2012 40
2013 90
2014 80
2015 70
2017 60

Recreational Therapists
Year Number
2005 50
2006 50
2007 40
2008 40
2010 0
2012 30
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Respiratory Therapists
Year Number
2005 420
2006 350
2007 310
2008 290
2009 370
2010 430
2011 520
2012 560
2013 500
2014 520
2015 520
2016 530
2017 540

Speech-Language Pathologists
Year Number
2005 500
2006 540
2007 500
2008 480
2009 450
2010 480
2011 640
2012 670
2013 650
2014 570
2015 620
2016 670
2017 790

Exercise Physiologists
Year Number
2010 80
2011 0
2014 30
2015 50
2016 40

Therapists, All Other
Year Number
2005 70
2006 120
2007 180
2008 180
2009 120
2012 70
2013 0
2014 90
2015 80
2016 60
2017 70

Veterinarians
Year Number
2005 220
2006 280
2007 310
2008 220
2009 200
2010 200
2011 200
2012 190
2013 180
2014 240
2015 230
2016 250
2017 330

Registered Nurses
Year Number
2005 11,120
2006 13,310
2007 12,790
2008 10,310
2009 10,120
2010 10,720
2012 10,880
2013 11,200
2014 11,100
2015 12,280
2016 12,530
2017 13,170

Nurse Anesthetists
Year Number
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0

Nurse Midwives
Year Number
2017 0

Nurse Practitioners
Year Number
2012 580
2013 540
2014 480
2015 500
2016 580
2017 840

Audiologists
Year Number
2008 80
2012 0
2013 50
2015 60
2016 100
2017 130

Anesthesiologists
Year Number
2007 0
2009 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0

Family Medicine Physicians
Year Number
2005 860
2006 640
2007 530
2008 240
2009 190
2010 180
2011 330
2012 770
2013 1,070
2014 1,010
2015 860
2016 780
2017 880

General Internal Medicine Physicians
Year Number
2005 0
2006 120
2007 50
2008 100
2009 0
2010 180
2011 0
2012 270
2013 320
2014 350
2015 0
2016 170
2017 0

Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Year Number
2005 210
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 150
2017 120

Pediatricians, General
Year Number
2005 0
2006 30
2010 0
2015 0

Psychiatrists
Year Number
2005 30
2006 50
2007 40
2008 60
2009 50
2010 30
2014 40
2015 30
2016 40
2017 30

Physicians, All Other
Year Number
2005 600
2006 850
2007 1,590
2008 2,050
2009 2,050
2010 1,940
2011 1,700
2012 1,500
2013 1,130
2014 930
2015 980
2016 1,330
2017 1,150

Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 70
2008 50
2009 50
2012 0
2013 190
2014 190
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Dental Hygienists
Year Number
2005 1,000
2006 1,060
2007 870
2008 850
2009 880
2010 970
2011 1,040
2012 1,070
2013 840
2014 880
2015 670
2016 970
2017 910

Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other
Year Number
2005 480
2006 400
2007 240
2008 240
2009 240
2010 190
2011 180
2012 160
2013 150
2014 180
2015 290
2016 360
2017 320

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Year Number
2005 410
2006 400
2007 510
2008 530
2009 490
2010 440
2011 410
2012 450
2013 520
2014 590
2015 650
2016 760
2017 1,070

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2005 880
2006 760
2007 440
2008 370
2009 380
2010 240
2011 320
2012 340
2013 440
2014 340
2015 430
2016 380

Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
Year Number
2005 260
2006 290
2007 250
2008 250
2009 240
2010 360
2011 440
2012 420
2013 330
2014 240
2015 300
2016 300
2017 390

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
Year Number
2005 500
2006 410
2007 310
2008 260
2009 440
2010 650
2011 660
2012 460
2013 410
2014 400
2015 360
2016 410
2017 460

Nuclear Medicine Technologists
Year Number
2005 100
2006 110
2007 130
2008 150
2009 190
2010 180
2011 200
2012 170
2013 180
2014 140
2015 130
2016 110
2017 130

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Year Number
2005 1,080
2006 1,110
2007 970
2008 910
2009 1,030
2012 930
2013 1,070
2014 1,230
2015 930
2016 920
2017 830

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists
Year Number
2012 320
2013 290
2014 250
2015 260
2016 360
2017 410

Paramedics
Year Number
2005 320
2006 240
2007 230
2008 290
2009 220
2010 300
2011 320
2012 360
2013 310
2014 500
2015 440
2016 430
2017 400

Dietetic Technicians
Year Number
2005 60
2006 40
2007 30
2008 30
2010 30
2011 40
2012 40
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0

Pharmacy Technicians
Year Number
2005 2,010
2006 1,620
2007 1,640
2008 1,470
2009 1,410
2010 1,320
2011 1,310
2012 1,430
2013 1,410
2014 1,470
2015 1,470
2016 1,820
2017 1,940

Psychiatric Technicians
Year Number
2005 190
2006 330
2007 250
2008 290
2009 220
2010 320
2011 260
2012 400
2013 410
2014 550
2015 630
2016 1,030
2017 1,080

Surgical Technologists
Year Number
2005 350
2006 470
2007 430
2008 340
2009 340
2010 410
2011 440
2012 480
2013 430
2014 390
2015 400
2016 450
2017 370

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
Year Number
2005 330
2006 420
2007 510
2008 490
2009 630
2010 560
2011 600
2012 480
2013 550
2014 820
2015 680
2016 630
2017 340

Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
Year Number
2016 0
2017 200

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
Year Number
2005 3,220
2006 3,720
2007 3,530
2008 3,820
2009 3,000
2010 3,130
2011 2,920
2012 3,360
2013 3,300
2014 3,270
2015 3,200
2016 3,130
2017 3,400

Opticians, Dispensing
Year Number
2005 520
2006 400
2007 370
2008 270
2009 290
2010 220
2011 260
2012 250
2013 350
2014 350
2015 210
2016 280
2017 330

Orthotists and Prosthetists
Year Number
2005 0
2006 40
2007 0
2008 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 80

Hearing Aid Specialists
Year Number
2015 0

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
Year Number
2005 440
2006 370
2007 440
2008 450
2009 390
2010 110
2011 100
2012 590
2013 560
2014 410
2015 360
2016 430
2017 410

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars
Year Number
2005 750
2006 930
2007 880
2008 850
2009 690
2010 690
2011 620
2012 680
2013 730
2014 770
2015 730
2016 610
2017 730

Athletic Trainers
Year Number
2005 30
2006 30
2007 50
2008 30
2009 0
2011 40
2012 50
2013 40
2016 110
2017 180

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 90
2007 100
2008 0
2009 0
2012 80
2013 50
2014 60
2015 140
2016 260
2017 230