Numbers of Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations in West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Year Number
2006 1,110
2007 1,100
2008 1,390
2009 1,450
2010 1,570
2011 1,510
2012 1,490
2013 1,580
2014 1,600
2015 3,090
2016 3,030
2017 3,230
2018 3,180
2019 3,320

Individual occupations

Chiropractors

Year Number
2015 40
2018 30
2019 30

Dentists, General

Year Number
2017 40

Optometrists

Year Number
2019 40

Pharmacists

Year Number
2006 40
2007 30
2008 40
2009 40
2010 40
2011 40
2012 50
2013 50
2014 60
2015 130
2016 110
2017 120
2018 120
2019 120

Physician Assistants

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

Occupational Therapists

Year Number
2019 40

Physical Therapists

Year Number
2008 40
2009 50
2010 50
2011 50
2012 30
2013 50
2014 50
2015 80
2016 100
2017 80
2018 100
2019 90

Speech-Language Pathologists

Year Number
2008 30
2009 40
2010 30
2012 30
2013 30
2015 50
2016 40
2017 50
2018 50
2019 70

Veterinarians

Year Number
2015 40
2016 50
2017 60
2018 70
2019 70

Registered Nurses

Year Number
2006 580
2007 600
2008 620
2009 650
2010 680
2012 640
2013 690
2014 710
2015 1,330
2016 1,330
2017 1,400
2018 1,380
2019 1,360

Nurse Practitioners

Year Number
2015 40
2016 40
2017 40
2018 50
2019 60

Family Medicine Physicians

Year Number
2015 30
2016 40
2017 50
2018 60
2019 60

Physicians, All Other

Year Number
2006 30
2007 40
2008 30
2009 30
2010 40
2012 40
2013 40
2014 40
2017 40
2018 50

Dental Hygienists

Year Number
2008 30
2011 30
2012 30
2013 40
2014 50
2015 60
2016 50
2017 50
2018 50
2019 50

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

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

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2015 40
2016 40

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2006 60
2008 70
2009 80
2012 70
2013 60
2014 70
2015 100
2016 100
2017 110
2018 120
2019 130

Emergency Medical Technicians

Year Number
2019 280

Paramedics

Year Number
2007 70
2008 150
2009 160
2010 180
2011 180
2012 170
2013 160
2014 180
2015 340
2016 330
2017 330
2018 270

Pharmacy Technicians

Year Number
2006 40
2007 40
2008 50
2009 50
2010 50
2011 60
2012 60
2013 60
2014 70
2015 130
2016 100
2017 130
2018 120
2019 130

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2013 30
2014 0
2015 50
2016 50
2017 50
2018 40
2019 40

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

Year Number
2006 160
2007 140
2008 150
2009 160
2010 170
2011 170
2012 150
2013 160
2014 150
2015 260
2016 260
2017 260
2018 260
2019 270

Opticians, Dispensing

Year Number
2009 0
2010 40
2011 40
2015 70
2016 80
2017 60
2018 60
2019 60

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

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