Numbers of Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations in Worcester, MA-CT

Occupation group

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Year Number
2005 14,150
2006 14,870
2007 15,890
2008 16,150
2009 16,890
2010 17,610
2011 18,110
2012 17,550
2013 16,760
2014 17,320
2015 18,510
2016 19,020
2017 19,350
2018 19,390
2019 20,210

Individual occupations

Chiropractors

Year Number
2005 30
2006 30
2007 0
2015 30
2018 40
2019 40

Dentists, General

Year Number
2005 60
2006 100
2007 110
2008 120
2009 130
2010 0
2011 130
2012 150
2013 220
2014 210
2015 270
2016 250
2017 0
2018 240
2019 230

Dietitians and Nutritionists

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

Optometrists

Year Number
2008 40
2009 60
2010 40
2012 30
2013 50
2014 50
2015 40
2016 50
2017 50
2018 70
2019 60

Pharmacists

Year Number
2005 420
2006 360
2007 400
2008 460
2009 460
2010 460
2011 450
2012 500
2013 500
2014 520
2015 540
2016 510
2017 630
2018 610
2019 560

Physician Assistants

Year Number
2005 200
2006 270
2007 320
2008 140
2009 170
2010 230
2011 250
2012 240
2013 220
2014 230
2015 310
2016 340
2017 310
2018 300
2019 240

Podiatrists

Year Number
2015 40

Occupational Therapists

Year Number
2005 340
2006 310
2007 260
2008 290
2009 340
2010 400
2011 400
2012 400
2013 340
2014 430
2015 400
2016 480
2017 380
2018 410
2019 340

Physical Therapists

Year Number
2005 360
2006 420
2007 400
2008 390
2009 460
2010 600
2011 600
2012 610
2013 460
2014 540
2015 600
2016 610
2017 550
2018 550
2019 500

Radiation Therapists

Year Number
2016 50
2017 50
2018 50
2019 0

Recreational Therapists

Year Number
2005 100
2006 50
2007 60
2008 60
2009 60
2010 140
2011 170
2012 220
2013 170
2014 140
2015 100
2016 120
2017 100
2018 110
2019 120

Respiratory Therapists

Year Number
2007 240
2008 270
2009 270
2010 220
2011 220
2012 220
2013 220
2014 240
2015 250
2016 270
2017 250
2018 260
2019 250

Speech-Language Pathologists

Year Number
2005 250
2006 200
2007 210
2008 190
2009 220
2010 270
2011 290
2012 280
2013 240
2014 280
2015 300
2016 380
2017 350
2018 370
2019 270

Therapists, All Other

Year Number
2005 60
2007 50
2013 80
2014 70
2015 0

Veterinarians

Year Number
2005 190
2007 190
2008 180
2009 170
2010 210
2011 130
2012 130
2013 140
2014 210
2015 210
2016 220
2017 190
2018 200
2019 200

Registered Nurses

Year Number
2005 6,530
2006 6,660
2007 6,830
2008 6,960
2009 7,300
2010 7,510
2012 6,910
2013 6,530
2014 6,670
2015 6,980
2016 7,420
2017 7,070
2018 7,080
2019 7,310

Nurse Anesthetists

Year Number
2012 60
2013 80
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0

Nurse Midwives

Year Number
2015 40
2016 0
2017 40

Nurse Practitioners

Year Number
2012 430
2013 400
2014 390
2015 510
2016 590
2017 620
2018 510
2019 630

Audiologists

Year Number
2006 40
2009 0
2010 50
2012 0
2013 0
2015 0
2016 50
2017 40
2018 30
2019 40

Anesthesiologists

Year Number
2005 0
2009 60
2010 0
2011 0
2013 70
2014 0
2015 0

Family Medicine Physicians

Year Number
2005 200
2006 0
2007 70
2008 80
2009 80
2010 130
2011 150
2012 140
2013 260
2014 250
2015 250
2016 100
2017 100
2018 120
2019 190

General Internal Medicine Physicians

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 70
2008 80
2009 180
2010 170
2011 170
2012 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Year Number
2011 0
2012 40
2013 50
2014 0
2019 50

Pediatricians, General

Year Number
2005 0
2009 0
2010 130
2011 130
2012 110
2013 70
2014 80
2015 60
2016 80
2017 180
2018 190
2019 240

Psychiatrists

Year Number
2005 40
2008 40
2009 40
2010 30
2011 0
2012 90
2013 0
2015 40
2017 60
2018 70
2019 100

Physicians, All Other

Year Number
2006 400
2007 470
2008 520
2009 360
2010 240
2011 210
2012 240
2013 400
2014 360
2015 480
2016 480
2017 680
2018 680

Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric

Year Number
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 50
2014 90
2015 90
2016 0
2017 50

Dental Hygienists

Year Number
2005 780
2006 690
2007 590
2008 600
2009 610
2010 640
2011 700
2012 620
2013 580
2014 600
2015 710
2016 690
2017 710
2018 710
2019 630

Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other

Year Number
2005 0
2007 50
2008 50
2009 50
2013 30
2015 30

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

Year Number
2005 580
2006 540
2007 500
2008 550
2009 550
2010 610
2011 640
2012 660
2013 550
2014 520
2015 430
2016 380
2017 1,080
2018 1,150
2019 1,270

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

Year Number
2007 340
2008 390
2009 400
2010 420
2011 360
2012 370
2013 270
2014 410
2015 350
2016 240

Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2007 70
2008 80
2009 90
2010 60
2011 60
2012 60
2013 70
2014 70
2015 70
2016 140
2017 140
2018 140
2019 100

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2008 90
2009 70
2010 150
2011 100
2012 100
2013 60
2014 60
2015 40
2016 100
2017 90
2018 90
2019 80

Nuclear Medicine Technologists

Year Number
2006 30
2007 40
2008 40

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2006 420
2007 380
2008 410
2009 490
2012 430
2013 360
2014 280
2015 300
2016 200
2017 210
2018 210
2019 370

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists

Year Number
2013 0
2014 140
2015 0
2016 30
2017 30
2018 50
2019 50

Emergency Medical Technicians

Year Number
2019 700

Paramedics

Year Number
2005 470
2006 530
2007 490
2008 440
2009 470
2010 650
2011 820
2012 760
2013 510
2014 0
2015 460
2016 560
2017 670
2018 700

Dietetic Technicians

Year Number
2005 0
2007 220
2008 210
2009 50
2010 50
2011 100
2012 150
2013 150
2014 140
2015 80
2016 290
2017 260
2018 280
2019 120

Pharmacy Technicians

Year Number
2005 650
2006 570
2007 540
2008 530
2009 450
2010 540
2011 520
2012 580
2013 540
2014 620
2015 740
2016 760
2017 860
2018 820
2019 790

Psychiatric Technicians

Year Number
2014 520
2015 360
2016 430
2017 360
2019 270

Surgical Technologists

Year Number
2006 170
2007 210
2008 160
2009 140
2010 120
2011 120
2013 130
2014 170
2015 200
2016 0
2017 160
2018 150
2019 190

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

Year Number
2005 260
2006 290
2007 260
2008 370
2009 660
2010 600
2011 530
2012 400
2013 400
2014 460
2015 430
2016 530
2017 560
2018 520
2019 440

Ophthalmic Medical Technicians

Year Number
2014 40
2015 50
2016 70
2017 60
2018 70
2019 80

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

Year Number
2005 1,970
2006 1,920
2007 1,660
2008 1,510
2009 1,600
2010 1,540
2011 1,670
2012 1,580
2013 1,690
2014 1,670
2015 1,900
2016 1,850
2017 1,690
2018 1,740
2019 1,770

Opticians, Dispensing

Year Number
2005 0
2006 190
2007 0
2008 110
2009 110
2010 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 130
2015 70
2016 70
2017 0
2018 0
2019 130

Orthotists and Prosthetists

Year Number
2006 0
2018 0
2019 0

Hearing Aid Specialists

Year Number
2019 80

Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other

Year Number
2005 70
2006 50
2007 140
2008 120
2009 150
2012 120
2013 160
2014 150
2015 130
2016 90
2017 160
2018 230

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

Year Number
2005 380
2006 500
2007 470
2008 500
2009 430
2010 640
2011 700
2012 700
2013 470
2014 350
2015 400
2016 380
2017 410
2018 420

Athletic Trainers

Year Number
2005 90
2006 0
2007 100
2008 0
2009 30
2011 40
2012 40
2013 50
2014 70
2015 70
2016 80
2017 100
2018 90
2019 80

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other

Year Number
2005 40
2006 50
2007 40
2008 50
2009 50
2012 30
2013 30