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Projected Growth in Health Occupation Employment
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Employment by occupation, 2008 and projected 2018 (Numbers in thousands) |
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| 2008 National Employment Matrix title and code | Employment | Change, 2008-18 | Total job openings due to growth and replacement needs | ||
| Number | Number | Percent | |||
| 2008 | 2018 | ||||
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations | 7,491.3 | 9,090.8 | 1,599.6 | 21.35 | 3,139.3 |
| Health diagnosing and treating practitioners | 4,630.4 | 5,645.5 | 1,015.1 | 21.92 | 1,866.3 |
| Chiropractors | 49.1 | 58.7 | 9.6 | 19.50 | 18.2 |
| Dentists | 141.9 | 164.0 | 22.1 | 15.57 | 61.5 |
| Dentists, general | 120.2 | 138.6 | 18.4 | 15.31 | 51.8 |
| Oral and maxillofacial surgeons | 6.7 | 7.7 | 1.0 | 15.34 | 2.9 |
| Orthodontists | 7.7 | 9.2 | 1.5 | 19.79 | 3.6 |
| Prosthodontists | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 27.74 | 0.3 |
| Dentists, all other specialists | 6.9 | 7.9 | 1.0 | 14.68 | 2.9 |
| Dietitians and nutritionists | 60.3 | 65.8 | 5.6 | 9.24 | 25.7 |
| Optometrists | 34.8 | 43.2 | 8.5 | 24.41 | 20.1 |
| Pharmacists | 269.9 | 315.8 | 45.9 | 17.01 | 105.8 |
| Physicians and surgeons | 661.4 | 805.5 | 144.1 | 21.79 | 260.5 |
| Physician assistants | 74.8 | 103.9 | 29.2 | 38.99 | 42.8 |
| Podiatrists | 12.2 | 13.3 | 1.1 | 8.98 | 3.2 |
| Registered nurses | 2,618.7 | 3,200.2 | 581.5 | 22.20 | 1,039.0 |
| Therapists | 598.7 | 740.2 | 141.6 | 23.65 | 244.1 |
| Audiologists | 12.8 | 16.0 | 3.2 | 24.98 | 5.8 |
| Occupational therapists | 104.5 | 131.3 | 26.8 | 25.60 | 45.8 |
| Physical therapists | 185.5 | 241.7 | 56.2 | 30.27 | 78.6 |
| Radiation therapists | 15.2 | 19.4 | 4.1 | 27.10 | 6.9 |
| Recreational therapists | 23.3 | 26.7 | 3.4 | 14.60 | 11.6 |
| Respiratory therapists | 105.9 | 128.1 | 22.1 | 20.90 | 41.4 |
| Speech-language pathologists | 119.3 | 141.4 | 22.1 | 18.54 | 43.8 |
| Therapists, all other | 32.2 | 35.9 | 3.7 | 11.50 | 10.2 |
| Veterinarians | 59.7 | 79.4 | 19.7 | 32.95 | 30.2 |
| Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other | 49.0 | 55.4 | 6.4 | 13.01 | 15.3 |
| Health technologists and technicians | 2,718.8 | 3,280.0 | 561.2 | 20.64 | 1,202.2 |
| Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians | 328.1 | 373.6 | 45.6 | 13.89 | 107.9 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 172.4 | 193.0 | 20.5 | 11.91 | 53.3 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 155.6 | 180.7 | 25.0 | 16.09 | 54.6 |
| Dental hygienists | 174.1 | 237.0 | 62.9 | 36.14 | 98.4 |
| Diagnostic related technologists and technicians | 336.2 | 397.9 | 61.7 | 18.34 | 110.3 |
| Cardiovascular technologists and technicians | 49.5 | 61.4 | 11.9 | 24.06 | 19.1 |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers | 50.3 | 59.5 | 9.2 | 18.31 | 16.5 |
| Nuclear medicine technologists | 21.8 | 25.4 | 3.6 | 16.33 | 6.7 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians | 214.7 | 251.7 | 37.0 | 17.23 | 68.0 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 210.7 | 229.7 | 19.0 | 9.04 | 62.0 |
| Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians | 596.2 | 753.3 | 157.1 | 26.35 | 307.6 |
| Dietetic technicians | 25.2 | 28.7 | 3.5 | 13.94 | 9.9 |
| Pharmacy technicians | 326.3 | 426.0 | 99.8 | 30.57 | 182.0 |
| Psychiatric technicians | 57.1 | 59.5 | 2.4 | 4.19 | 16.8 |
| Respiratory therapy technicians | 16.5 | 16.4 | -0.2 | -1.09 | 4.2 |
| Surgical technologists | 91.5 | 114.7 | 23.2 | 25.32 | 46.3 |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians | 79.6 | 108.1 | 28.5 | 35.77 | 48.5 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 753.6 | 909.2 | 155.6 | 20.65 | 391.3 |
| Medical records and health information technicians | 172.5 | 207.6 | 35.1 | 20.33 | 70.3 |
| Opticians, dispensing | 59.8 | 67.8 | 8.0 | 13.36 | 20.2 |
| Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians | 87.7 | 103.9 | 16.2 | 18.51 | 34.1 |
| Orthotists and prosthetists | 5.9 | 6.8 | 0.9 | 15.48 | 2.1 |
| Healthcare technologists and technicians, all other | 81.8 | 97.1 | 15.3 | 18.73 | 32.0 |
| Other healthcare practitioners and technical occupations | 142.1 | 165.4 | 23.3 | 16.37 | 70.8 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians | 66.7 | 74.5 | 7.8 | 11.73 | 30.1 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists | 55.8 | 62.0 | 6.2 | 11.20 | 24.9 |
| Occupational health and safety technicians | 10.9 | 12.5 | 1.6 | 14.41 | 5.2 |
| Miscellaneous health practitioners and technical workers | 75.4 | 90.8 | 15.4 | 20.48 | 40.6 |
| Athletic trainers | 16.3 | 22.4 | 6.0 | 36.95 | 11.5 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 59.0 | 68.4 | 9.4 | 15.93 | 29.1 |
| Healthcare support occupations | 3,982.4 | 5,129.5 | 1,147.1 | 28.80 | 1,595.3 |
| Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides | 2,454.0 | 3,194.4 | 740.5 | 30.17 | 984.8 |
| Home health aides | 921.7 | 1,382.6 | 460.9 | 50.01 | 552.7 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 1,469.8 | 1,745.8 | 276.0 | 18.78 | 422.3 |
| Psychiatric aides | 62.5 | 66.1 | 3.6 | 5.77 | 9.8 |
| Occupational and physical therapist assistants and aides | 144.3 | 192.6 | 48.3 | 33.45 | 69.1 |
| Occupational therapist assistants and aides | 34.4 | 44.8 | 10.3 | 29.99 | 15.3 |
| Occupational therapist assistants | 26.6 | 34.6 | 7.9 | 29.78 | 11.8 |
| Occupational therapist aides | 7.8 | 10.2 | 2.4 | 30.74 | 3.5 |
| Physical therapist assistants and aides | 109.9 | 147.8 | 37.9 | 34.54 | 53.8 |
| Physical therapist assistants | 63.8 | 85.0 | 21.2 | 33.28 | 30.5 |
| Physical therapist aides | 46.1 | 62.8 | 16.7 | 36.29 | 23.4 |
| Other healthcare support occupations | 1,384.1 | 1,742.5 | 358.4 | 25.89 | 541.3 |
| Massage therapists | 122.4 | 145.6 | 23.2 | 18.92 | 39.5 |
| Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations | 1,261.7 | 1,596.9 | 335.2 | 26.57 | 501.8 |
| Dental assistants | 295.3 | 400.9 | 105.6 | 35.75 | 161.0 |
| Medical assistants | 483.6 | 647.5 | 163.9 | 33.90 | 217.8 |
| Medical equipment preparers | 46.8 | 52.8 | 6.0 | 12.78 | 11.2 |
| Medical transcriptionists | 105.2 | 116.9 | 11.7 | 11.15 | 23.5 |
| Pharmacy aides | 54.9 | 51.5 | -3.5 | -6.29 | 6.1 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers | 75.2 | 92.4 | 17.1 | 22.77 | 25.5 |
| All other healthcare support workers | 200.6 | 235.0 | 34.3 | 17.12 | 56.7 |
| Source: Employment Projections Program, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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