Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Health Technologists and Technicians
3,125 thousand (2024)Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians 343 thousand (2024)
Diagnostic Related Technologists and Technicians 434 thousand (2024)
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 278 thousand (2024)
Health Practitioner Support Technologists and Technicians 976 thousand (2024)
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 632 thousand (2024)
Medical Records Specialists 188 thousand (2024)
Miscellaneous Health Technologists and Technicians 195 thousand (2024)
Opticians, Dispensing 80 thousand (2024)
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners
6,338 thousand (2024)Audiologists 15 thousand (2024)
Chiropractors 38 thousand (2024)
Dentists 131 thousand (2024)
Dietitians and Nutritionists 77 thousand (2024)
Miscellaneous Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners 258 thousand (2024)
Nurse Anesthetists 50 thousand (2024)
Nurse Midwives 8 thousand (2024)
Nurse Practitioners 307 thousand (2024)
Optometrists 42 thousand (2024)
Pharmacists 329 thousand (2024)
Physician Assistants 156 thousand (2024)
Physicians 727 thousand (2024)
- Anesthesiologists
- Dermatologists
- Family Medicine Physicians
- General Internal Medicine Physicians
- Hospitalists
- Neurologists
- Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- Pediatricians, General
- Physicians, Pathologists
- Psychiatrists
- Urologists
- Allergists and Immunologists
- Radiologists
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians
- Sports Medicine Physicians
- Preventive Medicine Physicians
Podiatrists 10 thousand (2024)
Registered Nurses 3,282 thousand (2024)
Surgeons 51 thousand (2024)
Therapists 777 thousand (2024)
Veterinarians 81 thousand (2024)
Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
130 thousand (2024)Miscellaneous Health Practitioners and Technical Workers 92 thousand (2024)
Please note that when the total number of employees in a category exceeds the sum of the occupations within it, it indicates the exclusion of certain occupations.
Typically, these omitted occupations are categorized as 'all other', and usually consist of roles with relatively small workforce numbers.