Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Health Technologists and Technicians
3,011 thousand (2023)Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians 334 thousand (2023)
Diagnostic Related Technologists and Technicians 421 thousand (2023)
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 266 thousand (2023)
Health Practitioner Support Technologists and Technicians 906 thousand (2023)
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 630 thousand (2023)
Medical Records Specialists 186 thousand (2023)
Miscellaneous Health Technologists and Technicians 190 thousand (2023)
Opticians, Dispensing 77 thousand (2023)
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners
6,152 thousand (2023)Audiologists 14 thousand (2023)
Chiropractors 41 thousand (2023)
Dentists 139 thousand (2023)
Dietitians and Nutritionists 74 thousand (2023)
Miscellaneous Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners 252 thousand (2023)
Nurse Anesthetists 48 thousand (2023)
Nurse Midwives 7 thousand (2023)
Nurse Practitioners 280 thousand (2023)
Optometrists 41 thousand (2023)
Pharmacists 332 thousand (2023)
Physician Assistants 146 thousand (2023)
Physicians 717 thousand (2023)
- 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 9 thousand (2023)
Registered Nurses 3,175 thousand (2023)
Surgeons 54 thousand (2023)
Therapists 744 thousand (2023)
Veterinarians 78 thousand (2023)
Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
122 thousand (2023)Miscellaneous Health Practitioners and Technical Workers 87 thousand (2023)
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.