Statewide employment in healthcare occupations in May 2019
April 03, 2020
Each day, healthcare practitioners such as physicians, registered nurses, and respiratory therapists are helping treat patients. In May 2019, over 8.6 million people worked in healthcare practitioner and technical occupations. Let's take a look at statewide employment in healthcare occupations.
Employment of physicians, registered nurses, and respiratory therapists by state, May 2019
State
Anesthesiologists
Family medicine physicians
General internal medicine physicians
Obstetricians and gynecologists
Pediatricians
Physicians, all other; and ophthalmologists, except pediatric
Alabama
270
730
220
150
490
4,650
Alaska
[1] 400
[1] [1] [1] 710
Arizona
[1] 4,110
740
380
1,010
6,690
Arkansas
[1] 1,310
130
80
100
3,170
California
3,850
11,050
3,410
1,540
3,160
32,070
Colorado
610
2,510
550
650
340
3,480
Connecticut
[1] 920
520
500
540
6,130
Delaware
[1] 450
80
120
240
1,760
District of Columbia
180
[1] 1,500
180
[1] 1,990
Florida
1,180
11,830
1,240
1,090
[1] 27,380
Georgia
610
2,260
[1] 780
640
11,040
Hawaii
[1] 330
330
180
200
1,490
Idaho
[1] 830
120
[1] 80
[1]
Illinois
1,500
7,400
2,390
680
[1] 10,680
Indiana
760
[1] [1] 240
550
9,070
Iowa
350
1,590
280
130
320
2,410
Kansas
190
550
[1] 230
90
2,930
Kentucky
330
1,070
260
170
400
3,280
Louisiana
200
590
140
70
230
4,960
Maine
120
710
170
130
150
2,200
Maryland
[1] 1,590
1,140
460
720
10,680
Massachusetts
670
2,200
2,980
610
1,460
16,510
Michigan
990
3,270
2,290
930
1,150
15,810
Minnesota
370
2,790
1,390
660
[1] 9,130
Mississippi
[1] 850
210
[1] 130
2,020
Missouri
480
5,870
90
120
320
3,670
Montana
130
440
80
70
80
1,170
Nebraska
160
1,040
240
100
180
2,230
Nevada
460
710
390
[1] 90
2,850
New Hampshire
120
800
150
100
250
1,220
New Jersey
1,160
1,900
1,150
[1] 930
16,650
New Mexico
[1] 710
130
100
140
2,120
New York
1,540
[1] [1] 1,580
[1] 38,380
North Carolina
670
1,270
280
400
800
14,080
North Dakota
[1] [1] 60
40
30
880
Ohio
1,150
2,940
1,860
860
1,850
16,910
Oklahoma
390
2,340
370
100
150
[1]
Oregon
710
880
270
180
410
5,580
Pennsylvania
480
3,210
[1] 430
460
22,160
Rhode Island
[1] [1] [1] 80
250
2,810
South Carolina
710
2,340
690
120
110
3,040
South Dakota
80
400
220
60
[1] 400
Tennessee
920
980
490
210
1,000
6,790
Texas
2,550
8,380
4,520
1,500
2,250
23,490
Utah
[1] 1,280
150
200
190
1,980
Vermont
80
450
80
70
120
640
Virginia
[1] 4,230
[1] 570
490
9,140
Washington
[1] 1,170
[1] 350
690
8,610
West Virginia
170
280
[1] [1] [1] 2,230
Wisconsin
410
1,200
510
220
450
8,280
Wyoming
50
250
60
50
50
480
Employment of physicians, registered nurses, and respiratory therapists by state, May 2019 - Continued
State
Psychiatrists
Registered nurses
Respiratory therapists
Surgeons, except ophthalmologists
Alabama
230
49,190
2,240
560
Alaska
40
6,210
190
50
Arizona
640
54,590
3,180
[1]
Arkansas
160
25,210
[1] 170
California
3,560
302,770
16,650
3,650
Colorado
380
52,510
2,080
790
Connecticut
380
34,740
1,340
560
Delaware
110
11,730
470
150
District of Columbia
190
10,890
320
330
Florida
1,240
181,670
8,080
1,580
Georgia
320
75,430
4,320
[1]
Hawaii
[1] 11,330
350
140
Idaho
[1] 14,110
660
190
Illinois
1,120
129,530
4,310
1,310
Indiana
300
67,510
3,860
820
Iowa
190
32,980
920
300
Kansas
[1] 30,370
1,210
120
Kentucky
140
43,840
2,250
420
Louisiana
80
40,870
2,470
180
Maine
110
14,490
480
240
Maryland
[1] 53,150
1,450
590
Massachusetts
920
81,020
2,370
2,210
Michigan
700
96,900
4,520
1,670
Minnesota
530
71,000
1,840
950
Mississippi
70
29,550
1,530
250
Missouri
220
68,840
2,820
[1]
Montana
[1] 10,310
390
130
Nebraska
[1] 23,800
1,060
280
Nevada
40
22,940
1,410
150
New Hampshire
120
14,320
450
440
New Jersey
920
80,140
3,870
1,500
New Mexico
100
17,350
630
[1]
New York
3,690
178,320
5,860
[1]
North Carolina
430
99,960
4,240
600
North Dakota
[1] 9,750
350
50
Ohio
800
125,470
6,190
1,580
Oklahoma
210
31,350
1,610
310
Oregon
330
36,660
1,340
240
Pennsylvania
1,180
148,040
5,930
710
Rhode Island
220
12,630
310
[1]
South Carolina
220
46,860
1,980
170
South Dakota
[1] 12,950
320
260
Tennessee
350
63,330
3,500
170
Texas
1,480
218,090
11,730
3,480
Utah
220
21,650
1,070
350
Vermont
80
7,020
170
140
Virginia
650
66,040
2,530
790
Washington
670
58,000
2,080
[1]
West Virginia
110
19,830
1,130
[1]
Wisconsin
460
61,930
2,270
650
Wyoming
[1] 5,120
210
120
In May 2019, there were 302,770 registered nurses in California, as well as 14,460 physicians working in the fields of general internal and family medicine. This compared with 218,090 registered nurses and 12,900 general internal and family medicine physicians in Texas.
Respiratory therapists assess, treat, and care for patients with breathing disorders. In May 2019, there were 5,860 respiratory therapists in New York, compared with 16,650 in California and 11,730 in Texas.
These data are from the Occupational Employment Statistics program. Data do not include the self-employed or owners, partners, and proprietors of unincorporated businesses, such as sole proprietors and partners in unincorporated medical practices. To learn more, see the occupational profiles for healthcare practitioner and technical occupations and our map changer tool for additional occupational data. Also see "Occupational Employment and Wages — May 2019 ."
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