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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.
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 | ||||
[1] Data not publishable. |
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 | ||||||
[1] Data not publishable. |
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."
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Statewide employment in healthcare occupations in May 2019 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2020/statewide-employment-in-healthcare-occupations-in-may-2019.htm (visited October 31, 2024).