Employment by Major Industry GroupEmployment by Occupational GroupAnnual Average Openings by Occupational GroupFastest Growing Occupations by Job GrowthFastest Declining Occupations by Job GrowthFastest Growing Occupations by Percentage ChangeOccupational Employment and Annual Average Job Needs
  
North Carolina Occupational Trends

 

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Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Employment by Occupational Group
in 2006 and Projected to 2016

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Major Occupational Group
2006
Emp.
2016
Emp.
Annualized
Change
Anesthesiologists  1,280  1,630  2.43 
Athletic Trainers  280  370  2.94 
Audiologists  330  390  1.80 
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians  1,220  1,580  2.61 
Chiropractors  1,020  1,350  2.81 
Dental Hygienists  4,800  6,580  3.21 
Dentists, General  3,220  3,730  1.48 
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers  1,480  1,920  2.62 
Dietetic Technicians  450  530  1.55 
Dietitians and Nutritionists  1,600  1,820  1.32 
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics  8,040  9,760  1.95 
Family and General Practitioners  5,800  7,120  2.08 
Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners, Other  1,460  1,730  1.67 
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other  1,790  2,380  2.90 
Healthcare Practitioners & Tech. Workers, Other  2,680  3,450  2.59 
Internists, General  1,330  1,630  2.10 
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses  16,190  19,590  1.92 
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians  4,690  5,710  1.99 
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists  5,050  5,860  1.50 
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians 5,130  6,640  2.62 
Nuclear Medicine Technologists  620  740  1.86 
Obstetricians and Gynecologists  750  980  2.79 
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists  1,120  1,260  1.18 
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians  220  230  0.40 
Occupational Therapists  2,450  3,240  2.83 
Opticians, Dispensing  1,530  1,910  2.24 
Optometrists  860  1,140  2.93 
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons  300  350  1.47 
Orthodontists  280  330  1.42 
Orthotists and Prosthetists  150  180  1.98 
Pediatricians, General  990  1,200  1.92 
Pharmacists  7,440  9,760  2.74 
Pharmacy Technicians  9,700  13,770  3.57 
Physical Therapists  4,160  5,740  3.29 
Physician Assistants  2,990  4,220  3.50 
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other  7,530  9,570  2.43 
Podiatrists  160  210  2.50 
Psychiatric Technicians  910  1,210  2.87 
Psychiatrists  420  550  2.86 
Radiation Therapists  350  470  2.88 
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians  6,730  8,280  2.09 
Recreational Therapists  420  450  0.66 
Registered Nurses  79,330  104,430  2.79 
Respiratory Therapists  3,140  4,060  2.59 
Respiratory Therapy Technicians  470  510  0.77 
Speech-language Pathologists  3,480  4,170  1.83 
Surgeons  1,410  1,730  2.09 
Surgical Technologists  2,860  3,810  2.93 
Therapists, All Other  560  670  1.86 
Veterinarians  2,000  2,820  3.48 
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians  2,140  3,150  3.93 

* Indicates suppressed employment lower than 10