Nursing Workforce Growth Projection
This fact base focuses on seven healthcare workforce
categories
Primary Care
Examples:
Family Medicine Physicians
•
Nurse Practitioners
1
4
Allied
Nursing
Care
•
Allied
Primary
Care
Allied Primary Care
Examples:
•
Medical Assistants
Specialty Care
Examples:
•
Surgeons
•
Medical Specialists
Allied Specialty Care
•
Examples:
Respiratory Therapists,
Physical Therapist Aides
Dentistry
7
2
Primary
Care
Nursing
Care
Nursing Care
Examples:
Registered Nurses
Licensed Practical and Licensed
Vocational Nurses
Allied Nursing Care
•
Examples:
Nursing Assistants
Home Health and Personal Care Aides
Behavioral Healthcare
(20)
6
7
6
Examples:
Allied
Specialty
Care
Specialty
Care
Healthcare
Workforce
Behavioral
Healthcare
Allied
Behavioral
Healthcare
Psychiatrists
2
1
Dentistry
Pharmacy
Psychologists
Allied Behavioral Healthcare
Examples:
Psychiatric Aides
Recreational Therapists
Psychiatric Technicians
Pharmacy
Examples:
2
2
Examples:
.
Dentists, General
Allied
Dentistry
Allied
Pharmacy
•
Dentists, All Other Specialists
•
Allied Dentistry
Examples:
Dental Assistants
Dental Hygienists
All workforce positions match the BLS definition
Researchers have been excluded from this analysis
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Emergency Medical Services (1)
•
Pharmacists
Allied Pharmacy
Examples:
Pharmacy Aides
Pharmacy Technicians
Therapists
Counselors
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