Healthcare practitioners
and technical occupations
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Healthcare support
occupations
Change in unemployment rate, 2019 vs. 2020, by gender
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Healthcare practitioners
and technical occupations
Healthcare support
occupations
| Occupation | Total, # in thousands | Women as % of total |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical records and health information technicians | 185 | 93.3% | |
| Medical assistants | 596 | 92.7% | |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 687 | 90.8% | |
| Phlebotomists | 124 | 89.3% | |
| Registered nurses | 3,242 | 88.9% | |
| Nursing, psychiatric and home health aides | 2,086 | 88.3% | |
| Occupational therapists | 136 | 88.0% | |
| Nurse practitioners | 225 | 87.8% | |
| Health practitioner support technologists and technicians | 710 | 79.0% | |
| Physician assistants | 131 | 70.8% | |
| Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations, including medical equipment preparers | 206 | 68.1% | |
| Physical therapists | 304 | 67.9% | |
| Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians | 152 | 65.0% | |
| Physical therapist assistants and aides | 101 | 63.4% | |
| Pharmacists | 341 | 60.4% | |
| Other healthcare practitioners and technical occupations | 133 | 49.5% | |
| Physicians and surgeons | 1,098 | 40.8% | |