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2016 - 2026 Connecticut Employment Projections for Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
  Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations - Employment Projections (2016-2026)
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Click for a list of related Healthcare Practitioners and Technical OccupationsHealthcare Practitioners & Technical Occupations113,463124,19310,7309.5%3,0472,9611,0737,081$37.59$78,201
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners74,58981,9207,3319.8%1,8201,5807334,133
Chiropractors job descriptionChiropractors7608408010.5%136827$32.89$68,422Doctoral Professional
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Dentists, General job descriptionDentists, GeneralTop Occupation by Growth2,4212,83441317.1%492041110$98.42$204,708Doctoral Professional
Available training programs for Dentists, GeneralSearch for employers using InfoGroupSearch for jobs using CareerOneStop
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons job descriptionOral and Maxillofacial SurgeonsTop Occupation by Growth76891317.1%2114$100.00$208,000Doctoral Professional
Internship/
Residency
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Dietitians and Nutritionists job descriptionDietitians and Nutritionists9721,054828.4%3229869$32.97$68,595Bachelors
Internship/
Residency
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Optometrists job descriptionOptometrists3664084211.5%65415$57.96$120,577Doctoral Professional
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Pharmacists job descriptionPharmacists2,8272,888612.2%66556127$61.08$127,055Doctoral Professional
Available training programs for PharmacistsSearch for employers using InfoGroupSearch for jobs using CareerOneStop
Anesthesiologists job descriptionAnesthesiologists639692538.3%107522$100.00$208,000Doctoral Professional
Internship/
Residency
Available training programs for AnesthesiologistsSearch for employers using InfoGroupSearch for jobs using CareerOneStop
Family and General Practitioners job descriptionFamily and General Practitioners1,3221,4371158.7%20151247$97.52$202,830Doctoral Professional
Internship/
Residency
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Internists, General job descriptionInternists, General904977738.1%1410731$100.00$208,000Doctoral Professional
Internship/
Residency
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Obstetricians and Gynecologists job descriptionObstetricians and Gynecologists415448337.9%65314$100.00$208,000Doctoral Professional
Internship/
Residency
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Pediatricians, General job descriptionPediatricians, General707777709.9%118726$83.74$174,163Doctoral Professional
Internship/
Residency
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Psychiatrists job descriptionPsychiatrists818878607.3%129627$100.00$208,000Doctoral Professional
Internship/
Residency
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Surgeons job descriptionSurgeons801857567.0%129627$100.00$208,000Doctoral Professional
Internship/
Residency
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Physicians and Surgeons, All Other job descriptionPhysicians and Surgeons, All Other8,5308,233-297-3.5%12392-30185$100.00$208,000Doctoral Professional
Internship/
Residency
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Physician Assistants job descriptionPhysician AssistantsTop Occupation by Growth2,0222,59657428.4%408257179$56.91$118,353Masters
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Podiatrists job descriptionPodiatrists194212189.3%46212$50.71$105,487Doctoral Professional
Internship/
Residency
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Occupational Therapists job descriptionOccupational Therapists2,1082,41430614.5%476331141$43.71$90,915Masters
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Physical Therapists job descriptionPhysical TherapistsTop Occupation by Growth4,1334,87774418.0%879474255$45.23$94,063Doctoral Professional
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Radiation Therapists job descriptionRadiation Therapists230252229.6%65213$48.31$100,470Associates
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Recreational Therapists job descriptionRecreational Therapists467478112.4%1412127$24.22$50,377Bachelors
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Respiratory Therapists job descriptionRespiratory TherapistsTop Occupation by Growth1,2651,50524019.0%33312488$33.48$69,631Associates
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Speech-Language Pathologists job descriptionSpeech-Language Pathologists2,2032,3991968.9%427220134$45.31$94,235Masters
Internship/
Residency
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Exercise Physiologists job descriptionExercise Physiologists10311076.8%3317$26.89$55,922Bachelors
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Veterinarians job descriptionVeterinarians1,0541,20915514.7%21181655$50.58$105,213Doctoral Professional
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Registered Nurses job descriptionRegistered NursesTop Occupation by Openings34,37837,5423,1649.2%1,0307823162,128$38.81$80,730Bachelors
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Nurse Anesthetists job descriptionNurse Anesthetists6306986810.8%922738$81.77$170,060Masters
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Nurse Midwives job descriptionNurse MidwivesTop Occupation by Growth981131515.3%2327$50.61$105,263Masters
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Nurse Practitioners job descriptionNurse PractitionersTop Occupation by Growth2,5043,21971528.5%568272210$55.23$114,880Masters
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Audiologists job descriptionAudiologists1061171110.4%3216$41.89$87,137Doctoral Professional
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Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other job descriptionHealth Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other6146847011.4%266739$37.31$77,592Masters
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Health Technologists and Technicians36,77639,9503,1748.6%1,1781,3213172,816
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists job descriptionMedical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists2,5242,584602.4%77776160$30.64$63,721Bachelors
Available training programs for Medical and Clinical Laboratory TechnologistsSearch for employers using InfoGroupSearch for jobs using CareerOneStop
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians job descriptionMedical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians1,6711,728573.4%51516108$30.64$63,721Associates
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Dental Hygienists job descriptionDental HygienistsTop Occupation by Growth3,8254,49767217.6%1509367310$42.04$87,442Associates
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Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians job descriptionCardiovascular Technologists and Technicians356373174.8%99220$35.48$73,804Associates
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Diagnostic Medical Sonographers job descriptionDiagnostic Medical Sonographers1,0731,22214913.9%30291574$39.14$81,400Associates
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Nuclear Medicine Technologists job descriptionNuclear Medicine Technologists21722362.8%66113$42.82$89,067Associates
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Radiologic Technologists job descriptionRadiologic Technologists2,3272,4671406.0%626014136$31.70$65,944Associates
Available training programs for Radiologic TechnologistsSearch for employers using InfoGroupSearch for jobs using CareerOneStop
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists job descriptionMagnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists453478255.5%1212226$38.02$79,074Associates
5 years
Available training programs for Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsSearch for employers using InfoGroupSearch for jobs using CareerOneStop
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics job descriptionEmergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics3,3953,87247714.1%6314948260$23.12$48,093Postsecond.
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Dietetic Technicians job descriptionDietetic Technicians483479-4-0.8%1621037$14.04$29,215Associates
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Pharmacy Technicians job descriptionPharmacy Technicians3,7954,18539010.3%13017739346$16.24$33,774HS
Mod. OJT
Available training programs for Pharmacy TechniciansSearch for employers using InfoGroupSearch for jobs using CareerOneStop
Psychiatric Technicians job descriptionPsychiatric Technicians9811,003222.2%3244278$28.18$58,613Postsecond.
5 years
Short OJT
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Surgical Technologists job descriptionSurgical Technologists1,0631,110474.4%3548588$26.17$54,429Postsecond.
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Veterinary Technologists and Technicians job descriptionVeterinary Technologists and TechniciansTop Occupation by Growth1,7041,97827416.1%608227169$19.51$40,568Associates
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Ophthalmic Medical Technicians job descriptionOphthalmic Medical Technicians8709619110.5%3041980$19.55$40,659Postsecond.
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Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses job descriptionLicensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesTop Occupation by Openings8,0158,3193043.8%28828430602$28.00$58,227Postsecond.
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Medical Records and Health Information Technicians job descriptionMedical Records and Health Information Technicians1,7821,97919711.1%555620131$22.32$46,427Postsecond.
Available training programs for Medical Records and Health Information TechniciansSearch for employers using InfoGroupSearch for jobs using CareerOneStop
Opticians, Dispensing job descriptionOpticians, Dispensing9641,057939.6%3437980$20.07$41,746HS
Long OJT
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Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other job descriptionHealth Technologists and Technicians, All OtherTop Occupation by Growth1,0191,18416516.2%30361682$24.15$50,215Postsecond.
Available training programs for Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherSearch for employers using InfoGroupSearch for jobs using CareerOneStop
Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations2,0982,32322510.7%496022131
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists job descriptionOccupational Health and Safety Specialists658704467.0%1519539$40.38$83,989Bachelors
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Athletic Trainers job descriptionAthletic Trainers4114716014.6%1012628 $51,890Bachelors
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Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other job descriptionHealthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other86697410812.5%20251156$29.85$62,106Postsecond.
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