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2020 - 2030 Connecticut Employment Projections for Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations - Employment Projections (2020-2030)

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Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Description / Job Title		Employment Projections				2020 - 2030 Annual				1Q2022 Wages		Occupation Requirements Education/Work Experience Training Availability	Find Employers Search for Employment
		2020	2030	10 Year Change Net / Percent		Exits	Transfers	Change	Total	Hourly	Annual
	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	105,600	115,511	9,911	9.4	2,752	3,267	991	7,010	$39.40	$81,947
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners		73,041	80,767	7,726	10.6%	1,817	1,846	773	4,436
	Chiropractors	330	375	45	13.6%	5	3	4	12	$62.34	$129,654	Doctoral or professional

	Dentists, General	1,236	1,574	338	27.4%	26	12	34	72	$99.27	$206,473	Doctoral or professional

	Dietitians and Nutritionists	794	858	64	8.1%	27	29	6	62	$30.97	$64,408	Bachelor's Internship/Res.

	Optometrists	710	782	72	10.1%	13	9	7	29	$63.91	$132,938	Doctoral or professional

	Pharmacists	3,485	3,627	142	4.1%	65	68	14	147	$63.60	$132,286	Doctoral or professional

	Physician Assistants	2,454	3,199	745	30.4%	44	111	74	229	$65.06	$135,311	Master's

	Podiatrists	241	254	13	5.4%	7	11	1	19	$96.64	$201,003	Doctoral or professional Internship/Res.

	Occupational Therapists	2,490	2,737	247	9.9%	56	85	25	166	$47.79	$99,403	Master's

	Physical Therapists	3,904	4,429	525	13.5%	82	86	52	220	$49.84	$103,672	Doctoral or professional

	Radiation Therapists	149	155	6	4.0%	3	5	1	9	$49.56	$103,081	Associate's

	Recreational Therapists	306	294	-12	-3.9%	9	13	-1	21	$29.76	$61,921	Bachelor's

	Respiratory Therapists	1,309	1,592	283	21.6%	31	37	28	96	$37.35	$77,679	Associate's

	Speech-Language Pathologists	2,410	2,921	511	21.2%	62	96	51	209	$48.35	$100,564	Master's Internship/Res.

	Exercise Physiologists	130	155	25	19.2%	4	5	2	11	$30.20	$62,823	Bachelor's

	Therapists, All Other	657	815	158	24.1%	23	25	16	64	$24.09	$50,090	Bachelor's

	Veterinarians	1,047	1,305	258	24.6%	19	18	26	63	$52.99	$110,219	Doctoral or professional

	Registered Nurses	34,472	35,828	1,356	3.9%	938	884	136	1,958	$41.77	$86,878	Bachelor's

	Nurse Midwives	168	179	11	6.6%	4	5	1	10	$50.99	$106,054	Master's

	Nurse Practitioners	2,844	4,196	1,352	47.5%	74	110	135	319	$62.44	$129,872	Master's

	Audiologists	202	214	12	5.9%	4	4	1	9	$39.40	$81,947	Doctoral or professional

	Family Medicine Physicians	1,030	1,082	52	5.1%	17	12	5	34			Doctoral or professional Internship/Res.

	General Internal Medicine Physicians	1,027	1,010	-17	-1.7%	16	12	-2	26			Doctoral or professional Internship/Res.

	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	422	412	-10	-2.4%	7	5	-1	11	$170.03	$353,667	Doctoral or professional Internship/Res.

	Pediatricians, General	397	386	-11	-2.8%	6	4	-1	9	$82.31	$171,198	Doctoral or professional Internship/Res.

	Psychiatrists	361	378	17	4.7%	6	4	2	12	$125.24	$260,510	Doctoral or professional Internship/Res.

	Dental Hygienists	3,398	4,594	1,196	35.2%	143	100	120	363	$47.29	$98,378	Associate's
Health Technologists and Technicians		31,481	33,545	2,064	6.6%	904	1,372	206	2,482
	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	4,120	4,429	309	7.5%	110	158	31	299	$37.35	$77,679	Bachelor's

	Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	422	438	16	3.8%	12	18	2	32	$38.49	$80,051	Associate's

	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	1,072	1,229	157	14.7%	31	49	16	96	$41.27	$85,863	Associate's

	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	207	213	6	2.9%	6	9	1	16	$49.15	$102,232	Associate's

	Radiologic Technologists	2,210	2,309	99	4.5%	62	97	10	169	$38.04	$79,129	Associate's

	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	311	323	12	3.9%	9	14	1	24	$41.38	$86,070	Associate's < 5 years

	Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	3,879	4,132	253	6.5%	74	186	25	285			Postsecondary

	Dietetic Technicians	572	511	-61	-10.7%	15	23	-6	32	$15.10	$31,411	Associate's

	Pharmacy Technicians	3,817	4,362	545	14.3%	112	176	54	342	$18.25	$37,959	High School Moderate

	Psychiatric Technicians	840	859	19	2.3%	23	36	2	61	$23.98	$49,873	Postsecondary < 5 years Short-term

	Surgical Technologists	1,101	1,172	71	6.5%	31	49	7	87	$30.72	$63,900	Postsecondary

	Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	1,461	1,763	302	20.7%	44	69	30	143	$23.01	$47,852	Associate's

	Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	352	411	59	16.8%	10	16	6	32	$23.05	$47,946	Postsecondary

	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	7,922	7,997	75	1.0%	268	332	8	608	$29.94	$62,284	Postsecondary

	Athletic Trainers	299	379	80	26.8%	9	15	8	32		$60,450	Bachelor's

	Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	733	764	31	4.2%	20	32	3	55			Postsecondary

	Opticians, Dispensing	429	495	66	15.4%	19	16	7	42	$32.03	$66,635	High School Long-term

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