All Healthcare Practitioners
and Technical Occupations

Total Employed

% of Total U.S.


United States

5,139,490

100.0%

New York, NY PMSA

210,380

4.1%

Chicago, IL PMSA

181,320

3.5%

Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMSA

167,830

3.3%

Philadelphia, PA-NJ PMSA

135,880

2.6%

Boston, MA-NH PMSA

108,360

2.1%

Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA

106,980

2.1%

Detroit, MI PMSA

97,520

1.9%

Houston, TX PMSA

92,490

1.8%

Atlanta, GA MSA

77,670

1.5%

Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA

75,560

1.5%

Dallas, TX PMSA

71,480

1.4%

St. Louis, MO-IL MSA

67,260

1.3%

Baltimore, MD PMSA

66,140

1.3%

Pittsburgh, PA MSA

65,080

1.3%

Nassau-Suffolk, NY PMSA

64,440

1.3%

Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA

62,350

1.2%

Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH PMSA

61,740

1.2%

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA

55,850

1.1%

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA PMSA

55,750

1.1%

Miami, FL PMSA

51,640

1.0%

San Diego, CA MSA

50,080

1.0%

Kansas City, MO-KS MSA

47,310

0.9%

Riverside-San Bernardino, CA PMSA

47,300

0.9%

Orange County, CA PMSA

46,300

0.9%

Indianapolis, IN MSA

45,050

0.9%


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Survey, 2002