TABLE 2.
Distribution of Workers From Health Care Occupations Across Health Care Industries, BRFSS 2017–2019
| 2010 Census Occupation Codes | Sample Size |
Weighted n (times 1000) | Health Care Industry (U.S. Census Industry Codes) |
Other (Census 8180) (%*) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dental Office (Census 7980) (%*) |
Home Health (Census 8170) (%*) |
Ambulatory Care (Census 7970, 7990, 8070–8090) (%*) |
Hospitals (Census 8190) (%*) |
Nursing Care Facilities (Census 8270) (%*) |
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| Non–health care workers† | 219,871 | 74,862 | |||||||
| Health care workers in non–health care industries‡ | 4627 | 1330 | |||||||
| Health care industry workers§ | 37,685 | 12,051 | 3.7 | 8.4 | 29.4 | 46.5 | 10.1 | 1.9 | |
| Health care occupation grouping∥ | |||||||||
| Community and social service occupations | 2000–2060 | 1288 | 317 | NR | 2.8 | 55.6 | 34.5 | 5.9 | NR |
| Counselors | 2000 | 516 | 142 | 0.0 | NR | 77.9 | 17.7 | NR | NR |
| Social workers | 2010 | 554 | 125 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 46.3 | 40.5 | 8.9 | NR |
| Health care practitioners and technical occupations | 3000–3540 | 18,598 | 5646 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 26.6 | 55.8 | 6.9 | 2.8 |
| Health diagnosing practitioners | ¶ | 4100 | 1235 | 6.9 | 1.1 | 52.2 | 37.9 | 1.5 | NR |
| Physicians and surgeons | 3060 | 2445 | 758 | NR | NR | 58.1 | 40.6 | NR | NR |
| Health treating practitioners | # | 10,737 | 3126 | NR | 6.5 | 20.4 | 63.7 | 9.2 | NR |
| Physical therapists | 3160 | 529 | 152 | 0.0 | 10.5 | 52.7 | 26.8 | 10.0 | 0.0 |
| Registered nurses | 3255 | 8959 | 2626 | NR | 6.8 | 17.1 | 66.6 | 9.4 | NR |
| Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians | 3300–3535 | 3679 | 1257 | 8.6 | 2.9 | 16.2 | 53.7 | 6.7 | 11.9 |
| Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians | 3300 | 600 | 192 | 0.0 | NR | 8.4 | 68.0 | NR | 18.7 |
| Health practitioner support technologists and technicians | 3420 | 325 | 119 | NR | NR | 11.1 | 86.7 | NR | NR |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 3500 | 788 | 251 | 0.0 | 13.6 | 23.0 | 36.0 | 27.5 | 0.0 |
| Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians, other | 3535 | 403 | 132 | NR | NR | 36.2 | 59.7 | NR | NR |
| Health care support occupations | 3600–3655 | 5313 | 1931 | 7.2 | 20.7 | 22.2 | 24.2 | 25.0 | 0.7 |
| Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides | 3600 | 3436 | 1223 | 0.0 | 31.6 | 7.5 | 24.3 | 36.6 | NR |
| Dental assistants | 3640 | 385 | 144 | 95.8 | 0.0 | NR | NR | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Medical assistants | 3645 | 823 | 356 | NR | NR | 74.8 | 23.2 | NR | NR |
| Phlebotomists | 3649 | 154 | 54 | 0.0 | 0.0 | NR | 63.4 | 0.0 | 19.5 |
| Food preparation and serving | 4000–4160 | 470 | 117 | 0.0 | NR | 6.6 | 50.7 | 41.4 | 0.0 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations | 4200–4250 | 777 | 262 | NR | NR | 16.3 | 60.3 | 21.1 | NR |
| Janitors and building cleaners | 4220 | 393 | 143 | NR | NR | 26.1 | 58.8 | NR | NR |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 4230 | 338 | 109 | 0.0 | NR | NR | 62.6 | 31.3 | 0.0 |
| Personal care and service occupations | 4300–4650 | 1336 | 476 | NR | 58.5 | 12.0 | 14.4 | 14.9 | NR |
| Personal care aides | 4610 | 1156 | 432 | NR | 63.6 | 11.0 | 13.7 | 11.5 | NR |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 5000–5940 | 3731 | 1280 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 43.4 | 44.1 | 3.7 | 1.2 |
| Trades** | 6200–9750 | 679 | 225 | NR | NR | 24.2 | 50.5 | 10.1 | 7.3 |
Heavier shading indicates broader occupational grouping.
NR, not reported because relative standard error of estimates is >30%.
*Weighted.
†Respondents with census industry codes (0170-7890 or 8290-9500) and census occupation not in (3000–3655).
‡Respondents with census industry codes (0170-7890 or 8290-9550) and census occupation in (3000–3655).
§Respondents with census industry codes 7970 to 8270.
∥Within health care industry, includes health care occupational groups with at least 3 reportable mental health related outcomes (see Table 3).
¶3000, 3010, 3040, 3050, 3060, 3110, 3120, 3140, 3230, 3250, and 3258.
#3030, 3150, 3160, 3200, 3210, 3220, 3235, 3245, 3255, 3256, 3257, and 3260.
**Construction, extraction, maintenance, production, and transportation and materials moving industries.