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32 2014 Central Mass By The Numbers • Worcester Business Journal www.wbjournal.com chiropractors 726 747 2.89% dentists (general) 4,673 4,907 5.01% oral and maxillofacial surgeons 484 508 4.96% dietitians and nutritionists 1,987 2,406 21.09% optometrists 810 909 12.22% Pharmacists 6,651 7,407 11.37% Anesthesiologists 557 635 14% Family and general practitioners 1,068 1,133 6.09% internists (general) 2,885 3,043 5.48% obstetricians and gynecologists 609 640 5.09% Pediatricians (general) 3,123 3,314 6.12% Psychiatrists 951 1,059 11.36% Surgeons 1,162 1,325 14.03% Physicians and surgeons, all other 9,483 10,812 14.01% Physician assistants 2,907 3,745 28.83% Podiatrists 298 335 12.42% Registered nurses 78,750 93,307 18.49% occupational therapists 5,058 6,137 21.33% Physical therapists 7,335 9,318 27.03% Radiation therapists 498 598 20.08% Recreational therapists 1,113 1,249 12.22% Respiratory therapists 2,282 2,730 19.63% Speech-language pathologists 4,053 4,649 14.71% therapists, all other 293 350 19.45% Veterinarians 1,537 1,686 9.69% Audiologists 286 361 26.22% Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other 709 757 6.77% Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 6,539 7,296 11.58% Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 5,302 6,575 24.01% dental hygienists 5,846 7,007 19.86% cardiovascular technologists and technicians 1,193 1,550 29.92% diagnostic medical sonographers 1,464 2,080 42.08% nuclear medicine technologists 638 754 18.18% Radiologic technologists 5,493 6,493 18.2% emergency medical technicians and paramedics 6,922 8,193 18.36% dietetic technicians 1,441 1,706 18.39% Pharmacy technicians 7,477 8,612 15.18% Respiratory therapy technicians 219 251 14.61% Surgical technologists 2,356 3,033 28.74% Veterinary technologists and technicians 2,539 3,182 25.32% Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 17,725 21,324 20.3% Medical records and health information technicians 6,068 7,193 18.54% opticians (dispensing) 1,539 1,721 11.83% Health technologists and technicians, all other 1,603 2,030 26.64% occupational health and safety specialists 1,059 1,162 9.73% occupational health and safety technicians 200 216 8% Athletic trainers 625 742 18.72% Health care practitioners and technical workers, all other 424 471 11.08% Home health aides 19,759 27,738 40.38% nursing assistants and orderlies 41,107 48,223 17.31% Psychiatric aides 3,817 4,159 8.96% occupational therapy assistants 1,334 1,699 27.36% occupational therapy aides 765 993 29.8% Physical therapist assistants 2,114 2,758 30.46% Physical therapist aides 1,030 1,344 30.49% Massage therapists 3,990 4,974 24.66% dental assistants 7,019 7,895 12.48% Medical assistants 13,756 16,307 18.54% Medical equipment preparers 1,251 1,468 17.35% Medical transcriptionists 1,511 1,518 0.46% Pharmacy aides 1,152 1,230 6.77% Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 2,197 2,432 10.7% Health care support workers, all other 1,226 1,349 10.03% HEALTH CARE Projected Employment Employment Projected Title in 2010 in 2020 Change Mass. health care occupational projections Demand for home health aides, as well as physical therapists and their assistants, is expected to grow around 30 to 40 percent by 2022. Source: Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development operating margins for central Mass. hospitals FY '10 FY '11 FY '12 FY '13 Source: Mass. Center for Health Information and Analysis (Note: In 2012, Heywood and Athol Memorial hospitals merged their administrative functions.) Projected Employment Employment Projected Title in 2010 in 2020 Change Athol Memorial Hospital -3.76% -22.43% -11.65% 0.06% clinton Hospital 1.57% 2.65% -1.81% -3.03% Harrington Memorial Hospital, Southbridge 2.53% 4.23% -2.45% 2.61% Health Alliance Hospital, Leominster 2.41% 5.63% 4.8% 2.58% Heywood Hospital, Gardner 2.76% -1.3% 2.17% 2.33% Marlborough Hospital 1% 0.91% -1.37% 0.73% Metrowest Medical center, Framingham and natick -4.25% -4.54% -2.53% -0.7% Milford Regional Medical center 2.75% 5.77% 7.68% 4.04% nashoba Valley Medical center, Ayer -1.79% -1.12% -3.67% 0.19% Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester 8.98% 6.91% 9.89% 14.03% UMass Memorial Medical center, Worcester 3.47% 3.3% 0.81% -2.33%