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HEALTHCARE
JUNE 2016 •
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Who’s Working In
U.S. Healthcare?
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ambulatory
Healthcare Services
Offices of physicians, dentists, other
health practitioners; outpatient care;
medical and diagnostic labs; home
healthcare
Number employed:
7.07 million
Top Jobs
Medical secretaries
Medical assistants
Medical and health services
managers
Licensed nurses
Hospitals
General medical and surgical hospi-
tals, psychiatric and substance abuse
hospitals, other specialty hospitals
Number employed:
5 million
Top Jobs
Licensed nurses
Medical and clinical lab technologists
Radiologic technologists and
technicians
Nursing and Residential
Care Facilities
Nursing care facilities, residential mental
health/substance abuse facilities, elderly
community care, other residential care
Number employed:
3.3 million
Top Jobs
Home health aides
Licensed nurses
Medical and health services managers
Social Assistance
Individual and family services,
food/housing/emergency relief, voca-
tional rehabilitation, child day care
Number employed:
3.6 million
Top Jobs
Social workers
Personal aides
Social and community
service managers
Social and human service assistants