Illinois Hospital Association
								Stats & Figures
Licensed Health Care Professionals in Illinois, October 2007
			Projected		Change in Employment
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC)	Employment		Employment		2004 - 2014
Title	2004		2014		Number	Percent
Medical Assistants	9,817		13,385		3,568	36.35
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	1,283		1,718		435	33.90
Physician Assistants	1,230		1,642		412	33.50
Pharmacy Technicians	10,458		13,501		3,043	29.10
Physical Therapist Assistants	2,479		3,177		698	28.16
Home Health Aides	20,225		25,869		5,644	27.91
Occupational Therapists	4,427		5,656		1,229	27.76
Physical Therapists	6,675		8,338		1,663	24.91
Pharmacists	11,892		14,676		2,784	23.41
Emer Med Technicians & Paramedics	11,026		13,544		2,518	22.84
Psychiatric Aides	808		976		168	20.79
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	1,617		1,942		325	20.10
Occupational Therapist Aides	536		641		105	19.59
Registered Nurses	100,053		119,357		19,304	19.29
Surgical Technologists	3,605		4,296		691	19.17
Internists, General	1,788		2,097		309	17.28
Med Records & Health Info Technicns	8,591		10,046		1,455	16.94
Respiratory Therapists	4,181		4,883		702	16.79
Anesthesiologists	673		784		111	16.49
Pediatricians, General	789		918		129	16.35
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	1,271		1,477		206	16.21
Med & Clinical Lab Technologists	9,033		10,484		1,451	16.06
Physical Therapist Aides	2,488		2,884		396	15.92
Surgeons	3,220		3,729		509	15.81
Occupational Therapist Assistants	1,040		1,202		162	15.58
Source: Illinois Department of Employment Security 2004 - 2014 Employment Projections
Prepared by: IHA Policy Information Analysis Staff
IHA Policy Information Analysis Staff@ihastaff.org
1/31/2008