Table

Employed persons with a health care education in the health care industry, by category of education and age. 4th quarter12
2016
All ages15-39 years40-54 years55-66 years67 years and over
1The health care industry are the industries 86-88.
2As from 2015, the employment are based on new data sources (a-ordningen), see further details in «About the statistics». The figures for 2015 and onwards are not comparable with the figures for previous years. For more information, see the article linked to the 2015-figures: http://www.ssb.no/en/arbeid-og-lonn/statistikker/regsys/aar/2016-05-27
3Health worker is a new health care education from 2009
4From 2011 only clinical psychologists are included
Total, health care education325 113131 962115 34569 7748 032
Medical secretary8 9942 6954 1622 022115
Auxilliary Nurse46 6296 74718 18618 9952 701
Health workers320 77111 2586 4582 945110
Care worker8 8742 5263 6872 283378
Paramedic3 6971 8381 42141622
Pharmacy technician505214226614
Chiropodist1 07818955829338
Child care worker16 4948 5385 5682 30385
Dental secretary3 6309701 4411 12198
Dental technician802829185
Unqualified occupational therapist2 36743590694779
Health care education, secondary level7 0015 1041 45741723
Occupational therapist3 6031 9051 09657923
Physioterapist9 9174 5213 0502 028318
Midwives2 9667671 24288176
Radiographer3 1141 5691 03049223
Nurse89 57536 80533 56617 8101 394
Social educator13 2315 8665 2122 05499
Health visitor3 9876731 9611 25895
Dental nurses1 13755436720313
Audiologist322185104303
Medical laboratory technologist5 1422 0401 7091 31677
Optometrist1416356202
Certified prosthetist2--02
Child welfare officer9 4324 8593 3461 17057
Social worker11 2175 2553 7731 975214
Pharmacist40121
Other health care education, university level13 0619 0872 7521 16161
Clinical nutritionist369210118392
Dispensing pharmacist34101482
Dispensing pharmacist924331162
Chiropractor7094342016410
Perfusionist43917161
Licenced medical student351345600
Physician11 1378 8541 755425103
Specialised physician12 5671 2045 9244 2361 203
Dentist4 0581 7191 181913245
Specialist in dentistry4766021414755
Psychologist45 9312 6801 997974280
Other health care education, college/university2 3751 70352313613