Table

Persons in the labour force with a health care education, by category of personnel, status of employment and age1
2015
In the labour force, totalEmployedUnemployed
All agesAll ages15-66 years67+All ages
1As from 2015, the statistics are based on new data sources. This gives a change in the time series.
2Health worker is a new health care education from 2009
3From 2011 only clinical psychologists are included
Total, health care education400 326397 818387 42010 3982 508
Medical secretary11 72911 55511 426129174
Auxilliary Nurse59 21758 81155 6883 123406
Health workers218 46818 22518 16263243
Care worker12 96612 85412 448406112
Paramedic4 3034 2844 2315319
Pharmacy technician5 2365 1325 07656104
Chiropodist1 8881 8661 8105622
Child care worker23 30823 03322 922111275
Dental secretary5 0604 9824 86511778
Dental technician7277146645013
Unqualified occupational therapist3 6283 6003 49510528
Health care education, secondary level6 7536 7486 719295
Occupational therapist4 6024 5684 5224634
Physioterapist12 41712 35411 87547963
Midwives3 1973 1893 096938
Radiographer3 5843 5653 5442119
Nurse101 839101 57299 7271 845267
Social educator15 64315 56415 45311179
Health visitor4 4854 4794 3401396
Dental nurses1 4141 4061 377298
Audiologist511498495313
Medical laboratory technologist7 0026 9556 83611947
Optometrist1 7001 6881 6484012
Certified prosthetist22022021550
Child welfare officer12 00011 90911 80510491
Social worker15 54815 42815 045383120
Pharmacist36362790
Other health care education, university level13 42413 41413 3734110
Clinical nutritionist746739725147
Dispensing pharmacist1 7421 7341 707278
Dispensing pharmacist2 9992 9842 9255915
Chiropractor776775762131
Perfusionist41413920
Licenced medical student38638438402
Physician312 66512 53312 337196132
Specialised physician14 09214 08212 6091 47310
Dentist4 6264 6074 23936819
Specialist in dentistry599599523760
Psychologist7 2537 2246 83838629
Other health care education, college/university3 4963 4673 4481929