Table

Persons in the labour force with a health care education, by category of personnel, status of employment and age. 4th quarter1
2016
In the labour force, totalEmployedUnemployed
All agesAll ages15-66 years67+All ages
1As 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
2Health worker is a new health care education from 2009
3From 2011 only clinical psychologists are included
Total, health care education409 396407 076396 19710 8792 320
Medical secretary11 76111 58711 444143174
Auxilliary Nurse56 20455 86452 6463 218340
Health workers222 44822 22322 111112225
Care worker11 78511 69111 27541694
Paramedic4 5004 4874 4226513
Pharmacy technician5 2975 1955 13461102
Chiropodist1 8601 8371 7795823
Child care worker25 40125 10224 978124299
Dental secretary5 0444 9734 84812571
Dental technician691684638467
Unqualified occupational therapist3 4783 4513 34710427
Health care education, secondary level7 5987 5987 571270
Occupational therapist4 7224 6914 6454631
Physioterapist12 65112 58112 07650570
Midwives3 2503 2473 149983
Radiographer3 6873 6543 6213333
Nurse103 532103 274101 3911 883258
Social educator16 24016 18716 05013753
Health visitor4 5214 5154 3651506
Dental nurses1 4591 4441 4192515
Audiologist52051350947
Medical laboratory technologist7 0326 9866 86012646
Optometrist1 7611 7491 7054412
Certified prosthetist21821721161
Child welfare officer12 48112 40612 29411275
Social worker16 03615 94915 53841187
Pharmacist32322480
Other health care education, university level14 04414 04413 981630
Clinical nutritionist777772760125
Dispensing pharmacist1 8921 8811 8473411
Dispensing pharmacist3 1393 1243 0745015
Chiropractor819819806130
Perfusionist46464420
Licenced medical student40840640602
Physician313 10412 97012 786184134
Specialised physician14 41514 40812 8331 5757
Dentist4 6904 6694 31735221
Specialist in dentistry613613536770
Psychologist7 5147 4827 07141132
Other health care education, college/university3 7263 7053 6861921