Table

Employed persons with a health care education in the health care industry, by category of education and age. 4th quarter12
2017
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 education332 351135 934117 05370 8918 473
Medical secretary9 1172 7734 1192 096129
Auxilliary Nurse44 1826 00216 86918 5332 778
Health workers324 19813 2357 3853 417161
Care worker8 2222 1103 5822 142388
Paramedic3 8151 8951 47342522
Pharmacy technician530227220785
Chiropodist1 09318354132643
Child care worker18 0129 1776 2042 53893
Dental secretary3 6281 0111 3761 15289
Dental technician803029156
Unqualified occupational therapist2 25738583995380
Health care education, secondary level7 1105 1201 52943625
Occupational therapist3 7311 9591 15459028
Physioterapist10 1004 5273 2092 015349
Midwives2 9657731 24287971
Radiographer3 2051 6021 05452425
Nurse91 16637 76733 63218 3681 399
Social educator13 6525 9915 3852 152124
Health visitor4 0816892 0421 249101
Dental nurses1 18958137921514
Audiologist340192111343
Medical laboratory technologist5 2182 1141 7251 29485
Optometrist1476758193
Certified prosthetist1--01
Child welfare officer9 6564 9043 4791 19974
Social worker11 5455 4543 9011 991199
Pharmacist40121
Other health care education, university level13 5459 4032 8571 21372
Clinical nutritionist398231123413
Dispensing pharmacist3681774
Dispensing pharmacist1054544151
Chiropractor7454502147110
Perfusionist43914200
Licenced medical student327321600
Physician11 2298 9541 729445101
Specialised physician13 4341 4456 3644 2751 350
Dentist4 1031 7271 235886255
Specialist in dentistry4935822714365
Psychologist46 1562 7532 113991299
Other health care education, college/university2 4931 76257214217