Statistics Norway: Table

6 Employed persons aged 16-66 with health care education who are working in the

health care industry⁵by category if personnel and sector. 2005

Total Local
administration County
administration Central
government⁶ Private sector
and public
enterprises Unspecified

Total 219 755 103 892 2 786 79 243 33 664 170

Medical Secretary 5 864 1 350 13 2 382 2 078 41

Auxilliary nurse 57 123 42 730 24 10 289 4 069 11

Care worker 11 802 11 029 6 267 500 -

Pharmacy technician 214 131 4 44 35 -

Chiropodist 723 209 - 43 471 -

Child care worker 1 693 1 273 4 202 213 1

Dental secretary 2 823 198 1 281 85 1 259 -

Unqualified occupational
therapists 2 415 1 929 - 247 239 -

Other health care
education, secondary level¹ 3 022 443 3 1 595 981 -

Occupational therapists 2 273 1 187 1 812 273 -

Physioterapists 7 707 1 764 2 1 531 4 409 1

Midwives and public
health nurse 5 067 2 734 - 2 162 171 -

Radiographer 2 061 39 - 1 786 236 -

Nurse 67 348 24 654 4 36 582 6 103 5

Professional health worker
for the mentally retarded 7 398 5 497 6 1 266 628 1

Dental nurse 760 50 368 13 329 -

Medical laboratory
technologist 4 112 135 - 3 544 432 1

Child welfare officer 4 782 2 625 2 1 395 760 -

Social worker 6 525 3 865 2 1 776 882 -

Other health care
education, college level² 1 651 547 2 752 349 1

Pharmacists and
dispensing pharmasist 96 11 1 66 18 -

Physician³ 7 760 917 8 4 863 1 893 79

Specialised physician 8 964 341 1 5 145 3 448 29

Dentists and
specialised dentists 3 630 75 1 050 32 2 473 -

Psychologists 3 357 114 2 2 141 1 100 -

Other health care
education, univ. level⁴ 585 45 2 223 315 -

	Total	Local administration	County administration	Central government⁶	Private sector and public enterprises	Unspecified
Total	219 755	103 892	2 786	79 243	33 664	170
Medical Secretary	5 864	1 350	13	2 382	2 078	41
Auxilliary nurse	57 123	42 730	24	10 289	4 069	11
Care worker	11 802	11 029	6	267	500	-
Pharmacy technician	214	131	4	44	35	-
Chiropodist	723	209	-	43	471	-
Child care worker	1 693	1 273	4	202	213	1
Dental secretary	2 823	198	1 281	85	1 259	-
Unqualified occupational therapists	2 415	1 929	-	247	239	-
Other health care education, secondary level¹	3 022	443	3	1 595	981	-
Occupational therapists	2 273	1 187	1	812	273	-
Physioterapists	7 707	1 764	2	1 531	4 409	1
Midwives and public health nurse	5 067	2 734	-	2 162	171	-
Radiographer	2 061	39	-	1 786	236	-
Nurse	67 348	24 654	4	36 582	6 103	5
Professional health worker for the mentally retarded	7 398	5 497	6	1 266	628	1
Dental nurse	760	50	368	13	329	-
Medical laboratory technologist	4 112	135	-	3 544	432	1
Child welfare officer	4 782	2 625	2	1 395	760	-
Social worker	6 525	3 865	2	1 776	882	-
Other health care education, college level²	1 651	547	2	752	349	1
Pharmacists and dispensing pharmasist	96	11	1	66	18	-
Physician³	7 760	917	8	4 863	1 893	79
Specialised physician	8 964	341	1	5 145	3 448	29
Dentists and specialised dentists	3 630	75	1 050	32	2 473	-
Psychologists	3 357	114	2	2 141	1 100	-
Other health care education, univ. level⁴	585	45	2	223	315	-

¹Paramedic and Dental technician are included

²Audiologist, Optometrist and Certified prosthetist are included

³Medicine students are included

⁴Clinical nutritionist, Chiropractor and Perfusionist are included

⁵Health care services except veterinary services, child care activities, school-age child care
and recreation centres for children adolescents, work practice for ordinary employment, social welfare
organisations, permanent sheltered employment and foundations/legacies that support social purposis

⁶Regional Health Authorities and Health Enterprises are included in central government administration and not in Public Enterprises.