Statistics Norway

Spesialized health services. Somatic care

1   Man-years1 in general hospitals and institutions, by category of personnel. 2002-2006
Category of personnel 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Man-years, total 63 773 65 747 66 070 66 492 67 426
Physicians 7 371 7 676 8 006 8 283 8 498
Nurses 22 641 23 439 23 807 23 712 24 361
Auxiliary nursing personnel 5 378 5 413 5 086 4 841 4 773
Other personel in clientdirected services 1 245 1 704 2 036 2 138 2 088
Midwives 1 225 1 211 1 218 1 221 1 298
Physiotherapists 1 281 1 391 1 417 1 458 1 461
Medical laboratory technicians 3 326 3 438 3 407 3 342 3 408
Radiographers 1 387 1 500 1 581 1 466 1 573
Occupational therapists  352  385  398  418  425
Professional health workers for mentally retarded  157  158  153  139  144
Social workers2  226  268  223  204  221
Psychologists  190  200  200  212  210
Other personnel 18 993 18 965 18 538 19 059 18 964
1  Man-years are the sum of full-time employed and part-time employed (calculated in to full-time employed) by the end of the year.Overtime is not included.
2  College-educated.

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