PROFESSION

Grand Total 2000

2000

1999

1998

1997

1996

1995

1994

1993

1992

1991

DENTISTRY

41,484

1,052

763

1,391

1,571

1,224

1,104

1,077

1,209

1,739

2,150

DENTAL HYGIENIST

6

MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

40,879

1,821

1,689

1,686

1,463

1,344

2,169

2,135

1,345

1,620

1,509

MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN

3,323

95

85

68

69

73

103

61

75

58

PHYSICIAN

95,016

2,174

2,276

1,812

1,876

2,208

2,176

2,558

2,809

3,119

1,415

MIDWIFERY

129,532

1,738

2,278

3,503

4,018

6,291

8,833

8,022

9,677

7,399

6,681

NURSING

337,939

5,784

8,419

9,441

11,693

15,701

27,272

29,445

30,921

15,986

9,165

10,841

342

334

393

396

467

326

432

70

340

197

DIETITIAN

1,410

OPTOMETRY

9,155

68

116

111

274

305

316

413

275

427

268

PHARMACY

44,316

1,622

1,987

1,702

1,447

1,296

1,498

1,621

1,107

1,155

1,359

485

PHYSICAL & OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

11,442

2,313

2,276

1,433

969

777

664

524

578

369

131

1,191

250

2,141

167

124

36

35

35

29

23

25

78

305

PHYSICAL THERAPY TECHNICIAN

119

4,034

627

448

461

470

597

466

556

409

RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST

8,031

228

222

385

479

897

1,698

2,736

1,386

739,281

18,114

23,339

22,553

24,780

31,212

46,630

49,657

49,876

32,252

22,958

Source: Professional Regulation Commission