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Alabama Department of Labor

Labor Market Information Division
Workforce Development Region 10
Healthcare Support Employment & Annual Average Job Openings
Base Year 2012 and Projected Year 2022
SOCOccupation 20122022Growth Rate Total Openings Growth Replacement
310000Healthcare Support Occupations 3,6304,3801.901457570
311000Nursing, Psychiatric, and Home Health Aides 2,2602,6701.68854045
311011Home Health Aides 5006702.97251510
311013Psychiatric Aides 70801.34000
311014Nursing Assistants1,5501,7501.22502030
311015Orderlies1501801.84555
312000Occupational and Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides 1502103.421055
312011Occupational Therapist Assistants ******0.00000
312021Physical Therapist Assistants 1101603.82550
312022Physical Therapist Aides 20200.00000
319000Other Healthcare Support Occupations 1,2201,5002.09502525
319011Massage Therapists 30300.00000
319091Dental Assistants 1902402.361055
319092Medical Assistants 5907802.83302010
319093Medical Equipment Preparers 60701.55000
319094Medical Transcriptionists 1101100.00000
319095Pharmacy Aides ******0.00000
319096Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 60600.00000
319097Phlebotomists1001201.84500
319099Healthcare Support Workers, All Other 60600.00000
Data provided by the Alabama Department of Labor, Labor Market Information Division in cooperation with the Projections Managing Partnership and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Totals in some occupational groups may not add due to exclusion of sub-groups and/or individual occupations with employment of less than 10 in the base (2012) and projected (2022) years or where publication of the occupation would violate confidentiality.
*** The data for these occupations are confidential according to standards provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
1. Employment is rounded to the nearest 10. 2. Average Annual Growth is compounded. 3. Openings are rounded to the nearest 5.