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Alabama Department of Labor

Labor Market Information Division
Healthcare Support Employment & Annual Average Job Openings
Base Year 2014 and Projected Year 2024
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SOCOccupation 20142024Growth Rate Total Openings Growth Replacement
310000Healthcare Support Occupations 52,33062,1801.742,1659901,175
311000Nursing, Psychiatric, and Home Health Aides 31,51037,0201.621,265550710
311011Home Health Aides5,1907,0303.08300185115
311013Psychiatric Aides1,7901,8500.3345540
311014Nursing Assistants23,82027,3501.39890355540
311015Orderlies7107901.07251015
312000Occupational and Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides 3,0904,3303.4321512590
312011Occupational Therapy Assistants5007303.86352515
312012Occupational Therapy Aides1301602.10555
312021Physical Therapist Assistants1,8502,6103.501307555
312022Physical Therapist Aides6108403.25402020
319000Other Healthcare Support Occupations 17,73020,8301.62690315375
319011Massage Therapists6407601.7315105
319091Dental Assistants3,3903,9301.491405585
319092Medical Assistants6,6008,0602.02285145140
319093Medical Equipment Preparers1,2301,4101.38451525
319094Medical Transcriptionists950920-0.3220020
319095Pharmacy Aides530520-0.1910010
319096Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers1,1301,2701.17401525
319097Phlebotomists2,1402,7002.351005545
319099Healthcare Support Workers, All Other1,1101,2501.19351525
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 (2014) and projected (2024) 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.