Number of paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers in United States of America

United States of America: Number of paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers was 792 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
792
Change on year
down 8.5%
World rank
5th
of 26 countries
All-time high
899
in 2010
All-time low
756
in 2015
Years of data
7
2010–2018

Number of paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers in United States of America, 2010–2018

02004006008002010201420182010: 8992011: 8842012: 8842014: 7652015: 7562017: 8662018: 792

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

United States of America recorded 792 for number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in 2018.

That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in United States of America peaked at 899 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 756, in 2015.

United States of America ranks 5th of 26 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Number of paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Number of paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers in United States of America, 2010 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2010 899
2011 884 -1.7%
2012 884 +0.0%
2014 765 -13.5%
2015 756 -1.2%
2017 866 +14.6%
2018 792 -8.5%

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in United States of America?
Number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in United States of America was 792 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 899 in 2010.
What is the lowest number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 756 in 2015.
How does United States of America rank for number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers?
United States of America ranks 5th out of 26 countries with data for 2018.
Is number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Number of paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 288 data points, 2000–2020
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