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Number of medical assistants in the U.S. 2001-2016
Number of medical assistants in the U.S. 2001-2016
Number of medical assistants in the U.S. from 2001 to 2016
by John Elflein,
last edited
Sep 21, 2018
This statistic shows the number of medical assistants in the United States from 2001 to 2016. In 2001, exactly 345,930 medical assistants were employed in the United States. In 2016, this number stood at some 623 thousand.
Number of medical assistants in the U.S. from 2001 to 2016
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| Number of employees | |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 623,560 |
| 2015 | 601,240 |
| 2014 | 584,970 |
| 2013 | 571,690 |
| 2012 | 553,140 |
| 2011 | 539,220 |
| 2010 | 523,260 |
| 2009 | 495,970 |
| 2008 | 475,950 |
| 2007 | 434,540 |
| 2006 | 409,570 |
| 2005 | 382,720 |
| 2004 | 380,340 |
| 2003 | 362,670 |
| 2002 | 361,960 |
| 2001 | 345,930 |
| Number of employees | |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 623,560 |
| 2015 | 601,240 |
| 2014 | 584,970 |
| 2013 | 571,690 |
| 2012 | 553,140 |
| 2011 | 539,220 |
| 2010 | 523,260 |
| 2009 | 495,970 |
| 2008 | 475,950 |
| 2007 | 434,540 |
| 2006 | 409,570 |
| 2005 | 382,720 |
| 2004 | 380,340 |
| 2003 | 362,670 |
| 2002 | 361,960 |
| 2001 | 345,930 |
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by John Elflein,
last edited
Sep 21, 2018
This statistic shows the number of medical assistants in the United States from 2001 to 2016. In 2001, exactly 345,930 medical assistants were employed in the United States. In 2016, this number stood at some 623 thousand.
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- US Department of Health and Human Services; US Department of Labor
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- September 2018
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2001 to 2016
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Estimates do not include self-employed, owners and partners in unincorporated firms, household workers, or unpaid family workers and were rounded to the nearest 10.
Values not included in the pdf version of "Health, United States, 2017" were taken from previous reports.
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- US Department of Health and Human Services; US Department of Labor
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- As a Premium user you get access to the detailed source references and background information about this statistic.
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- September 2018
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2001 to 2016
- Supplementary notes
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Estimates do not include self-employed, owners and partners in unincorporated firms, household workers, or unpaid family workers and were rounded to the nearest 10.
Values not included in the pdf version of "Health, United States, 2017" were taken from previous reports.
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