| 4 Employed persons aged 16-66 with health care education, total and by category of personnel and industry |
| Total and per cent change. 4. q. 2003 og 2004 |
| Employed total | Health care service5 |
Public administration |
Research and education |
Other services | ||||||
| 2004 | Perc. change |
2004 | Perc. change |
2004 | Perc. change |
2004 | Perc. change |
2004 | Perc. change |
|
| Total | 272 492 | 3,0 | 209 317 | 2,9 | 8 890 | -0,8 | 14 238 | 5,3 | 40 047 | 3,6 |
| Medical Secretary | 6 701 | 9,3 | 5 300 | 9,1 | 125 | - | 99 | 13,8 | 1 177 | 11,1 |
| Auxilliary nurse | 66 981 | 0,7 | 55 943 | 0,5 | 1 498 | 4,7 | 1 824 | 3,4 | 7 716 | 0,9 |
| Care worker | 13 650 | 4,0 | 11 198 | 4,5 | 304 | -3,5 | 355 | 8,2 | 1 793 | 1,9 |
| Other health care education, secondary level1 4 061 |
-0,3 |
2 787 |
2,5 |
223 |
-5,5 |
51 |
-19,0 |
1 000 |
-5,5 |
|
| Pharmacy technician | 4 024 | 0,3 | 173 | 6,8 | 30 | - | 26 | - | 3 795 | 0,1 |
| Chiropodist | 1 232 | 3,2 | 620 | 4,4 | 19 | -13,6 | 43 | 2,4 | 550 | 2,6 |
| Child care worker | 12 480 | 6,1 | 1 614 | 0,5 | 331 | -2,1 | 2 904 | 6,9 | 7 631 | 7,4 |
| Dental secretary | 3 654 | 1,8 | 2 741 | 2,8 | 68 | -8,1 | 181 | 11,7 | 664 | -3,3 |
| Unqualified occupational therapists |
3 609 | 0,3 | 2 396 | -2,2 | 112 | 6,7 | 216 | 3,3 | 885 | 6,0 |
| Occupational therapists | 2 661 | 7,6 | 2 116 | 6,1 | 168 | 4,3 | 119 | 22,7 | 258 | 16,7 |
| Physioterapists | 8 504 | 2,5 | 7 008 | 1,8 | 319 | 1,3 | 313 | 6,1 | 864 | 7,2 |
| Midwives and public health nurse |
5 634 | 2,4 | 4 965 | 3,4 | 181 | -4,7 | 282 | -0,7 | 206 | -8,4 |
| Radiographer | 2 136 | 6,0 | 1 937 | 6,0 | 14 | 75,0 | 49 | -5,8 | 136 | 6,3 |
| Nurse | 73 960 | 3,2 | 64 598 | 3,5 | 1 852 | -1,3 | 2 707 | 3,5 | 4 803 | 0,6 |
| Professional health worker for the mentally retarded |
8 494 | 7,8 | 6 772 | 7,6 | 452 | 11,1 | 747 | 7,9 | 523 | 6,7 |
| Dental nurse | 990 | 4,0 | 738 | 3,5 | 25 | 4,2 | 84 | 15,1 | 143 | 0,7 |
| Other health care education, college level2 3 742 |
10,3 |
1 465 |
9,7 |
279 |
25,1 |
404 |
17,1 |
1 594 |
6,9 |
|
| Medical laboratory technologist |
5 172 | 2,2 | 3 980 | 2,0 | 70 | -11,4 | 456 | 3,9 | 666 | 3,7 |
| Child welfare officer | 6 278 | 7,7 | 4 398 | 9,2 | 437 | -11,9 | 563 | 5,2 | 880 | 14,1 |
| Social worker | 8 438 | 4,3 | 6 027 | 5,0 | 1 169 | 2,3 | 343 | -8,3 | 899 | 7,5 |
| Pharmacists and dispensing pharmasist |
2 884 | 2,6 | 90 | -1,1 | 96 | 1,1 | 168 | 7,7 | 2 530 | 2,4 |
| Physician3 | 8 340 | 0,4 | 7 049 | 0,1 | 454 | -15,8 | 420 | 7,4 | 417 | 26,0 |
| Specialised physician | 9 510 | 3,8 | 8 440 | 3,8 | 339 | -7,9 | 450 | 4,2 | 281 | 20,1 |
| Dentists and specialised dentists |
3 856 | -1,3 | 3 402 | -1,7 | 88 | -3,3 | 234 | 4,5 | 132 | - |
| Psychologists | 4 515 | 5,1 | 3 019 | 6,9 | 206 | -13,4 | 918 | 6,5 | 372 | 0,5 |
| Other health care education, univ. level4 |
986 | 10,3 | 541 | 11,5 | 31 | 6,9 | 282 | 10,2 | 132 | 6,5 |
| 1Paramedic and Dental technician are included |
| 2Audiologist, Optometrist and Certified prosthetist are included |
| 3Medicine students are included |
| 4Clinical nutritionist, Chiropractor and Perfusionist are included |
| 5Health care services except veterinary services, child care activities, school-age child care and recreation centres for children adolescents, work practice for ordinary employment, social welfare organisations, permanent sheltered employment and foundations/legacies that support social purposis |
| Source: Registerbased employment statistics for health care personnel, Statistics Norway |