'6 Employed persons aged 16-66 with health care education working in the'

6 Employed persons aged 16-66 with health care education working in the

health care industry⁵by category if personnel and sector. 4th quarter 2008

Total Local
administration County
administration Central
government⁶ Private sector
and public
enterprises Unspecified

Total 242 520 116 561 2 721 83 352 39 870 16

Medical secretary 7 710 1 558 13 3 227 2 912 -

Auxilliary nurse 58 188 45 272 21 8 646 4 249 -

Care worker 12 532 11 615 6 311 600 -

Pharmacy technician 267 157 1 47 62 -

Chiropodist 900 211 - 38 651 -

Child care worker 1 325 967 2 163 193 -

Dental secretary 3 268 265 1 264 112 1 627 -

Unqualified occupational
therapist 2 323 1 886 - 204 233 -

Other health care
education, secondary level¹ 3 124 333 3 1 969 819 -

Occupational therapist 2 658 1 516 - 817 325 -

Physiotherapist 8 635 1 949 - 1 617 5 069 -

Midwife and public
health nurse 5 525 3 052 - 2 273 200 -

Radiographer 2 335 71 - 1 971 293 -

Nurse 71 496 27 590 4 36 997 6 905 -

Social educator 8 799 6 490 1 1 488 820 -

Dental nurse 874 53 372 10 439 -

Medical laboratory
technologist 4 554 135 - 3 952 467 -

Child welfare officer 5 626 3 116 2 1 623 885 -

Social worker 8 223 4 947 - 2 180 1 096 -

Other health care
education, college level² 6 266 3 480 2 1 757 1 027 -

Pharmacist and
dispensing chemist 93 6 - 61 26 -

Physician³ 8 709 1 103 6 5 246 2 352 2

Specialised physician 9 716 301 - 5 510 3 891 14

Dentist and
specialist in dentistry 3 866 79 1 021 29 2 737 -

Psychologist 4 093 155 - 2 554 1 384 -

Other health care
education, univ. level⁴ 1 415 254 3 550 608 -

	Total	Local administration	County administration	Central government⁶	Private sector and public enterprises	Unspecified
Total	242 520	116 561	2 721	83 352	39 870	16
Medical secretary	7 710	1 558	13	3 227	2 912	-
Auxilliary nurse	58 188	45 272	21	8 646	4 249	-
Care worker	12 532	11 615	6	311	600	-
Pharmacy technician	267	157	1	47	62	-
Chiropodist	900	211	-	38	651	-
Child care worker	1 325	967	2	163	193	-
Dental secretary	3 268	265	1 264	112	1 627	-
Unqualified occupational therapist	2 323	1 886	-	204	233	-
Other health care education, secondary level¹	3 124	333	3	1 969	819	-
Occupational therapist	2 658	1 516	-	817	325	-
Physiotherapist	8 635	1 949	-	1 617	5 069	-
Midwife and public health nurse	5 525	3 052	-	2 273	200	-
Radiographer	2 335	71	-	1 971	293	-
Nurse	71 496	27 590	4	36 997	6 905	-
Social educator	8 799	6 490	1	1 488	820	-
Dental nurse	874	53	372	10	439	-
Medical laboratory technologist	4 554	135	-	3 952	467	-
Child welfare officer	5 626	3 116	2	1 623	885	-
Social worker	8 223	4 947	-	2 180	1 096	-
Other health care education, college level²	6 266	3 480	2	1 757	1 027	-
Pharmacist and dispensing chemist	93	6	-	61	26	-
Physician³	8 709	1 103	6	5 246	2 352	2
Specialised physician	9 716	301	-	5 510	3 891	14
Dentist and specialist in dentistry	3 866	79	1 021	29	2 737	-
Psychologist	4 093	155	-	2 554	1 384	-
Other health care education, univ. level⁴	1 415	254	3	550	608	-

¹Paramedic and Dental technician are included

²Audiologist, Optometrist and Certified prosthetist are included. College level courses of shorter
duration are included from 2006

³Medical 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 purposes

⁶Regional Health Authorities and Health Enterprises are included in central government administration
and not in Public Enterprises.

Source: Registerbased employment statistics for health care personnel, Statistics Norway