Here are national employment levels for 38 jobs within hospitals, presented in descending order. Data is the most recent available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, released April 3 and reflecting information from May 2023.
1. Registered nurses: 3,175,390
2. Nursing assistants: 1,351,760
3. Security guards: 1,202,940
4. Maids and housekeeping cleaners: 836,230
5. Medical and health services managers: 515,100
6. Pharmacy technicians: 460,280
7. Cooks: 435,640
8. Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians: 334,380
9. Pharmacists: 331,700
10. Nurse practitioners: 280,140
11. Public relations specialists: 275,550
12. Physical therapists: 240,820
13. Radiologic technologists and technicians: 221,170
14. Medical records specialists: 185,690
15. Healthcare social workers: 185,020
16. Emergency medical technicians: 167,040
17. Physician assistants: 145,740
18. Phlebotomists: 137,080
19. Family medicine physicians: 112,010
20. Surgical technologists: 110,320
21. Paramedics: 98,770
22. Dietitians and nutritionists: 73,860
23. General internal medicine physicians: 67,210
24. Orderlies: 48,710
25. Nurse anesthetists: 47,810
26. Emergency medicine physicians: 35,100
27. Pediatricians, general: 34,870
28. Health information technologists and medical registrars: 34,430
29. Anesthesiologists: 33,470
30. Radiologists: 31,960
31. Psychiatrists: 24,830
32. OB-GYNs: 19,820
33. Nuclear medicine technologists: 16,560
34. Cardiologists: 15,190
35. Orthopedic surgeons, except pediatric: 14,820
36. Dermatologists: 12,040
37. Physicians, pathologists: 11,020
37. Neurologists: 9,350
