Healthcare and Social Assistance Workers by Subsector - Table A

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Healthcare and Social Assistance Workers by Subsector – Table A

Table A. U.S. Healthcare and Social Assistance Workers by Subsector, 2010

Industry Subsector Census 2007 Industry Codes Estimated Population Represented by Sample % of U.S. Healthcare and Social Assistance Workforce
Ambulatory healthcare services (all) 7970, 7980, 7990, 8070, 8080, 8090, 8170, 8180 7,020,217 34.21
Offices of dentists 7980 757,559 3.69
Home health care services 8170 1,371,666 6.68
Hospitals 8190 6,367,923 31.03
Nursing and residential care facilities 8270, 8290 2,801,110 13.65
Social assistance (all) 8370, 8380, 8390, 8470 4,015,291 19.57
Child day care services 8470 1,970,537 9.60
Veterinary services 7480 316,336 1.54
Total* 20,520,877 100
*Indented rows represent subsets of rows above.
Page last reviewed: October 23, 2013