Health Care Workforce Census | Vermont Department of Health CLOSE Translations for you Health Care Workforce Census Health Professionals Community Health Workers Dental and Primary Care Health Care Workforce Census J1 Visa Waivers Loan Repayment & Scholarships Public Health Nursing Shortages and Designations Health Care Workforce Data The health of Vermonters depends, in part, on access to health care. The Health Department measures the supply of health care providers, including their distribution by geography and specialty. These data are used as the basis for state level analysis , federal level shortage area designations , and recruitment and retention activities . In recent years there has also been a federal effort to define a “minimum dataset” of health care provider data, across the states. At A Glance For quick access to a table of our most recent reports by profession, with numbers of licensed and active providers, and total full-time equivalents, go to our At a Glance document. Recent Reports 2024 Marriage and Family Therapists - added February 2026 2024 Licensed Nursing Assistants - added January 2026 2024 Physician Assistants - added November 2025 About Health Care Workforce Surveys and Reports History The Health Department has been conducting a census of selected health care providers since 1994. Physicians (MDs and DOs), dentists and physician assistants were surveyed every two years at the time of their relicensing. Advance practice nurses were surveyed in 1998, 2000 and 2002. In 2013, the Vermont Legislature enacted a law to make workforce data collection mandatory for all health care professions at the time of license renewal. Since then, census data has been collected on dozens of provider types, including nurses, pharmacists, optometrists, psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists, dental hygienists and assistants, chiropractors and others. As data is analyzed, health care workforce reports are published on this website. Who Is Included? The surveys are intended to include all active providers, which creates a census rather than a sample survey.  For that purpose, the respondents are compared with lists of licensees (from the Board of Medical Practice or the Secretary of State , and follow-up is conducted to reach those who did not respond. Final response rate is usually above 99%. Included in the surveys and reports are those practitioners who provide patient care in Vermont. Excluded are the substantial number of providers who maintain Vermont licenses even though they do not practice in Vermont. Data Collected The data collected includes location(s) of practice, specialty, type of practice setting and the number of hours worked per week. This allows us to calculate full-time equivalency (FTEs) by specialty and geographic region, which is something that cannot be done from licensure data. Additional information is collected, e.g. on whether practitioners are accepting new patients. Reports Acupuncturists 2024 Acupuncturists ​​​​​​ 2022 Acupuncturists ​​​​​​ 2020 Acupuncturists ​​​​​​ 2018 Acupuncturists 2016 Acupuncturists Alcohol and Drug Counselors, Licensed 2023 Licensed Alcohol & Drug Counselors 2021 Licensed Alcohol & Drug Counselors 2019 Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors 2015 Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors Dentists Current Reports 2023 Detail 2021 Detail Previous Reports Provider Type Data Year Reports Dentist 2019 Detail Dentist 2019 Summary Dentist 2017 Detail Dentist 2017 Summary Dentist 2015 Detail Dentist 2015 Summary Dentist 2013 Detail Dentist 2013 Summary Dentist 2011 Detail Dentist 2011 Summary Dentist 2009 Detail Dentist 2009 Summary Dentist 2007 Detail Dentist 2007 Summary Dentist 2005 Detail Dentist 2005 Summary * For reports before 2005, contact [email protected] Dental Assistants 2023 Dental Assistants 2021 Dental Assistants 2019 Dental Assistants 2017 Dental Assistants 2015 Dental Assistants Dental Hygienists 2023 Dental Hygienists 2021 Dental Hygienists 2019 Dental Hygienists 2017 Dental Hygienists 2015 Dental Hygienists Marriage and Family Therapists 2024 Marriage and Family Therapists 2022 Marriage and Family Therapists 2020 Marriage and Family Therapists 2018 Marriage and Family Therapists 2016 Marriage and Family Therapists 2014 Marriage and Family Therapists Mental Health Counselors 2023 Mental Health Counselors 2021 Mental Health Counselors 2019 Mental Health Counselors 2017 Mental Health Counselors 2015 Mental Health Counselors Multiple Professions 2012 - 2020 ELR and SLRP Awards Retention 2016 Presentation on Mental Health Providers Naturopathic Physicians 2022 Naturopathic Physicians 2020 Naturopathic Physicians 2018 Naturopathic Physicians 2016 Naturopathic Physicians Nurses, Advanced Practice Registered (APRN) Current Reports 2023 Detail 2021 Detail 2019 Detail 2019 Summary Previous Reports Provider Type Data Year Reports Nurse Practitioner 2017 Detail Nurse Practitioner 2017 Summary Nurse Practitioner 2015 Detail Nurse Practitioner 2015 Summary Nurse Practitioner 2002 Detail Nurse Practitioner 2002 Summary Nurse Practitioner 2000 Detail * For reports before 2000, contact [email protected] Nurses, Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA) 2024 Licensed Nursing Assistants 2022 Licensed Nursing Assistants 2020 Licensed Nursing Assistants 2018 Licensed Nursing Assistants 2016 Licensed Nursing Assistant 2014 Licensed Nursing Assistant Nurses, Licensed Practical (LPN) 2024 Licensed Practical Nurses The reports below are done by UVM AHEC Program , a statewide network of community and academic partners working together to improve the health of Vermonters. 2022 Licensed Practical Nurses 2020 Licensed Practical Nurses 2018 Licensed Practical Nurses Nurses, Registered (RN) 2023 Registered Nurses The reports below are done by UVM AHEC Program , a statewide network of community and academic partners working together to improve the health of Vermonters. 2021 Registered Nurses 2019 Registered Nurses 2017 Registered Nurses Occupational Therapists 2024 Occupational Therapists 2022 Occupational Therapists 2020 Occupational Therapists 2018 Occupational Therapists 2016 Occupational Therapists Opticians 2022 Opticians 2020 Opticians 2018 Opticians 2016 Opticians Optometrists 2022 Optometrists 2020 Optometrists 2018 Optometrists 2016 Optometrists Pharmacists 2023 Pharmacists 2021 Pharmacists 2019 Pharmacists 2017 Pharmacists 2015 Pharmacists Pharmacy Technicians 2023 Pharmacy Technicians 2021 Pharmacy Technicians 2019 Pharmacy Technicians 2017 Pharmacy Technicians 2015 Pharmacy Technicians Physicians Current Reports 2020 Summary 2022 Detail Previous Reports Provider Type Data Year Report Type Physician 2020 Detail Physician 2020 Summary Physician 2018 Detail Physician 2018 Summary Physician 2016 Detail Physician 2016 Summary Physician 2014 Detail Physician 2014 Summary Physician 2010 Detail Physician 2010 Summary Physician 2008 Detail Physician 2008 Summary Physician 2006 Detail Physician 2006 Summary Physician 2004 Detail Physician 2004 Summary * For reports before 2004, contact [email protected] Physician Assistants Current Reports 2024 Detail 2022 Detail Previous Reports Provider Type Data Year Reports Physician Assistants 2020 Detail Physician Assistants 2018 Summary Physician Assistants 2018 Detail Physician Assistants 2016 Detail Physician Assistants 2016 Summary Physician Assistants 2014 Detail Physician Assistants 2014 Summary Physician Assistants 2012 Detail Physician Assistants 2012 Summary Physician Assistants 2010 Detail Physician Assistants 2010 Summary Physician Assistants 2008 Detail Physician Assistants 2008 Summary Physician Assistants 2006 Detail Physician Assistants 2006 Summary * For reports before 2006, contact [email protected] Podiatrists 2023 Podiatrists 2021 Podiatrists 2019 Podiatrists 2017 Podiatrists 2015 Podiatrists Psychiatrists 2016 Psychiatrists Psychoanalysts 2022 Psychoanalysts 2020 Psychoanalysts 2018 Psychoanalysts 2016 Psychoanalysts 2014 Psychoanalysts Psychologists 2024 Psychologists 2022 Psychologists 2020 Psychologists 2018 Psychologists 2016 Psychologists Psychotherapists 2016 Psychotherapists 2014 Psychotherapists Respiratory Therapists 2022 Respiratory Therapists 2020 Respiratory Therapists 2018 Respiratory Therapists Social Workers, Clinical ​​​​​​ 2024 Social Workers 2022 Social Workers 2020 Social Workers 2018 Clinical Social Workers 2016 Clinical Social Workers Have questions or need more information? Jess Moore VT Dept of Health 280 State Drive Waterbury VT, 05671-8370 [email protected] February 9, 2026