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Health Care System

The Percentage of increase in selected health occupations, from 1996 to 2005

Health Occupation

Midwives: 217% increase
Audiologists: 141% increase
Speech Language Pathologists: 119% increase
Social Workers: 118% increase
Chiropractors: 59% increase
Occupational Therapists: 57% increase
Medical Physicists: 46% increase
Dental Hygienists: 45% increase
Respiratory Therapists: 35% increase
Psychologists: 31% increase
Pharmacists: 29% increase
Dieticians: 27% increase
Optometrists: 27% increase
Physiotherapists: 24% increase
Dentists: 18% increase
Medical Radiation Technologists: 13% increase
Physicians (excluding residents): 12% increase
Registered Nurses: 10% increase
Medical Laboratory Technologists: 6% increase