Health
Care
and
Biotech
Workforce


in
the
Greater
New
Orleans
Area

Overview
‐
2009




Commissioned by:
New Orleans BioInnovation Center

On Behalf of:
Greater New Orleans Biosciences
Economic Development District

Produced by:
Research Edge



October, 2009



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This study is a component of a challenge grant from:

Baptist Community Ministries




Matched by contributions from the following:

Entergy
Health Corporation of America
Louisiana Emerging Technologies Center
Louisiana Gene Therapy Research Consortium
LSU Health Science Center
Louisiana Vaccine Center
McGlinchey Stafford
New Orleans BioInnovation Center
New Orleans Regional Medical Center
Tulane University
Whitney National Bank
Xavier University



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TABLE
OF
CONTENTS





Executive
Summary



 
3
 



Introduction
and
Definitions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6



Impact
of
Hurricane
Katrina
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18



Occupational
Employment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21



Training
Programs

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31



Health
care
and
biotechnology
graduates
 
 
 
 
 51



Occupational
Forecasts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 63



Gaps
and
Surplus
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 70



Players
in
Health
Care
Training
 
 
 
 
 
 
 76



Topics
for
Future
Study
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 78



Appendix
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 79


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Executive
Summary

The
purpose
of
this
report
is
to
lay
the
foundation
for
a
systematic
analysis
of
the
health
care
and

biotechnology
workforce.

It
utilizes
existing
data
sources
to
provide
a
quick,
cost
effective
snapshot
of

the
industry
and
its
occupations
in
order
to
guide
future
efforts.

Specifically,
it
defines
the
two

industries,
identifies
relevant
occupations
in
the
healthcare
and
bioscience
fields,
summarizes
the

industry
and
workforce
impacts
arising
from
Hurricane
Katrina,
provides
an
overview
of
the
existing

workforce,
catalogues
existing
training
programs,
and
identifies
the
numbers
graduating
from
each

program.

It
then
outlines
the
annual
workforce
projections
as
determined
by
the
Louisiana
Workforce

Commission,
and
compares
the
graduate
totals
in
each
available
category
in
order
to
begin
to
identify

the
gaps
and
surplus.

Finally,
it
identifies
the
existing
players
and
initiatives
in
the
health
care
training

arena
and
notes
areas
for
potential
future
analysis.






The
Industries



The
health
care
industry,
as
defined
by
the
standard
governmental
classification
system
can
be
divided

into
three
major
segments
–
ambulatory
care
services,
hospitals,
and
nursing
and
residential
care

facilities.

Over
38,000
workers
are
employed
in
the
area.

The
biotechnology
industry
is
somewhat

harder
to
define.

The
working
definition
as
employed
in
this
study
includes:

Pharmaceutical
and

Medicine
Manufacturing,
R&D
in
the
Physical,
Engineering,
and
Life
Sciences,
Electromedical
&

Electrotherapeutic
Apparatus
Manufacturing,
Analytical
Laboratory
Instrument
Manufacturing,

Irradiation
Apparatus
Manufacturing,
Medical
Equipment
and
Supplies
Manufacturing,
Testing

Laboratories,
and
Medical
and
Diagnostic
Laboratories.

Approximately
2,000
employees
can
be

specifically
identified,
although
a
number
of
others
work
under
the
auspices
of
an
educational

institution,
particularly
in
the
research
field.


Medical
and
diagnostic
laboratories
fall
under
the

definition
of
both
industries.



The
Occupations


Health
care
and
biotechnology
are
complex
industries,
staffed
by
a
variety
of
occupations
that
typically

involve
advanced
education
and/or
training.

Over
90
different
occupations
are
identified
as
integral
to

the
industries,
falling
into
the
broad
categories
of:

Life,
Physical
and
Social
Science
Occupations;

Community
and
Social
Science
Occupations;


Education,
Training,
and
Library
Occupations;
Healthcare

Practitioners;


Healthcare
Technical
Occupations;
and
Healthcare
Support
Occupations.


Impact
of
Hurricane
Katrina


Hurricane
Katrina
totally
disrupted
the
health
care
industry,
and
temporarily
halted
the
development
of

the
emerging
biomedical
concentration
in
the
area.

Health
care
is
essentially
a
service
industry,
linked

to
the
number
of
people
who
need
to
utilize
its
offerings.

But
while
the
regional
population
has

regained
92.7%
of
its
pre‐storm
total,
health
care
industry
employment
is
down
over
23%.

The
closure


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of
major
hospital
facilities
in
Orleans
Parish
accounts
for
a
large
percentage
of
the
decline.


A
similar

pattern,
while
not
as
pronounced,
exists
for
the
occupations
–
employment
figures
dropped
almost
16%

between
the
end
of
2004
and
the
end
of
2008.




Training
Programs


Workers
in
the
health
care
and
biomedical
workforce
require
a
specialized,
sophisticated
knowledge

base
and
skill
set.

The
institutions
providing
education
and
training
for
occupations
in
these
fields
may

be
grouped
into
three
categories:

proprietary
schools,
community
colleges,
and
four
year
colleges
and

universities.

A
catalog
identifying
each
of
the
institutions
and
their
relevant
course
offerings
is
included.


Geographic
coverage
varies
depending
upon
the
likelihood
that
a
graduate
will
relocate
or
travel
for
a

job
opportunity.

Proprietary
schools
are
limited
to
the
metro
area,
while
community
colleges
in
the

southeast
portion
of
the
state
and
four
year
entities
across
Louisiana
are
listed.

The
catalog
includes
10

proprietary
schools,
10
community
colleges,
and
25
colleges
and
universities.




Health
care
and
biotechnology
graduates



The
number
of
graduates
from
each
of
the
identified
educational
institutions
for
each
degree
program
is

presented.

The
figures
are
from
2008,
the
latest
year
of
available
data,
with
2007
totals
listed
for

comparison
where
accessible.




Occupational
Projections


The
Louisiana
Workforce
Commission,
in
conjunction
with
the
U.S.
Bureau
of
Labor
Statistics,
develops

occupational
projections
on
a
biannual
basis.

Several
months
ago
a
local
economist
revised
a

component
of
the
model
‐
industry
growth
‐
to
better
reflect
hurricane
related
changes
to
our
economy,

and
new
projections
were
issued.

Based
on
a
ten
year
time
frame,
the
model
calculates
annual
new

growth
and
annual
replacement
needs
for
each
occupation
in
order
to
derive
the
forecast
of
annual

openings.

These
are
presented
for
each
of
the
identified
health
care
and
biotech
occupation
at
both
the

state
and
local
level.

A
yearly
total
of
8,660
job
openings
at
the
state
level
and
2,380
job
openings
at
the

metro
level
are
predicted
through
2016.

A
number
of
health
care
jobs
are
in
high
demand
relative
to

others
in
the
economy,
both
in
terms
of
percentage
growth
and
actual
numbers.

It
should
be
noted
that

the
projections
take
into
account
the
workforce
demand
generated
by
the
two
hospitals
planned
for
the

medical
district.




Gaps
and
Surplus


The
identification
of
occupations
for
which
there
is
an
imbalance
between
supply
and
demand
is
a
very

inexact
science.

But
with
a
number
of
caveats,
a
good
bit
of
information
can
be
derived
by
comparing

the
yearly
demand
for
specific
occupations
(as
forecast
by
the
Workforce
Commission)
with
the

numbers
trained
in
those
programs
that
would
supply
most
of
the
workers
(summed
from
the
graduate

data).

There
appears
to
be
a
surplus
for
a
number
of
occupations
‐
biomedical
engineers,

epidemiologists,
dieticians
and
nutritionists,
pharmacists,
MDs,
physician
assistants,
speech‐language

pathologists,
veterinarians,
radiologic
technologists
and
technicians,
EMTs
and
paramedics,
public


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health
workers,
and
massage
therapists.

On
the
other
hand,
we
seem
to
be
deficient
in
other
areas
–

occupational
therapists,
physical
therapists,
medical
and
clinical
laboratory
technologists,
medical
and

clinical
laboratory
technicians,
cardiovascular
technologists
and
technicians,
and
medical

transcriptionists.

The
production
of
registered
nurses
appears
to
be
sufficient
to
meet
projected

demand,
at
both
the
state
and
local
level.




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Introduction
and
Definitions

Health
care,
and
the
interrelated
field
of
biotechnology,
are
critical
components
of
the
New
Orleans

economy.

The
employees
include
some
of
the
most
highly
educated
and
trained
individuals
in
the

workforce.

Hurricane
Katrina
totally
disrupted
the
health
care
industry,
and
temporarily
halted
the

development
of
the
emerging
biomedical
concentration
in
the
area.

As
the
area
rebuilds,
it
is
critical
not

only
to
replace
the
workforce
assets
that
were
lost,
but
to
efficiently
plan
for
the
future
economy.

In

the
strategic
plan
for
the
development
of
the
biomedical
component
of
the
New
Orleans
Medical

District,
a
specific
action
item
identified
the
need
to
assemble
information
on
the
workforce
to
serve
as

the
guide
to
training
decisions:


Establish
the
function
of
collecting
and
maintaining
biosciences
and

health
care
workforce
information
(degree
programs,
degree
production,

employment
levels,
and
company
workforce
needs).


Regional Biosciences Initiative Strategic Plan, Eva Klein & Associates, 2007

The
purpose
of
this
report
is
to
lay
the
foundation
for
a
systematic
analysis
of
the
health
care
and

biotech
workforce.

It
utilizes
existing
data
sources
to
provide
a
quick,
cost
effective
snapshot
of
the

industry
and
its
occupations
in
order
to
guide
future
efforts.

Specifically,
it
defines
the
two
industries,

identifies
relevant
occupations
in
the
healthcare
and
bioscience
fields,
summarizes
the
industry
and

workforce
impacts
arising
from
Hurricane
Katrina,
provides
an
overview
of
the
existing
workforce,

catalogues
existing
training
programs,
and
identifies
the
numbers
graduating
from
each
program.

It

then
outlines
the
annual
workforce
projections
as
determined
by
the
Louisiana
Workforce
Commission,

and
compares
the
graduate
totals
in
each
available
category
in
order
to
begin
to
identify
the
gaps.


Finally,
it
identifies
the
existing
players
and
initiatives
in
the
health
care
training
arena.






The
use
of
secondary
sources
is
not
without
its
challenges.

However,
this
is
a
complex
area
involving

over
90
occupations.

It
stretches
across
multiple
industry
segments,
including
universities,
hospitals,

ambulatory
care,
nursing
homes,
private
companies,
and
others.

Based
on
the
general
overview,
future

efforts
can
be
devoted
to
more
in
depth
analysis
as
warranted.




Defining the Industries

This
study
covers
two
distinct,
but
interrelated
industries
–
Health
Care
and
Biotechnology.


They
may

best
be
defined
using
the
North
American
Industrial
Classification
System
(NAICS)
codes,
the
standard

used
by
Federal
agencies
in
classifying
business
establishments
for
the
purpose
of
collecting,
analyzing,

and
publishing
statistical
data
related
to
the
U.S.
business
economy.




Establishments
in
the
Health
Care
industry
can
be
grouped
into
three
major
areas:

ambulatory
health

care
services;
hospitals;
and
nursing
and
residential
care
facilities.


Each
can
be
further
broken
into
sub‐
groups.




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621




Ambulatory
Health
Care
Services


6211


Offices
of
Physicians


6212


Offices
of
Dentists


6213


Offices
of
Other
Health
Practitioners


6214


Outpatient
Care
Centers


6215


Medical
and
Diagnostic
Laboratories


6216


Home
Health
Care
Services


6219


Other
Ambulatory
Health
Care
Services




622




Hospitals


6221


General
Medical
and
Surgical
Hospitals


6222


Psychiatric
and
Substance
Abuse
Hospitals


6223


Specialty
(except
Psychiatric
and
Substance
Abuse)
Hospitals




623




Nursing
and
Residential
Care
Facilities


6231


Nursing
Care
Facilities


6232


Residential
Mental
Retardation,
Mental
Health
and
Substance
Abuse
Facilities


6233


Community
Care
Facilities
for
the
Elderly


6239


Other
Residential
Care
Facilities



Additional
industry
segments
are
included
under
Educational
Services,
specifically
Colleges,
Universities,

and
Professional
Schools
(6113)
and
Social
Assistance,
primarily
Vocational
Rehabilitation
Services

(6243).

For
these
groups,
it
is
difficult
to
isolate
the
health
related
components
from
others.




The
health
care
industry
represents
a
sizable
component
of
the
metro
New
Orleans
economy.


Over

38,000
workers
were
employed
in
the
various
areas
–
19,400
in
ambulatory
care
services;
13,020
in

hospitals;
and
5,635
in
nursing
homes
and
residential
care
facilities.

(These
numbers
should
be
viewed

as
minimum
figures;
governmental
privacy
policies
preclude
the
publication
of
data
in
the
event
that

number
of
employees
or
employers
in
a
category
falls
below
set
thresholds.
This
information
is

“suppressed”
or
not
released
to
the
public.)


The
biotechnology
industry
is
somewhat
more
difficult
to
define.


Moran,
Stahl
&
Boyer,
in
their
2005

report,
“Biotech
Workforce
Evaluation
for
Greater
New
Orleans”
delve
into
this
topic.

They
note
that

there
is
no
currently
accepted
definition
for
“biotechnology”,
which
is
also
frequently
referred
to
as

“biomedical”,
“biosciences”,
and
“life
sciences”.


“Biotechnology”
(pharmaceutical/medicinal

manufacturing
and
research
&
development)
and
“biomedical”
(medical
device
manufacturing)
tend
to

be
the
narrowest
definitions.
“Life
sciences”
and
“biosciences”
tend
to
be
broader,
with
the
potential

inclusion
of
employment
in
agricultural
services,
organic
chemicals,
hospitals
and
laboratories.


They

utilize
a
blend
of
NAICS
codes,
expanding
biotechnology
to
include
selected
categories
from
life

sciences.

Their
definition
seems
appropriate
for
the
purposes
of
this
study.




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Pharmaceutical
and
Medicine
Manufacturing

541710





R&D
in
the
Physical,
Engineering,
and
Life
Sciences


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334510





Electromedical
&
Electrotherapeutic
Apparatus
Mfg.

334516





Analytical
Laboratory
Instrument
Manufacturing

334517





Irradiation
Apparatus
Manufacturing

3391









Medical
Equipment
and
Supplies
Mfg.

541380





Testing
Laboratories

621500





Medical
and
Diagnostic
Laboratories



The
numbers
here
are
small,
and
there
is
a
fair
amount
of
suppressed
data
as
explained
above.

Close
to

2,000
workers
in
the
biotech
industries
could
be
identified
in
governmental
statistics,
almost
all
of
these

working
in
private
industry.

The
breakdown
was:

687
in
Medical
and
Diagnostic
Laboratories;
674
in

Testing
Laboratories;
369
in
Research
&
Development;
and
221
in
Medical
Equipment
and
Supplies

Manufacturing.

While
there
was
some
employment
in
the
other
categories,
numbers
did
not
meet

disclosure
thresholds.

It
should
be
noted
that
there
is
one
area
of
overlap
between
the
health
care
and

biotechnology
definitions
‐
Medical
and
Diagnostic
Laboratories.



It
is
important
to
stress
that
these
figures
do
not
fully
reflect
the
actual
numbers
engaged
in

biotechnology
employment
across
the
region.

For
example,
a
significant
amount
of
R&D
activity
is

housed
within
educational
institutions
rather
than
in
stand‐alone
private
facilities.

These
workers
would

be
counted
as
employed
in
Education
rather
than
the
categories
listed
above.


Medical
labs
structured

as
components
of
hospitals
or
doctors’
offices
would
be
counted
under
their
parent
entity,
rather
than

separately.

Primary
research,
beyond
the
scope
of
this
study,
would
be
required
to
identify
the
full

employment
within
the
biotechnology
industry.





While
chemists
and
related
occupations
were
included
in
Moran,
Stahl
&
Boyer
report,
they
play
a
lesser

role
in
the
biomedical
arena
than
in
the
general
biotechnology
field.

Forecasts
of
future
demand
have

been
included
below,
but
training
courses
for
these
fields
have
not
been
itemized.




Defining the Occupations


For
analytical
purposes,
it
is
important
to
distinguish
between
an
“industry”
and
the
“occupations”
of

those
working
within
it.

For
example,
hospitals
are
staffed
by
a
variety
of
medical
professionals
such
as

doctors,
nurses,
and
therapists.

There
are
many
other
employees,
however,
including
accountants,

janitors,
cooks,
security
guards,
and
so
on.

It
is
the
former
group
that
is
of
interest
here.


On
the
other

hand,
it
is
not
unusual
to
find
health
professionals
such
as
nurses
employed
by
schools
or
private

corporations.




The
Standard
Occupational
Classification
(SOC)
system
is
used
by
Federal
statistical
agencies
to
classify

workers
into
occupational
categories
for
the
purpose
of
collecting,
calculating,
or
disseminating
data.
All

workers
are
classified
into
one
of
over
820
occupations
according
to
their
occupational
definition.
To

facilitate
classification,
occupations
are
combined
to
form
23
major
groups,
96
minor
groups,
and
449

broad
occupations.
Each
broad
occupation
includes
detailed
occupation(s)
requiring
similar
job
duties,

skills,
education,
or
experience.



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Over
ninety
occupations
can
be
considered
integral
to
the
health
care
and
biotechnical
industries.




Table
1
lists
and
describes
those
occupations,
as
defined
by
the
Bureau
of
Labor
Statistics
using
SOC

codes.

They
fall
within
several
broad
categories:

Life,
Physical
and
Social
Science
Occupations;

Community
and
Social
Science
Occupations;


Education,
Training,
and
Library
Occupations;
Healthcare

Practitioners;


Healthcare
Technical
Occupations;
and
Healthcare
Support
Occupations.

While
some

play
a
larger
role
than
others,
all
are
important
to
the
overall
functioning
of
the
industries.




TABLE
1

HEALTH
CARE
AND
BIOTECHNOLOGY
OCCUPATIONS



Management
Occupations



Medical
and
Health
Services
Managers



Plan,
direct,
or
coordinate
medicine
and
health
services
in
hospitals,
clinics,
managed
care
organizations,
public

health
agencies,
or
similar
organizations.






Life,
Physical
and
Social
Science
Occupations
 



Biochemists
and
Biophysicists














Study
the
chemical
composition
and
physical
principles
of
living
cells
and
organisms,
their
electrical
and

mechanical
energy,
and
related
phenomena.
May
conduct
research
to
further
understanding
of
the
complex

chemical
combinations
and
reactions
involved
in
metabolism,
reproduction,
growth,
and
heredity.
May
determine

the
effects
of
foods,
drugs,
serums,
hormones,
and
other
substances
on
tissues
and
vital
processes
of
living

organisms.



Microbiologists










Investigate
the
growth,
structure,
development,
and
other
characteristics
of
microscopic
organisms,
such
as

bacteria,
algae,
or
fungi.
Include
medical
microbiologists
who
study
the
relationship
between
organisms
and

disease
or
the
effects
of
antibiotics
on
microorganisms.







Zoologists
and
Wildlife
Biologists

Study
the
origins,
behavior,
diseases,
genetics,
and
life
processes
of
animals
and
wildlife.
May
specialize
in
wildlife

research
and
management,
including
the
collection
and
analysis
of
biological
data
to
determine
the
environmental

effects
of
present
and
potential
use
of
land
and
water
areas.



Biological
Scientists,
All
Other


All
biological
scientists
not
listed
separately
Examples:
Geneticist;
Paleobotanist;
Plant
Taxonomist



Epidemiologists










Investigate
and
describe
the
determinants
and
distribution
of
disease,
disability,
and
other
health
outcomes
and

develop
the
means
for
prevention
and
control.















Medical
Scientists,
Except
Epidemiologists

Conduct
research
dealing
with
the
understanding
of
human
diseases
and
the
improvement
of
human
health.


Engage
in
clinical
investigation
or
other
research,
production,
technical
writing,
or
related
activities.

Include

medical
scientists
such
as
physicians,
dentists,

public
health
specialists,
pharmacologists,
and
medical


pathologists.
Exclude
practitioners
who
provide
medical
or
dental
care
or
dispense
drugs.








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Life
Scientists,
All
Other


All
life
scientists
not
listed
separately.
Examples:

Biological
Scientists,
not
specified;
Paleobotanists;
Geneticist



Chemists

Conduct
qualitative
and
quantitative
chemical
analyses
or
chemical
experiments
in
laboratories
for
quality
or

process
control
or
to
develop
new
products
or
knowledge.
Exclude
"Geoscientists,
Except
Hydrologists
and

Geographers"
(19‐2042)
and
"Biochemists
and
Biophysicists"
(19‐1021).



Materials
Scientists

Research
and
study
the
structures
and
chemical
properties
of
various
natural
and
manmade
materials,
including

metals,
alloys,
rubber,
ceramics,
semiconductors,
polymers,
and
glass.
Determine
ways
to
strengthen
or
combine

materials
or
develop
new
materials
with
new
or
specific
properties
for
use
in
a
variety
of
products
and

applications.
Include
glass
scientists,
ceramic
scientists,
metallurgical
scientists,
and
polymer
scientists.




Environmental
Scientists
&
Specialists,
Inc.
Health

















Conduct
research
or
perform
investigation
for
the
purpose
of
identifying,
abating,
or
eliminating
sources
of

pollutants
or
hazards
that
affect
either
the
environment
or
the
health
of
the
population.

Utilizing
knowledge
of

various
scientific
disciplines
may
collect,
synthesize,
study,
report,
&
take
action
based
on
data
derived
from

measurements
or
observations
of
air,
food,
soil,
water,
and
other
sources.

Exclude
"Zoologists
and
Wildlife

Biologists"
(19‐1023),
"Conservation
Sci."
(19‐1031).
Forest
&
Conservation
Tech.
(19‐4093),
"Fish/Game
Wardens"

(33‐3031).




Clinical,
Counseling,
&
School
Psychologists













Diagnose
and
treat
mental
disorders;
learning
disabilities;
and
cognitive,
behavioral,
and
emotional
problems
using

individual,
child,
family,
and
group
therapies.
May
design
and
implement
behavior
modification
programs.




Biological
Technicians








Assist
biological
and
medical
scientists
in
laboratories.
Set
up,
operate,
and
maintain
laboratory
instruments
and

equipment,
monitor
experiments,
make
observations,
and
calculate
and
record
results.

May
analyze
organic

substances,
such
as
blood,
food,
and
drugs.







Chemical
Technicians

Conduct
chemical
and
physical
laboratory
tests
to
assist
scientists
in
making
qualitative
and
quantitative
analyses

of
solids,
liquids,
and
gaseous
materials
for
purposes,
such
as
research
and
development
of
new
products
or

processes,
quality
control,
maintenance
of
environmental
standards,
and
other
work
involving
experimental,

theoretical,
or
practical
application
of
chemistry
and
related
sciences.



Environmental
Science
and
Protection
Technicians,
Including
Health















Performs
laboratory
and
field
tests
to
monitor
the
environment
and
investigate
sources
of
pollution,
including

those
that
affect
health.

Under
direction
of
an
environmental
scientist
or
specialist,
may
collect
samples
of
gases,

soil,
water,
and
other
materials
for
testing
and
take
corrective
actions
as
assigned.




Life,
Physical,
and
Social
Science
Technicians,
All
Other

All
life,
physical,
and
social
science
technicians
not
listed
separately.




Community
and
Social
Science
Occupations


 

Substance
Abuse
and
Behavioral
Disorder
Counselors














Counsel
and
advise
individuals
with
alcohol,
tobacco,
drug,
or
other
problems,
such
as
gambling
and
eating

disorders.
May
counsel
individuals,
families,
or
groups
or
engage
in
prevention
programs.
Exclude
"Social
Workers"

(21‐1021
through
21‐1029),
"Psychologists"
(19‐3031
through
19‐3039),
and
"Mental
Health
Counselors"
(21‐1014)

providing
these
services.









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Mental
Health
Counselors

Counsel
with
emphasis
on
prevention.
Work
with
individuals
and
groups
to
promote
optimum
mental
health.
May

help
individuals
deal
with
addictions
and
substance
abuse;
family,
parenting,
and
marital
problems;
suicide;
stress

management;
problems
with
self‐esteem;
and
issues
associated
with
aging
and
mental
and
emotional
health.

Exclude
"Social
Workers"
(21‐1021
through
21‐1029),
"Psychiatrists"
(29‐1066),
and
Psychologists
(19‐3031

through
19‐3039).



Rehabilitation
Counselors








Counsel
individuals
to
maximize
the
independence
and
employability
of
persons
coping
with
personal,
social,
and

vocational
difficulties
that
result
from
birth
defects,
illness,
disease,
accidents,
or
the
stress
of
daily
life.
Coordinate

activities
for
residents
of
care
and
treatment
facilities.
Assess
client
needs
and
design
and
implement
rehabilitation

programs
that
may
include
personal
and
vocational
counseling,
training,
and
job
placement.





Medical
and
Public
Health
Social
Workers

Provide
persons,
families,
or
vulnerable
populations
with
the
psychosocial
support
needed
to
cope
with
chronic,

acute,
or
terminal
illnesses,
such
as
Alzheimer's,
cancer,
or
AIDS.
Services
include
advising
family
care
givers,

providing
patient
education
and
counseling,
and
making
necessary
referrals
for
other
social
services.



Mental
Health
and
Substance
Abuse
Social
Workers

Assess
and
treat
individuals
with
mental,
emotional,
or
substance
abuse
problems,
including
abuse
of
alcohol,

tobacco,
and/or
other
drugs.
Activities
may
include
individual
and
group
therapy,
crisis
intervention,
case

management,
client
advocacy,
prevention,
and
education.



Health
Educators

Promote,
maintain,
and
improve
individual
and
community
health
by
assisting
individuals
and
communities
to

adopt
healthy
behaviors.
Collect
and
analyze
data
to
identify
community
needs
prior
to
planning,
implementing,

monitoring,
and
evaluating
programs
designed
to
encourage
healthy
lifestyles,
policies
and
environments.
May

also
serve
as
a
resource
to
assist
individuals,
other
professionals,
or
the
community,
and
may
administer
fiscal

resources
for
health
education
programs.



Education,
Training,
and
Library
Occupations


 

Health
Specialties
Teachers,
Postsecondary

Teach
courses
in
health
specialties,
such
as
veterinary
medicine,
dentistry,
pharmacy,
therapy,
laboratory

technology,
and
public
health.
Exclude
"Nursing
Instructors
and
Teachers,
Postsecondary"
(25‐1072)
and
Biological

Science
Teachers,
Postsecondary
(25‐1042)
who
teach
medical
science.























Nursing
Instructors
&
Teachers,
Postsecondary









Demonstrate
and
teach
patient
care
in
classroom
and
clinical
units
to
nursing
students.
Include
both
teachers

primarily
engaged
in
teaching
and
those
who
do
a
combination
of
both
teaching
and
research.








Healthcare
Practitioners




Chiropractors

Adjust
spinal
column
and
other
articulations
of
the
body
to
correct
abnormalities
of
the
human
body
believed
to

be
caused
by
interference
with
the
nervous
system.
Examine
patient
to
determine
nature
and
extent
of
disorder.

Manipulate
spine
or
other
involved
area.
May
utilize
supplementary
measures,
such
as
exercise,
rest,
water,
light,

heat,
and
nutritional
therapy.



Dentists,
General

Diagnose
and
treat
diseases,
injuries,
and
malformations
of
teeth
and
gums
and
related
oral
structures.
May
treat

diseases
of
nerve,
pulp,
and
other
dental
tissues
affecting
vitality
of
teeth.

Exclude
"Prosthodontists"
(29‐1024),


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"Orthodontists"
(29‐1023),
"Oral
and
Maxillofacial
Surgeons"

(29‐1022)
and
"Dentists,
all
other
specialists"
(29‐
1029).



Oral
and
Maxillofacial
Surgeons

Perform
surgery
on
mouth,
jaws,
and
related
head
and
neck
structure
to
execute
difficult
and
multiple
extractions

of
teeth,
to
remove
tumors
and
other
abnormal
growths,
to
correct
abnormal
jaw
relations
by
mandibular
or

maxillary
revision,
to
prepare
mouth
for
insertion
of
dental
prosthesis,
or
to
treat
fractured
jaws.



Orthodontists

Examine,
diagnose,
and
treat
dental
malocclusions
and
oral
cavity
anomalies.
Design
and
fabricate
appliances
to

realign
teeth
and
jaws
to
produce
and
maintain
normal
function
and
to
improve
appearance.



Prosthodontists

Construct
oral
prostheses
to
replace
missing
teeth
and
other
oral
structures
to
correct
natural
&
acquired

deformation
of
mouth
and
jaws,
to
restore
and
maintain
oral
function,
such
as
chewing
and
speaking,
and
to

improve

appearance.



Dentists,
All
Other
Specialists

All
dentists
not
listed
separately.
Examples:

Endodontist;
Periodontist;
Oral
Pathologist



Dietitians
and
Nutritionists

Plan
and
conduct
food
service
or
nutritional
programs
to
assist
in
the
promotion
of
health
and
control
of
disease.

May
supervise
activities
of
a
department
providing
quantity
food
services,
counsel
individuals,
or
conduct

nutritional
research.



Optometrists

Diagnose,
manage,
and
treat
conditions
and
diseases
of
the
human
eye
and
visual
system.
Examine
eyes
and
visual

system,
diagnose
problems
or
impairments,
prescribe
corrective
lenses,
and
provide
treatment.
May
prescribe

therapeutic
drugs
to
treat
specific
eye
conditions.



Pharmacists

Dispense
drugs
prescribed
by
physicians
and
other
health
practitioners
and
provide
information
to
patients
about

medications
and
their
use.
May
advise
physicians
and
other
health
practitioners
on
the
selection,
dosage,

interactions,
and
side
effects
of
medications.



Anesthesiologists

Administer
anesthetics
during
surgery
or
other
medical
procedures.






Family
and
General
Practitioners

Diagnose,
treat,
and
help
prevent
diseases
and
injuries
that
commonly
occur
in
the
general
population.



Internists,
General

Diagnose
and
provide
non‐surgical
treatment
of
diseases
and
injuries
of
internal
organ
systems.
Provide
care

mainly
for
adults
who
have
a
wide
range
of
problems
associated
with
the
internal
organs.
Include
subspecialists,

such
as
cardiologists
and
gastroenterologists,
with
"All
Other
Physicians"
(29‐1069).



Obstetricians
and
Gynecologists

Diagnose,
treat,
and
help
prevent
diseases
of
women,
especially
those
affecting
the
reproductive
system
and
the

process
of
childbirth.



Pediatricians,
General

Diagnose,
treat,
and
help
prevent
children's
diseases
and
injuries.




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Psychiatrists

Diagnose,
treat,
and
help
prevent
disorders
of
the
mind.
Examples:
Psychoanalyst;
Neuropsychiatrist





Surgeons

Treat
diseases,
injuries,
and
deformities
by
invasive
methods,
such
as
manual
manipulation
or
by
using

instruments
and
appliances.
Examples:
Orthopedic
Surgeon;
Cardiovascular
Surgeon;
Plastic
Surgeon



Physicians
and
Surgeons,
All
Other


All
physicians
and
surgeons
not
listed
separately.
Examples:

Cardiologist;
Dermatologist;
Ophthalmologist



Physician
Assistants

Provide
healthcare
services
typically
performed
by
a
physician,
under
the
supervision
of
a
physician.
Conduct

complete
physicals,
provide
treatment,
and
counsel
patients.
May,
in
some
cases,
prescribe
medication.
Must

graduate
from
an
accredited
educational
program
for
physician
assistants.
Exclude
"Emergency
Medical

Technicians
and
Paramedics"
(29‐2041),
"Medical
Assistants"
(31‐9092),
and
"Registered
Nurses"

(29‐1111).





Podiatrists

Diagnose
and
treat
diseases
and
deformities
of
the
human
foot.

Examples:
Podiatric
Surgeon/Foot
Orthopedist;

Pododermatologist




Registered
Nurses

Assess
patient
health
problems
and
needs,
develop
and
implement
nursing
care
plans,
and
maintain
medical

records.

Administer
nursing
care
to
ill,
injured,
convalescent,
or
disabled

patients.

May
advise
patients
on
health

maintenance
&
disease
prevention
or
provide
case
management.

Licensing
or
registration
required.

Include

advance
practice
nurses
such
as:
nurse
practitioners,
clinical
nurse
specialists,
certified
nurse
midwives,
certified

registered
nurse
anesthetists.

Examples:
Nursing
Supervisor;
Nurse
Midwife;
Nurse
Practitioner



Audiologists

Assess
and
treat
persons
with
hearing
and
related
disorders.
May
fit
hearing
aids
and
provide
auditory
training.

May
perform
research
related
to
hearing
problems.
Example:
Hearing
Therapist



Occupational
Therapists

Assess,
plan,
organize,
and
participate
in
rehabilitative
programs
that
help
restore
vocational,
homemaking,
and

daily
living
skills,
as
well
as
general
independence,
to
disabled
persons.



Physical
Therapists

Assess,
plan,
organize,
and
participate
in
rehabilitative
programs
that
improve
mobility,
relieve
pain,
increase

strength,
and
decrease
or
prevent
deformity
of
patients
suffering
from
disease
or
injury.
Examples:

Physiotherapist;
Pulmonary
Physical
Therapist




Radiation
Therapists

Provide
radiation
therapy
to
patients
as
prescribed
by
a
radiologist
according
to
established
practices
and

standards.
Duties
may
include
reviewing
prescription
and
diagnosis;
acting
as
liaison
with
physician
and
supportive

care
personnel;
preparing
equipment,
such
as
immobilization,
treatment,
and

protection
devices;
and
maintaining

records,
reports,
and
files.
May
assist
in
dosimetry
procedures
and
tumor
localization.



Recreational
Therapists

Plan,
direct,
or
coordinate
medically‐approved
recreation
programs
for
patients
in
hospitals,
nursing
homes,
or

other
institutions.
Activities
include
sports,
trips,
dramatics,
social
activities,
and
arts
and
crafts.
May
assess
a

patient
condition
and
recommend
appropriate
recreational
activity.




Respiratory
Therapists


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Assess,
treat,
and
care
for
patients
with
breathing
disorders.
Assume
primary
responsibility
for
all
respiratory
care

modalities,
including
the
supervision
of
respiratory
therapy
technicians.
Initiate
and
conduct
therapeutic

procedures;
maintain
patient
records;
select,
assemble,
check,
operate
equipment.



Speech‐Language
Pathologists

Assess
and
treat
persons
with
speech,
language,
voice,
and
fluency
disorders.
May
select
alternative

communication

systems
and
teach
their
use.
May
perform
research
related
to
speech
and
language
problems.



Therapists,
All
Other


All
therapists
not
listed
separately.
Examples:
Corrective
and
Manual
Arts
Therapist;
Hydrotherapist;
Music

Therapist



Veterinarians

Diagnose
and
treat
diseases
and
dysfunctions
of
animals.
May
engage
in
a
particular
function,
such
as
research
and

development,
consultation,
administration,
technical
writing,
sale
or
production
of
commercial
products,
or

rendering
of
technical
services
to
commercial
firms
or
other
organizations.
Include
veterinarians
who
inspect

livestock.



Health
Diagnosing
&
Treating
Practitioners,
All
Other

All
health
diagnosing
&
treating
practitioners
not
listed
separately.

Examples:
Physicians,
not
specified;

Cardiologist;
Ophthalmologist;
Dermatologist;
Therapists,
not
specified;

Corrective
Therapist;

Homeopathic

Doctor;
Acupuncturist;

Hypnotherapist



Healthcare
Technical
Occupations



Medical
&
Clinical
Laboratory
Technologists

Perform
complex
medical
laboratory
tests
for
diagnosis,
treatment,
&
prevention
of
disease.
May
train
or

supervise
staff.

Examples:
Blood
Bank
Technologist;
Cytotechnologist;
Immunohematologist




Medical
and
Clinical
Laboratory
Technicians

Perform
routine
medical
laboratory
tests
for
the
diagnosis,
treatment,
and
prevention
of
disease.
May
work
under

the
supervision
of
a
medical
technologist.

Examples:
Blood
Bank
Technician;
Cytotechnician;
Serology
Technician




Dental
Hygienists

Clean
teeth
and
examine
oral
areas,
head,
and
neck
for
signs
of
oral
disease.
May
educate
patients
on
oral

hygiene,
take
and
develop
X‐rays,
or
apply
fluoride
or
sealants.



Cardiovascular
Technologists
and
Technicians

Conduct
tests
on
pulmonary
or
cardiovascular
systems
of
patient
for
diagnostic
purposes.
May
conduct
or
assist
in

electrocardiograms,
cardiac
catheterizations,
pulmonary‐functions,
lung
capacity,
and
similar
tests.

Include

vascular
technologists.
Examples:
Cardiographer;

Cardiopulmonary
Technologist;
E.K.G.
Technician




Diagnostic
Medical
Sonographers

Produce
ultrasonic
recordings
of
internal
organs
for
use
by
physicians.
Examples:
Ultrasonic
Tester;
Ultrasound

Technologist





Nuclear
Medicine
Technologists

Prepare,
administer,
and
measure
radioactive
isotopes
in
therapeutic,
diagnostic,
and
tracer
studies
utilizing
a

variety
of
radioisotope
equipment.
Prepare
stock
solutions
of
radioactive
materials
and
calculate
doses
to
be

administered
by
radiologists.
Subject
patients
to
radiation.

Execute
blood
volume,
red
cell
survival,
and
fat

absorption
studies
following
standard
laboratory
techniques.
Example:
Radioisotope
Technician



Radiologic
Technologists
and
Technicians


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Take
X‐rays
and
CAT
scans
or
administer
nonradioactive
materials
into
patient's
blood
stream
for
diagnostic

purposes.

Include
technologists
who
specialize
in
other
modalities,
such
as
computed
tomography
and
magnetic

resonance.
Include
workers
whose
primary
duties
are
to
demonstrate
portions
of
the
human
body
on
X‐ray
film
or

fluoroscopic

screen.
Examples:
CAT
Scan
Operator;
Skiagrapher;
X‐Ray
Technician




Emergency
Medical
Technicians
&
Paramedics

Assess
injuries,
administer
emergency
medical
care,
and
extricate
trapped
individuals.
Transport
injured
or
sick

persons
to
medical
facilities.



Dietetic
Technicians

Assist
dietitians
in
the
provision
of
food
service
and
nutritional
programs.
Under
the
supervision
of
dietitians,
may

plan
and
produce
meals
based
on
established
guidelines,
teach
principles
of
food
and
nutrition,
or
counsel

individuals.




Pharmacy
Technicians

Prepare
medications
under
the
direction
of
a
pharmacist.
May
measure,
mix,
count
out,
label,
and
record
amounts

and
dosages
of
medications.




Psychiatric
Technicians

Care
for
mentally
impaired
or
emotionally
disturbed
individuals,
following
physician
instructions
and
hospital

procedures.
Monitor
patients'
physical
and
emotional
well‐being
and
report
to
medical
staff.
May
participate
in

rehabilitation
and
treatment
programs,
help
with
personal
hygiene,
and
administer
oral
medications
and

hypodermic
injections.


Example:
Mental
Health
Technician



Respiratory
Therapy
Technicians

Provide
specific,
well
defined
respiratory
care
procedures
under
the
direction
of
respiratory
therapists
and

physicians.




Surgical
Technologists

Assist
in
operations,
under
the
supervision
of
surgeons,
registered
nurses,
or
other
surgical
personnel.
May
help

set
up
operating
room,
prepare
and
transport
patients
for
surgery,
adjust
lights
and
equipment,
pass
instruments

and
other
supplies
to
surgeons
and
surgeon's
assistants,
hold
retractors,
cut
sutures,
and
help
count
sponges,

needles,
supplies,
and
instruments.
Examples:

Operating
Room
Examples:

Operating
Room,
Technician;
Scrub

Technician;
Surgical
Orderly



Veterinary
Technologists
and
Technicians

Perform
medical
tests
in
a
laboratory
environment
for
use
in
the
treatment
and
diagnosis
of
diseases
in
animals.

Prepare
vaccines
and
serums
for
prevention
of
diseases.
Prepare
tissue
samples,
take
blood
samples,
and
execute

laboratory
tests,
such
as
urinalysis
and
blood
counts.
Clean
and
sterilize
instruments
and
materials
and
maintain

equipment
and
machines.



Licensed
Practical
&
Licensed
Vocational
Nurses

Care
for
ill,
injured,
convalescent,
or
disabled
persons
in
hospitals,
nursing
homes,
clinics,
private
homes,
group

homes,
and
similar
institutions.
May
work
under
the
supervision
of
a
registered
nurse.
Licensing
required.



Medical
Records
&
Health
Information
Tech

Compile,
process,
and
maintain
medical
records
of
hospital
and
clinic
patients
in
a
manner
consistent
with
medical,

administrative,
ethical,
legal,
and
regulatory
requirements
of
the
health
care
system.
Process,
maintain,
compile,

and
report
patient
information
for
health
requirements
and
standards.



Opticians,
Dispensing

Design,
measure,
fit,
and
adapt
lenses
and
frames
for
client
according
to
written
optical
prescription
or

specification.
Assist
client
with
selecting
frames.
Measure
customer
for
size
of
eyeglasses
and
coordinate
frames


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with
facial
and
eye
measurements
and
optical
prescription.
Prepare
work
order
for
optical
laboratory
containing

instructions
for
grinding
&
mounting
lenses
in
frames.
Verify
exactness
of
finished
lens
spectacles.
Adjust
frame

and
lens
position
to
fit
client.
May
shape
or
reshape
frames.
Include
contact
lens
opticians.




Orthotists
and
Prosthetists

Assist
patients
with
disabling
conditions
of
limbs
and
spine
or
with
partial
or
total
absence
of
limb
by
fitting
and

preparing
orthopedic
braces
or
prostheses.



Health
Technologists
and
Technicians,
All
Other

All
health
technologists
and
technicians
not
listed
separately.

Examples:
Dialysis
technician;


Encephalographer;
Hearing
Aid
Specialist



Occupational
Health
and
Safety
Specialists

Review,
evaluate,
and
analyze
work
environments
and
design
programs
and
procedures
to
control,
eliminate,
&

prevent
disease
or
injury
caused
by
chemical,
physical,
and
biological
agents
or
ergonomic
factors.

May
conduct

inspections
&
enforce
adherence
to
laws
and
regulations
governing
the
health
and
safety
of
individuals.
May
be

employed
in
the
public
or
private
sector.

Include
environmental
protection
officers.



Occupational
Health
and
Safety
Technicians

Collect
data
on
work
environments
for
analysis
by
occupational
health
and
safety
specialists.
Implement
and

conduct
evaluation
of
programs
designed
to
limit
chemical,
physical,
biological,
and
ergonomic
risks
to
workers.



Athletic
Trainers

Evaluate,
advise,
and
treat
athletes
to
assist
recovery
from
injury,
avoid
injury,
or
maintain
peak
physical
fitness.



Veterinary
Assistants
and
Laboratory
Animal
Caretakers

Feed,
water,
and
examine
pets
and
other
nonfarm
animals
for
signs
of
illness,
disease,
or
injury
in
laboratories
and

animal
hospitals
and
clinics.
Clean
and
disinfect
cages
and
work
areas,
and
sterilize
laboratory
and
surgical

equipment.
May
provide
routine
post‐operative
care,
administer
medication
orally
or
topically,
or
prepare
samples

for
laboratory
examination
under
the
supervision
of
veterinary
or
laboratory
animal
technologists
or
technicians,

veterinarians,
or
scientists.
Exclude
"Nonfarm
Animal
Caretakers"
(39‐2021).




Healthcare
Practitioners
&
Tech.
Workers,
All
Other

All
healthcare
professional
and
technical
workers
not
listed
separately.





Healthcare
Support
Occupations
 



Home
Health
Aides

Provide
routine,
personal
healthcare,
such
as
bathing,
dressing,
or
grooming,
to
elderly,
convalescent,
or
disabled

persons
in
the
home
of
patients
or
in
a
residential
care
facility.



Nursing
Aides,
Orderlies,
and
Attendants

Provide
basic
patient
care
under
direction
of
nursing
staff.

Perform
duties,
such
as
feed,
bathe,
dress,
groom,
or

move
patients,
or
change
linens.
Exclude
"Home
Health
Aides"
(31‐1011)
and
"Psychiatric
Aides"
(31‐1013).

Examples:
Certified
Nursing
Assistant;
Hospital
Aide;
Infirmary
Attendant



Psychiatric
Aides

Assist
mentally
impaired
or
emotionally
disturbed
patients,
working
under
direction
of
nursing
and
medical
staff.



Occupational
Therapist
Assistants

Assist
occupational
therapists
in
providing
occupational
therapy
treatments
and
procedures.
May,
in
accordance

with
State
laws,
assist
in
development
of
treatment
plans,
carry
out
routine
functions,
direct
activity
programs,
and

document
the
progress
of
treatments.
Generally
requires
formal
training.


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Occupational
Therapist
Aides

Under
close
supervision
of
an
occupational
therapist
or
occupational
therapy
assistant,
perform
only
delegated,

selected,
or
routine
tasks
in
specific
situations.
These
duties
include
preparing
patient
and
treatment
room.




Physical
Therapist
Assistants

Assist
physical
therapists
in
providing
physical
therapy
treatments
and
procedures.
May,
in
accordance
with
State

laws,
assist
in
the
development
of
treatment
plans,
carry
out
routine
functions,
document
the
progress
of

treatment,
and
modify
specific
treatments
in
accordance
with
patient
status
and
within
the
scope
of
treatment

plans
established
by
a
physical
therapist.
Generally
requires
formal
training.



Physical
Therapist
Aides

Under
close
supervision
of
a
physical
therapist
or
physical
therapy
assistant,
perform
only

delegated,
selected,
or

routine
tasks
in
specific
situations.
These
duties
include
preparing
the
patient
and
the
treatment
area.



Massage
Therapists

Massage
customers
for
hygienic
or
remedial
purposes.





Dental
Assistants

Assist
dentist,
set
up
patient
and
equipment,
and
keep
records.



Medical
Assistants

Perform
administrative
and
certain
clinical
duties
under
the
direction
of
physician.
Administrative
duties
may

include
scheduling
appointments,
maintaining
medical
records,
billing,
and
coding
for
insurance
purposes.
Clinical

duties
may
include
taking
and
recording
vital
signs
and
medical
histories,
preparing
patients
for
examination,

drawing
blood,
&
administering
medications
as
directed
by
physician.
Exclude
"Physician
Assistants"
(29‐1071).

Examples:
Morgue
Attendant;
Ophthalmic
Aide;
Physicians
Aide



Medical
Equipment
Preparers

Prepare,
sterilize,
install,
or
clean
laboratory
or
healthcare
equipment.
May
perform
routine
laboratory
tasks
and

operate
or
inspect
equipment.



Medical
Transcriptionists

Use
transcribing
machines
with
headset
and
foot
pedal
to
listen
to
recordings
by
physicians
and
other
healthcare

professionals
dictating
a
variety
of
medical
reports,
such
as
emergency
room
visits,
diagnostic
imaging
studies,

operations,
chart
reviews,
and
final
summaries.


Transcribe
dictated
reports
and
translate
medical
jargon
and

abbreviations
into
their
expanded
forms.
Edit
as
necessary
and
return
reports
in
either
printed
or
electronic

form

to
the
dictator
for
review
and
signature,
or
correction.




Pharmacy
Aides

Record
drugs
delivered
to
the
pharmacy,
store
incoming
merchandise,
and
inform
the
supervisor
of
stock
needs.


May
operate
cash
register
and
accept
prescriptions
for
filling.



Healthcare
Support
Workers,
All
Other

All
healthcare
support
workers
not
listed
separately.
Examples:
Phlebotomist;
Reducing
Salon
Attendant



Source:
Bureau
of
Labor
Statistics,
Standard
Occupational
Classification


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Impact
of
Hurricane
Katrina

To
fully
understand
the
issues
involving
the
health
care
and
biotechnology
workforce,
it
is
necessary
to

examine
the
impact
of
Hurricane
Katrina
on
the
industries.

Health
care
is
essentially
a
service
industry,

linked
to
the
number
of
people
who
need
to
utilize
its
offerings.

The
population
of
the
metropolitan

area
was
significantly
reduced
following
the
storm,
but
has
slowly
been
rebuilding.

The
pre‐hurricane

metro
total
in
2005
was
1,292,744.

It
dipped
to
a
low
of
1,008,715
in
2006,
increasing
to
an
estimated

1,198,298
in
2009.

This
represents
a
7.3%
decline.

The
impact
across
the
seven
parish
area
is
uneven,

with
losses
as
large
as
54.5%
in
St.
Bernard
and
19.6%
in
Orleans,
but
gains
in
other
parishes
‐
St.

Tammany
(10.4%),
St.
Charles
(7.2%),
and
St.
John
the
Baptist
(6.6%).

(Sources:

U.S.
Census
Bureau,

LPHI,
ESRI,
GCR
&
Associates.)


To
further
compound
the
problems,
a
number
of
major
facilities
were
damaged
beyond
repair,
most

prominently,
Charity
and
VA
Hospitals
in
New
Orleans.

Doctors’
offices,
clinics,
nursing
homes,
and

other
facilities
were
also
impacted,
and
many
have
not
reopened.

Throughout
the
recovery,
the

rebuilding
of
the
health
care
sector
has
lagged
behind
that
of
the
area
in
general.




The
following
table
traces
the
impact
of
Katrina
across
the
three
major
health
care
industry
segments.


While
there
is
a
sizable
amount
of
missing
or
“suppressed”
data,
i.e.,
the
sample
size
does
not
meet

minimum
governmental
disclosure
standards,
this
does
not
appear
to
significantly
affect
the
overall

patterns.

However,
these
numbers,
especially
in
the
hospital
sub‐sector,
should
be
considered

minimums
rather
than
actual
employment.




TABLE
2

EMPLOYEES
‐
HEALTH
CARE
INDUSTRY

AMBULATORY
HEALTH
CARE
SERVICES


 
 
 
 
 
 


%
change,


 2008
 2007
 2006
 2005
 2004
 


2004‐08

Jefferson
 9,749
 9,550
 8,723
 8,899
 9,312
 4.7%

Orleans
 3,596
 3,271
 2,902
 5,016
 7,942
 ‐54.7%

Plaquemines
 95
 239
 212
 258
 246
 ‐61.4%

St.
Bernard
 257
 229
 208
 612
 813
 ‐68.4%

St.
Charles
 326
 312
 373
 379
 405
 ‐19.5%

St.
John
 488
 421
 431
 336
 299
 63.2%

St.
Tammany
 4,890
 4,557
 4,088
 4,074
 3,737
 30.9%

TOTAL
 19,401
 18,579
 16,937
 19,574
 22,754
 ‐14.7%


 
 
 
 
 
 

HOSPITALS


 
 
 
 
 
 


%
change,


 2008
 2007
 2006
 2005
 2004
 


2004‐08


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Jefferson
 6,615
 5,960
 6,426
 7,154
 6,674
 ‐0.9%


Orleans
 10,348
 9,111
 7,037
 15,558
 16,987
 ‐39.1%

Plaquemines
 
 
 
 
 
 

St.
Bernard
 
 
 
 
 
 

St.
Charles
 
 
 
 
 
 

St.
John
 442
 446
 
 
 
 

St.
Tammany
 2,230
 2,208
 2,271
 2,111
 2,156
 3.4%

TOTAL
 13,020
 11,765
 9,308
 17,669
 19,143
 ‐32.0%


 
 
 
 
 
 

NURSING
AND
RESIDENTIAL
CARE
FACILITIES


 
 
 
 
 
 


%
change,


 2008
 2007
 2006
 2005
 2004
 


2004‐08

Jefferson
 2,996
 2,960
 2,331
 2,884
 3,233
 ‐7.3%

Orleans
 2,271
 2,001
 1,867
 3,404
 4,321
 ‐47.4%

Plaquemines
 
 
 
 195
 206
 

St.
Bernard
 
 
 
 
 
 

St.
Charles
 218
 
 
 
 
 

St.
John
 150
 152
 
 
 
 

St.
Tammany
 1,241
 1,394
 1,349
 1,541
 1,673
 ‐25.8%

TOTAL
 5,635
 5,113
 4,198
 6,483
 7,760
 ‐27.4%


 
 
 
 
 
 

Source:

Bureau
of
Labor
Statistics,
Quarterly
Census
of
Employment
and
Wages


Employment
in
the
Ambulatory
Health
Care
Services
area,
the
largest
sub‐sector
both
pre
and
post

hurricane,
more
or
less
follows
population
patterns,
with
significant
losses
in
those
parishes
where

repopulation
is
lagging.

However,
the
14.7%
decline
is
almost
double
that
of
the
decrease
in
regional

population.


The
Hospital
sub‐sector
has
lost
almost
one
third
of
its
pre‐hurricane
employment,

dropping
from
approximately
19,000
to
13,000,
with
the
closure
of
the
Orleans
Parish
facilities

accounting
for
most
of
the
variance.

Nursing
and
Residential
Care
is
down
significantly
across
the
board,

averaging
27.4%.

This
is
likely
due
to
the
fact
that
many
older
people
did
not
return
to
the
area,
but

settled
with
family
in
other
locations.

Overall,
employment
in
the
health
care
industry
declined
23.4%

between
2004
and
2008,
from
49,657
to
38,056.




The
biotechnology
industry
lost
approximately
10%
of
its
employment,
not
nearly
as
much
as
health

care.

This
is
likely
due
to
the
fact
that,
except
for
the
overlapping
diagnostic
lab
category,
its
products

are
not
directly
dependent
on
population.




 
 
 
 
 
 


EMPLOYEES
‐
BIOTECHNOLOGY
INDUSTRY



%


 
 
 
 
 
 change,


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 2008
 2007
 2006
 2005
 2004
 2004‐08


Pharmaceutical
and
Medicine
Manufacturing
 n.d.
 n.d
 n.d
 n.d
 n.d
 


R&D
in
the
Physical,
Engineering,
and
Life
Sciences
 369
 369
 426
 488
 424
 ‐13.0%

Electromedical
&
Electrotherapeutic
Apparatus
Mfg.
 n.d
 n.d
 n.d
 n.d
 n.d
 

Analytical
Laboratory
Instrument
Manufacturing
 n.d
 n.d
 n.d
 n.d
 n.d
 

Irradiation
Apparatus
Manufacturing
 n.d
 n.d
 n.d
 n.d
 n.d
 

Medical
Equipment
and
Supplies
Mfg.
 221
 244
 229
 248
 326
 ‐32.2%

Testing
Laboratories
 674
 663
 572
 646
 693
 ‐2.7%

Medical
and
Diagnostic
Laboratories
 687
 584
 482
 626
 720
 ‐4.6%

TOTAL
 1,951
 1,860
 1,709
 2,008
 2,163
 ‐9.8%


 
 
 
 
 
 










Source:
Bureau
of
Labor
Statistics,
Quarterly
Census
of
Employment
and

Wages
 
 
 










n.d.
‐
data
suppressed
 
 
 
 
 
 




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Occupational
Employment

Table
3
presents
the
2009
estimates
for
health
care
and
biotechnology
occupations
as
defined
above,

both
in
the
state
and
the
metro
area,
including
numbers
and
wages.

It
shows
a
total
of
184,700

employees
statewide,
and
46,700
in
the
New
Orleans
region.

The
largest
occupation
categories
in
terms

of
numbers
include:

registered
nurses
(39,610
and
11,290,
respectively);
nursing
aides
and
orderlies

(24,810
and
4,650);
licensed
practical
nurses
(19,140
and
4,280);
and
home
health
aides
(11,040
and

2,590).

There
are
other
sizable
groups
with
employment
exceeding
1,000
at
the
local
level
–

pharmacists
(1,130),
pharmacy
technicians
(1,180),
dental
assistants
(1,190),
and
medical
assistants

(1,400).

Information
is
also
included
on
median
wage,
the
wage
points
at
the
25th,
50th,
and
75th

quartile,
mean
hourly
wage,
and
mean
annual
pay.




Table
4
shows
the
changing
employment
patterns
for
the
occupations
of
interest
in
the
region
between

January,
2005,
prior
to
the
hurricane,
and
January,
2009.

Since
these
are
model
based
estimates,
it
is

best
not
to
put
too
much
stock
in
individual
figures.

However,
the
overall
decrease
in
health/biotech

employment
over
the
years
is
significant,
and
consistent
with
the
industry
declines
cited
above.


Between
early
2005
and
2009,
the
numbers
decreased
15.9%,
from
55,570
to
46,730.

Some
of
the
large

percentage
changes
are
interesting.

Occupations
showing
the
biggest
increase
are
Mental
Health

Practitioners
(222.7%),
Pharmacy
Aides
(200%),
General
Practitioners
(160%),
and
Chemists,
(152.2%).


Showing
large
declines
were
Radiation
Therapists
(75%),
Dietetic
Technicians
(73.9%),
Respiratory

Therapy
Technicians
(71.8%),
Medical
Equipment
Preparers
(70%),
and
Medical
and
Health
Services

Managers
(51.7%).

The
number
of
registered
nurses
decreased
22.4%,
and
licensed
practical
nurses

14.2%.




Wage
patterns
over
the
past
five
years
are
presented
in
Table
5.


Average
yearly
pay
increased
18.4%,

from
$52,129
to
$61,721.

Experiencing
the
largest
percentage
increases
were
optometrists
(93.6%),

substance
abuse
counselors
(73.6%),
cardiovascular
technicians
(45.9%),
and
veterinary
assistants

(42.2%).

Registered
nurses'
pay
increased
almost
18%,
LPNs
by
13.6%.

A
number
of
occupations
are

showing
a
wage
decrease
over
the
five
year
period
–
biomedical
engineers,
mental
health
and

rehabilitation
counselors,
mental
health
social
workers,
certain
specialized
physicians,
physician

assistants,
and
lab
technicians.




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TABLE

3

2009
OCCUPATIONAL
EMPLOYMENT
AND
WAGES





 STATE
 METRO
NEW
ORLEANS
AREA


Mean
annual

Mean
hourly


Mean
hourly

Employment


Employment


25th
%






50th

%


75th

%

wage


wage


wage

OCCUPATION


Management
Occupations
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Medical
and
Health
Services
Mgrs.
 3,610
 34.12
 710
 39.11
 29.01
 34.85
 45.16
 81,357

Architecture
&
Engineering
Occupations
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Biomedical
Engineers
 60
 22.83
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 24.95
 20.15
 23.85
 29.81
 51,893

Life,
Physical,
&
Social
Science
Occupations
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Biochemists
and
Biophysicists
 260
 23.76
 
 
 
 
 
 

Microbiologists
 50
 36.29
 
 
 
 
 
 


Zoologists
and
Wildlife
Biologists
 80
 31.46
 20
 34.24
 
 
 
 

Biological
Scientists,
all
other
 280
 32.48
 
 
 
 
 
 

Epidemiologists
 200
 26.04
 90
 24.51
 20.40
 24.67
 29.08
 50,981

Medical
Scientists,
Except
Epidemiologists
 80
 42.43
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 43.74
 40.48
 45.62
 50.83
 90,986

Life
Scientists,
all
other
 80
 41.56
 
 
 
 
 
 

Chemists
 1,220
 31.84
 580
 32.24
 
 
 
 

Environmental
Scientists
&
Specialists,
Inc.
Health
 1,190
 25.58
 150
 26.90
 21.42
 24.64
 31.37
 55,953

Clinical,
Counseling,
&
School
Psychologists
 240
 31.18
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 27.92
 22.17
 24.78
 33.52
 58,079

Biological
Technicians
 530
 15.65
 210
 16.15
 11.70
 14.80
 19.90
 33,602

Chemical
Technicians
 2,080
 25.41
 410
 24.66
 
 
 
 

Environmental
Science
&
Protection
Tech.,
Incl.

Health
 460
 19.81
 150
 20.66
 15.43
 19.68
 25.99
 42,970

Life,
Physical,
&
Social
Science
Technicians,
All
Other
 380
 20.70
 60
 21.98
 15.02
 22.40
 28.36
 45,715

Community
&
Social
Services
Occupations
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Substance
Abuse
&
Behavioral
Disorder
Counselors
 870
 19.18
 360
 23.69
 14.75
 24.32
 32.24
 49,282

Mental
Health
Counselors
 1,780
 14.17
 710
 14.36
 11.81
 13.78
 15.94
 29,877

Rehabilitation
Counselors
 760
 18.85
 180
 18.39
 14.99
 17.90
 21.57
 38,249

Medical
&
Public
Health
Social
Workers
 1,430
 21.40
 340
 22.03
 16.52
 21.85
 26.29
 45,817

Mental
Health
&
Substance
Abuse
Social
Workers
 1,210
 19.78
 260
 21.08
 17.25
 20.51
 24.82
 43,852

Health
Educators
 400
 20.55
 140
 25.65
 19.81
 23.66
 31.68
 53,346

Education,
Training,
&
Library
Occupations
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Health
Specialties
Teachers,
Postsecondary
 640
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 
 
 
 
 
 

Nursing
Instructures
&
Teachers,
Postsecondary
 690
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 
 
 
 
 
 

Healthcare
Practitioners

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Chiropractors
 290
 33.98
 110
 26.30
 18.54
 20.71
 33.48
 54,708


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Dentists,
General
 760
 66.61
 300
 67.11
 52.82
 63.81
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 139,598


Oral

and
Maxillofacial
Surgeons
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 102.26
 
 
 
 
 
 

Orthodontists
 50
 81.63
 
 
 
 
 
 

Dentists,
All
Other
Specialists
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 57.51
 
 
 
 
 
 

Dietitians
&
Nutritionists
 890
 19.95
 150
 24.30
 20.23
 23.24
 27.53
 50,554

Optometrists
 240
 69.22
 90
 70.81
 31.35
 63.58
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 147,288

Pharmacists
 4,140
 47.11
 1,130
 48.77
 42.63
 47.95
 54.02
 101,447

Anesthesiologists
 530
 99.21
 170
 110.28
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 229,385

Family
&
General
Practitioners
 870
 83.19
 260
 80.91
 60.01
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 168,286

Internists,
General
 340
 82.96
 70
 96.15
 75.94
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 199,982

Obstetricians
and
Gynecologists
 220
 93.92
 
 
 
 
 
 

Pediatricians,
General
 180
 75.34
 50
 73.17
 54.03
 70.84
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 152,201

Psychiatrists
 210
 52.69
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 40.10
 15.75
 19.10
 71.40
 83,402

Surgeons
 400
 106.49
 80
 106.11
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 220,714

Physicians
&
Surgeons,
All
Other
 3,310
 87.34
 990
 79.56
 52.35
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 165,481

Physician
Assistants
 610
 33.48
 90
 32.11
 27.44
 34.88
 38.89
 66,781

Podiatrists
 60
 75.42
 20
 68.94
 42.78
 68.30
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 143,390

Registered
Nurses
 39,610
 28.52
 11,290
 31.00
 25.27
 29.17
 33.65
 64,483

Audiologists
 110
 31.66
 
 
 
 
 
 

Occupational
Therapists
 1,300
 34.13
 290
 36.86
 31.94
 37.06
 42.00
 76,661

Physical
Therapists
 2,150
 37.42
 610
 34.89
 27.82
 35.35
 41.76
 72,581

Radiation
Therapists
 210
 31.07
 30
 31.46
 25.15
 29.89
 36.90
 65,444

Recreational
Therapists
 420
 16.48
 110
 16.50
 14.02
 16.37
 19.01
 34,313

Respiratory
Therapists
 2,020
 22.86
 590
 23.48
 21.31
 23.82
 26.38
 48,829

Speech‐Language
Pathologists
 780
 31.37
 230
 36.05
 27.84
 33.20
 42.34
 74,991

Therapists,
All
Other
 220
 23.72
 120
 27.60
 19.00
 27.01
 35.82
 57,414

Veterinarian
 540
 38.06
 180
 35.80
 28.27
 31.77
 38.94
 74,465

Health
Diagnosing
&
Treating
Practitioners,
All
Other
 230
 44.13
 50
 24.09
 21.23
 23.73
 26.15
 50,115

Healthcare
Technical
Occupations
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Medical
&
Clinical
Laboratory
Technologists
 2,760
 21.95
 830
 20.79
 15.64
 21.35
 25.58
 43,234

Medical
&
Clinical
Laboratory
Technicians
 2,630
 14.97
 650
 14.85
 11.29
 13.50
 17.30
 30,888

Dental
Hygienists
 1,800
 28.98
 570
 26.55
 19.23
 25.61
 31.61
 55,231

Cardiovascular
Technologists
&
Technicians
 700
 18.00
 120
 23.74
 15.01
 26.30
 30.79
 49,388

Diagnostic
Medical
Sonographers
 690
 27.83
 200
 28.44
 25.12
 28.62
 31.82
 59,155

Nuclear
Medicine
Technologists
 240
 32.60
 70
 31.65
 28.14
 30.87
 34.71
 65,833

Radiologic
Technologists
&
Technicians
 3,430
 22.21
 960
 23.46
 20.18
 23.50
 27.11
 48,791

Emergency
Medical
Technicians
&
Paramedics
 3,020
 15.01
 610
 15.38
 11.32
 14.26
 19.47
 31,987

Dietetic
Technicians
 380
 10.66
 60
 9.72
 7.93
 9.21
 11.51
 20,214

Pharmacy
Technicians
 4,600
 12.68
 1,180
 13.64
 11.14
 13.15
 15.21
 28,373

Psychiatric
Technicians
 1,130
 10.77
 500
 11.31
 8.44
 10.86
 13.50
 23,515

Respiratory
Therapy
Technicians
 490
 20.58
 110
 19.98
 16.68
 20.14
 23.34
 41,557

Surgical
Technologists
 1,250
 17.45
 450
 18.82
 15.87
 19.66
 22.19
 39,151

Veterinary
Technologists
and
Technicians
 670
 10.68
 
 10.46
 8.43
 9.47
 12.67
 21,759


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Licensed
Practical
&
Licensed
Vocational
Nurses
 19,140
 17.19
 4,280
 18.18
 15.99
 18.18
 20.40
 37,805


Medical
Records
&
Health
Information
Technicians
 2,370
 12.96
 470
 14.36
 10.02
 12.75
 17.90
 29,875

Opticians,
Dispensing
 760
 14.83
 270
 15.67
 11.94
 15.43
 19.04
 32,601

Orthotists
and
Prothetists
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 24.34
 
 
 
 
 
 

Health
Technologists
&
Technicians,
All
Other
 1,160
 16.29
 360
 18.89
 13.77
 17.77
 23.41
 39,293

Occupational
Health
&
Safety
Specialists
 830
 30.32
 260
 31.76
 27.98
 32.24
 36.50
 66,067

Occupational
Health
&
Safety
Technicians
 230
 21.37
 40
 25.00
 20.85
 24.14
 28.62
 51,994

Athletic
Trainers
 260
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 30
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 44,504

Healthcare
Practitioners
&
Technical
Workers,
All

Other
 1,250
 16.31
 230
 21.60
 10.49
 18.71
 27.88
 44,926

Healthcare
Support
Occupations
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Home
Health
Aides
 11,040
 8.66
 2,590
 9.00
 7.28
 8.63
 10.02
 18,716

Nursing
Aides,
Orderlies,
&
Attendants
 24,810
 9.05
 4,650
 10.60
 8.95
 10.58
 12.22
 22,052

Psychiatric
Aides
 2,080
 9.95
 360
 10.03
 7.88
 9.14
 11.77
 20,869

Occupational
Therapist
Assistants
 200
 22.89
 60
 26.35
 22.30
 24.65
 30.60
 54,800

Occupational
Therapist
Aides
 80
 12.75
 
 
 
 
 
 

Physical
Therapist
Assistants
 840
 19.66
 260
 22.37
 16.76
 21.45
 26.04
 46,529

Physical
Therapist
Aides
 940
 10.45
 240
 11.44
 9.77
 11.24
 13.25
 23,788

Massage
Therapists
 360
 12.53
 150
 11.05
 6.85
 7.75
 14.72
 22,974

Dental
Assistants
 3,850
 13.04
 1,190
 13.96
 11.93
 14.14
 16.11
 29,035

Medical
Assistants
 4,520
 11.88
 1,400
 12.71
 10.75
 12.64
 14.56
 26,435

Medical
Equipment
Preparers
 360
 10.96
 60
 11.32
 9.32
 10.76
 12.59
 23,555

Medical
Transcriptionists
 1,270
 13.51
 420
 14.62
 12.82
 14.70
 16.79
 30,409

Pharmacy
Aides
 870
 9.63
 210
 9.62
 7.67
 9.57
 11.52
 20,008

Veterinary
Assistants
and
Laboratory
Animal

Caretakers
 1,420
 10.50
 480
 11.62
 8.48
 11.23
 14.71
 24,174

Healthcare
Support
Workers,
All
Other
 3,010
 12.14
 1,000
 14.10
 11.48
 13.68
 16.12
 29,319


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Source:
Louisiana
Workforce
Commission
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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TABLE
4

EMPLOYMENT
­
NEW
ORLEANS
REGION



 

 

 

 

 

 


Estimated
Employment
 %

OCCUPATION
 change

2009
 2008
 2007
 2006
 2005
 2005‐09

Management
Occupations
 
 
 
 
 
 

Medical
and
Health
Services
Mgrs.
 710
 1,120
 1,050
 1,640
 1,470
 ‐51.7%

Architecture
&
Engineering
Occupations
 
 
 
 
 
 

Biomedical
Engineers
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 80
 70
 30
 

Life,
Physical,
&
Social
Science
Occupations
 
 
 
 
 
 

Biochemists
and
Biophysicists
 
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 40
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 

Microbiologists
 
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 


Zoologists
and
Wildlife
Biologists
 20
 30
 
 
 
 

Biological
Scientists,
all
other
 
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 100
 120
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 

Epidemiologists
 90
 60
 120
 140
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 

Medical
Scientists,
Except
Epidemiologists
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 70
 70
 

Life
Scientists,
all
other
 
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 

Chemists
 580
 530
 370
 250
 230
 152.2%

Materials
Scientists
 
 
 
 
 
 

Environmental
Scientists
&
Specialists,
Including
Health
 150
 160
 320
 200
 210
 ‐28.6%

Survey
Researchers
 
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 
 70
 

Clinical,
Counseling,
&
School
Psychologists
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 90
 80
 300
 

Biological
Technicians
 210
 170
 140
 100
 130
 61.5%

Chemical
Technicians
 410
 520
 480
 390
 600
 ‐31.7%

Environmental
Science
&
Protection
Tech.,
Incl.
Health
 150
 210
 90
 90
 80
 87.5%

Life,
Physical,
&
Social
Science
Technicians,
All
Other
 60
 
 110
 160
 
 

Community
&
Social
Services
Occupations
 
 
 
 
 
 

Substance
Abuse
&
Behavioral
Disorder
Counselors
 360
 190
 240
 290
 360
 0.0%

Mental
Health
Counselors
 710
 540
 190
 430
 220
 222.7%

Rehabilitation
Counselors
 180
 170
 180
 190
 330
 ‐45.5%

Medical
&
Public
Health
Social
Workers
 340
 
 330
 510
 
 

Mental
Health
&
Substance
Abuse
Social
Workers
 260
 
 220
 330
 
 

Health
Educators
 140
 
 120
 80
 
 

Education,
Training,
&
Library
Occupations
 
 
 
 
 
 

Health
Specialties
Teachers,
Postsecondary
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 
 


Nursing
Instructures
&
Teachers,
Postsecondary
 230
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 
 


Healthcare
Practitioners

 
 
 
 
 
 

Chiropractors
 110
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 60
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 

Dentists,
General
 300
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 

Oral

and
Maxillofacial
Surgeons
 
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 


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Orthodontists
 
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 


Prosthodontists
 
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 

Dentists,
All
Other
Specialists
 
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 

Dietitians
&
Nutritionists
 150
 140
 150
 250
 230
 ‐34.8%

Optometrists
 90
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 40
 50
 50
 80.0%

Pharmacists
 1,130
 890
 750
 1,080
 1,340
 ‐15.7%

Anesthesiologists
 170
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 

Family
&
General
Practitioners
 260
 270
 180
 270
 100
 160.0%

Internists,
General
 70
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 40
 40
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 

Obstetricians
and
Gynecologists
 
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 

Pediatricians,
General
 50
 30
 30
 
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 

Psychiatrists
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 120
 30
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 

Surgeons
 80
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 

Physicians
&
Surgeons,
All
Other
 990
 740
 630
 640
 740
 33.8%

Physician
Assistants
 90
 60
 60
 90
 60
 50.0%

Podiatrists
 20
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 

Registered
Nurses
 11,290
 10,350
 10,340
 14,000
 14,550
 ‐22.4%

Audiologists
 
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 

Occupational
Therapists
 290
 280
 320
 250
 270
 7.4%

Physical
Therapists
 610
 570
 560
 530
 530
 15.1%

Radiation
Therapists
 30
 30
 30
 120
 120
 ‐75.0%

Recreational
Therapists
 110
 90
 80
 170
 200
 ‐45.0%

Respiratory
Therapists
 590
 480
 490
 670
 800
 ‐26.3%

Speech‐Language
Pathologists
 230
 220
 140
 110
 120
 91.7%

Veterinarians
 180
 190
 180
 240
 210
 ‐14.3%

Therapists,
All
Other
 120
 100
 60
 
 
 

Health
Diagnosing
&
Treating
Practitioners,
All
Other
 50
 80
 90
 80
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 

Healthcare
Technical
Occupations
 
 
 
 
 
 

Medical
&
Clinical
Laboratory
Technologists
 830
 1,000
 940
 1,320
 1,190
 ‐30.3%

Medical
&
Clinical
Laboratory
Technicians
 650
 580
 590
 980
 970
 ‐33.0%

Dental
Hygienists
 570
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 270
 450
 640
 ‐10.9%

Cardiovascular
Technologists
&
Technicians
 120
 150
 140
 270
 300
 ‐60.0%

Diagnostic
Medical
Sonographers
 200
 200
 160
 300
 310
 ‐35.5%

Nuclear
Medicine
Technologists
 70
 80
 80
 80
 80
 ‐12.5%

Radiologic
Technologists
&
Technicians
 960
 740
 690
 710
 770
 24.7%

Emergency
Medical
Technicians
&
Paramedics
 610
 480
 310
 560
 650
 ‐6.2%

Dietetic
Technicians
 60
 90
 80
 180
 230
 ‐73.9%

Pharmacy
Technicians
 1,180
 920
 780
 1,060
 1,100
 7.3%

Psychiatric
Technicians
 500
 380
 360
 410
 440
 13.6%

Respiratory
Therapy
Technicians
 110
 120
 160
 260
 390
 ‐71.8%

Surgical
Technologists
 450
 370
 420
 710
 710
 ‐36.6%

Veterinary
Technologists
and
Technicians
 130
 210
 250
 330
 
 


Licensed
Practical
&
Licensed
Vocational
Nurses
 4,280
 3,760
 3,680
 5,080
 4,990
 ‐14.2%


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Medical
Records
Technicians
 470
 350
 350
 570
 660
 ‐28.8%
 


Opticians,
Dispensing
 270
 340
 240
 390
 210
 28.6%

Orthotists
and
Prothetists
 
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 
 
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 

Health
Technologists
&
Technicians,
All
Other
 360
 360
 300
 320
 480
 ‐25.0%

Occupational
Health
&
Safety
Specialists
 260
 200
 150
 150
 330
 ‐21.2%

Occupational
Health
&
Safety
Technicians
 40
 60
 90
 
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 

Athletic
Trainers
 30
 30
 20
 20
 20
 50.0%

Healthcare
Practitioners
&
Technical
Workers,
All
Other
 230
 310
 310
 320
 270
 ‐14.8%

Healthcare
Support
Occupations
 
 
 
 
 
 

Home
Health
Aides
 2,590
 1,820
 1,280
 1,550
 1,770
 46.3%

Nursing
Aides,
Orderlies,
&
Attendants
 4,650
 4,840
 4,800
 7,850
 7,820
 ‐40.5%

Psychiatric
Aides
 360
 410
 450
 660
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 

Occupational
Therapist
Assistants
 60
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 40
 20
 60
 0.0%

Occupational
Therapist
Aides
 
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 

Physical
Therapist
Assistants
 260
 310
 210
 200
 180
 44.4%

Physical
Therapist
Aides
 240
 190
 270
 270
 280
 ‐14.3%

Massage
Therapists
 150
 160
 20
 
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 

Dental
Assistants
 1,190
 960
 790
 1,090
 1,260
 ‐5.6%

Medical
Assistants
 1,400
 1,380
 1,500
 2,430
 1,900
 ‐26.3%

Medical
Equipment
Preparers
 60
 50
 70
 100
 200
 ‐70.0%

Medical
Transcriptionists
 420
 320
 220
 390
 430
 ‐2.3%

Pharmacy
Aides
 210
 210
 150
 190
 70
 200.0%

Veterinary
Assistants
and
Laboratory
Animal
Caretakers
 480
 650
 530
 650
 750
 ‐36.0%

Healthcare
Support
Workers,
All
Other
 1,000
 1,080
 860
 1,630
 2,340
 ‐57.3%


 
 
 
 
 
 

TOTALS
 46,730
 41,510
 40,120
 55,240
 55,570
 ‐15.9%


 
 
 
 
 
 

Source:
Louisiana
Workforce
Commission
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 




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TABLE
5

WAGES
­
NEW
ORLEANS
REGION



 

 

 

 

 


2009
 2005

OCCUPATION
 Change

Hourly
 Annual
 Hourly
 Annual


Management
Occupations
 
 
 
 
 

Medical
and
Health
Services
Mgrs.
 39.11
 81,357
 30.48
 63,402
 28.3%

Computer
&
Mathematical
Occupations
 
 
 
 
 

Statisticians
 34.86
 72,502
 27.29
 56,762
 27.7%

Architecture
&
Engineering
Occupations
 
 
 
 
 

Biomedical
Engineers
 24.95
 51,893
 29.9
 62,179
 ‐16.6%

Life,
Physical,
&
Social
Science
Occupations
 
 
 
 
 

Biochemists
and
Biophysicists
 
 
 
 
 

Microbiologists
 
 
 
 
 


Zoologists
and
Wildlife
Biologists
 34.24
 71,226
 
 
 

Biological
Scientists,
all
other
 
 
 
 
 

Epidemiologists
 24.51
 50,981
 
 
 

Medical
Scientists,
Except
Epidemiologists
 43.74
 90,986
 39.13
 81,385
 11.8%

Life
Scientists,
all
other
 
 
 
 
 

Chemists
 32.24
 67,676
 30.84
 64,142
 4.5%

Materials
Scientists
 
 
 
 
 

Environmental
Scientists
&
Specialists,
Including

Health
 26.90
 55,953
 24.21
 50,355
 11.1%

Survey
Researchers
 
 
 
 
 

Clinical,
Counseling,
&
School
Psychologists
 27.92
 58,079
 21.43
 44,586
 30.3%

Biological
Technicians
 16.15
 33,602
 14.59
 30,334
 10.7%

Chemical
Technicians
 24.66
 51,284
 22.62
 47,049
 9.0%

Environmental
Science
&
Protection
Tech.,
Incl.

Health
 20.66
 42,970
 20.77
 43,191
 ‐0.5%

Life,
Physical,
&
Social
Science
Technicians,
All

Other
 21.98
 45,715
 21.4
 44,526
 2.7%

Community
&
Social
Services
Occupations
 
 
 
 
 

Substance
Abuse
&
Behavioral
Disorder
Counselors
 23.69
 49,282
 13.64
 28,381
 73.7%

Mental
Health
Counselors
 14.36
 29,877
 16.67
 34,692
 ‐13.9%

Rehabilitation
Counselors
 18.39
 38,249
 22.12
 46,003
 ‐16.9%

Medical
&
Public
Health
Social
Workers
 22.03
 45,817
 20.28
 42,185
 8.6%

Mental
Health
&
Substance
Abuse
Social
Workers
 21.08
 43,852
 23.46
 48,787
 ‐10.1%

Health
Educators
 25.65
 53,346
 23
 47,840
 11.5%

Education,
Training,
&
Library
Occupations
 
 
 
 
 

Health
Specialties
Teachers,
Postsecondary
 
 
 
 

Nursing
Instructures
&
Teachers,
Postsecondary
 
 
 
 

Healthcare
Practitioners

 
 
 
 
 

Chiropractors
 26.30
 54,708
 
 
 


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Dentists,
General
 67.11
 139,598
 57.52
 119,659
 16.7%


Oral

and
Maxillofacial
Surgeons
 
 
 
 
 

Orthodontists
 
 
 
 
 

Prosthodontists
 
 
 
 
 

Dentists,
All
Other
Specialists
 
 
 
 
 

Dietitians
&
Nutritionists
 24.30
 50,554
 22.87
 47,568
 6.3%

Optometrists
 70.81
 147,288
 36.57
 76,074
 93.6%

Pharmacists
 48.77
 101,447
 39.62
 82,403
 23.1%

Anesthesiologists
 110.28
 229,385
 
 
 

Family
&
General
Practitioners
 80.91
 168,286
 76.37
 158,839
 5.9%

Internists,
General
 96.15
 199,982
 95.75
 199,160
 0.4%

Obstetricians
and
Gynecologists
 
 
 
 
 

Pediatricians,
General
 73.17
 152,201
 79.86
 166,113
 ‐8.4%

Psychiatrists
 40.10
 83,402
 
 
 

Surgeons
 106.11
 220,714
 89.3
 185,744
 18.8%

Physicians
&
Surgeons,
All
Other
 79.56
 165,481
 85.62
 178,084
 ‐7.1%

Physician
Assistants
 32.11
 66,781
 35.97
 74,810
 ‐10.7%

Podiatrists
 68.94
 143,390
 
 
 

Registered
Nurses
 31.00
 64,483
 26.31
 54,710
 17.8%

Audiologists
 
 
 
 
 

Occupational
Therapists
 36.86
 76,661
 31.12
 64,717
 18.4%

Physical
Therapists
 34.89
 72,581
 31.3
 65,115
 11.5%

Radiation
Therapists
 31.46
 65,444
 25.64
 53,331
 22.7%

Recreational
Therapists
 16.50
 34,313
 16.3
 33,894
 1.2%

Respiratory
Therapists
 23.48
 48,829
 20.4
 42,436
 15.1%

Speech‐Language
Pathologists
 36.05
 74,991
 26.53
 55,178
 35.9%

Therapists,
All
Other
 27.60
 57,414
 
 
 

Veterinarian
 35.80
 74,465
 36.3
 75,494
 

Health
Diagnosing
&
Treating
Practitioners,
All

Other
 24.09
 50,115
 
 
 

Healthcare
Technical
Occupations
 
 
 
 
 

Medical
&
Clinical
Laboratory
Technologists
 20.79
 43,234
 20.88
 43,422
 ‐0.4%

Medical
&
Clinical
Laboratory
Technicians
 14.85
 30,888
 15.29
 31,806
 ‐2.9%

Dental
Hygienists
 26.55
 55,231
 20.74
 43,125
 28.0%

Cardiovascular
Technologists
&
Technicians
 23.74
 49,388
 16.27
 33,846
 45.9%

Diagnostic
Medical
Sonographers
 28.44
 59,155
 25.09
 52,172
 13.4%

Nuclear
Medicine
Technologists
 31.65
 65,833
 26.04
 54,155
 21.5%

Radiologic
Technologists
&
Technicians
 23.46
 48,791
 19.02
 39,945
 23.3%

Emergency
Medical
Technicians
&
Paramedics
 15.38
 31,987
 14.22
 29,577
 8.2%

Dietetic
Technicians
 9.72
 20,214
 8.59
 17,856
 13.2%

Pharmacy
Technicians
 13.64
 28,373
 11.22
 23,334
 21.6%

Psychiatric
Technicians
 11.31
 23,515
 10.28
 21,371
 10.0%

Respiratory
Therapy
Technicians
 19.98
 41,557
 19.13
 39,784
 4.4%


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Surgical
Technologists
 18.82
 39,151
 15.14
 31,484
 24.3%


Veterinary
Technologists
and
Technicians
 21,759
 8.62
 17,919
 

Licensed
Practical
&
Licensed
Vocational
Nurses
 18.18
 37,805
 16.01
 33,304
 13.6%

Medical
Records
&
Health
Information
Technicians
 14.36
 29,875
 11.9
 24,755
 20.7%

Opticians,
Dispensing
 15.67
 32,601
 15.71
 32,677
 ‐0.3%

Orthotists
and
Prothetists
 
 
 19.61
 40,794
 

Health
Technologists
&
Technicians,
All
Other
 18.89
 39,293
 16.04
 34,107
 17.8%

Occupational
Health
&
Safety
Specialists
 31.76
 66,067
 25.85
 53,768
 22.9%

Occupational
Health
&
Safety
Technicians
 25.00
 51,994
 
 
 

Athletic
Trainers
 ‐‐‐‐‐
 44,504
 
 34,681
 

Healthcare
Practitioners
&
Technical
Workers,
All

Other
 21.60
 44,926
 18.3
 38,067
 18.0%

Healthcare
Support
Occupations
 
 
 
 
 

Home
Health
Aides
 9.00
 18,716
 8.58
 17,845
 4.9%

Nursing
Aides,
Orderlies,
&
Attendants
 10.60
 22,052
 8.08
 16,798
 31.2%

Psychiatric
Aides
 10.03
 20,869
 
 
 

Occupational
Therapist
Assistants
 26.35
 54,800
 19.27
 40,086
 36.7%

Occupational
Therapist
Aides
 
 
 
 
 

Physical
Therapist
Assistants
 22.37
 46,529
 21.47
 44,664
 4.2%

Physical
Therapist
Aides
 11.44
 23,788
 8.58
 17,847
 33.3%

Massage
Therapists
 11.05
 22,974
 9.68
 20,124
 14.2%

Dental
Assistants
 13.96
 29,035
 10.67
 22,182
 30.8%

Medical
Assistants
 12.71
 26,435
 10.13
 21,067
 25.5%

Medical
Equipment
Preparers
 11.32
 23,555
 10.08
 20,959
 12.3%

Medical
Transcriptionists
 14.62
 30,409
 13.26
 27,594
 10.3%

Pharmacy
Aides
 9.62
 20,008
 9.09
 18,898
 5.8%

Veterinary
Assistants
and
Laboratory
Animal

Caretakers
 11.62
 24,174
 8.18
 16,999
 42.1%

Healthcare
Support
Workers,
All
Other
 14.10
 29,319
 11.01
 22,907
 28.1%






























Source:
Louisiana
Workforce
Commission
 
 
 
 
 
 




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Training
programs

There
are
a
number
of
entities
providing
education
and
training
for
occupations
in
the
health
care
and

biomedical
fields.

These
may
be
grouped
into
three
major
categories:

proprietary
schools,
community

colleges,
and
four
year
colleges
and
universities.


A
listing
of
the
institutions,
and
their
programs
of

study
in
the
areas
of
biological
and
biomedical
sciences,
health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences,

and
biomedical
engineering,
follows.


The
geographic
coverage
varies
across
the
three
groupings,
based

on
the
likelihood
that
graduates
will
relocate
or
travel
significant
distances
for
a
job
in
their
field
of

training.


All
of
the
Louisiana
colleges
and
universities
offering
health
care
or
biomedical
programs
are

included.


Community
colleges
are
limited
to
those
in
the
New
Orleans
metropolitan
area
and
adjacent

parishes.


For
the
proprietary
schools,
which
typically
offer
short
term
training
for
relatively
low
paid

positions,
only
those
within
the
metro
area
are
listed.



The
starting
point
for
this
directory
was
the
U.S.
Department
of
Education’s
National
Center
for

Education
Statistics.

Additional
sources,
utilized
for
update
and
verification,
included
the
web
sites
of:



Careers
that
Heal,
Louisiana
Community
and
Technical
College
System,
Louisiana
Board
of
Regents,

Louisiana
Workforce
Commission,
and
individual
institutions.

Phone
calls
were
made
in
some
cases

where
information
was
not
available
on‐line.





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TABLE 6
PROGRAMS
OF
STUDY

HEALTH
CARE
AND
BIOMEDICAL
SCIENCES


PROPRIETARY SCHOOLS

Cameron
College
 




Address:
 2740
Canal
St,
New
Orleans,
Louisiana
70119
 

Phone:
 (504)
821‐5881

Website:
 www.cameroncollege.com

Type:
 2‐year,
Private
for‐profit

Awards
offered:
 One
but
less
than
two
years
certificate



 Two
but
less
than
4
years
certificate



Health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences

Licensed
Practical/Vocational
Nurse
Training

Medical
Insurance
Coding
Specialist/Coder

Medical
Office
Assistant/Specialist

Nurse/Nursing
Assistant/Aide
and
Patient
Care
Assistant

Phlebotomy/Phlebotomist




Cardiovascular
Technology
Training



Address:
 
 64040
Hwy
434,
Suite
200,
Lacombe,
LA
70445

Phone:
 
 
 (985)801‐0088

Website:
 
 http://www.cardiovasculartechnologytraining.com/

Type:
 
 
 2‐year,
Private
for‐profit

Awards
offered:
 Two
but
less
than
4
years
certificate



Health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences

Cardiovascular
Technology/Technologist




Compass
Career
College



Address:
 42353
Deluxe
Plaza,
Suite
16,
Hammond,
Louisiana
70403

Phone:
 (985)
419‐2050

Website:
 www.compasscareercollege.com

Type:
 <
2‐year,
Private
for‐profit

Awards
offered:
 Less
than
one
year
certificate


 One
but
less
than
two
years
certificate



Health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences

Health
Aide

Medical
Insurance
Coding
Specialist/Coder

Medical/Clinical
Assistant

Nurse/Nursing
Assistant/Aide
and
Patient
Care
Assistant

Phlebotomy/Phlebotomist


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Crescent
City
Career
Institute




Address:
 429
Wall
Boulevard,
Gretna,
LA
70056

Phone:
 (504)391‐2271

Website:
 http://www.crescentcitycoders.com/

Type:
 2‐year,
Private
for‐profit

Awards
offered:
 One
but
less
than
two
years
certificate
 



 Two
but
less
than
4
years
certificate



Health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences

Cardiovascular
Technology/Technologist

Medical
Insurance
Coding
Specialist/Coder

Medical
Office
Assistant/Specialist

Nurse/Nursing
Assistant/Aide
and
Patient
Care
Assistant

Pharmacy
Technician/Assistant

Phlebotomy/Phlebotomist


Delta
College




Address:
 19231
N.
6th
Street,
Covington,
Louisiana
70433‐8947
 

Phone:
 (985)
892‐6651

Website:
 www.deltacollege.com

Type:
 <
2‐year,
Private
for‐profit

Awards
offered:
 Less
than
one
year
certificate



 One
but
less
than
two
years
certificate



Health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences

Health
and
Medical
Administrative
Services,
Other

Licensed
Practical/Vocational
Nurse
Training

Massage
Therapy/Therapeutic
Massage

Medical/Clinical
Assistant



Dryades
YMCA
School
of
Commerce*




Address:
 2220
Oretha
C.
Haley
Blvd,
New
Orleans,
Louisiana
70113
 

Phone:
 (504)
552‐8811


Website:
 http://www.dryadesymca.com/


Type:
 <
2‐year,
Not‐for‐profit

Awards
offered:
 Less
than
one
year
certificate




Health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences

Nurse/Nursing
Assistant/Aide
and
Patient
Care
Assistant



*This
institution
is
not‐
for‐profit,
but
includes
similar
training
to
schools
in
this
group.




Eastern
College
of
Health
Vocations



Address:
 201
Evans
Rd.
Bldg
400,
New
Orleans,
Louisiana
70123
 
 

Phone:
 (504)
736‐0654
 
 
 
 

Website:
 www.echv.com
 
 


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Type:
 <
2‐year,
Private
for‐profit
 
 
 
 

Awards
offered:
 Less
than
one
year
certificate
 
 
 
 



Health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences

Dental
Assisting/Assistant

Medical/Clinical
Assistant




Gretna
Career
College




Address:
 1415
Whitney
Ave,
Gretna,
Louisiana
70053

Phone:
 (504)
366‐5409

Website:
 gretnacareercollege.edu

Type:
 2‐year,
Private
for‐profit

Awards
offered:
 Less
than
one
year
certificate



 Associate's
degree



Health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences

Medical
Administrative/Executive
Assistant
and
Medical
Secretary

Medical
Insurance
Specialist/Medical
Biller

Medical
Office
Management/Administration

Medical/Clinical
Assistant

Nurse/Nursing
Assistant/Aide
and
Patient
Care
Assistant




Herzing
College
 




Address:
 2400
Veterans
Mem
Blvd.,
Suite
410,
Kenner,
Louisiana
70062

Phone:
 (504)
733‐0074

Website:
 www.herzing.edu

Type:
 4‐year,
Private
for‐profit

Awards
offered:
 One
but
less
than
two
years
certificate



 Associate's
degree



 
 
 

Health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences

Allied
Health
and
Medical
Assisting
Services,
Other

Dental
Assisting/Assistant

Massage
Therapy/Therapeutic
Massage



National
EMS
Academy



Address:
 114
Northpark
Ste
16,
Covington,
LA
70433



 200A
Wright
Ave,
Gretna,
LA
70056

Phone:
 866‐459‐3500

Website:
 http://www.nationalemsacademy.com/

Type:
 <
2‐year,
Private
for‐profit

Awards
offered:
 Less
than
one
year
certificate



 One
but
less
than
two
years
certificate



Health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences

Emergency
Medical
Technology/Technician
(EMT
Paramedic)




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Additional
Schools



The
Board
of
Regents
has
also
licensed
the
following
schools
in
the
New
Orleans
area,
which
appear
to
offer

medical
training:



A
&
W
Healthcare
Educators
LLC

2067
Caton
Street,
2nd
Floor,
New
Orleans,
LA
70122

(504)282‐6171



Crescent
City
Career
Institute
 

429
Wall
Boulevard,
Gretna,
LA
70056

(504)391‐2271




Healthcare
Training
Institute,
LLC
 

322
Williams
Blvd.,
Kenner,
LA
70062

504)469‐5210



Jefferson
Nursing
Knowledge
LLC

6700
Lapalco
Boulevard,
Ste.
1,
Marrero,
LA
70072

(504)328‐4008



Kenner
Health
Careers
Institute
 

2401
Veterans
Blvd,
Suite
17,
Kenner,
LA
70062

(504)712‐1552



Lenora
School
of
Phlebotomy
 

60529
Ridgewood
Drive,
Slidell,
LA
70460

(985)641‐5490



N.O.D.C.
School
for
Dental
Assisting

3909
Lapalco
Blvd,
#202,
Harvey,
LA
70058

(504)347‐6000



Nursing
Assistant
Network
Association
 

4509
Freret
St.,
New
Orleans,
LA
70115

(504)891‐8088




COMMUNITY COLLEGES

Delgado
Community
College

Address:
 615
City
Park
Ave,
New
Orleans,
Louisiana
70119
 

Phone:
 (504)
361‐6410

Website:
 www.dcc.edu

Type:
 2‐year,
Public

Awards
offered:
 One
but
less
than
two
years
certificate



 Associate's
degree




Engineering
technologies/technicians
 

Biomedical
Technology/Technician


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Health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences

Cardiovascular
Technology/Technologist

Clinical/Medical
Laboratory
Technician

Diagnostic
Medical
Sonography/Sonographer
&
Ultrasound
Technician

Dietetic
Technician
(DTR)

Emergency
Medical
Technology/Technician
(EMT
Paramedic)

Health
Information/Medical
Records
Technology/Technician

Licensed
Practical/Vocational
Nurse
Training

Massage
Therapy/Therapeutic
Massage

Medical
Insurance
Coding
Specialist/Coder

Medical
Radiologic
Technology/Science
‐
Radiation
Therapist

Nuclear
Medical
Technology/Technologist

Nursing/Registered
Nurse
(RN,
ASN,
BSN,
MSN)

Occupational
Therapist
Assistant

Ophthalmic
Technician/Technologist

Pharmacy
Technician/Assistant

Physical
Therapist
Assistant

Phlebotomy/Phlebotomist

Radiologic
Technology/Science
‐
Radiographer

Respiratory
Care
Therapy/Therapist

Surgical
Technology/Technologist

Veterinary/Animal
Health
Technology/Technician/Veterinary
Assistant


L
E
Fletcher
Technical
Community
College
 



Address:
 310
St
Charles
St,
Houma,
Louisiana
70360‐2863
 

Phone:
 
(985)
857‐3655

Website:
 www.ftcc.edu

Type:
 2‐year,
Public

Awards
offered:
 Less
than
one
year
certificate



 One
but
less
than
two
years
certificate



 Associate's
degree



 Two
but
less
than
4
years
certificate



Health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences

Emergency
Medical
Technology/Technician
(EMT
Paramedic)

Licensed
Practical/Vocational
Nurse
Training

Nurse/Nursing
Assistant/Aide
and
Patient
Care
Assistant

Nursing/Registered
Nurse
(RN,
ASN,
BSN,
MSN)

Phlebotomy/Phlebotomist


Louisiana
Technical
College­Hammond
Area
Branch
Campus



Address:
 111
Pride
Dr,
Hammond,
Louisiana
70401
 
 

Phone:
 (985)
543‐4120
x108
 

Website:
 www.region9.ltc.edu/mission

Type:
 2‐year,
Public
 

Awards
offered:
 Less
than
one
year
certificate
 



 One
but
less
than
two
years
certificate
 



 Associate's
degree
 



 Two
but
less
than
4
years
certificate




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Health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences

Emergency
Care
Attendant
(EMT
Ambulance)



Health
Aide

Licensed
Practical/Vocational
Nurse
Training

Medical
Administrative/Executive
Assistant
and
Medical
Secretary

Nurse/Nursing
Assistant/Aide
and
Patient
Care
Assistant


Louisiana
Technical
College­Jefferson
Campus




Address:
 5200
Blair
Dr.,
Metairie,
Louisiana
70001‐5605
 

Phone:
 (504)
671‐6700

Website:
 http://www.dcc.edu/campus/ltc/locations/jeff/

Type:
 2‐year,
Public

Awards
offered:
 Less
than
one
year
certificate


 Associate's
degree



Health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences

Licensed
Practical/Vocational
Nurse
Training

Nurse/Nursing
Assistant/Aide
and
Patient
Care
Assistant

Phlebotomy/Phlebotomist




Louisiana
Technical
College­Lafourche
Campus



 

Address:
 1425
Tiger
Dr,
Thibodaux,
Louisiana
70301
 
 


Phone:
 
(985)
447‐0924








 
 

Website:
 http://www.region3.ltc.edu/galliano
 

Type:
 2‐year,
Public
 
 

Awards
offered:
 Less
than
one
year
certificate
 
 



 One
but
less
than
two
years
certificate
 
 



 Associate's
degree
 
 



 Two
but
less
than
4
years
certificate



Health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences

Emergency
Medical
Technology/Technician
(EMT
Paramedic)

Health
Aide

Licensed
Practical/Vocational
Nurse
Training

Medical
Administrative/Executive
Assistant
and
Medical
Secretary

Surgical
Technology/Technologist



Louisiana
Technical
College­
River
Parishes
Campus



Address:
 181
Regala
Pk
Rd,
Reserve,
Louisiana
70084


Phone:
 (985)
536‐4418
x210

Website:
 http://www.region3.ltc.edu/reserve

Type:
 2‐year,
Public

Awards
offered:
 Less
than
one
year
certificate



 One
but
less
than
two
years
certificate



 Associate's
degree



Health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences

Health
Aide


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Licensed
Practical/Vocational
Nurse
Training

Medical/Clinical
Assistant




Louisiana
Technical
College
­Slidell
Campus



 

Address:
 56707
Behrman
Street,
Slidell,
Louisiana
 
 


Phone:
 
(985)
646‐6412
 
 

Website:
 http://www.dcc.edu/campus/ltc/locations/slidell/
 

Type:
 2‐year,
Public
 
 

Awards
offered:
 Less
than
one
year
certificate
 
 



 One
but
less
than
two
years
certificate
 
 




Health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences

Nurse/Nursing
Assistant/Aide
and
Patient
Care
Assistant

Phlebotomy/Phlebotomist




Louisiana
Technical
College­Sullivan
Campus



Address:
 1710 Sullivan Drive, Bogalusa, Louisiana 70427

Phone:
 (985)732‐6640

Website:
 http://www.region3.ltc.edu/sullivan

Type:
 2‐year,
Public
 

Awards
offered:
 Less
than
one
year
certificate
 



 One
but
less
than
two
years
certificate
 



 Associate's
degree
 



 Two
but
less
than
4
years
certificate



Health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences

Emergency
Care
Attendant
(EMT
Ambulance)

Licensed
Practical/Vocational
Nurse
Training

Medical
Administrative/Executive
Assistant
and
Medical
Secretary

Nurse/Nursing
Assistant/Aide
and
Patient
Care
Assistant


Louisiana
Technical
College­West
Jefferson
Campus



Address:
 475
Manhattan
Blvd,
Harvey,
Louisiana
70058
 

Phone:
 (504)
671‐6800

Website:
 http://www.dcc.edu/campus/ltc/locations/west‐jeff/

Type:
 2‐year,
Public

Awards
offered:
 Less
than
one
year
certificate



 One
but
less
than
two
years
certificate





 Associate's
degree



Health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences

Licensed
Practical/Vocational
Nurse
Training

Nurse/Nursing
Assistant/Aide
and
Patient
Care
Assistant

Respiratory
Therapy
Technician/Assistant



Nunez
Community
College



Address:
 3710
Paris
Rd,
Chalmette,
Louisiana
70043


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Phone:
 (504)
278‐7497

Website:
 www.nunez.edu

Type:
 2‐year,
Public

Awards
offered:
 One
but
less
than
two
years
certificate





 Associate's
degree



Health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences

Emergency
Medical
Technology/Technician
(EMT
Paramedic)

Licensed
Practical/Vocational
Nurse
Training

Medical
Insurance
Coding
Specialist/Coder

Medical
Office
Management/Administration

Nurse/Nursing
Assistant/Aide
and
Patient
Care
Assistant





COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES

Dillard
University
 

Address:
 2601
Gentilly
Blvd,
New
Orleans,
Louisiana
70122
 

Phone:
 (504)
283‐8822

Website:
 www.dillard.edu

Type:
 4‐year,
Private
not‐for‐profit

Awards
offered:
 Bachelor's
degree



Biological
and
biomedical
sciences

Biology/Biological
Sciences,
General



Health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences

Nurse/Nursing
Assistant/Aide
and
Patient
Care
Assistant

Nursing/Registered
Nurse
(RN,
ASN,
BSN,
MSN)
 

Occupational
Therapy/Therapist
 

Physical
Therapy/Therapist
 

Pre‐Medicine/Pre‐Medical
Studies
 

Public
Health
Education
and
Promotion
 

Public
Health,
General
(MPH,
DPH)
 

Public
Health,
Other
 


Grambling
State
University



Address:
 100
Founders
Street,
Grambling,
Louisiana
71245
 

Phone:
 (318)
247‐3811

Website:
 www.gram.edu

Type:
 4‐year,
Public

Awards
offered:
 One
but
less
than
two
years
certificate



 Associate's
degree



 Bachelor's
degree



 Master's
degree



 Post‐master's
certificate



 Doctor's
degree



Biological
and
biomedical
sciences

Biology/Biological
Sciences,
General




Health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences


39






Family
Practice
Nurse/Nurse
Practitioner

Nursing,
Other

Nursing/Registered
Nurse
(RN,
ASN,
BSN,
MSN)

Speech‐Language
Pathology/Pathologist




Louisiana
College



Address:
 1140
College
Dr.,
Pineville,
LA
71359

Phone:
 (318)
487‐7011

Website:
 www.lacollege.edu

Type:
 4‐year,
Private
not‐for‐profit

Awards
offered:
 Associate’s
degree



 Bachelor's
degree



 Master's
degree



Health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences
 

Athletic
Training/Trainer

Clinical
Laboratory
Science/Medical
Technology/Technologist

Music
Therapy/Therapist

Nursing/Registered
Nurse
(RN,
ASN,
BSN,
MSN)




Louisiana
State
University





Address:
 Baton
Rouge,
Louisiana
70803‐2750
 

Phone:
 (225)
578‐3202

Website:
 www.lsu.edu

Type:
 4‐year,
Public

Awards
offered:
 Bachelor's
degree



 Master's
degree



 Post‐master's
certificate



 Doctor's
degree



 First‐professional
degree



Biological
and
biomedical
sciences

Biochemistry

Biology/Biological
Sciences,
General

Entomology

Microbiology,
General

Plant
Pathology/Phytopathology

Zoology/Animal
Biology


Engineering

Agricultural/Biological
Engineering
and
Bioengineering

Biomedical/Medical
Engineering



Health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences

Audiology/Audiologist
and
Speech‐Language
Pathology/Pathologist

Dietetics/Dietitian
(RD)

Health/Medical
Physics

Veterinary
Medicine
(DVM)

Veterinary
Sciences/Veterinary
Clinical
Sci,
Gen
(Cert,MS,PhD)


40






Louisiana
State
University
at
Alexandria



Address:
 8100
Hwy
71
South,
Alexandria,
Louisiana
71302‐9121

Phone:
 (318)
445‐3672

Website:
 www.lsua.edu

Type:
 4‐year,
Public

Awards
offered:
 One
but
less
than
two
years
certificate



 Associate's
degree



 Bachelor's
degree



Biological
and
biomedical
sciences

Biology/Biological
Sciences,
General
 



 

Health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences

Clinical/Medical
Laboratory
Technician
 

Nursing/Registered
Nurse
(RN,
ASN,
BSN,
MSN)
 

Pharmacy
Technician/Assistant
 

Radiologic
Technology/Science
‐
Radiographer
 




Louisiana
State
University
–Eunice



Address:
 2048
Johnson
Hwy,
Eunice,
Louisiana
70535

Phone:














 (337)
457‐7311









Website:
 www.lsue.edu

Type:
 2‐year,
Public

Awards
offered:
 Less
than
one
year
certificate



 One
but
less
than
two
years
certificate



 Associate’
degree



Health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences

Diagnostic
Medical
Sonography/Sonographer
&
Ultrasound
Technician

Health
Information/Medical
Records
Administration/Administrator

Health
Information/Medical
Records
Technology/Technician

Nursing/Registered
Nurse
(RN,
ASN,
BSN,
MSN)

Radiologic
Technology/Science
‐
Radiographer

Respiratory
Care
Therapy/Therapist


Louisiana
State
University
Health
Sciences
Center
at
New
Orleans




Address:
 433
Bolivar
St,
New
Orleans,
Louisiana
70112‐2223
 

Phone:
 (504)
568‐4808

Website:
 www.lsuhsc.edu/

Type:
 4‐year,
Public

Awards
offered:
 Associate's
degree



 Bachelor's
degree



 Master's
degree



 Doctor's
degree



 First‐professional
degree



 First‐professional
certificate




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Biological
and
biomedical
sciences

Anatomy

Biochemistry

Biostatistics

Human/Medical
Genetics

Medical
Microbiology
and
Bacteriology

Pathology/Experimental
Pathology

Pharmacology

Physiology,
General



Health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences

Adult
Health
Nurse/Nursing

Audiology/Audiologist
and
Hearing
Sciences

Audiology/Audiologist
and
Speech‐Language
Pathology/Pathologist

Cardiovascular
Technology/Technologist

Clinical
Laboratory
Science/Medical
Technology/Technologist

Dental
Clinical
Sciences,
General
(MS,
PhD)

Dental
Hygiene/Hygienist

Dental
Laboratory
Technology/Technician

Dentistry
(DDS,
DMD)

Endodontics/Endodontology
(Cert,
MS,
PhD)

Family
Practice
Nurse/Nurse
Practitioner

Health
Services/Allied
Health/Health
Sciences,
General

Maternal/Child
Health
and
Neonatal
Nurse/Nursing

Medicine
(MD)

Nurse
Anesthetist

Nursing
Administration
(MSN,
MS,
PhD)

Nursing
Science
(MS,
PhD)

Nursing/Registered
Nurse
(RN,
ASN,
BSN,
MSN)

Occupational
Therapy/Therapist

Orthodontics/Orthodontology
(Cert,
MS,
PhD)

Pediatric
Dentistry/Pedodontics
(Cert,
MS,
PhD)

Physical
Therapy/Therapist

Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology
(Cert,
MS,
PhD)

Psychiatric/Mental
Health
Nurse/Nursing

Public
Health,
General
(MPH,
DPH)

Public
Health/Community
Nurse/Nursing

Vocational
Rehabilitation
Counseling/Counselor


Neuroscience




Louisiana
State
University
Health
Sciences
Center­Shreveport




Address:
 1501
Kings
Hwy,
Shreveport,
Louisiana
71103
 

Phone:
 (318)
675‐5408

Website:
 www.sh.lsuhsc.edu

Type:
 4‐year,
Public

Awards
offered:
 Bachelor's
degree



 Master's
degree



 Doctor's
degree



 First‐professional
degree



Biological
and
biomedical
sciences


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Anatomy

Biochemistry

Medical
Microbiology
and
Bacteriology

Pharmacology

Physiology,
General



Health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences

Audiology/Audiologist
and
Speech‐Language
Pathology/Pathologist

Cardiovascular
Technology/Technologist

Clinical
Laboratory
Science/Medical
Technology/Technologist

Health
Services/Allied
Health/Health
Sciences,
General

Medicine
(MD)

Occupational
Therapy/Therapist

Physical
Therapy/Therapist

Physician
Assistant

Public
Health,
General
(MPH,
DPH)




Louisiana
State
University­Shreveport




Address:
 One
University
Place,
Shreveport,
Louisiana
71115‐2399

Phone:
 (318)
797‐5000

Website:
 www.lsus.edu/

Type:
 4‐year,
Public

Awards
offered:
 Bachelor's
degree



 Master's
degree



 Post‐master's
certificate



Biological
and
biomedical
sciences

Biochemistry,
Biophysics
and
Molecular
Biology,
Other

Biology/Biological
Sciences,
General



Health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences

Community
Health
and
Preventive
Medicine

Health/Health
Care
Administration/Management

Public
Health,
General
(MPH,
DPH)




Louisiana
Tech
University



Address:
 305
Wisteria,
Ruston,
Louisiana
71272
 

Phone:
 
(318)
257‐2000









Website:
 www.latech.edu

Type:
 4‐year,
Public

Awards
offered:
 Associate's
degree



 Bachelor's
degree



 Postbaccalaureate
certificate



 Master's
degree



 Post‐master's
certificate



 Doctor's
degree




Biological
and
biomedical
sciences


43






Biology/Biological
Sciences,
General
 
 



Engineering

Biomedical/Medical
Engineering
 



Health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences

Audiology/Audiologist
and
Hearing
Sciences

Audiology/Audiologist
and
Speech‐Language
Pathology/Pathologist

Clinical
Laboratory
Science/Medical
Technology/Technologist

Dietetics/Dietitian
(RD)

Health
Information/Medical
Records
Administration/Administrator

Health
Information/Medical
Records
Technology/Technician

Nursing/Registered
Nurse
(RN,
ASN,
BSN,
MSN)

Speech‐Language
Pathology/Pathologist


Loyola
University
New
Orleans


Address:
 6363
Saint
Charles
Ave,
New
Orleans,
Louisiana
70118‐6143

Phone:

 (504)
865‐2011

Website:
 www.loyno.edu

Type:
 4‐year,
Private
not‐for‐profit

Awards
offered:
 Bachelor's
degree



 Postbaccalaureate
certificate



 Master's
degree



 Post‐master's
certificate



 First‐professional
degree



 Other
degree



Biological
and
biomedical
sciences

Biology/Biological
Sciences,
General



Health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences

Music
Therapy/Therapist

Nursing,
Other


McNeese
State
University




Address:

 4100
Ryan
St,
Lake
Charles,
Louisiana
70609‐2215

Phone:
 (337)
475‐5000

Website:
 www.mcneese.edu

Type:
 4‐year,
Public

Awards
offered:
 Associate's
degree



 Bachelor's
degree



 Postbaccalaureate
certificate



 Master's
degree



 Post‐master's
certificate



Biological
and
biomedical
sciences

Biology/Biological
Sciences,
General



Health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences

Clinical
Laboratory
Science/Medical
Technology/Technologist

Nursing/Registered
Nurse
(RN,
ASN,
BSN,
MSN)


44






Radiologic
Technology/Science
‐
Radiographer




Nicholls
State
University



Address:
 University
Station
La
Hwy
1,
Thibodaux,
Louisiana
70310

Phone:
 (877)
642‐4655

Website:
 www.nicholls.edu

Type:
 4‐year,
Public

Awards
offered:
 Associate's
degree



 Bachelor's
degree



 Master's
degree



 Post‐master's
certificate



Biological
and
biomedical
sciences

Biology/Biological
Sciences,
General

Marine
Biology
and
Biological
Oceanography



Health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences

Athletic
Training/Trainer

Audiology/Audiologist
and
Speech‐Language
Pathology/Pathologist

Dietetics/Dietitian
(RD)

Emergency
Medical
Technology/Technician
(EMT
Paramedic)

Health
Services/Allied
Health/Health
Sciences,
General

Nursing/Registered
Nurse
(RN,
ASN,
BSN,
MSN)

Respiratory
Care
Therapy/Therapist




Northwestern
State
University
of
Louisiana



Address:
 College
Ave,
Natchitoches,
Louisiana
71497‐0002
 

Phone:

 (318)
357‐6011
 

Website:
 www.nsula.edu/

Type:
 4‐year,
Public


Awards
offered:
 Associate's
degree
 



 Bachelor's
degree
 



 Postbaccalaureate
certificate
 



 Master's
degree
 



 Post‐master's
certificate




Biological
and
biomedical
sciences

Biology/Biological
Sciences,
General



Health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences

Clinical
Laboratory
Science/Medical
Technology/Technologist

Nursing
Administration
(MSN,
MS,
PhD)

Nursing/Registered
Nurse
(RN,
ASN,
BSN,
MSN)

Radiologic
Technology/Science
‐
Radiographer

Substance
Abuse/Addiction
Counseling

Veterinary/Animal
Health
Technology/Technician/Veterinary
Assistant




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Our
Lady
of
Holy
Cross
College



Address:
 4123
Woodland
Drive,
New
Orleans,
Louisiana
70131‐7399

Phone:
 (504)
394‐7744

Website:
 www.olhcc.edu

Type:
 4‐year,
Private
not‐for‐profit

Awards
offered:
 Associate's
degree



 Bachelor's
degree



 Postbaccalaureate
certificate



 Master's
degree



Biological
and
biomedical
sciences

Biology/Biological
Sciences,
General



Health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences

Health
Professions
and
Related
Clinical
Sciences,
Other

Marriage
and
Family
Therapy/Counseling

Nursing/Registered
Nurse
(RN,
ASN,
BSN,
MSN)




Our
Lady
of
the
Lake
College


 

Address:
 
 
7434
Perkins
Rd,
Baton
Rouge,
Louisiana
70808‐4380

General
information:









(225)
768‐1700

Website:































www.ololcollege.edu

Type:






































4‐year,
Private
not‐for‐profit

Awards
offered:


















Less
than
one
year
certificate


















































One
but
less
than
two
years
certificate


















































Associate's
degree


















































Bachelor's
degree


















































Master's
degree



Biological
and
biomedical
sciences

Biology/Biological
Sciences,
General
 


Health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences

Clinical
Laboratory
Science/Medical
Technology/Technologist

Health
Services
Administration

Health
Services/Allied
Health/Health
Sciences,
General

Licensed
Practical/Vocational
Nurse
Training

Nurse
Anesthetist

Nursing
Administration
(MSN,
MS,
PhD)

Nursing/Registered
Nurse
(RN,
ASN,
BSN,
MSN)

Physical
Therapist
Assistant

Physician
Assistant

Radiologic
Technology/Science
‐
Radiographer

Respiratory
Therapy
Technician/Assistant

Surgical
Technology/Technologist




Southeastern
Louisiana
University



Address:
 548
Western
Ave.,
Hammond,
Louisiana
70402


46






Phone:
 
(985)
549‐2000










Website:
 www.selu.edu

Type:
 4‐year,
Public

Awards
offered:
 Associate's
degree



 Bachelor's
degree



 Master's
degree



 Doctor's
degree
‐
research/scholarship



Biological
and
biomedical
sciences

Biology/Biological
Sciences,
General



Health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences

Athletic
Training/Trainer

Audiology/Audiologist
and
Speech‐Language
Pathology/Pathologist

Health
Professions
and
Related
Clinical
Sciences,
Other

Nursing/Registered
Nurse
(RN,
ASN,
BSN,
MSN)

Public
Health
Education
and
Promotion

Speech‐Language
Pathology/Pathologist




Southern
University
at
New
Orleans


Address:
 6801
Press
Drive,
New
Orleans,
Louisiana
70126
 

Phone:
 (504)
286‐5000

Website:
 www.suno.edu

Type:
 4‐year,
Public

Awards
offered:
 Associate's
degree



 Bachelor's
degree



 Postbaccalaureate
certificate



 Master's
degree



Biological
and
biomedical
sciences

Biology/Biological
Sciences,
General




Health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences

Health
Information/Medical
Records
Administration/Administrator
 

Substance
Abuse/Addiction
Counseling
 




Southern
University
and
A
&
M
College



 
 
 

Address:
 Southern
Branch
Post
Office,
Baton
Rouge,
Louisiana
70813
 
 

Phone:
 (225)
771‐4500
 
 
 

Website:
 www.subr.edu
 
 

Type:
 4‐year,
Public
 
 
 

Awards
offered:
 Associate's
degree
 
 
 



 Bachelor's
degree
 
 
 



 Master's
degree
 
 
 



 Post‐master's
certificate
 
 
 



 Doctor's
degree



Biological
and
biomedical
sciences

Biology/Biological
Sciences,
General
 


47






Environmental
Toxicology




Health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences

Audiology/Audiologist
and
Speech‐Language
Pathology/Pathologist

Family
Practice
Nurse/Nurse
Practitioner

Nursing
Science
(MS,
PhD)

Nursing,
Other

Nursing/Registered
Nurse
(RN,
ASN,
BSN,
MSN)

Psychiatric/Mental
Health
Services
Technician

Therapeutic
Recreation/Recreational
Therapy

Vocational
Rehabilitation
Counseling/Counselor




Southern
University
at
Shreveport


Address:
 3050
Martin
Luther
King
Dr,
Shreveport,
Louisiana
71107
 

Phone:
 (318)
670‐3000

Website:
 www.sush.edu

Type:
 2‐year,
Public

Awards
offered:
 One
but
less
than
two
years
certificate



 Associate's
degree



Health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences

Allied
Health
Diagnostic/Intervention/Treatment
Professions,
Other

Clinical/Medical
Laboratory
Technician

Dental
Hygiene/Hygienist

Emergency
Medical
Technology/Technician
(EMT
Paramedic)

Health
Information/Medical
Records
Technology/Technician

Nursing/Registered
Nurse
(RN,
ASN,
BSN,
MSN)

Phlebotomy/Phlebotomist

Radiologic
Technology/Science
‐
Radiographer

Renal/Dialysis
Technologist/Technician

Respiratory
Care
Therapy/Therapist

Substance
Abuse/Addiction
Counseling

Surgical
Technology/Technologist




Tulane
University
of
Louisiana



 

Address:
 6823
Saint
Charles
Ave,
New
Orleans,
Louisiana
70118‐5698

Phone:
 (504)
865‐5000
 

Website:
 www.tulane.edu

Type:
 4‐year,
Private
not‐for‐profit
 

Awards
offered:
 Associate's
degree
 



 Bachelor's
degree
 



 Postbaccalaureate
certificate
 



 Master's
degree
 



 Doctor's
degree
 



 First‐professional
degree



Engineering

Biomedical/Medical
Engineering





48






Biological
and
biomedical
sciences

Anatomy

Animal
Genetics

Animal
Physiology

Biochemistry

Biology/Biological
Sciences,
General

Biostatistics

Cell/Cellular
Biology
and
Anatomical
Sciences,
Other

Epidemiology

Immunology

Parasitology

Pharmacology



Health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences

Environmental
Health

Health
Professions
and
Related
Clinical
Sciences,
Other

Health/Health
Care
Administration/Management

Medicine
(MD)

Public
Health,
General
(MPH,
DPH)

Public
Health,
Other




University
of
Louisiana
at
Lafayette




Address:
 104
University
Circle,
Lafayette,
Louisiana
70503

Phone:
 (377)
482‐1000

Website:
 www.louisiana.edu

Type:
 4‐year,
Public

Awards
offered:
 Bachelor's
degree




 Master's
degree




 Post‐master's
certificate




 Doctor's
degree



Biological
and
biomedical
sciences

Biology/Biological
Sciences,
General

Conservation
Biology

Ecology,
Evolution,
Systematics
and
Population
Biology,
Other

Microbiology,
General



Health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences

Athletic
Training/Trainer

Audiology/Audiologist
and
Speech‐Language
Pathology/Pathologist

Communication
Disorders
Sciences
and
Services,
Other

Dental
Hygiene/Hygienist

Dietetics/Dietitian
(RD)

Health
Information/Medical
Records
Administration/Administrator

Health/Health
Care
Administration/Management

Nursing/Registered
Nurse
(RN,
ASN,
BSN,
MSN)




University
of
Louisiana
at
Monroe




Address:
 700
University
Avenue,
Monroe,
Louisiana
71209‐0000


49






Phone:
 (318)
342‐1000

Website:
 www.ulm.edu

Type:
 4‐year,
Public

Awards
offered:
 One
but
less
than
two
years
certificate



 Associate's
degree



 Bachelor's
degree



 Postbaccalaureate
certificate



 Master's
degree



 Post‐master's
certificate



 Doctor's
degree



 First‐professional
degree




Biological
and
biomedical
sciences

Biology/Biological
Sciences,
General
 
 

Toxicology



 
 ‐
 ‐

Health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences

Audiology/Audiologist
and
Speech‐Language
Pathology/Pathologist

Clinical
Laboratory
Science/Medical
Technology/Technologist

Dental
Hygiene/Hygienist

Health
Professions
and
Related
Clinical
Sciences,
Other

Marriage
and
Family
Therapy/Counseling

Nursing/Registered
Nurse
(RN,
ASN,
BSN,
MSN)

Occupational
Therapist
Assistant

Pharmaceutics
and
Drug
Design
(MS,
PhD)

Pharmacy
(PharmD
[USA],
PharmD
or
BS/BPharm
[Canada])

Radiologic
Technology/Science
‐
Radiographer

Substance
Abuse/Addiction
Counseling




University
of
New
Orleans




Address:
 2000
Lakeshore
Drive,
New
Orleans,
Louisiana
70148

Phone:
 (504)
280‐6000

Website:
 www.uno.edu

Type:
 4‐year,
Public

Awards
offered:
 Bachelor's
degree



 Postbaccalaureate
certificate



 Master's
degree



 Doctor's
degree



Biology/Biological
Sciences,
General

Conservation
Biology



Health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences

Health/Health
Care
Administration/Management


University
of
Phoenix­Louisiana
Campus



 

Address:
 One
Galleria
Blvd.
Suite
725,
Metairie,
Louisiana
70001‐2082
 

Phone:
 (888)
700‐0867
 

Website:
 www.phoenix.edu/


50






Type:
 4‐year,
Private
for‐profit
 

Awards
offered:
 Less
than
one
year
certificate
 



 Associate's
degree
 



 Bachelor's
degree
 



 Master's
degree
 



Health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences

Nursing/Registered
Nurse
(RN,
ASN,
BSN,
MSN)
 




Xavier
University
of
Louisiana




Address:
 One
Drexel
Drive,
New
Orleans,
Louisiana
70125‐1098
 
 

Phone:
 (504)
486‐7411
 

Website:
 www.xula.edu

Type:
 4‐year,
Private
not‐for‐profit
 

Awards
offered:
 Bachelor's
degree
 



 Master's
degree
 



 Post‐master's
certificate
 



 First‐professional
degree
 



Biological
and
biomedical
sciences

Biochemistry

Biology/Biological
Sciences,
General

Microbiology,
General



Health
professions
and
related
clinical
sciences

Community
Health
Services/Liaison/Counseling

Mental
Health
Counseling/Counselor

Pharmacy
(PharmD
[USA],
PharmD
or
BS/BPharm
[Canada])

Speech‐Language
Pathology/Pathologist




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Health
care
and
biotechnology
graduates


The
following
tables
(7
through
9)
itemize
the
number
of
graduates
from
each
of
the
relevant
courses,

as
reported
to
the
Integrated
Postsecondary
Education
Data
System
(IPEDS),
U.S.
Department
of

Education,
for
the
most
recent
year,
2008.

Where
available,
2007
figures
are
also
included
for

comparison.



Proprietary
schools:


TABLE
7

GRADUATES
­
PROPRIETARY
SCHOOLS





 

 2008
 

 

 2007
 



1 to <2 year

1 to <2 year
Certificate

Certificate

Certificate

Certificate
Associate

Associate
<1 year

<1 year
SCHOOL



 
 
 

 
 
 

Cameron
College
 
 
 

 
 
 


Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 
 
 8
 
 
 


Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder 
 11
 
 
 2
 

Medical Office Assistant/Specialist 
 18
 
 
 
 

Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care
Assistant 
 
 
 
 
 

Phlebotomy/Phlebotomist 11
 
 
 5
 
 


 
 
 

 
 
 

Delta
College
Inc
 
 
 

 
 
 

Dental Assisting/Assistant 13
 
 

 
 
 


Health and Medical Administrative Services,
Other 10
 
 

 17
 
 



Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 
 49
 

 
 29
 



Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage 31
 
 

 54
 
 


Medical/Clinical Assistant 29
 
 

 87
 
 


 
 
 

 
 
 

Eastern
College
of
Health
Vocations
 
 
 

 
 
 

Medical/Clinical Assistant 83
 
 

 39
 
 


 
 
 

 
 
 

Gretna
Career
College
 
 
 

 
 
 

Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and
Medical Secretary 
 

 

 1
 

 



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Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller 6
 

 

 7
 

 



Medical Office Management/Administration 
 

 

 
 

 


Medical/Clinical Assistant 65
 

 

 34
 

 


Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care
Assistant 4
 
 

 
 
 


 
 
 

 
 
 

Herzing
College
 
 
 

 
 
 

Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder 3
 
 

 4
 
 


 
 
 

 
 
 

Compass
Career
College
 
 
 

 
 
 

Health Aide 6
 

 

 7
 

 


Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder 17
 

 

 8
 

 


Medical/Clinical Assistant 59
 

 

 49
 

 


Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care
Assistant 24
 

 

 20
 

 


Phlebotomy/Phlebotomist 7
 
 

 5
 
 


 
 
 

 
 
 

Blue
Cliff
College‐Metairie
 
 
 

 
 
 

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services,
Other 
 42
 

 

 

 


Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage 64
 
 

 
 
 


 


Note: Blanks signify no graduates in a

particular category. N.D signifies data not
available. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 




























Source:
U.S.
Department
of
Education,IPEDS


Community
and
technical
colleges:


TABLE
8

GRADUATES
­
COMMUNITY
&
TECHNICAL
COLLEGES





 

 2008
 

 

 2007
 


1 to <2 year

1 to <2 year
Certificate

Certificate

Certificate

Certificate
Associate

Associate
<1 year

<1 year

SCHOOL


Delgado
 
 
 

 
 
 

Biomedical Technology/Technician 

 

 9
 

 

 


Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied
Professions, Other 

 

 

 15
 
 

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician 

 
 2
 
 
 4

Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer &
Ultrasound Technician 

 11
 
 
 12
 

Dietetic Technician (DTR) 

 
 7
 
 
 6


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Dietitian Assistant 

 

 

 1
 
 

Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT
Paramedic) 

 16
 3
 220
 3
 5

Health Information/Medical Records
Technology/Technician 

 4
 11
 
 3
 5

Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 

 40
 
 
 33
 

Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage 

 12
 
 
 10
 

Medical Radiologic Technology/Science -
Radiation Therapist 

 
 
 
 8
 

Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 

 6
 
 
 6
 

Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care
Assistant 

 
 

 446
 
 

Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) 

 

 265
 
 
 412

Occupational Therapist Assistant 

 
 4
 
 
 6

Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist 

 10
 
 
 5
 

Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 

 9
 
 
 18
 

Physical Therapist Assistant 

 
 14
 
 
 19

Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer 

 
 37
 
 
 45

Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist 

 
 14
 
 
 13

Surgical Technology/Technologist 

 17
 
 
 9
 

Veterinary/Animal Health
Technology/Technician/Veterinary Assistant 
 
 8
 
 
 6


 
 

 
 
 

Louisiana
Technical
College‐Jefferson
Campus
 
 

 
 
 

Health Aide 
 0
 

 1
 
 


Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 
 7
 

 
 23
 


Medical/Clinical Assistant 
 
 

 

 

 


Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care
Assistant 19
 
 

 

 

 


Phlebotomy/Phlebotomist 8
 
 

 
 
 


 
 
 

 
 
 

Louisiana
Technical
College‐River
Parishes
Campus
 

 
 
 

Health Aide 13
 4
 

 
 11
 


Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 
 52
 

 
 49
 


Medical/Clinical Assistant 
 4
 

 
 7
 


 
 

 
 
 

Louisiana
Technical
College‐West
Jefferson
Campus
 

 
 
 

Health Aide 
 5
 

 

 

 


Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 
 
 

 

 

 


Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care
Assistant 38
 
 

 

 

 


Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant 
 
 

 
 
 


 
 
 

 
 
 

Nunez
Community
College
 
 
 

 
 
 


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Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT
Paramedic)
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
Medical Office Management/Administration
Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care
Assistant
Fletcher
Technical
Community
College

Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT
Paramedic)
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care
Assistant
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
Phlebotomy/Phlebotomist
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer
Louisiana
Technical
College‐Hammond
Area
Branch
Campus
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)
Health Aide
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and
Medical Secretary
Louisiana
Technical
College‐Lafourche
Campus

Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT
Paramedic)
Health Aide
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and
Medical Secretary
Surgical Technology/Technologist
Louisiana
Technical
College‐Sullivan
Campus

Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT
Paramedic)
Health Aide
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and
Medical Secretary
Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care
Assistant
25
 10
 2
 46
 4
 


 26
 
 
 12
 


 8
 
 
 5
 


 
 6
 
 
 4

55
 
 
 22
 
 


 
 

 
 
 

21
 
 

 

 
n.d.
 



 15
 

 

 
n.d.
 



 
 
 

 
n.d.
 


44
 
 
 

 
n.d.
 



 
 
 

 
n.d.
 


7
 
 
 

 
n.d.
 



 
 

 
 
 


 
 
 

6
 
 

 

 
n.d.
 


1
 12
 

 

 
n.d.
 


5
 31
 

 

 
n.d.
 



 11
 

 
 
 


 

 
 
 

1
 
 
 

 
n.d.
 


41
 
 
 

 
n.d.
 



 19
 
 

 
n.d.
 



 
 
 

 
n.d.
 



 
 18
 
 
 


 

 
 
 

13
 
 

 

 
n.d.
 


3
 
 

 

 
n.d.
 


73
 40
 

 

 
n.d.
 



 9
 

 

 
n.d.
 


179
 
 

 
 
n.d.
 


55

 



 


Note: Blanks signify no graduates in a

particular category. N.D signifies data not
available. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 




























Source:
U.S.
Department
of
Education,IPEDS


Colleges
and
Universities:




TABLE
9

GRADUATES
­
COLLEGES
&
UNIVERSITIES





 2008
 2007


Professional


Professional

Associate


Associate

Bachelor


Bachelor

Master


Master

Doctor


Doctor

First‐

First‐
SCHOOL



 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Dillard
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Biology/Biological Sciences, General 

 29
 

 

 

 

 18
 

 

 


Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN,
MSN) 

 12
 

 

 

 

 13
 

 

 


Occupational Therapy/Therapist 

 
 

 

 

 

 2
 

 

 


Physical Therapy/Therapist 

 
 

 

 

 

 7
 

 

 


Public Health Education and Promotion 

 
 

 

 

 

 5
 

 

 


Public Health, General (MPH, DPH) 
 11
 
 
 

 
 3
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Grambling
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Biology/Biological Sciences, General 

 33
 
 

 

 

 29
 

 

 


Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner 

 
 12
 
 

 

 
 10
 

 


Nursing, Other 

 
 1
 
 

 

 
 5
 

 


Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN,
MSN) 

 64
 
 
 

 

 61
 
 

 


Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 
 2
 
 
 

 
 2
 
 
 


 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Louisiana
College
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Athletic Training/Trainer 

 5
 

 

 

 

 

 
n.d.
 

 


Music Therapy/Therapist 

 2
 

 

 

 

 

 
n.d.
 

 


Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN,
MSN) 
 28
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Louisiana
State
University
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Biochemistry 

 36
 
 4
 

 

 33
 
 4
 


Biology/Biological Sciences, General 

 333
 4
 7
 

 

 411
 5
 5
 


Botany/Plant Biology 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 2
 


Entomology 

 
 4
 5
 

 

 
 3
 
 

Microbiology, General 

 13
 
 
 

 

 4
 
 1
 


Plant Pathology/Phytopathology 

 
 4
 2
 

 

 
 2
 
 



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Zoology/Animal Biology
Agricultural/Biological Engineering and
Bioengineering
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-
Language Pathology/Pathologist
Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)
Health/Medical Physics
Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sci,
Gen (Cert,MS,PhD)
LSU
Alexandria

Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN,
MSN)
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant
Radiologic Technology/Science -
Radiographer
LSU‐Eunice

Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN,
MSN)
Radiologic Technology/Science -
Radiographer
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
LSU
Shreveport

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular
Biology, Other
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Community Health and Preventive Medicine
Health/Health Care
Administration/Management
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Music Therapy/Therapist
Nursing, Other
LSU
Health
Sciences
Center
‐
New
Orleans

Anatomy
Biochemistry
Biostatistics
Human/Medical Genetics
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
Pharmacology
Physiology, General
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing
Sciences
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-
Language Pathology/Pathologist


 
 
 2
 

 

 
 
 2
 




 
 7
 

 

 

 
 4
 

 




 29
 
 

 

 

 30
 
 

 




 67
 21
 2
 

 

 53
 16
 2
 



 41
 
 
 

 

 47
 
 
 



 
 4
 
 

 

 
 5
 
 



 
 
 

 83
 

 
 
 
 82


 
 4
 6
 

 
 
 5
 5
 


 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 



 7
 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 


9
 

 

 

 

 4
 

 

 

 


96
 

 

 

 

 100
 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 ‐
 

 

 

 


12
 
 
 
 

 12
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

52
 

 

 

 

 

 
n.d.
 

 

 


19
 

 

 

 

 

 
n.d.
 

 

 


13
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 



 14
 

 

 

 

 6
 
 

 




 39
 

 

 

 

 33
 
 

 




 7
 
 

 

 

 5
 
 

 




 
 7
 

 

 

 
 6
 

 




 17
 

 

 

 

 30
 

 

 




 1
 1
 

 

 

 1
 2
 
 


 45
 79
 
 

 1
 25
 67
 
 


 

 
 
 
 
 



 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 2
 




 
 1
 1
 

 

 

 
 2
 




 
 
 0
 

 

 

 6
 
 




 
 
 6
 

 

 

 1
 2
 




 
 
 1
 

 

 

 4
 
 




 
 
 3
 

 

 

 1
 1
 




 
 1
 0
 

 

 

 1
 2
 


‐
 
 1
 
 
 
 
 2
 
 



 
 
 7
 

 
 
 
 
 



 
 11
 
 

 
 
 14
 
 


57


Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical
Technology/Technologist
Dental Clinical Sciences, General (MS,
PhD)
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician
Dentistry (DDS, DMD)
Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
Health Services/Allied Health/Health
Sciences, General
Medicine (MD)
Nurse Anesthetist
Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)
Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN,
MSN)
Occupational Therapy/Therapist
Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist
Physical Therapy/Therapist
Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology (Cert, MS,
PhD)
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing
Vocational Rehabilitation
Counseling/Counselor
LSU
Health
Sciences
Center
‐
Shreveport

Anatomy
Biochemistry
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
Pharmacology
Physiology, General
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-
Language Pathology/Pathologist
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical
Technology/Technologist
Health Services/Allied Health/Health
Sciences, General
Medicine (MD)
Occupational Therapy/Therapist
Physical Therapy/Therapist
Physician Assistant
Louisiana
Tech
University

Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing
Sciences
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-
Language Pathology/Pathologist

 7
 
 
 

 
 10
 
 
 



 22
 
 
 

 
 22
 
 
 



 
 
 
 
 
 
 2
 
 



 41
 
 
 

 
 36
 
 
 

5
 7
 
 
 

 7
 1
 
 
 



 
 
 
 58
 

 
 
 
 


 
 3
 
 
 
 
 2
 
 


 
 2
 
 
 
 
 2
 
 


 
 
 
 155
 

 
 
 
 


 
 43
 
 

 
 
 42
 
 



 
 4
 
 

 
 
 0
 
 



 
 
 9
 

 
 
 
 4
 



 162
 
 
 
 
 175
 
 
 



 
 22
 
 
 
 
 33
 
 



 
 

 

 

 
 3
 
 
 



 
 39
 
 

 
 
 34
 
 



 
 
 
 

 
 
 

 

 



 
 20
 
 

 
 
 12
 
 



 
 11
 
 

 
 
 13
 
 



 5
 12
 
 

 
 12
 9
 
 


 

 
 
 
 
 



 
 
 3
 

 

 
 2
 2
 




 
 2
 2
 

 

 
 2
 5
 




 
 3
 5
 

 

 
 
 2
 




 
 1
 2
 

 

 
 
 
 




 
 1
 1
 

 

 
 2
 1
 




 
 10
 
 

 

 
 3
 
 



 8
 
 
 

 

 9
 
 
 



 15
 
 
 

 

 11
 
 
 



 
 1
 
 

 

 
 3
 
 



 
 
 
 97
 

 
 
 
 94



 
 15
 
 

 

 
 9
 
 



 
 31
 
 

 

 
 24
 
 


 35
 
 
 

 
 29
 
 
 


 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 



 78
 

 

 

 

 

 
n.d.
 

 




 24
 

 

 

 

 

 
n.d.
 

 




 
 
 3
 

 

 

 
n.d.
 

 




 29
 
 
 

 

 

 
n.d.
 

 


58

 


Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical

Technology/Technologist 

 13
 
 
 

 

 

 
n.d.
 

 


Dietetics/Dietitian (RD) 

 14
 9
 
 
 

 

 
n.d.
 

 


Health Information/Medical Records
Administration/Administrator 

 12
 4
 
 
 

 

 
n.d.
 

 


Health Information/Medical Records
Technology/Technician 

 
 
 
 
 

 

 
n.d.
 

 


Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN,
MSN) 

 
 
 
 
 

 

 
n.d.
 

 


Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 
 
 14
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

McNeese
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Biology/Biological Sciences, General 

 22
 

 

 

 

 21
 

 

 


Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical
Technology/Technologist 
 11
 
 

 

 

 15
 
 

 


Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN,
MSN) 29
 128
 22
 

 

 30
 121
 12
 

 


Radiologic Technology/Science -
Radiographer 
 17
 
 
 

 
 20
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Nicholls
State
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Biology/Biological Sciences, General 

 38
 
 

 

 

 31
 
 

 


Marine Biology and Biological
Oceanography 

 
 5
 

 

 

 
 5
 

 


Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-
Language Pathology/Pathologist 
 10
 

 

 

 
 16
 

 

 


Dietetics/Dietitian (RD) 
 13
 

 

 

 
 11
 

 

 


Emergency Medical Technology/Technician
(EMT Paramedic) 5
 
 

 

 

 7
 
 

 

 


Health Services/Allied Health/Health
Sciences, General 
 35
 

 

 

 
 34
 

 

 


Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN,
MSN) 5
 72
 

 

 

 8
 83
 

 

 


Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist 23
 
 
 
 

 20
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Northwestern
Louisiana
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Biology/Biological Sciences, General 

 54
 

 

 

 

 58
 

 

 


Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical
Technology/Technologist 
 3
 
 

 

 
 1
 
 

 


Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD) 
 
 39
 

 

 
 
 28
 

 


Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN,
MSN) 76
 205
 
 

 

 170
 172
 
 

 


Radiologic Technology/Science -
Radiographer ‐
 29
 
 

 

 
 31
 
 

 


Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling ‐
 3
 
 

 

 
 1
 
 

 



Veterinary/Animal Health
Technology/Technician/Veterinary Assistant 7
 
 
 
 

 13
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Our
Lady
of
Holy
Cross
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Biology/Biological Sciences, General 

 12
 

 

 

 

 12
 

 

 


Health Professions and Related Clinical
Sciences, Other 

 21
 

 

 

 

 14
 

 

 


Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN,
MSN) 
 35
 
 
 

 
 42
 
 
 


 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 


59




Our
Lady
of
the
Lake

Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical
Technology/Technologist
Health Services Administration
Health Services/Allied Health/Health
Sciences, General
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse
Training
Nurse Anesthetist
Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN,
MSN)
Physical Therapist Assistant
Physician Assistant
Radiologic Technology/Science -
Radiographer
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant
Surgical Technology/Technologist
Southeastern
University

Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Athletic Training/Trainer
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-
Language Pathology/Pathologist
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN,
MSN)
Public Health Education and Promotion
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
Southern
University
‐
New
Orleans

Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
Southern
University
‐
Baton
Rouge

Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Environmental Toxicology
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-
Language Pathology/Pathologist
Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN,
MSN)
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services
Technician
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational
Therapy
Vocational Rehabilitation
Counseling/Counselor
Southern
University
‐Shreveport

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 



 9
 

 

 

 

 5
 

 

 


2
 11
 
 

 

 

 10
 
 
 



 18
 
 

 

 5
 19
 
 
 



 7
 
 

 

 
 4
 
 
 


44
 
 
 

 

 59
 
 
 
 



 
 29
 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 
 3
 

 

 
 
 3
 

 


190
 34
 
 

 

 164
 42
 
 
 


23
 
 
 

 

 23
 
 
 
 



 
 19
 

 

 
 7
 
 
 


18
 
 
 

 

 18
 
 
 
 


8
 
 
 

 

 14
 
 
 
 


12
 
 
 
 

 10
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 



 55
 13
 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 6
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 18
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 154
 10
 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 15
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 
 12
 
 

 
 
 
 
 


 
 

 
 
 
 
 



 11
 

 

 

 

 18
 

 

 



 4
 
 
 

 10
 3
 
 
 


 
 

 
 
 
 
 



 43
 3
 
 

 

 26
 5
 

 




 
 
 2
 

 

 
 
 

 




 11
 
 
 

 

 13
 0
 
 




 
 11
 
 

 

 
 11
 
 




 
 
 2
 

 

 
 
 
 




 125
 
 
 

 

 56
 
 
 




 
 18
 
 

 

 
 18
 
 



 37
 14
 
 

 

 29
 4
 
 


 16
 22
 
 

 
 27
 15
 
 


 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

n.d.
9
 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 


60


Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
Health Information/Medical Records
Technology/Technician
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN,
MSN)
Radiologic Technology/Science -
Radiographer
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
Surgical Technology/Technologist
Tulane
University

Anatomy
Animal Genetics
Animal Physiology
Biochemistry
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Biostatistics
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical
Sciences, Other
Epidemiology
Immunology
Parasitology
Pharmacology
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Environmental Health
Health Professions and Related Clinical
Sciences, Other
Health/Health Care
Administration/Management
Medicine (MD)
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)
Public Health, Other
Neuroscience
Nutrition Sciences
University
of
Louisiana
‐
Lafayette
 

Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Conservation Biology
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and
Population Biology, Other
Microbiology, General
Athletic Training/Trainer
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-
Language Pathology/Pathologist
Communication Disorders Sciences and
Services, Other
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)
10
 

 

 

 

 

 
n.d.
 

 

 


8
 

 

 

 

 

 
n.d.
 

 

 


43
 

 

 

 

 

 
n.d.
 

 

 


22
 

 

 

 

 

 
n.d.
 

 

 


15
 

 

 

 

 

 
n.d.
 

 

 


12
 

 

 

 

 

 
n.d.
 

 

 


14
 

 

 

 

 
 
n.d.
 

 
 


 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 



 
 
 3
 

 

 
 
 2
 




 
 14
 1
 

 

 
 20
 
 



 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 2
 




 3
 1
 4
 

 

 6
 
 4
 




 20
 3
 4
 

 

 32
 4
 
 



 
 
 4
 

 

 
 5
 2
 




 62
 36
 17
 

 

 75
 46
 7
 




 
 29
 3
 

 

 
 26
 6
 




 
 2
 2
 

 

 
 1
 4
 




 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 2
 




 
 31
 2
 

 

 
 28
 
 



 36
 4
 2
 

 

 50
 15
 3
 




 4
 35
 2
 

 

 
 40
 4
 



 3
 12
 1
 

 

 
 22
 
 



 
 51
 5
 

 

 
 49
 10
 



 
 
 

 156
 

 
 
 
 144



 
 62
 2
 

 

 
 70
 3
 



 
 71
 10
 

 

 
 79
 7
 



 63
 22
 4
 

 

 66
 21
 5
 


 
 3
 
 

 
 
 3
 
 


 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 



 52
 8
 
 

 

 60
 3
 
 




 2
 
 
 

 

 4
 
 
 




 
 
 8
 

 

 
 
 4
 




 7
 
 
 

 

 1
 
 
 




 3
 
 
 

 

 15
 
 
 




 24
 17
 
 

 

 29
 20
 
 




 
 
 4
 

 

 
 
 5
 




 6
 
 
 

 

 6
 
 
 




 9
 
 
 

 

 15
 
 
 


61

 


Health Information/Medical Records

Administration/Administrator 

 22
 
 
 

 

 16
 
 
 


Health/Health Care
Administration/Management 

 
 7
 
 

 

 
 10
 
 


Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN,
MSN) 
 124
 15
 
 

 
 151
 20
 
 



 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

University
of
Louisiana
‐Monroe
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Biology/Biological Sciences, General 

 25
 6
 

 

 

 20
 10
 

 


Toxicology 

 11
 

 

 

 

 11
 
 

 


Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-
Language Pathology/Pathologist 

 17
 22
 

 

 

 14
 13
 
 

Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical
Technology/Technologist 

 19
 
 
 

 

 14
 
 
 


Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 

 24
 
 
 

 

 25
 
 
 


Health Professions and Related Clinical
Sciences, Other 

 0
 
 

 

 

 0
 
 
 



Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 

 
 7
 3
 

 

 
 13
 5
 



Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN,
MSN) 

 72
 
 

 

 

 65
 
 
 



Occupational Therapist Assistant 30
 
 
 

 

 24
 
 
 
 



Occupational Therapy/Therapist 

 

 

 

 

 

 30
 
 
 


Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD) 

 
 
 9
 

 

 
 2
 10
 


Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or
BS/BPharm [Canada]) 

 
 
 

 107
 

 
 
 
 122

Radiologic Technology/Science -
Radiographer 

 39
 
 

 

 

 37
 
 
 



Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 
 
 2
 
 

 
 
 3
 
 



 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

University
of
New
Orleans
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Biology/Biological Sciences, General 

 75
 6
 

 

 

 70
 6
 

 


Health/Health Care
Administration/Management 

 
 27
 

 

 

 

 26
 

 


Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN,
MSN) 
 7
 
 
 

 
 8
 
 
 



 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Xavier
University
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Biochemistry 

 2
 

 

 

 

 5
 

 

 


Biology/Biological Sciences, General 

 131
 

 

 

 

 140
 

 

 


Microbiology, General 

 4
 

 

 

 

 1
 

 

 


Community Health
Services/Liaison/Counseling 

 
 8
 

 

 

 
 3
 
 



Mental Health Counseling/Counselor 

 
 2
 

 

 

 
 4
 
 



Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or
BS/BPharm [Canada]) 

 
 
 

 152
 

 
 
 

 122


Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 
 7
 
 
 

 
 8
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Note: Blanks signify no graduates in a
particular category. N.D signifies data not
available. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


62



 



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Source:
U.S.
Department
of
Education,IPEDS


63






Occupational
Projections

The
Louisiana
Workforce
Commission,
in
conjunction
with
the
U.S.
Bureau
of
Labor
Statistics
(BLS),

develops
occupational
projections
on
a
bi‐annual
basis.


The
data
cover
a
ten‐year
period,
with
the

current
projections
for
the
base
year
2006
projected
to
2016.


The
projections
utilize
a
two
step

process.

First,
industry
employment
projections
are
developed
for
the
state
and
the
eight
regional
labor

market
areas.
Knowing
which
industries
are
likely
to
expand
in
the
future
gives
an
idea
of
which

occupations
may
grow.
The
next
step
is
to
translate
the
industry
employment
projections
into

occupational
employment
projections
by
using
data
collected
by
the
Occupational
Employment

Statistics
(OES)
wage
survey
program
under
the
guidelines
of
the
BLS.
Both
of
these
data
sets
are

imported
into
the
Micro
Matrix
System,
a
software
program
used
in
producing
the
occupational

projections.
Additional
data
sets
used
to
supplement
the
survey
data
include
national
replacement
rates

(a
rate
used
to
estimate
the
number
of
workers
either
retiring
or
terminating
employment
in
that

occupation),
change
factors
(factors
that
account
for
the
change
in
the
occupational
mix
of
an
industry),

and
estimates
of
self‐employed
and
state‐specific
federal
employment.



In
early
summer
of
2009,
Loren
C.
Scott
&
Associates,
Inc.
revised
the
industry
employment
component

of
the
forecasts
to
better
reflect
current
economic
realities.

This
was
especially
important
for
the
labor

market
area
roughly
corresponding
to
the
greater
New
Orleans
region,
where
the
after
effects
of
the

hurricanes
led
to
disruptions
in
the
model.

This
was
accomplished
by:
examining
the
historical
trends
by

sector
for
accuracy
in
the
model;
soliciting
input
from
key
players
to
ascertain
trends
not
factored
into

the
model;
and
incorporating
data
on
facility
openings
and
closures.

The
sub‐sectors
of
ambulatory

health
services,
hospitals,
nursing
and
residential
care
facilities,
education,
and
social
services
were

adjusted
accordingly.




Table
11
presents
the
annual
demand
‐
the
sum
of
occupational
growth
and
replacement
needs
‐
for

health
care
and
biomedical
occupations
at
both
the
state
and
regional
levels.


Growth
for
an
occupation

is
directly
related
to
industry
growth.
If
an
industry
is
projected
to
grow,
occupations
concentrated
in

that
industry
will
grow.
Conversely,
if
an
occupation
is
projected
to
decline,
it
can
be
attributed
to
the

decline
of
the
industry
in
which
it
is
concentrated.
Changes
in
technology
or
business
practices
can

reduce
the
demand
for
an
occupation
within
an
industry.

Replacement
demand
results
from
workers

who
leave
their
jobs
to
enter
other
occupations,
retire,
or
leave
the
workforce
for
other
reasons.

Even

occupations
that
are
projected
to
decline
can
provide
job
openings
due
to
replacement
demand.



It
is
also
important
to
note
that
the
forecasts
are
long
term
projections.

A
distinction
must
be
made

between
short‐term
expectations
(or
even
results)
and
long‐term
projections.
The
projections
are

annualized
over
a
period
of
years
to
reflect
an
average
number
of
openings.
In
the
short‐term,
however,

the
openings
may
be
considerably
higher
or
lower
from
year
to
year
depending
on
economic
conditions,

workforce
demographics,
etc.
Over
time,
however,
these
fluctuations
are
likely
to
average
out
to
come

fairly
close
to
the
long‐term
projections.





64






For
purposes
of
the
forecasts,
Regional
Labor
Market
1,
labeled
as
“Metro”
below,
includes
the
parishes

of
Jefferson,
Orleans,
Plaquemines,
St.
Bernard,
St.
Charles,
St.
James,
St.
John,
and
St.
Tammany.


For

the
listed
occupations,
a
yearly
total
of
8,660
job
openings
at
the
state
level
and
2,380
job
openings
at

the
metro
level
are
predicted
through
2016.


TABLE

11



OCCUPATIONAL
FORECASTS


STATE METRO

Annual
Total
Openings


Annual
Total
Openings

Annual
Replacement


Annual
Replacement

Annual
New
Growth


Annual
New
Growth

10
Year
Growth


10
Year
Growth

2016
Projected


2016
Projected

2006
Estimate


2006
Estimate

Occupational
Title


Medical
and
Health

Services
Managers
 4,220
 5,190
 970
 100
 80
 180
 1,030
 1,420
 390
 40
 20
 60

Biomedical
Engineers
 150
 210
 60
 10
 0
 10
 80
 100
 30
 0
 0
 10

Biochemists
and

Biophysicists
 260
 300
 50
 10
 10
 10
 100
 140
 50
 10
 0
 10

Microbiologists
 70
 80
 10
 0
 0
 0
 

 

 

 

 

 


Zoologists
and
Wildlife

Biologists
 140
 140
 0
 0
 0
 0
 

 

 

 

 

 


Biological
Scientists,
All

Other
 320
 310
 0
 0
 10
 10
 

 

 

 

 

 


Epidemiologists
 220
 260
 40
 0
 10
 10
 100
 140
 40
 

 0
 10

Medical
Scientists,
Except

Epidemiologists
 50
 70
 10
 0
 0
 0
 20
 40
 10
 

 0
 0

Life
Scientists,
All
Other
 80
 100
 20
 0
 0
 10
 

 

 

 

 

 


Chemists
 890
 1,030
 140
 10
 20
 40
 340
 440
 100
 

 10
 20

Environmental
Scientists

and
Specialists,
Including

Health
 1,370
 1,580
 210
 20
 40
 60
 270
 310
 40
 0
 10
 10

Clinical,
Counseling,
and

School
Psychologists
 400
 500
 100
 10
 10
 20
 130
 180
 50
 0
 0
 10

Biological
Technicians
 470
 510
 40
 0
 20
 20
 130
 180
 50
 10
 10
 10

Chemical
Technicians
 1,810
 2,090
 280
 30
 60
 90
 440
 550
 110
 0
 20
 30

Environmental
Science

and
Protection

Technicians,
Including

Health
 500
 610
 100
 10
 20
 30
 90
 100
 10
 10
 0
 0

Life,
Physical,
and
Social

Science
Technicians,
All

Other
 480
 520
 50
 10
 20
 20
 100
 100
 10
 10
 0
 10

Substance
Abuse
and

Behavioral
Disorder

Counselors
 790
 1,110
 310
 30
 20
 50
 240
 400
 150
 10
 10
 20

Mental
Health
Counselors
 810
 1,170
 360
 40
 20
 50
 200
 330
 130
 0
 0
 20

Rehabilitation
Counselors
 950
 1,260
 320
 30
 20
 50
 190
 270
 90
 0
 0
 10


65






Medical
and
Public

Health
Social
Workers
 1,190
 1,630
 440
 40
 30
 70
 320
 460
 150
 20
 10
 20

Mental
Health
and

Substance
Abuse
Social

Workers
 850
 1,140
 290
 30
 20
 50
 210
 290
 80
 10
 10
 10

Health
Educators
 370
 550
 180
 20
 0
 20
 110
 160
 50
 10
 0
 10

Health
Specialties

Teachers,
Postsecondary
 1,310
 1,750
 440
 40
 20
 70
 160
 210
 60
 20
 0
 10

Nursing
Instructors
and

Teachers,
Postsecondary
 180
 240
 60
 10
 0
 10
 

 

 

 

 

 


Chiropractors
 520
 660
 130
 10
 10
 20
 

 

 

 

 

 


Dentists,
General
 1,730
 2,070
 340
 30
 30
 70
 

 

 

 

 

 


Orthodontists
 250
 300
 50
 10
 10
 10
 

 

 

 

 

 


Dietitians
and

Nutritionists
 910
 1,080
 170
 20
 20
 40
 

 

 

 

 

 


Optometrists
 240
 290
 50
 10
 0
 10
 50
 60
 10
 10
 0
 0

Pharmacists
 3,690
 4,750
 1,060
 110
 60
 170
 680
 1,000
 330
 10
 10
 50

Anesthesiologists
 730
 970
 240
 20
 10
 40
 

 

 

 

 

 


Family
and
General

Practitioners
 1,060
 1,300
 240
 20
 20
 40
 200
 260
 60
 10
 0
 10

Internists,
General
 250
 300
 60
 10
 0
 10
 50
 70
 20
 0
 0
 0

Obstetricians
and

Gynecologists
 440
 580
 150
 20
 10
 20
 

 

 

 

 

 


Pediatricians,
General
 290
 360
 70
 10
 10
 10
 

 

 

 

 

 


Psychiatrists
 170
 210
 40
 0
 0
 10
 140
 180
 50
 30
 0
 10

Surgeons
 360
 430
 80
 10
 10
 10
 

 

 

 

 

 


Physicians
and
Surgeons,

All
Other
 2,800
 3,500
 710
 70
 50
 120
 700
 940
 240
 10
 10
 40

Physician
Assistants
 520
 720
 200
 20
 10
 30
 60
 90
 30
 0
 0
 0

Podiatrists
 70
 90
 10
 0
 0
 0
 

 

 

 

 

 


Registered
Nurses
 38740
 52250
 13510
 1,350
 640
 1,990
 9,480
 14140
 4,650
 10
 160
 620

Occupational
Therapists
 1,400
 1,930
 530
 50
 20
 70
 320
 480
 160
 20
 10
 20

Physical
Therapists
 2,400
 3,370
 970
 100
 30
 130
 580
 870
 290
 0
 10
 40

Radiation
Therapists
 180
 240
 70
 10
 0
 10
 30
 40
 10
 470
 0
 0

Recreational
Therapists
 510
 560
 50
 10
 10
 10
 70
 80
 10
 20
 0
 0

Respiratory
Therapists
 1,920
 2,590
 660
 70
 30
 90
 450
 680
 230
 30
 10
 30

Speech‐Language

Pathologists
 880
 1,100
 210
 20
 20
 40
 140
 190
 50
 0
 0
 10

Therapists,
All
Other
 430
 500
 70
 10
 10
 10
 

 

 

 

 

 


Veterinarians
 720
 1,010
 290
 30
 10
 40
 210
 300
 90
 0
 0
 10

Health
Diagnosing
and

Treating
Practitioners,
All

Other
 630
 810
 180
 20
 10
 30
 90
 120
 30
 20
 0
 10

Medical
and
Clinical

Laboratory
Technologists
 3,250
 3,890
 630
 60
 50
 110
 850
 1,120
 270
 10
 10
 40

Medical
and
Clinical

Laboratory
Technicians
 2,400
 3,000
 610
 60
 40
 100
 540
 740
 200
 10
 10
 30

Dental
Hygienists
 1,390
 1,980
 590
 60
 30
 90
 280
 400
 130
 0
 10
 20

Cardiovascular

Technologists
and

Technicians
 660
 910
 260
 30
 10
 40
 120
 190
 60
 30
 0
 10

Diagnostic
Medical

Sonographers
 700
 930
 230
 20
 10
 30
 150
 210
 60
 20
 0
 10


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Nuclear
Medicine

Technologists
 310
 400
 80
 10
 0
 10
 70
 100
 30
 10
 0
 0

Radiologic
Technologists

and
Technicians
 2,930
 3,680
 750
 80
 40
 120
 650
 890
 250
 10
 10
 30

Emergency
Medical

Technicians
and

Paramedics
 2,640
 3,540
 900
 90
 30
 120
 270
 380
 100
 10
 0
 10

Dietetic
Technicians
 510
 630
 120
 10
 20
 30
 80
 120
 40
 0
 0
 10

Pharmacy
Technicians
 3,740
 5,260
 1,520
 150
 110
 270
 700
 1,150
 450
 30
 20
 70

Psychiatric
Technicians
 1,140
 1,320
 180
 20
 40
 50
 330
 420
 100
 10
 10
 20

Respiratory
Therapy

Technicians
 570
 630
 70
 10
 20
 20
 150
 180
 40
 0
 10
 10

Surgical
Technologists
 1,180
 1,610
 430
 40
 40
 80
 380
 570
 190
 50
 10
 30

Veterinary
Technologists

and
Technicians
 460
 670
 210
 20
 10
 40
 200
 290
 90
 10
 10
 20

Licensed
Practical
and

Licensed
Vocational

Nurses
 18750
 22660
 3,900
 390
 510
 900
 3,560
 4,790
 1,230
 0
 100
 220

Medical
Records
and

Health
Information

Technicians
 2,310
 2,890
 580
 60
 60
 120
 320
 450
 130
 20
 10
 20

Opticians,
Dispensing
 1,070
 1,290
 210
 20
 30
 60
 240
 310
 70
 10
 10
 20

Health
Technologists
and

Technicians,
All
Other
 960
 1,170
 210
 20
 10
 30
 

 

 

 

 

 


Occupational
Health
and

Safety
Specialists
 670
 790
 120
 10
 10
 30
 

 

 

 

 

 


Occupational
Health
and

Safety
Technicians
 350
 430
 90
 10
 10
 20
 

 

 

 

 

 


Athletic
Trainers
 170
 240
 70
 10
 0
 10
 

 

 

 

 

 


Healthcare
Practitioners

and
Technical
Workers,

All
Other
 1,020
 1,260
 240
 20
 20
 40
 

 

 

 

 

 


Home
Health
Aides
 8,090
 13,930
 5,840
 580
 70
 660
 1,330
 2,480
 1,150
 120
 10
 130

Nursing
Aides,
Orderlies,

and
Attendants
 24780
 32,200
 7,420
 740
 220
 960
 4,720
 7,170
 2,450
 10
 40
 290

Psychiatric
Aides
 1,900
 2,040
 140
 10
 20
 30
 400
 470
 70
 10
 0
 10

Occupational
Therapist

Assistants
 270
 360
 90
 10
 0
 10
 40
 60
 20
 120
 0
 0

Occupational
Therapist

Aides
 80
 100
 20
 0
 0
 0
 

 

 

 

 

 


Physical
Therapist

Assistants
 800
 1,170
 370
 40
 10
 50
 190
 310
 110
 250
 0
 10

Physical
Therapist
Aides
 1,040
 1,440
 400
 40
 10
 50
 260
 390
 120
 10
 0
 20

Massage
Therapists
 420
 560
 140
 10
 10
 20
 

 

 

 

 

 


Dental
Assistants
 3,150
 4,440
 1,290
 130
 60
 180
 790
 1,150
 360
 0
 10
 50

Medical
Assistants
 4,270
 6,320
 2,050
 210
 50
 260
 1,470
 2,260
 800
 10
 20
 100

Medical
Equipment

Preparers
 330
 410
 80
 10
 0
 10
 60
 80
 20
 10
 0
 0

Medical
Transcriptionists
 1,170
 1,400
 230
 20
 20
 40
 220
 280
 60
 40
 0
 10

Pharmacy
Aides
 740
 690
 0
 0
 10
 10
 140
 160
 10
 80
 0
 0

Veterinary
Assistants
and

Laboratory
Animal

Caretakers
 1,400
 1,670
 270
 30
 20
 40
 530
 640
 110
 0
 10
 20


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Healthcare
Support

Workers,
All
Other
 2,900
 3,660
 760
 80
 40
 110
 860
 1,170
 310
 10
 10
 40


Note:
All
figures
were
rounded
to
multiples
of
10
by
the
organization
compiling
the
data.



Source:
Louisiana
Workforce
Commission


How
do
the
health
care
and
biomedical
occupations
compare
with
others
in
the
economy?

In
terms
of

the
fastest
growing,
eleven
health
care
occupations
are
in
the
top
twenty‐five
for
the
metro
area,
as

measured
by
percentage
growth.


See
Table
12
for
details.




TABLE
12

New
Orleans
Regional
Labor
Market
Area


Fastest
Growing
Occupations
Through
2016

(ranked
by
percent
growth)


 
 
 
 

10
Year

New
 10
Year

Job
 %
Job

Occupational
Title
 Growth
 Growth
 

 Minimum
Education

Ushers,
Lobby
Attendants,
and
Ticket
Takers
 290
 107.4%
 
 Short‐term
Tng.
&
Exp.

Home
Health
Aides
 1,150
 86.5%
 

 Short‐term
Tng.
&
Exp.

Personal
and
Home
Care
Aides
 1,340
 81.7%
 
 Short‐term
Tng.
&
Exp.

Network
Systems
and
Data
Communications








Analysts
 430
 65.2%
 
 Bachelor's
degree

Mental
Health
Counselors
 130
 65.0%
 

 Master's
degree

Pharmacy
Technicians
 450
 64.3%
 

 Mod.‐term
Tng.
&
Exp.

Substance
Abuse
and
Behavioral
Disorder

Counselors
 150
 62.5%
 

 Master's
degree

Child
Care
Workers
 1,560
 58.4%
 
 Short‐term
Tng.
&
Exp.

Tour
Guides
and
Escorts
 150
 57.7%
 
 Mod.‐term
Tng.
&
Exp.

Medical
Assistants
 800
 54.4%
 

 Mod.‐term
Tng.
&
Exp.

Nursing
Aides,
Orderlies,
and
Attendants
 2,450
 51.9%
 

 Short‐term
Tng.
&
Exp.

Respiratory
Therapists
 230
 51.1%
 

 Associate
degree

Hotel,
Motel,
and
Resort
Desk
Clerks
 520
 51.0%
 
 Short‐term
Tng.
&
Exp.

Self‐Enrichment
Education
Teachers
 370
 50.7%
 
 Work
Exp.
in
related
occ.

Maids
and
Housekeeping
Cleaners
 1,880
 50.3%
 
 Short‐term
Tng.
&
Exp.

Combined
Food
Preparation
and
Serving

Workers,
Including
Fast
Food
 1,730
 50.1%
 
 Short‐term
Tng.
&
Exp.

Computer
Software
Engineers,
Applications
 250
 50.0%
 
 Bachelor's
degree

Physical
Therapists
 290
 50.0%
 

 Master's
degree

Surgical
Technologists
 190
 50.0%
 

 Postsecondary
voc.

Registered
Nurses
 4,650
 49.1%
 

 Associate
degree

Instructional
Coordinators
 210
 48.8%
 
 Master's
degree

Preschool
Teachers,
Except
Special
Education
 190
 48.7%
 
 Bachelor's
degree

Pharmacists
 330
 48.5%
 

 First
professional
degree

Coaches
and
Scouts
 160
 48.5%
 
 Long‐term
Tng.
&
Exp.

Detectives
and
Criminal
Investigators
 170
 47.2%
 
 Work
Exp.
in
related
occ.


 
 
 
 

Source:
Louisiana
Workforce
Commission
 
 
 
 


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In
terms
of
actual
numbers
to
be
added
in
the
coming
years,
three
health
care
occupations
rank
in
the

top
twenty‐five
state‐wide
–
registered
nurses;
nursing
assistants,
orderlies,
and
attendants;
and

licensed
practical
and
vocational
nurses.


All
require
training
and
licenses.



TABLE
13

New
Orleans

Regional
Labor
Market
Area



Top
25
Occupations
Adding
the
Most
Jobs

Annually
Through
2016




Annual
Total


2006
­
2016


Occupational
Openings


Required
License
Educational

Occupational
Title

Requirements


Waiters
and
Waitresses
 900
 Short‐term
Tng/Exp
 


Retail
Salespersons
 880
 Short‐term
Tng/Exp
 

Cashiers
 860
 Short‐term
Tng/Exp
 

Registered
Nurses
 620
 Associate
degree
 Lic.
Req.

Laborers;
Freight,
Stock,
and
Material
Movers
 450
 Short‐term
Tng/Exp
 

Office
Clerks,
General
 450
 Short‐term
Tng/Exp
 

Food
Preparation
Workers
 370
 Short‐term
Tng/Exp
 

Customer
Service
Representatives
 360
 Mod.‐term
Tng/Exp
 

Wk
Exp+
Bachelors

General
and
Operations
Managers
 330
 degree
or
higher

 

Bookkeeping,
Accounting,
and
Auditing
Clerks
 310
 Mod.‐term
Tng/Exp
 

Janitors
and
Cleaners,
Except
Maids
and

Housekeeping

 Short‐term
Tng/Exp












Cleaners
 310
 Short‐term
Tng/Exp
 

Cooks,
Fast
Food
 300
 Short‐term
ng/Exp.
 

Nursing
Aides,
Orderlies,
and
Attendants
 290
 Short‐term
Tng/Exp
 Lic.
Req.

Maids
and
Housekeeping
Cleaners
 260
 Short‐term
Tng/Exp
 

Sales
Representatives,
Wholesale
and
Manufacturing,













Except
Technical
and
Scientific
Products
 260
 Mod.‐term
Tng/Exp
 

Food
Preparation
and
Serving
Workers,
Inc.
Fast
Food
 240
 Short‐term
Tng/Exp
 

Child
Care
Workers
 230
 Short‐term
Tng/Exp
 Cert.Avail.

Elementary
School
Teachers,
Except
Special
Education
 230
 Bachelor's
degree
 Lic.
Req.

Receptionists
and
Information
Clerks
 230
 Short‐term
Tng/Exp
 Cert.Avail.

Secretaries,
Except
Legal,
Medical,
and
Executive
 230
 Mod.‐term
Tng/Exp
 Cert.Avail.

Security
Guards
 230
 Short‐term
Tng/Exp
 Lic.
Req.

First‐Line
Supervisors/Managers
of
Retail
Sales

 Work
Exp
in
related












Workers
 220
 occupation
 

Licensed
Practical
and
Licensed
Vocational
Nurses
 220
 Postsecondary
voc.
 Lic.
Req.

Cooks,
Restaurant
 210
 Long‐term
Tng/Exp
 

First‐Line
Supervisors/Managers
of
Office
and

 Work
Exp
in
related











Administrative
Support
Workers
 200
 occupation
 















Note:
Figures
are
average
number
of
openings
per
year
over
the
10
year
period.






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Source:
Louisiana
Workforce
Commission






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Gaps
and
Surplus

The
identification
of
occupations
for
which
there
is
an
imbalance
between
supply
and
demand
is
a
very

inexact
science.

There
are
a
number
of
complicating
factors.


• While
there
is
a
correlation
between
where
an
individual
is
educated
and
where
they
will
work,

it
is
not
necessarily
direct.

The
more
advanced
and
specialized
the
training,
the
greater
the

probability
of
mobility
for
a
job.

• At
the
regional
level,
demand
is
modeled
for
specific
parishes,
or
“labor
market
areas”.


Many

people
cross
these
artificial
boundaries
to
go
to
work.


• Individuals
may
not
work
in
the
field
for
which
they
are
trained,
or
work
at
all.


• A
number
of
positions
require
experience
in
addition
to
training.

Other
occupations,
especially

at
the
lower
levels,
are
dependent
upon
on‐the‐job
training
in
lieu
of
formal
course
work.



• The
forecast
model
generates
demand
ten
years
in
the
future,
then
annualizes
the
total
into

equal
yearly
numbers.

The
addition
of
a
major
employer,
such
as
the
planned
VA
and
University

hospitals,
will
alter
the
linear
pattern,
potentially
bringing
multiple
years
of
demand
on
line
at

one
time.



• The
smaller
the
geographic
area
of
interest,
the
more
difficult
to
pinpoint
the
exact
numbers

with
accuracy.



• The
data
presents
a
one
year
snapshot
of
graduate
numbers.

However,
comparison
to
the
2007

information
suggests
that
there
is
not
a
tremendous
year
to
year
variation
in
most
categories.



• Several
health
care
training
programs
at
the
metro
level
have
come
on
line
since
2008,
such
as

Cardiovascular
Technology
Training
on
the
north
shore,
due
in
part
to
efforts
such
as
the

Louisiana
Recovery
Authority’s
workforce
training
initiatives.





Taking
all
this
into
consideration,
a
good
bit
of
information
can
be
derived
from
comparing
the
demand

in
specific
occupations
with
the
numbers
trained
in
those
programs
that
would
supply
most
of
the

workers.

In
the
following
tables,
“Openings”
are
derived
from
LWC’s
occupational
projections,
while
the

Graduate
Total
was
manually
calculated
by
summing
the
graduates
of
each
relevant
training
program

across
institutions.




Table
14
presents
these
numbers
for
the
occupational
categories
for
which
there
was
sufficient
data:


TABLE
14

SUPPLY
VERSUS
DEMAND


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<1
year
Certificate


First‐Professional

METRO
Annual

STATE
Annual


1
to
<2
year

Certificate


Associate

Openings


Openings


Bachelor


Master


Doctor


TOTAL

Occupational
Title


Medical
and
Health
Services

Managers
 180
 60
 

 

 

 60
 95
 5
 

 160

Biomedical
Engineers
 10
 10
 

 

 

 89
 4
 2
 

 95

Biochemists
and
Biophysicists
 10
 10
 

 

 

 55
 4
 11
 

 70

Epidemiologists
 10
 10
 

 

 

 
 29
 3
 

 32

Biological
Scientists,
All
Other
 10
 

 

 

 

 1050
 76
 11
 

 1137

Substance
Abuse

Counselors
 50
 20
 

 

 

 7
 2
 

 

 9

Mental
Health
Counselors
 50
 20
 

 

 

 

 2
 

 

 2

Vocational
Rehabilitation

Counselor
 50
 10
 

 

 

 21
 34
 

 

 55

Dentists,
General
 70
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 58
 58

Dietitians
and
Nutritionists
 40
 

 

 

 

 77
 9
 

 

 86

Optometrists
 10
 0
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 0

Pharmacists
 170
 50
 

 

 

 

 

 

 259
 259

Physicians
 260
 60
 

 

 

 

 

 

 408
 408

Physician
Assistants
 30
 0
 

 

 

 35
 19
 

 

 54

Registered
Nurses
 1,990
 620
 

 

 756

1222
 47
 

 

 2025

Occupational
Therapists
 70
 20
 

 

 

 

 37
 

 

 37

Physical
Therapists
 130
 40
 

 

 

 

 70
 

 

 70

Respiratory
Therapists
 90
 30
 

 

 65
 

 

 

 

 65

Speech‐Language
Pathologists
 40
 10
 

 

 

 176
 81
 12
 

 269

Veterinarians
 40
 10
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 83

Medical
and
Clinical
Laboratory

Technologists
 110
 40
 

 

 2
 94
 

 

 

 96

Medical
and
Clinical
Laboratory

Technicians
 100
 30
 

 

 20
 

 

 

 

 20

Dental
Hygienists
 90
 20
 

 

 

 81
 

 

 

 81

Cardiovascular
Technologists

and
Technicians
 40
 10
 

 

 

 15
 

 

 

 15

Diagnostic
Medical

Sonographers
 30
 10
 

 11
 

 

 

 

 

 11

Nuclear
Medicine

Technologists
 10
 0
 

 6
 

 

 

 

 

 6

Radiologic
Technologists
and

Technicians
 120
 30
 

 

 108
 85
 

 

 

 193

Emergency
Medical
Technicians

and
Paramedics
 120
 10
 66
 26
 10
 

 

 

 

 102

Dietetic
Technicians*
 30
 10
 

 

 7
 

 

 

 

 7

Pharmacy
Technicians*
 270
 70
 

 9
 

 

 

 

 

 9

Psychiatric
Technicians
 50
 20
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 0

Respiratory
Therapy

Technicians
 20
 10
 

 

 8
 

 

 

 

 8

Surgical
Technologists
 80
 30
 

 17
 45
 

 

 

 

 62

Veterinary
Technologists
and

Technicians
 40
 20
 

 

 15
 

 

 

 

 15


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Licensed
Practical
and
Licensed

Vocational
Nurses
 900
 220
 78
 279
 52
 

 

 

 

 409

Medical
Records
and
Health

Information
Technicians
 120
 20
 78
 296
 120
 

 

 

 

 494

Opticians,
Dispensing*
 60
 20
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 0

Occupational
Health
and
Safety

Specialists
 30
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 0

Occupational
Health
and
Safety

Technicians
 20
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 0

Healthcare
Practitioners
and

Technical
Workers,
All
Other**
 40
 

 

 

 

 26
 164
 12
 

 202

Home
Health
Aides*
 660
 130
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Nursing
Aides,
Orderlies,
and

Attendants*
 960
 290
 363
 

 

 

 

 

 

 363

Psychiatric
Aides*
 30
 10
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 0

Occupational
Therapist

Assistants*
 10
 0
 

 

 34
 

 

 

 

 34

Physical
Therapist
Assistants
 50
 10
 

 

 37
 

 

 

 

 37

Physical
Therapist
Aides*
 50
 20
 

 




 

 

 

 

 0

Massage
Therapists
 20
 

 95
 12
 

 

 

 

 

 107

Dental
Assistants*
 180
 50
 13
 

 

 

 

 

 

 13

Medical
Assistants*
 260
 100
 269
 4
 

 

 

 

 

 273

Medical
Equipment
Preparers*
 10
 0
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 0

Medical
Transcriptionists
 40
 10
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 0

Pharmacy
Aides*
 10
 0
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 0

Veterinary
Assistants
and

Laboratory
Animal
Caretakers*
 40
 20
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 0

Healthcare
Support
Workers,

All
Other*
 110
 40
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 0


 
 
 
 
 
 

Notes:

*
Occupation
does
not
require
formal
training

** Public
health
professional
included
here

Blanks
denote
a
training/education
level
that
does
not
apply
to

the
occupation 
 
 
 


 
 
 

Source:
Louisiana
Workforce
Commission;
IPEDS,
U.S.
Dept.
of
Education





Analysis
What
can
we
learn
from
these
figures?




There
are
a
number
of
positions
that
do
not
require
formal
training,
although
courses
are
offered
in

some
fields.



METRO
Annual

STATE
Annual


Professional

1
to
<2
year

Certificate


Certificate


Associate

Openings


Openings


Bachelor

<1
year


Master


Doctor


TOTAL

First‐

Occupational
Title


Long
term
training
and
experience
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Opticians,
Dispensing
 60
 20
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 0


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Moderate
term
training
and

experience
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Pharmacy
Technicians
 270
 70
 

 9
 

 

 

 

 

 9

Dental
Assistants
 180
 50
 13
 

 

 

 

 

 

 13

Medical
Assistants
 260
 100
 269
 4
 

 

 

 

 

 273

Dietetic
Technicians
 30
 10
 

 

 7
 

 

 

 

 7

Short
term
training
and
experience
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Home
Health
Aides
 660
 130
 *
Nursing
Aides,
Orderlies,
and

Attendants
 960
 290
 363
 

 

 

 

 363

Psychiatric
Aides
 30
 10
 0

Occupational
Therapist

Assistants
 10
 0
 

 

 34
 

 

 

 

 34

Physical
Therapist
Aides
 50
 20
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 0

Medical
Equipment
Preparers
 10
 0
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 0

Pharmacy
Aides
 10
 0
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 0

Veterinary
Assistants
and

Laboratory
Animal
Caretakers
 40
 20
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 0

Healthcare
Support
Workers,

All
Other
 110
 40
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 0




Observations:


• Nursing
aides
and
home
health
aides
are
in
high
demand,
both
in
terms
of
percent
growth
and

actual
numbers.


The
number
of
Certified
Nursing
Assistant
graduates
at
the
local
level

significantly
exceeds
nursing
aide
requirements,
with
the
excess
available
for
home
health
aides.


• Medical
assistant
graduates
far
exceed
demand
at
the
local
level.


• A
large
demand
is
forecast
for
support
positions
such
as
pharmacy
technicians
and
dental

assistants.


It
is
not
possible
to
determine
whether
on
the
job
training
is
meeting
this
demand;

course
graduates
fall
significantly
short.



We
appear
to
be
training
more
professionals
than
required
for
a
number
of
occupations:

METRO
Annual



Gap/Surplus


STATE
Annual


Professional

1
to
<2
year

Certificate


Certificate


Associate

Openings


Openings


Bachelor

<1
year


Master


Doctor


TOTAL

First‐

Occupational
Title


Biomedical
Engineers
 10
 10
 
 
 
 89
 4
 2
 
 95
 85


Epidemiologists
 10
 10
 
 
 
 ‐
 29
 3
 
 32
 22

Dietitians
and
Nutritionists
 40
 
 
 
 
 77
 9
 
 
 86
 46

Pharmacists
 170
 50
 
 
 
 
 
 
 259
 259
 89

Physicians
 260
 60
 
 
 
 
 
 
 408
 408
 148

Physician
Assistants
 30
 0
 
 
 
 35
 19
 
 
 54
 24


Speech‐Language
Pathologists
 40
 10
 
 
 
 176
 81
 12
 
 269
 229


Veterinarians
 40
 10
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 83
 43

Radiologic
Technologists
and

Technicians
 120
 30
 
 
 108
 85
 
 
 
 193
 73


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Emergency
Medical
Technicians

and
Paramedics
 120
 10
 66
 26
 10
 
 
 
 
 102
 92

Medical
Records
and
Health

Information
Technicians
 120
 20
 66
 26
 118
 
 
 
 
 210
 190

Healthcare
Practitioners
and

Technical
Workers,
All
Other**
 40
 
 
 
 
 26
 164
 12
 
 202
 162

Massage
Therapists
 20
 
 95
 12
 
 
 
 
 
 107
 107




Note:
**Includes
Public
Health
professionals


Observations:


• Our
excellent
universities
and
medical
schools
are
producing
many
more
biomedical
engineers,

epidemiologists,
pharmacists,
veterinarians
and
public
health
professionals
than
will
likely
be

required
in
Louisiana.

• 152
of
the
pharmacy
graduates
are
from
Xavier,
the
remainder
from
University
of
Louisiana
at

Monroe.

• The
number
of
speech
therapists,
physician
assistants,
massage
therapists,
and
radiologic

technicians
and
technologists
greatly
exceeds
projected
demand
at
both
the
state
and
metro

levels.


• Likewise,
the
numbers
of
EMTs
and
medical
records
technicians
far
exceeds
the
metro
demand,

which
is
the
probable
market
area.



There
seems
to
be
a
gap
in
graduates
versus
demand
for
several
occupations:

METRO
Annual

STATE
Annual


Gap/Surplus

Professional

1
to
<2
year

Certificate


Certificate


Associate

Openings


Openings


Bachelor

<1
year


Master


TOTAL
Doctor


First‐
Occupational
Title


Occupational
Therapists
 70
 20
 

 

 

 

 37
 

 

 37
 ‐33


Physical
Therapists
 130
 40
 

 

 

 

 70
 

 

 70
 ‐60

Medical
and
Clinical
Laboratory

Technologists
 110
 40
 

 

 2
 94
 

 

 

 96
 ‐14

Medical
and
Clinical
Laboratory

Technicians
 100
 30
 

 

 20
 

 

 

 

 20
 ‐10

Cardiovascular
Technologists

and
Technicians
 40
 10
 

 

 

 15
 

 

 

 15
 ‐25

Medical
Transcriptionists
 40
 10
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 0
 ‐10




Observations:


• The
shortage
of
trained
occupational
and
physical
therapists,
both
of
which
require
masters

degrees,
is
of
concern.


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• The
supply
of
trained
laboratory
technicians
is
below
the
demand.

The
supply
of
laboratory

technologists,
is
also
below
demand.

While
there
were
96
graduates,
only
22
of
these
were

from
the
New
Orleans
area.


• A
program
specifically
aimed
at
training
cardiovascular
workers
–
Cardiovascular
Technology

Training
‐
was
implemented
since
the
2008
graduate
totals.


Some
drill
down
is
warranted
for
the
RN
and
LPN
classifications,
since
they
represent
such
a
significant

component
of
our
medical
workforce,
in
terms
of
role,
numbers,
and
growth.




METRO
Annual

STATE
Annual


Gap/Surplus

Professional

1
to
<2
year

Certificate


Certificate


Associate

Openings


Openings


Bachelor

<1
year


Master


TOTAL
Doctor


First‐
Occupational
Title


Registered
Nurses
 1,990
 620
 

 

 756
 1222
 47
 

 

 2025
 35


Licensed
Practical
and
Licensed

Vocational
Nurses
 900
 220
 78
 279
 52
 

 

 

 

 409
 189




• It
appears
that
we
are
training
enough
registered
nurses
to
meet
demand
at
the
state
level.

This

also
is
the
case
for
the
metro
New
Orleans
area.

Of
the
2,025
2008
graduates,
712
graduated

from
institutions
in
the
New
Orleans
area,
including
nearby
parishes.

Another
349
attended

schools
in
Baton
Rouge.



• The
situation
for
LPNs
is
a
little
less
clear.

The
total
of
409
consists
primarily
of
local
graduates,

although
some
associate
degrees
at
colleges
outside
of
the
area
are
included.

125
of
the

graduations
were
directly
within
the
metro
area
–
Delgado
and
the
LTCs
in
Jefferson
and
the

River
Parishes.

Another
138
were
from
adjacent
parishes,
such
as
Tangipahoa
and
Lafourche.




Additional
comments:


• There
is
almost
no
data
on
numbers
for
the
categories
“Health
Specialties
Teachers,

Postsecondary”
or
“Nursing
Instructors
and
Teachers,
Postsecondary”.

The
shortage
of

professionals
in
these
categories
limits
the
capacity
of
institutions
to
meet
additional
demand.


• It
is
difficult
to
isolate
the
supply
for
mental
health
professionals
and
social
workers
dealing

primarily
with
medical
issues.

While
there
are
some
courses
specifically
addressing
these
areas,

a
number
of
workers
likely
enter
the
fields
from
related
specialties.



• For
Medical
and
Health
Services
Managers,
experience
is
equally
as
important
as
training.

• In
the
case
of
high
level
research
professionals,
a
number
will
be
recruited
from
outside
the
area

by
educational
institutions
based
upon
their
area
of
expertise.


• Graduates
in
the
chemistry
and
chemical
support
fields
were
not
itemized.

It
was
noted,

however,
that
the
number
of
graduates
in
these
areas
is
only
a
fraction
of
those
in
biology.





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Players
in
Health
Care
Training

Health
Care
Training
and
Promotion
Programs


There
are
several
organizations
in
the
area
whose
mission
is
to
educate
the
public,
train,
or
facilitate
the

placement
of
individuals
in
health
care
jobs.




HeaRTS
–
Healthcare
Recovery
Training
System.




103
Independence
Boulevard


Lafayette,
Louisiana
70506


http://www.lahealthcareertraining.org/



Health
care
is
one
of
six
industry
focus
areas
to
be
funded
by
the
Recovery
Workforce
Training
Program

(RWTP).

The
RWTP,
utilizing
Community
Development
Block
Grant
dollars,
was
established
by
the

Louisiana
Recovery
Authority,
in
collaboration
with
the
State
Office
of
Community
Development’s

Disaster
Recovery
Unit
and
the
Louisiana
Workforce
Commission.

The
system
represents
a
broad

collaboration
composed
of
30
partners
from
industry,
education,
workforce
development
and

community‐based
organizations,
coordinated
by
the
Southwest
Louisiana
Area
Health
Education
Center

(SWLAHEC).
The
mission
of
this
employer‐based
program
is
to
improve
the
healthcare
workforce
of

South
Louisiana
by
training
and
securing
employment
for
more
than
1,000
healthcare
workers
in
high

demand
occupations
in
the
hurricane‐affected
parishes.
Its
coverage
incorporates
all
of
the
metro
area

and
most
adjacent
parishes:
Acadia,
Allen,
Beauregard,
Calcasieu,
Cameron,
Iberia,
Jefferson,
Jefferson

Davis,
Lafourche,
Orleans,
Plaquemines,
St.
Bernard,
St.
Charles,
St.
John
the
Baptist,
St.
Mary,
St.

Tammany,
Tangipahoa,
Terrebonne,
Vermilion,
and
Washington
Parishes.



St.
Tammany
Healthcare
Alliance
(STHA)



Jan
Robert,
Executive
Director


610
Hollycrest
Blvd.

Covington,
LA
70433


(985)
789‐1382

http://www.careersthatheal.com



The
St.
Tammany
Healthcare
Alliance
(STHA),
an
employer‐driven
initiative,
develops
action‐oriented

solutions
to
recruit,
retain
and
train
skilled
healthcare
workers.
By
serving
as
a
bridge
between

employers,
educators
and
the
healthcare
sector,
the
STHA
addresses
critical
workforce
shortages
and

creates
a
pipeline
of
skilled
workers
to
fuel
future
growth.

The
partnership
supports
one
of
the


fastest
growing
economic
sectors
in
St.
Tammany
Parish.

It
promotes
the
health
care
profession
under

the
name
“Careers
that
Heal”.





Med
Job
Louisiana


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Lee
Ann
Albert,
RN

Project
Director/Physician
Recruiter

P.O.
Box
82915

Baton
Rouge,
LA
70884

225‐933‐8746










http://www.medjoblouisiana.com/



MedJobLousiana.com
provides
resources
for
job
seekers
to
search
available
healthcare
jobs
in
Louisiana

posted
by
over
180
hospitals
and
other
healthcare
facilities
throughout
the
state.
There
are
currently

1,372
healthcare
jobs
posted
on
the
website.
It
also
assists
Louisiana
hospitals
and
healthcare
facilities

in
their
recruiting
efforts
by
providing
a
free
forum
to
post
available
job
opportunities
and
update
them

as
needed.



In
addition,
there
are
a
number
of
organizations
that
have
a
vested
interest
in
assuring
that
health
care

positions
are
adequately
filled,
and
who
play
a
role
to
some
degree
in
the
training
of
potential
workers.


Special
Industry
Organizations


New
Orleans
BioInnovation
Center,
Inc.

Aaron
Miscenich,
Executive
Director

134
Lasalle
Street

New
Orleans,
LA
70112

(504)
680‐2973




http://www.neworleansbio.com/



Greater
New
Orleans
Biosciences
Economic
Development
District

James
P.
McNamara,
President
and
CEO






??

??



New
Orleans
Regional
Medical
Center


??


Professional
Associations


Louisiana
Hospital
Association

John
A.
Matessino,
President
and
CEO






??

???

www.lhaonline.org



Metropolitan
Hospital
Council

2450
Severn
Avenue

Metairie,
LA
70001‐6942


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Paul
A.
Salles,
CEO

(504)
837‐1771

www.neworleanshealthjobs.com



Governmental
Agencies


Louisiana
Workforce
Commission

?

1001
N.
23rd
Street

Baton
Rouge,
LA
70802



(225)
342‐3111









http://www.laworks.net



Louisiana
Economic
Development

Steven
Moret,
Secretary

1051
North
Third
Street

Baton
Rouge,
LA
70802‐5239


(800)450‐8115


www.louisianaeconomicdevelopment.com/



City
of
New
Orleans


Office
of
Recovery
and
Development
Administration

1340
Poydras
St.


New
Orleans
LA
70113


 http://www.cityofno.com/Portals/ORM/Portal.aspx




New
Orleans
Regional
Planning
Commission

Walter
R.
Brooks,
Executive
Director

10
Veterans
Boulevard

New
Orleans,
LA
70119

(504)
483‐8500






www.norpc.org




Colleges,
Universities,
and
Training
Institutions



See
course
catalogue
for
contact
information.



Economic
Development
Organizations



Downtown
Development
District

Kurt
Weigle,
President
and
CEO






201
St.
Charles
Avenue,
Suite
3912

New
Orleans,
LA
70170‐3912

(504)
561‐8927




www.neworleansdowntown.com



Greater
New
Orleans,
Inc.


79






Michael
Hecht,
President
and
CEO


365
Canal
St.,
Suite
2300

New
Orleans,
LA

70130

(504)
527‐6900

www.gnoinc.org










 


Topics
for
Future
Study

The
purpose
of
this
study
was
to
establish
a
framework
for
analyzing
the
workforce
needs
of
the
health

care
and
biotechnical
industries.

It
involved
no
primary
data
collection;
information
was
limited
to

existing
studies
and
readily
available
statistics.

There
are
a
number
of
relevant
issues
that
should
be

considered
for
further
study.



Workforce
needs


Demand
side
data
was
limited
to
modeled
forecasts
and
was
annualized
based
on
ten
year
projections.


It
would
be
useful
to
survey
the
actual
institutions
that
need
the
workers
–
hospitals,
clinics,
private

companies,
etc.
to
learn
their
needs,
both
immediate
and
in
the
future,
and
their
specific
challenges
in

filling
their
positions.

This
would
best
be
done
through
a
structured
survey.




Qualitative
information


The
supply/demand
equation
is
infinitely
more
complex
than
the
comparison
of
graduates
with
the

projected
job
needs
in
a
geographic
area.

Where
are
the
students
coming
from?

Are
they
finding
jobs

in
their
area
of
study?

Are
they
taking
positions
in
the
local
area,
or
are
they
relocating?

Are
they
even

choosing
to
work?

Why
are
they
making
the
decisions
they
do?

Are
potential
hires
meeting
the

standards
demanded
by
employers?

The
questions
will
vary
depending
on
the
occupation
and
can
only

be
answered
by
in‐depth
interviews
with
educational
institutions
and
industry
HR
personnel.




Biotechnical
industry
drill
down


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A
broad
based
analysis
such
as
this
could
not
present
a
detailed
picture
of
a
small,
emerging
segment
of

the
economy.

There
are
a
number
of
potential
topics
for
exploration.




• Analysis
of
the
workforce
and
workforce
needs
of
private
biotech
companies

• Identification
of
the
R&D
workforce
within
local
educational
institutions
–
numbers,
skill
sets,

areas
of
expertise,
etc.


• Identification
of
relevant
R&D
functions
housed
in
companies
not
identified
specifically
as

“biotechnology”
companies
–
manufacturing,
aerospace,
etc.


• Analysis
of
NIH
and
other
grant
funding
to
determine
areas
of
subject
matter
expertise


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• 


APPENDIX


Greater
New
Orleans,
Inc.
commissioned
a
regional
labor
analysis,
which
was
completed
in
the
fall
of

2008
by
Younger
Associates/Wadley
Donovan
Growth
Tech.

While
this
study
covered
the
entire

economy,
specific
questions
were
asked
concerning
health
care
and
biotech
occupations.

The
sample

size
for
individual
occupations
was
generally
not
large
enough
to
be
statistically
significant,
but
the

results
are
nonetheless
interesting,
and
on
the
whole
not
inconsistent
with
the
findings
of
this
report.


The
following
information
regarding
occupations
of
interest
was
extracted
from
larger
tables.




Availability of Occupations
(5=Plentiful;
Employer 1=Unavailable)
Average Median
Occupational Group/Occupation Responses Score Score
Good to Borderline
Nursing
Licensed practical (LPN) and licensed vocational nurses 11 3.1 3
Registered nurses (RN) * 12 3 3

Borderline to Somewhat Unsatisfactory Availability

Advanced Nursing
Nurse anesthetists (CRNA) 6 2.5 2.5
Nursing
Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants (CNA) 10 2.6 3
Radiology/Imaging
Diagnostic medical sonographers (ultrasonographers) 6 2.3 2.5
Radiologic technologists (Rad Tech, MTR Tech, CT Tech,
mammographer) 8 2.6 3
Pharmacy
Pharmacists 8 2.5 2.5
Pharmacy technicians 8 2.5 3
Therapy
Occupational therapists 7 2.6 3
Physical therapist assistants 7 2.7 3
Speech language pathologists (speech therapist) 7 2.6 3
Other Health-related Areas
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 6 2.7 2.5
Psychiatric technicians 5 2.4 3

Tight or Very Tight Availability

Advanced Nursing

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Nurse practitioners 24 2.2 2

Therapy
Physical therapists 6 2 2
Respiratory therapists 7 2.3 2
Respiratory therapy technicians (CRTT) 10 2.4 2
Medical Records
Medical records coders 7 2.6 2
Medical transcriptionists 9 2 2
Other Health-related Areas
Dieticians and nutritionists 5 2.2 2
Surgical technologists 8 2.3 2

Unavailable
Medical and clinical lab technicians 6 1.8 1.5
Medical and clinical lab technologists 6 1.9 1.5
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 5 2 1.5



Projected
employment
imbalance
in
one
year
(i.e.,
summer
2008
to
summer
2009).



EMPLOYMENT IMBALANCE
Availability Rating
Demand In One (5=Plentiful;
Occupation Year 1=Unavailable)

Average Score

Median Score
Total Needed
Responses

Imbalance
Advanced Nursing
Nurse anesthetists (CRNA) 1 1 2.5 2.5
Nurse practitioners 3 5 2 2 X
Nursing
Licensed practical (LPN) and licensed vocational nurses 5 85 3.1 3 X
Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants (CNA) 6 140 2.6 3 XXX
Registered nurses (RN) 7 485 3 3 XX
Radiology/Imaging
Diagnostic medical sonographers (ultrasonographers) 2 2 2.3 2.5
Radiologic technologists (Rad Tech, MTR Tech, CT Tech,
mammographer) 3 6 2.6 3
Pharmacy
Pharmacists 4 8 2.5 2.5
Pharmacy technicians 3 5 2.5 3
Lab
Medical and clinical lab technicians 2 4 1.8 1.5
Medical and clinical lab technologists 4 14 1.9 1.5 XXX
Therapy
Occupational therapists 2 2 2.6 3
Physical therapist assistants 1 1 2.7 3

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Physical therapists 2 4 2.3 2

Respiratory therapists 4 35 2.4 2 XX
Respiratory therapy technicians (CRTT) 2 16 2.6 2 X
Speech language pathologists (speech therapist) 2 2 2.6 3
Medical Records
Medical records coders 3 9 2 2 X
Medical transcriptionists 1 3 2.2 2
Other Health-related Areas
Audiologists - - 2.3 1
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians - - 2 1
Dieticians and nutritionists 3 4 2.3 2 X
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 2 62 2.7 2.5 X
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other - - 2 1
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other - - 2 1
Medical and public health social workers - - 2 1.5
Psychiatric technicians 1 2 2.4 3
Surgical technologists 4 12 2.1 2 X
Life Sciences
Chemists 5 8 2 1.5 X
Medical scientists - - 1 1



SALARIES
Occupation Responses Average Median
Advanced Nursing
Nurse anesthetists (CRNA) 3 $132,080 $134,160
Nurse practitioners 4 $80,820 $82,600
Nursing
Licensed practical (LPN) and licensed vocational nurses 7 $35,301 $33,280
Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants (CNA) 8 $19,053 $18,720
Registered nurses (RN) 10 $53,608 $47,060
Radiology/Imaging
Diagnostic medical sonographers (ultrasonographers) 3 $42,987 $43,680
Radiologic technologists (Rad Tech, MTR Tech, CT Tech,
mammographer) 5 $38,451 $39,374
Pharmacy
Pharmacists 5 $79,556 $77,979
Pharmacy technicians 5 $30,023 $23,650
Lab
Medical and clinical lab technicians 3 $33,627 $28,080
Medical and clinical lab technologists 5 $42,536 $39,374
Therapy
Occupational therapists 4 $47,128 $47,185
Physical therapist assistants 4 $31,720 $32,396
Physical therapists 4 $51,932 $51,865
Respiratory therapists 7 $43,070 $37,981
Respiratory therapy technicians (CRTT) 5 $41,404 $37,502

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Speech language pathologists (speech therapist) 4 $42,780 $42,640

Medical Records
Medical records coders 6 $32,101 $31,034
Medical transcriptionists 2 $24,180 $24,180
Other Health-related Areas
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 2 $40,487 $40,487
Dieticians and nutritionists 5 $34,843 $35,000
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 3 $19,427 $20,800
Medical and public health social workers 1 $37,440 $37,440
Psychiatric technicians 2 $18,845 $18,845
Surgical technologists 5 $31,000 $31,200



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