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