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Health Data & Statistics

General Health Professional Statistics

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Occupational Employment Statistics
Wage estimates for occupations including the major groupings of Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations and Healthcare Support Occupations.

Health Resources and Services Administration

Health Workforce Data
This entry page features recent studies and highlights, such as the National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses, from the HRSA National Center for Health Workforce Analysis.

World Health Organization

Health Workforce Statistics
Includes statistics and data on the global distribution of individuals in health care related occupations.

Physician Statistics

American Medical Association

Physician characteristics and distribution in the U.S.
Annual publication contains statistical data about physicians including trends, characteristics and distribution.
Call Number: RA410.7 .D48.  Latest edition at Main Library reference desk.

Physician socioeconomic characteristics
Presents information from the AMA socioeconomic monitoring system.
Call Number: R729 .P487.  Latest edition at Main Library reference desk.

Association of American Medical Colleges

AAMC Data Book
The AAMC Data Book is a statistical abstract of U.S. medical schools and teaching hospitals with current and historical data on a comprehensive list of topics. The Data Book tables are derived from AAMC reports and databases, as well as from external sources such as the National Institutes of Health, the American Medical Association, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the American Hospital Association.  View the table of contents online.
Call Number: R745 .A25.  Latest edition at Main Library reference desk.

The AAMC Data Book has been discontinued as of 2017. Most of the data going forward can be found the AAMC Data & Reports page. Much of the data is subscription based and therefore not accessible, but some reports are available freely online.

 

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Nurse & Allied Health Professional Statistics

American Association of Colleges of Nursing

         AACN Fact Sheets

Veterinary Medicine Statistics