| TABLE 602. NUMBER OF SELECTED ALLIED HEALTH PROGRAMS, STUDENTS, AND GRADUATES, ACADEMIC YEAR: 1998-99 |
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| OCCUPATION | RESPONDING PROGRAMS |
ENROLLMENTS |
GRADUATES |
| Anesthesiologist's Assistant | 2 | 100 | 39 |
| Art Therapist | 19 | 684 | 243 |
| Athletic Trainer | 92 | 3,643 | 1,076 |
| Cardiovascular Technologist | 20 | 458 | 219 |
| Clinical Laboratory Technician-Associate Degree | 216 | 4754 | 1547 |
| Clinical Laboratory Technician-Certificate | 30 | 1255 | 834 |
| Clinical Laboratory Scientist | 273 | 5117 | 2491 |
| Community Counselor | 59 | 5259 | 1778 |
| Cytotechnologist | 49 | 289 | 224 |
| Dental Assistant | 228 | 7,555 | 5,329 |
| Dental Hygienist | 223 | 10,506 | 5,199 |
| Dental Laboratory Technician | 31 | 886 | 323 |
| Diagnostic Medical Sonographer | 74 | 1,366 | 790 |
| Dietetic Technician | 71 | 2,515 | 662 |
| Dietitian/Nutritionist | 528 | 15,132 | 7,010 |
| Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist | 11 | 89 | 46 |
| Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic | 101 | 4,998 | 3,526 |
| Genetic Counselor | 22 | 297 | 132 |
| Health Information Administrator | 48 | 2,014 | 703 |
| Health Information TechnIcian | 148 | 5,523 | 1,817 |
| Histologic Technician-Associate Deg | 10 | 193 | 62 |
| Histologic Technician-Certificate | 16 | 69 | 54 |
| Histotechnologist | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Marriage and Family Counselor/Therapist | 6 | 546 | 171 |
| Medical Assistant | 381 | 28,409 | 11,154 |
| Medical Illustrator | 5 | 65 | 28 |
| Mental Health Counselor | 9 | 614 | 232 |
| Music Therapist | 32 | 1,362 | 209 |
| Nuclear Medicine Technologist | 91 | 1,052 | 528 |
| Occupational Therapist | 120 | 16,603 | 4,805 |
| Occupational Therapy Assistant | 156 | 7,052 | 3,487 |
| Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician | 15 | 528 | 236 |
| Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician | 2 | 139 | 115 |
| Ophthalmic Medical Technician/Technologist | 14 | 174 | 90 |
| Orthoptist | 10 | 20 | 5 |
| Orthotist/Prosthetist | 6 | 179 | 155 |
| Pathologists' Assistant | 3 | 41 | 24 |
| Perfusionist | 23 | 253 | 130 |
| Physical Therapists | 115 | 13,123 | 4,752 |
| Physical Therapy Assistant | 137 | 5,353 | 3,103 |
| Physician Assistant | 108 | 8,020 | 3,490 |
| Radiation Therapist | 81 | 624 | 352 |
| Radiographer | 607 | 16,832 | 7,489 |
| Rehabilitation Counselor | 62 | 3,993 | 1,418 |
| Respiratory Therapist | 290 | 9,290 | 4,450 |
| Respiratory Therapy Technician | 125 | 4,620 | 2,740 |
| School Counselor | 57 | 3,488 | 1,250 |
| Specialist in Blood Bank Technology | 16 | 61 | 36 |
| Student Affairs Practitioner | 21 | 761 | 306 |
| Surgical Technologist | 165 | 4,379 | 2,525 |
| Therapeutic Recreation Specialist | 33 | 3,552 | 920 |
| Total 1/ | 4,365 | 203,838 | 88,306 |
1/ Dietetic technician and dietitian/nutritionists programs were not surveyed and are excluded from the total number of programs.
SOURCE: American Medical Association. Health Professions Career and Education Directory, 2000-2001. Chicago, 2000.