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Clinicians by role and state

120 pages, one for each role and state. Each carries the licensed count from the clinician registry (NPPES/CMS), a market pay estimate, and how long the role takes to fill. Researched 2026-09-14.

Physicians

1,271,621 licensed in the US

  1. California143,257
  2. New York93,226
  3. Texas88,277
  4. Pennsylvania60,623
  5. Illinois53,038
+15 more states
All 20 states, with pay

Physical therapists

288,413 licensed in the US

  1. California25,505
  2. New York24,024
  3. Texas17,019
  4. Pennsylvania13,865
  5. Illinois12,802
+15 more states
All 20 states, with pay

Speech-language pathologists

201,158 licensed in the US

  1. New York25,063
  2. Texas17,156
  3. California13,215
  4. Illinois10,264
  5. Ohio7,659
+15 more states
All 20 states, with pay

Occupational therapists

159,581 licensed in the US

  1. New York16,095
  2. California12,208
  3. Texas9,324
  4. Pennsylvania8,021
  5. Illinois6,873
+15 more states
All 20 states, with pay

Nurse practitioners

526,759 licensed in the US

  1. Texas41,417
  2. California38,735
  3. New York34,389
  4. Ohio23,098
  5. Pennsylvania18,950
+13 more states
All 18 states, with pay

Physical therapy assistants

62,440 licensed in the US

  1. Texas5,599
  2. California3,646
  3. Pennsylvania3,092
  4. Ohio2,975
  5. Illinois2,734
+13 more states
All 18 states, with pay

Registered nurses

313,868 licensed in the US

  1. California31,558
  2. Texas17,880
All 2 states, with pay

Physician assistants

224,028 licensed in the US

  1. California19,258
  2. Texas14,660
All 2 states, with pay