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Profession Number Registered as of April 1, 2017
Acupuncture 4,346
Architecture 18, 743
Athletic Trainer 2,211
Audiology 1,482
Certified Dental Assistant 1,429
Certified Public Accountant 59,099
Certified Shorthand Reporting 203
Chiropractic 5,297
Certified Behavior Analyst 36
Certified Clinical Lab Technician 1,895
Certified Histological Technician 448
Clinical Laboratory Technologist 14,260
Restricted License 353
Creative Arts Therapist 1,782
Cytotechnologist 615
Dental Hygiene 11,669
3-year limited license 0
Dentistry 18,342
3-year limited license 0
Restricted Dental Faculty 59
Dietetics-Nutrition 5,664
Interior Design 319
Land Surveying 1,473
Landscape Architecture 1,342
Licensed Behavior Analyst 1,420
Licensed Clinical Social Worker 28,205
Licensed Master Social Worker 29,339
Licensed Practical Nurse 70,951
Marriage & Family Therapist 1,215
Massage Therapy 15,828
Medical Physics - Diagnostic radiological 152
Medical Physics - Medical health 76
Medical Physics - Medical nuclear 95
Medical Physics - Therapeutic radiological or radiation oncology 444
Medicine 96,450
Mental Health Counselor 6,964
Midwifery 1,154
Nurse Practitioner 23,732
Occupational Therapy 13,401
Occupational Therapy Assistant 4,169
Ophthalmic Dispensing 4,141
Optometry 3,400
Perfusion 112
Pharmacy 26,310
3-year limited license 1
Physical Therapist Assistant 6,442
Physical Therapy 22,963
Physician Assistant 15,030
Podiatry 2,461
Polysomnographic Technologist 647
Professional Engineering 29,220
Professional Geologist 112
Psychoanalyst 835
Psychology 13,926
Public Accountant 49
Registered Professional Nurse 298,638
Registered Specialist Assistant 116
Respiratory Therapist 6,491
Respiratory Therapy Technician 990
Speech-Language Pathology 18,536
Veterinary Medicine 6,520
3-year limited license 0
Veterinary Technology 5,055
3-year limited license 0
Total: 906,657

Notes: All licensees must be currently registered to practice and/or use a professional title within New York State. All Nurse Practitioners must also be currently registered as Registered Professional Nurses.