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Profession Number Registered as of April 1, 2022
Acupuncture 4,989
Architecture 20,656
Athletic Trainer 2,537
Audiology 1,638
Certified Public Accountant 65,949
Certified Shorthand Reporting 166
Chiropractic 5,129
Certified Behavior Analyst 16
Certified Clinical Lab Technician 1,882
Certified Histological Technician 537
Clinical Laboratory Technologist 13,164
Restricted License 523
Creative Arts Therapist 1,997
Cytotechnologist 572
Dental Hygiene 12,252
3-year limited license 0
Dentistry 18,447
3-year limited license 0
Restricted Dental Faculty 80
Dietetics-Nutrition 6,666
Interior Design 343
Land Surveying 1,403
Landscape Architecture 1,483
Licensed Behavior Analyst 2,139
Licensed Clinical Social Worker 31,409
Licensed Master Social Worker 33,116
Licensed Practical Nurse 67,889
Marriage & Family Therapist 1,515
Massage Therapy 14,450
Medical Physics - Diagnostic radiological 158
Medical Physics - Medical health 59
Medical Physics - Medical nuclear 78
Medical Physics - Therapeutic radiological or radiation oncology 478
Medicine 107,102
Mental Health Counselor 10,067
Midwifery 1,318
Nurse Practitioner 35,367
Occupational Therapy 16,551
Occupational Therapy Assistant 4,886
Ophthalmic Dispensing 3,995
Optometry 3,830
Pathologists' Assistant 609
Perfusion 403
Pharmacy 29, 864
3-year limited license 0
Physical Therapist Assistant 7,069
Physical Therapy 26,698
Podiatry 2,496
Polysomnographic Technologist 571
Professional Engineering 32,472
Professional Geologist 1,243
Psychoanalyst 756
Psychology 15,415
Public Accountant 17
Registered Dental Assistant 1, 576
Registered Professional Nurse 360,346
Registered Pharmacy Technician 3,160
Physician Assistant 20,657
Registered Specialist Assistant 120
Respiratory Therapist 7,251
Respiratory Therapy Technician 860
Speech-Language Pathology 21,455
Veterinary Medicine 7,236
3-year limited license 0
Veterinary Technology 5,971
3-year limited license 0
Total: 1,009,641

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.