Health Care Workforce Data

The health of Vermonters depends, in part, on access to health care. The Health Department measures the supply of health care providers, including their distribution by geography and specialty. These data are used as the basis for state level analysis, federal level shortage area designations, and recruitment and retention activities. In recent years there has also been a federal effort to define a “minimum dataset” of health care provider data, across the states.

At A Glance

Download the Health Care Workforce Census At a Glance document.

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Recent Reports

About Health Care Workforce Surveys and Reports

History

The Health Department has been conducting a census of selected health care providers since 1994. Physicians (MDs and DOs), dentists and physician assistants were surveyed every two years at the time of their relicensing. Advance practice nurses were surveyed in 1998, 2000 and 2002.

In 2013, the Vermont Legislature enacted a law to make workforce data collection mandatory for all health care professions at the time of license renewal. Since then, census data has been collected on dozens of provider types, including nurses, pharmacists, optometrists, psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists, dental hygienists and assistants, chiropractors and others. As data is analyzed, health care workforce reports are published on this website.

Who Is Included?

The surveys are intended to include all active providers, which creates a census rather than a sample survey.  For that purpose, the respondents are compared with lists of licensees (from the Board of Medical Practice or the Secretary of State, and follow-up is conducted to reach those who did not respond. Final response rate is usually above 99%. Included in the surveys and reports are those practitioners who provide patient care in Vermont. Excluded are the substantial number of providers who maintain Vermont licenses even though they do not practice in Vermont.

Data Collected

The data collected includes location(s) of practice, specialty, type of practice setting and the number of hours worked per week. This allows us to calculate full-time equivalency (FTEs) by specialty and geographic region, which is something that cannot be done from licensure data. Additional information is collected, e.g. on whether practitioners are accepting new patients.

Reports

Acupuncturists
Dentists

Current Reports

Previous Reports
Provider TypeData YearReports
Dentist2017Detail
Dentist2017Summary
Dentist2015Detail
Dentist2015Summary
Dentist2013Detail
Dentist2013Summary
Dentist2011Detail
Dentist2011Summary
Dentist2009Detail
Dentist2009Summary
Dentist2007Detail
Dentist2007Summary
Dentist2005Detail
Dentist2005Summary

* For reports before 2005, contact jessica.moore@vermont.gov.

Dental Assistants
Mental Health Care Providers
Nurses, Advanced Practice Registered (APRN)

Current Reports

Previous Reports
Provider TypeData YearReports
Nurse Practitioner2017Detail
Nurse Practitioner2017Summary
Nurse Practitioner2015Detail
Nurse Practitioner2015Summary
Nurse Practitioner2002Detail
Nurse Practitioner2002Summary
Nurse Practitioner2000Detail

* For reports before 2000, contact jessica.moore@vermont.gov.

Nurses, Licensed Practical (LPN)

The reports below are done by UVM AHEC Program, a statewide network of community and academic partners working together to improve the health of Vermonters.

Nurses, Registered (RN)

The reports below are done by UVM AHEC Program, a statewide network of community and academic partners working together to improve the health of Vermonters.

Physicians

Current Reports

Previous Reports

 
Provider TypeData YearReport Type
Physician2018Detail
Physician2018Summary
Physician2016Detail
Physician2016Summary
Physician2014Detail
Physician2014Summary
Physician2010Detail
Physician2010Summary
Physician2008Detail
Physician2008Summary
Physician2006Detail
Physician2006Summary
Physician2004Detail
Physician2004Summary

* For reports before 2004, contact jessica.moore@vermont.gov. 

Physican Assistants

Current Reports

Previous Reports

 
Provider TypeData YearReports
Physician Assistants2018Summary
Physician Assistants2018Detail
Physician Assistants2016Detail
Physician Assistants2016Summary
Physician Assistants2014Detail
Physician Assistants2014Summary
Physician Assistants2012Detail
Physician Assistants2012Summary
Physician Assistants2010Detail
Physician Assistants2010Summary
Physician Assistants2008Detail
Physician Assistants2008Summary
Physician Assistants2006Detail
Physician Assistants2006Summary

* For reports before 2006, contact jessica.moore@vermont.gov. 

Psychiatrists
Respiratory Therapists
Contact Us
Have questions or need more information?

Jess Moore
VT Dept of Health
280 State Drive
Waterbury VT, 05671-8370
AHS.VDHPhysicianCensus@vermont.gov