Professions	2015			2016			2017
Professions	Supply	Demand	Deviation^a	Supply	Demand	Deviation^a	Supply	Demand	Deviation^a
Medical doctors/physicians	21,980	22,279	−299	21,462	22,181	−719	20,935	22,073	−1138
Nursing and midwifery professionals	18,328	18,373	−45	18,170	18,292	−122	17,936	18,203	−267
Other health professionals	3066	3068	−2	3039	3054	−15	3003	3040	−37
Total health professionals	43,374	43,720	−346	42,671	43,528	−857	41,874	43,316	−1442
Medical and pharmaceutical technicians	3679	3681	−2	3647	3665	−18	3604	3647	−43
Nursing & midwifery associate professionals	16,741	16,781	−40	16,596	16,708	−112	16,383	16,626	−243
Other health associate professionals	4945	4947	−2	4901	4926	−25	4843	4902	−59
Total health associate professionals	25,365	25,410	−45	25,144	25,298	−154	24,830	25,175	−345
Personal care workers	1516	1517	−1	1514	1510	4	1504	1503	1
Administrative	8348	8434	−86	8165	8397	−232	7849	8356	−507
Technical & other	8199	8196	3	8151	8160	−9	8067	8120	−53
Health management and support personnel	16,547	16,630	−83	16,316	16,557	−241	15,916	16,476	−560
Health services providers not elsewhere classified	45	45	0	45	45	0	45	44	1
Total	86,847	87,322	−475	85,690	86,938	−1248	84,169	86,514	−2345