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.
Download the Health Care Worforce Census At a Glance document.
What's New?
- 2019 Dentists Report (detail) - added September 2020
- 2018 Occupational Therapists Report - added July 2020
- 2019 APRN Reports (detail and summary) - added July 2020
- 2019 Podiatrists Report - added July 2020
- 2018 Respiratory Therapists Report - added June 2020
- 2017 and 2019 Dental Hygienists Reports - added April 2020
- 2018 Psychologists Report - added April 2020
About Health Care workforce Surveys and Reports
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.
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.
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
* More reports and provider types will be forthcoming. All documents are in PDF.
Current Reports
| Provider Type | Data Year | Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Dentist | 2017 | Detail |
| Dentist | 2017 | Summary |
| Dentist | 2015 |
Detail  |
| Dentist | 2015 |
Summary |
| Dentist | 2013 |
Detail |
| Dentist | 2013 |
Summary |
| Dentist | 2011 |
Detail |
| Dentist | 2011 |
Summary |
| Dentist | 2009 |
Detail |
| Dentist | 2009 |
Summary |
| Dentist | 2007 |
Detail |
| Dentist | 2007 |
Summary |
| Dentist | 2005 |
Detail |
| Dentist | 2005 |
Summary |
* For reports before 2005, contact jessica.moore@vermont.gov.
Current Reports
| Provider Type | Data Year | Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner | 2017 | Detail |
| Nurse Practitioner | 2017 | Summary |
| Nurse Practitioner | 2015 | Detail |
| Nurse Practitioner | 2015 | Summary |
| Nurse Practitioner | 2002 | Detail |
| Nurse Practitioner | 2002 | Summary |
| Nurse Practitioner | 2000 | Detail |
* For reports before 2000, contact jessica.moore@vermont.gov.
- 2018 Licensed Practical Nurses - report done by UVM AHEC Program, a statewide network of community and academic partners working together to improve the health of Vermonters.
- 2017 Registered Nurses - report done by UVM AHEC Program, a statewide network of community and academic partners working together to improve the health of Vermonters.
Current Reports
Previous Reports
| Provider Type | Data Year | Report Type |
|---|---|---|
| Physician | 2016 |
Detail |
| Physician | 2016 |
Summary |
| Physician | 2014 |
Detail |
| Physician | 2014 |
Summary |
| Physician | 2010 |
Detail |
| Physician | 2010 |
Summary |
| Physician | 2008 |
Detail |
| Physician | 2008 |
Summary |
| Physician | 2006 |
Detail |
| Physician | 2006 |
Summary |
| Physician | 2004 |
Detail |
| Physician | 2004 |
Summary |
* For reports before 2004, contact jessica.moore@vermont.gov.
Current ReportS
| Provider Type | Data Year | Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistants | 2016 |
Detail |
| Physician Assistants | 2016 |
Summary |
| Physician Assistants | 2014 |
Detail |
| Physician Assistants | 2014 |
Summary |
| Physician Assistants | 2012 |
Detail |
| Physician Assistants | 2012 |
Summary |
| Physician Assistants | 2010 |
Detail |
| Physician Assistants | 2010 |
Summary |
| Physician Assistants | 2008 |
Detail |
| Physician Assistants | 2008 |
Summary |
| Physician Assistants | 2006 |
Detail |
| Physician Assistants | 2006 |
Summary |
* For reports before 2006, contact jessica.moore@vermont.gov.
Contact Information
For questions about the surveys or reports, please contact:
Jess Moore
Division of Health Surveillance
108 Cherry Street Burlington, VT 05402
AHS.VDHPhysicianCensus@vermont.gov
Phone:802-863-7259 or
800-869-2871 (in Vermont)