TABLE 2.6 Number and Percent of Selected Categories of Occupations Employed in Selected Long-Term Care Settings and in Hospitals: United States, 1998
	Occupation All Long-Term Care Settings Nursing and Personal Care Facilities Home Health Care Services Residential Care Facilities Hospitals   Number Total, key caregivers 1,825,512 1,054,997 518,640 251,875 1,921,676   Registered nurses 294,932 149,355 129,304 16,273 1,238,720   Licensed practical nurses 255,936 196,480 40,849 18,607 219,299   Personal care and home health aides 412,920 28,173 283,940 100,807 43,195   Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 772,011 652,471 42,693 76,847 313,641   Physical therapists 20,850 7,918 12,475 457 39,615   Social workers 68,863 20,600 9,379 38,884 67,206   Percent Registered nurses 16.2 14.2 24.9 6.5 64.5 Licensed practical nurses 14.0 18.6 7.9 7.4 11.4 Personal care and home health aides 22.6 2.7 54.7 40.0 2.2 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 42.3 61.8 8.2 30.5 16.3 Physical therapists 1.1 0.8 2.4 0.2 2.1 Social workers 3.8 2.0 1.8 15.4 3.5
SOURCE: BLS, 2000.