Health Workforce

Health Workforce Data and Information Clearinghouse

These links are a collaborative effort of the Health Education Industry Partnership, Minnesota Hospital Association, Rural Health Resource Center and the Office of Rural Health and Primary Care's Health Workforce and Analysis Program. You are encouraged to use any of the previous as resource contacts.

Find your topic:
Health care professionals
Employment and financial
General demographics
Health career education

Health care professionals

Atlas of Minnesota, Center for Rural Policy and Development: Minnesota county-level maps including select health professions.
Doula Registry: View name, place of work area, and licensure data of Minnesota doulas.
Health Occupations Program Credential Lookup, MDH: Get data on health occupations credetialed by the Minnesota Department of Health, including:

Certified Hearing Instrument Dispenser
Dual Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathologist
Hearing Instrument Dispenser Trainee
Licensed Audiologist
Licensed Occupational Therapist
Licensed Occupational Therapy Assistant
Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist

Health Workforce Data and Reports, MDH: Publications that are rich in detail summarizing data from Minnesota's health care profession surveys.
HRSA Area Resource File: Detailed occupational data by state.
HRSA/ National Center for Health Workforce Analysis: Reports and data on health care professionals.
Minnesota Board of Dentistry - Verify Licenses : View information on dentists, dental hygienists and dental assistants.
Minnesota Board of Medical Practices - Health Professional Database: View information on acupuncturists, athletic trainers, physican assistants, professional corporations, physicians, respiratory care practitioners, traditional midwifes, and telemedicine physicians.
Minnesota Board of Nursing - Data Download: Download all board of nursing data on registered nurses and licensed nurse practioners via the public user login.
Minnesota Board of Physical Therapy - Licensee Search: View information on Physical Therapists and Physican Therapist Assistants.
Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center: Conducts policy-relevant rural health research.

Employment and financial

County Business Patterns, U.S. Census Bureau: County-level employment and payroll by industry.
Economic Census: Publishes data on employment by industry, but not by occupation.
Health Care Cost Information System (HCCIS): Financial, utilization, staffing, and services data for research on the cost and use of hospital and related services in Minnesota.
Medical Education and Research Costs (MERC): Information about the MERC program, which provides support for certain medical education activities in Minnesota that have historically been supported in significant part by patient care revenues.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Includes employment and wage data by industry and occupation for Minnesota and other states.

General demographics

Labor Market Information - Economic Highlights: Labor market trends and county level information from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.
Minnesota State Demographic Center: Demographic data and population projections for Minnesota.

Health career education

Association of American Medical Colleges - FACTS: The most comprehensive source of information regarding medical school applicants, matriculants, and graduates available to the public free of charge.
Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), Workforce: Featured publications and intiatives.
Careers in Health Care, American Medical Association: Lists information about health care careers and education programs in more than 80 fields.
HealthForce Minnesota: A collaborative partnership of education, industry and community that was created to increase the number and expand the diversity of healthcare workers; to integrate health science education practice and research; and to build capacity for education and industry to collaborate to enhance patient care.
ISEEK: Minnesota's career, education and job resource.
Medical Education and Research Costs (MERC): Information about the MERC program, which provides support for certain medical education activities in Minnesota that have historically been supported in significant part by patient care revenues.
Minnesota Area Health Education Center (AHEC): A network of community and academic partners committed to meeting the health professional workforce needs of greater Minnesota.
Minnesota's Private Colleges and Minnesota State Colleges & Universities: Preserving and enhancing quality private higher education to serve the education and economic needs of Minnesota.
National Residency Match Program: Graduate medical education resident data.