Health Workforce

Information about healthcare professionals and colleges, California shortage areas, and HCAI programs to improve access to care.

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Health Workforce demographics

Racial and Ethnic breakdowns of the active health workforce with comparisons to California’s population, as of July 1st 2023.

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Languages spoken by the active Health Workforce with comparisons to California’s Population, as of July 1st 2023.

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Education

Initial and Higher Education pathways for each major workforce category as of July 1st 2023. Includes metrics by race, ethnicity, gender, geographic location…

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Initial and Higher Education pathways for Registered Nurses as of July 1st 2023. Includes metrics by race, ethnicity, gender, geographic location and changes…

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Non-Licensed Professionals

Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) and Home Health Aide (HHA) Supply

Demographics and geographical location of CNAs and HHAs.

If you would like more information about our data collection process, or if the visualizations are not able to answer your questions, you may contact us at Workforcedata@hcai.ca.gov or visit our Health Workforce Data site..

Key Datasets

Updated Data Sets are coming soon.

Health Professions Education Foundation Awardees

Health Professions Education Foundation loan repayment awardees by program, gender, awardee count, and year.

Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) – Census Detail

This dataset contains the Medical Service Study Areas (MSSA), at the census tract level, designated as Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Areas in California.

Health Professional Shortage Area Primary Care

Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) The federal HPSA designation identifies areas as having a shortage of health care providers on the basis of availability of primary care physicians.

Health Professional Shortage Area Mental Health

Mental Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Area (MHPSA) The federal HPSA designation (formerly Health Manpower Shortage Areas) identifies areas as having a shortage of mental health professionals.

Medical Services Study Area (MSSA)

This dataset contains California’s Medical Service Study Areas (MSSA), at the census tract level. MSSAs are sub-city and sub-county geographical units used to organize and display population, demographic and physician data.

MSSA Maps

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Patients who live in areas with fewer health care professionals may use the emergency department (ED) as a primary source of care, including for care that is…

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Major Diagnostic Categories can be used to help identify what types of healthcare specialists are needed at each hospital. For instance, a hospital with…

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Access to health care may be reduced when there is a lack of physicians to prevent and treat health conditions, which typically increases the number of…

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Effective communication is critical for a successful relationship between patients and their healthcare providers. Communicating in the same language is…

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