Washington State’s Anesthesia Workforce (Occupational Briefs)
Abstract
The below occupational briefs provide individual summaries of each occupation providing advanced anesthesia services in Washington state. These are connected to the report on Washington State’s Anesthesia Workforce, which was the result of the first and only funded year (FY 2025) of ESSB 6286 (originally described by the legislation as a five-year study). The full report can be found here. Each brief details the education preparation, licensing requirements, scope of practice, and distribution in Washington state of the described occupation.
Authors:
Kett PM, Woodward KF, Pollack SW, Oster NV, Kaplan L, Skillman SM, Frogner BKJournal/Publisher:
Center for Health Workforce Studies, University of WashingtonEdition:
Jun 2025.Funder:
2024 Washington State LegislatureDocuments:
Citation:
Kett PM, Woodward KF, Pollack SW, Oster NV, Kaplan L, Skillman SM, Frogner BK. Washington State's Anesthesia Workforce (Occupational Briefs). Center for Health Workforce Studies, University of Washington. Jun 2025Related Studies:
Addressing the Anesthesia Workforce Shortage by Reducing Barriers and Expanding Educational Opportunities to Increase the Supply of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists in Washington (ESSB 6286)