{"id":6114,"date":"2022-02-16T23:04:06","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T23:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/?page_id=6114"},"modified":"2025-03-21T19:02:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T19:02:04","slug":"aging-trends","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/leveraging-data\/aging-trends\/","title":{"rendered":"Aging Trends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t<div class=\"tabbed-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"nav nav-tabs nav-uppercase nav-size-normal nav-left\" role=\"tablist\"><li id=\"tab-dashboard\" class=\"tab active has-icon\" role=\"presentation\"><a href=\"#tab_dashboard\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"true\" aria-controls=\"tab_dashboard\"><span>Dashboard<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"tab-additional-information\" class=\"tab has-icon\" role=\"presentation\"><a href=\"#tab_additional-information\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"tab_additional-information\"><span>Additional Information<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tab-panels\"><div id=\"tab_dashboard\" class=\"panel active entry-content\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-dashboard\">\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-959265172\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1043535364\" class=\"col medium-1 small-12 large-1\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box info-popup icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 68px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/02\/icon-info-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/02\/icon-info-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/02\/icon-info-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/02\/icon-info.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1506646902\" class=\"col medium-11 small-12 large-11\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">National Age Cohort Composition for 9 Allied Health Occupations From 2011 to 2021<\/h4>\n<p>This dashboard allows for comparison of age distributions within select health care occupations using data from the 2011, 2014, 2017, and 2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/programs-surveys\/acs\">American Community Survey<\/a>. To provide context, we also included 2019 and 2021 data for comparison.You may look at age distributions by percentage of workers within 5-year age increments\u00a0and total workers in each age increment. Click on the information icon to the left to learn how to navigate the dashboard. To learn more about the data and the Workforce Dashboards more broadly, please read our <a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/leveraging-data\/faq\/\">FAQ<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<script type='module' src='https:\/\/tableau.washington.edu\/javascripts\/api\/tableau.embedding.3.latest.min.js'><\/script><tableau-viz id='tableau-viz' src='https:\/\/tableau.washington.edu\/views\/LevData_AgeCohorts_Animation_2024\/Animation' width='975' height='827' hide-tabs hide-tabs=\"\" toolbar=\"hidden\"><\/tableau-viz>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tab_additional-information\" class=\"panel entry-content\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-additional-information\">\n\n<p>The following are a few example interpretations of the workforce data on select occupations including allied health from the Aging Trends Dashboard. To learn more about the data and the Workforce Dashboards more broadly, please read our <a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/leveraging-data\/faq\/\">FAQ<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b>Example 1: Consistent age distribution of the health care workforce<\/b><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10497\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10497\" style=\"width: 995px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10497 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/03\/Age_Ex1.png\" alt=\"Line graph showing medical assistants have a consistent age distribution over the years of included data. \" width=\"995\" height=\"797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/03\/Age_Ex1.png 995w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/03\/Age_Ex1-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/03\/Age_Ex1-768x615.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 995px) 100vw, 995px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10497\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Here we see that medical assistants have a consistent age distribution over the years of included data. In addition, each year cohort shows a general pattern of a lower percentage of workers in each successive age category.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b>Example 2: Changing age distribution of the health care workforce<\/b><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10498\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10498\" style=\"width: 996px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10498\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/03\/Age_Ex2.png\" alt=\"Line graph showing speech language pathologists (SLPs) are shown to have an increasingly younger workforce, with the 2021 cohort (dark blue line) showing a higher percentage of SLPs in the younger age groups compared with 2011 (medium blue line). \" width=\"996\" height=\"799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/03\/Age_Ex2.png 996w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/03\/Age_Ex2-300x241.png 300w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/03\/Age_Ex2-768x616.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 996px) 100vw, 996px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10498\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In this graph, speech language pathologists (SLPs) are shown to have an increasingly younger workforce, with the 2021 cohort (dark blue line) showing a higher percentage of SLPs in the younger age groups compared with 2011 (medium blue line). This pattern can also be seen for physical therapists.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b>Example 3: Bimodal age distribution of the health care workforce<\/b><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10499\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10499\" style=\"width: 990px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10499\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/03\/Age_Ex3.png\" alt=\"Line graph showing where clinical lab technologists and technicians show more than one dominant age group in the 2011 and 2014 cohorts (highlighted), and the subsequent cohorts seems to be leveling off.\" width=\"990\" height=\"796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/03\/Age_Ex3.png 990w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/03\/Age_Ex3-300x241.png 300w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/03\/Age_Ex3-768x618.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10499\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Here is a pattern where clinical lab technologists and technicians show more than one dominant age group in the 2011 and 2014 cohorts (highlighted), and the subsequent cohorts seems to be leveling off.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b>Example 4: Growing number of health care workers<\/b><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10500\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10500\" style=\"width: 989px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10500\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/03\/Age_Ex4.png\" alt=\"Line graph showing diagnostic lab technologists and technicians are shown to have an increasing number of workers in each age category by cohort \u2013 the number of diagnostic lab technologists and technicians is higher for almost all age groups in 2021 (dark blue line) compared with all previous years. Similarly, 2020 is higher than previous years for almost all age groups, etc.\" width=\"989\" height=\"789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/03\/Age_Ex4.png 989w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/03\/Age_Ex4-300x239.png 300w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/03\/Age_Ex4-768x613.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 989px) 100vw, 989px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10500\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In this graph, diagnostic lab technologists and technicians are shown to have an increasing number of workers in each age category by cohort \u2013 the number of diagnostic lab technologists and technicians is higher for almost all age groups in 2021 (dark blue line) compared with all previous years. Similarly, 2020 is higher than previous years for almost all age groups, etc.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<h3>Suggested Citation:<\/h3>\n<p>Stubbs BA, Dahal A, Frogner BK, Skillman SM. Aging Trends. UW Center for Health Workforce Studies. First posted October, 2022. Updated March 18, 2025. 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