Note: Doctors of Medicine includes Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine. Other health practitioners include physician assistants, medical assistants, dental assistants, chiropractors, dietitians and nutritionists, optometrists, podiatrists, and audiologists, as well as massage therapists, medical equipment preparers, medical transcriptionists, pharmacy aides, veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers, phlebotomists, and healthcare support workers. Aides include nursing, psychiatric, home health, occupational therapy, and physical therapy assistants and aides. Therapists include occupational therapists, physical therapists, radiation therapists, recreational therapists, respiratory therapists, speech-language pathologists, and exercise physiologists.