{"id":3750,"date":"2026-04-13T09:12:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T14:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/campaigns.uthscsa.edu\/bike-ride\/?p=3750"},"modified":"2026-04-13T09:14:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T14:14:51","slug":"no-kid-rides-alone-a-network-of-100000-professionals-standing-with-kids-and-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/campaigns.uthscsa.edu\/bike-ride\/2026\/04\/13\/no-kid-rides-alone-a-network-of-100000-professionals-standing-with-kids-and-families\/","title":{"rendered":"When Fighting Cancer, No Kid Rides Alone: 100,000 Professionals Riding Every Mile with Kids and Families"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3744 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/campaigns.uthscsa.edu\/bike-ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/03\/Gear-Up-26-Poster-11x17-v1-640x989-1-259x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/campaigns.uthscsa.edu\/bike-ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/03\/Gear-Up-26-Poster-11x17-v1-640x989-1-259x400.jpg 259w, https:\/\/campaigns.uthscsa.edu\/bike-ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/03\/Gear-Up-26-Poster-11x17-v1-640x989-1-550x850.jpg 550w, https:\/\/campaigns.uthscsa.edu\/bike-ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/03\/Gear-Up-26-Poster-11x17-v1-640x989-1.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 98vw, (max-width: 1199px) 64vw, 259px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Childhood cancer research and care rely on a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">broad, multidisciplinary workforce.<\/span> In the United States, nearly <strong>100K professionals<\/strong>\u00a0work across\u00a0<strong>13 major job categories<\/strong>, supporting everything from <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">bedside care and laboratory research to clinical trials, data analysis, survivorship, and advocacy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Below is a category\u2011by\u2011category breakdown, with sources and clear assumptions.<\/p>\n<p>Estimated U.S. Employment by Category.<\/p>\n<p>\u26a0\ufe0f These are order\u2011of\u2011magnitude estimates, not exact counts. Ranges reflect part\u2011time roles, research effort %, and mixed adult\/pediatric positions.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Physicians &amp; Advanced Medical Providers\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>4,000\u20135,000<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>2,200\u20132,500 board\u2011certified pediatric hematologist\u2011oncologists<\/li>\n<li>500\u2013700 pediatric oncology APPs (NPs\/PAs)<\/li>\n<li>600\u2013800 subspecialists (BMT, neuro\u2011oncology, radiation, survivorship)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Sources: ASPHO &amp; ABP workforce surveys; AAP Pediatrics workforce modeling <a href=\"https:\/\/publications.aap.org\/pediatrics\/article\/153\/Supplement%202\/e2023063678L\/196572\/Child-Health-Needs-and-the-Pediatric-Hematology\">[publications.aap.org]<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/aspho.org\/uploads\/Final_Publication_2023__ASPHO_workforce_productivity_and_fellowship_assessment.pdf\">[The Americ&#8230;kforce &#8230;]<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Nursing &amp; Direct Patient Care\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: inherit\">25,000\u201330,000<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Pediatric oncology inpatient &amp; outpatient nurses<\/li>\n<li>Infusion nurses, research nurses, nurse managers, PCTs<\/li>\n<li>Pediatric oncology is a small subspecialty within nursing, but every pediatric cancer program employs dozens to hundreds of nurses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Sources: HRSA workforce data; APHON; hospital staffing ratios <a href=\"https:\/\/bhw.hrsa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/bureau-health-workforce\/state-of-the-health-workforce-report-2024.pdf\">[bhw.hrsa.gov]<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aphon.org\/about-us\/pediatric-hematology-oncology-nursing\/\">[aphon.org]<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Laboratory &amp; Bench Scientists\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>12,000\u201315,000<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Principal Investigators, staff scientists, postdocs, lab techs<\/li>\n<li>Basic, translational, and pre\u2011clinical pediatric cancer research<\/li>\n<li>COG alone involves 10,000+ scientific experts globally, with the majority in the U.S.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Sources: Children\u2019s Oncology Group; NCI Pediatric Oncology Branch <a href=\"https:\/\/datacatalog.ccdi.cancer.gov\/dataset\/COG-COG\">[datacatalo&#8230;cancer.gov]<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ccr.cancer.gov\/pediatric-oncology-branch\">[ccr.cancer.gov]<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Clinical Research Operations <\/strong>9,000\u201311,000<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Clinical research coordinators<\/li>\n<li>Trial managers, CRAs, study start\u2011up staff<\/li>\n<li>Every COG or NCI\u2011sponsored trial requires multiple full\u2011time research staff.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Sources: COG network size; NIH clinical trials infrastructure <a href=\"https:\/\/datacatalog.ccdi.cancer.gov\/dataset\/COG-COG\">[datacatalo&#8230;cancer.gov]<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stjude.org\/jobs\/hospital\/clinical-careers\/clinical-research.html\">[stjude.org]<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h5><strong>5. Data Science &amp; Biostatistics<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03,000\u20134,000<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Biostatisticians<\/li>\n<li>Bioinformaticians<\/li>\n<li>Clinical data managers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Sources: St. Jude, Fred Hutch, NCI workforce models <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fredhutch.org\/en\/education-training\/careers-in-cancer.html\">[fredhutch.org]<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ccr.cancer.gov\/pediatric-oncology-branch\">[ccr.cancer.gov]<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Pharmacy &amp; Drug Development<\/strong> <span style=\"font-size: inherit\">2,000\u20133,000<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Pediatric oncology pharmacists<\/li>\n<li>IDS pharmacists<\/li>\n<li>GMP manufacturing &amp; PK scientists<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Sources: Oncology pharmacist workforce studies; NCI GMP programs <a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC8189614\/\">[pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stjude.org\/jobs\/hospital\/clinical-careers\/clinical-research.html\">[stjude.org]<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Psychosocial &amp; Mental Health Services\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong>6,000\u20138,000<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Social workers<\/li>\n<li>Psychologists<\/li>\n<li>Child life specialists<\/li>\n<li>Counselors and psychiatrists<\/li>\n<li>National pediatric cancer care standards require psychosocial staffing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Sources: COG supportive care guidelines; HRSA behavioral health data <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phi.org\/about\/impacts\/phis-childrens-cancer-program-plays-critical-role-in-health-outcomes-increased-access-to-health-services-for-youth\/\">[phi.org]<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bhw.hrsa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/bureau-health-workforce\/state-of-the-health-workforce-report-2024.pdf\">[bhw.hrsa.gov]<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<ol start=\"8\">\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Rehabilitation, Survivorship &amp; Support Therapies\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: inherit\">5,000\u20136,000<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>PT, OT, SLP<\/li>\n<li>Survivorship program staff<\/li>\n<li>Nutritionists and late\u2011effects specialists<\/li>\n<li>Survivor population &gt;500,000 in the U.S., driving workforce demand.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Sources: NCI survivorship data; pediatric rehab Workforce <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.gov\/types\/childhood-cancers\">[cancer.gov]<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/aspho.org\/uploads\/prdforms\/Career_Pathways_Document_2023.pdf\">[Careers in&#8230;aspho.org]<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<ol start=\"9\">\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Genetics &amp; Counseling\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: inherit\">1,500\u20132,000<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Genetic counselors<\/li>\n<li>Genomics program staff<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Sources: National Society of Genetic Counselors; pediatric oncology program staffing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fredhutch.org\/en\/education-training\/careers-in-cancer.html\">[fredhutch.org]<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.gov\/types\/childhood-cancers\">[cancer.gov]<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<ol start=\"10\">\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Public Health, Prevention &amp; Education\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>2,500\u20133,500<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Public health scientists<\/li>\n<li>Community engagement and outreach staff<\/li>\n<li>Implementation scientists<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Sources: NCI Childhood Cancer Data Initiative; community health workforce data <a href=\"https:\/\/nccrdataplatform.ccdi.cancer.gov\/home\">[nccrdatapl&#8230;cancer.gov]<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phi.org\/about\/impacts\/phis-childrens-cancer-program-plays-critical-role-in-health-outcomes-increased-access-to-health-services-for-youth\/\">[phi.org]<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<ol start=\"11\">\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Administration, Finance &amp; Compliance\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>8,000\u201310,000<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Research administrators<\/li>\n<li>Grants &amp; finance staff<\/li>\n<li>Regulatory and IRB professionals<\/li>\n<li>Clinical trials are administratively labor\u2011intensive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Sources: NIH grants administration ratios; large academic health systems <a href=\"https:\/\/bhw.hrsa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/bureau-health-workforce\/state-of-the-health-workforce-report-2024.pdf\">[bhw.hrsa.gov]<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stjude.org\/jobs.html\">[stjude.org]<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<ol start=\"12\">\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Advocacy, Fundraising &amp; Policy\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: inherit\">2,000\u20133,000<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Nonprofit staff<\/li>\n<li>Government relations<\/li>\n<li>Foundation and development teams<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Sources: CureSearch, CCRF, ALSAC (St. Jude) employment data <a href=\"https:\/\/curesearch.org\/About-Us\/employment\/\">[curesearch.org]<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/childrenscancer.org\/about-us\/careers\/\">[childrenscancer.org]<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<ol start=\"13\">\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Education &amp; Training<\/strong> 2,000\u20132,500<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Fellowship &amp; residency faculty<\/li>\n<li>Training grant staff (T32, K12)<\/li>\n<li>Medical educators<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Sources: ACGME, ABP, NCI training programs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abp.org\/content\/data-and-workforce\">[abp.org]<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/orit.research.bcm.edu\/TXCHK12FellowshipApplication\">[orit.resea&#8230;ch.bcm.edu]<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Overall, meeting future needs will require coordinated investment across clinical care, research infrastructure, workforce well\u2011being, and training to ensure that scientific advances translate equitably into improved outcomes for children and families.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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