Hiring
Healthcare hiring difficulty by role and city
1,953 pages for 25 occupations across 80 metros. Each page uses BLS OEWS May 2025 wages for that occupation in that metro, plus the state JOLTS total-nonfarm print for December 2025. Pairs with an unpublished wage cell are left off.
Highest scores on the current data
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Atlanta, GA · 9.8 · Hard
- Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists in Atlanta, GA · 9.8 · Hard
- Medical and Health Services Managers in Atlanta, GA · 9.6 · Hard
- Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary in Virginia Beach, VA · 9.6 · Hard
- Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary in Oklahoma City, OK · 9.5 · Hard
- Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary in Tulsa, OK · 9.5 · Hard
- Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists in Tulsa, OK · 9.5 · Hard
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Oklahoma City, OK · 9.5 · Hard
The weekly list freezes a top 15. This short table is the same score, read from the files at build time.
What a page shows
- Metro median and a percentile wage, next to the state and U.S. figures
- Statewide hiring pace and openings rate, labeled as all-industry JOLTS
- A workplace-record count where the provider-registry extract covers the metro
- A 0 to 10 market difficulty score, with the three components
Roles
Home Health and Personal Care Aides80 metros · U.S. median $35,800Registered Nurses80 metros · U.S. median $97,550Nursing Assistants80 metros · U.S. median $42,260Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants79 metros · U.S. median $45,930Medical Assistants80 metros · U.S. median $45,690Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses80 metros · U.S. median $64,400Medical and Health Services Managers80 metros · U.S. median $123,860Pharmacy Technicians80 metros · U.S. median $45,750Dental Assistants80 metros · U.S. median $48,070Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians78 metros · U.S. median $62,930Nurse Practitioners79 metros · U.S. median $132,300Pharmacists80 metros · U.S. median $140,910Physical Therapists80 metros · U.S. median $102,760Radiologic Technologists and Technicians80 metros · U.S. median $80,110Dental Hygienists80 metros · U.S. median $98,100Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary62 metros · U.S. median $107,310Medical Records Specialists80 metros · U.S. median $51,140Healthcare Social Workers78 metros · U.S. median $67,880Speech-Language Pathologists80 metros · U.S. median $97,870Emergency Medical Technicians78 metros · U.S. median $44,470Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists64 metros · U.S. median $103,410Occupational Therapists80 metros · U.S. median $100,330Physician Assistants80 metros · U.S. median $135,880Psychiatric Technicians75 metros · U.S. median $45,130Phlebotomists80 metros · U.S. median $45,230
States
AlabamaBirminghamArizonaPhoenix, TucsonArkansasLittle RockCaliforniaLos Angeles, San Francisco, Riverside, San Diego, Sacramento, San Jose, Fresno, Bakersfield, OxnardColoradoDenverConnecticutHartford, Bridgeport, New HavenDistrict of ColumbiaWashingtonFloridaMiami, Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville, North PortGeorgiaAtlantaHawaiiUrban HonoluluIdahoBoise CityIllinoisChicagoIndianaIndianapolisKentuckyLouisvilleLouisianaNew Orleans, Baton RougeMarylandBaltimoreMassachusettsBoston, WorcesterMichiganDetroit, Grand RapidsMinnesotaMinneapolisMissouriSt. Louis, Kansas CityNebraskaOmahaNevadaLas VegasNew MexicoAlbuquerqueNew YorkNew York, Buffalo, Rochester, AlbanyNorth CarolinaCharlotte, Raleigh, Winston-SalemOhioColumbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Dayton, AkronOklahomaOklahoma City, TulsaOregonPortlandPennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, HarrisburgRhode IslandProvidenceSouth CarolinaGreenville, Columbia, CharlestonTennesseeNashville, Memphis, KnoxvilleTexasDallas, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, McAllen, El PasoUtahSalt Lake CityVirginiaVirginia Beach, RichmondWashingtonSeattleWisconsinMilwaukee, Madison