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10 metros where Medical and Health Services Managers are hardest to fill
Start with Medical and Health Services Managers in New York. The score is 6.8 and pay is about $167.6K, 35% above the national median.
If the search is Medical and Health Services Managers, New York, NY is the metro to brief: score 6.8 (elevated), pay about $167.6K, 35% above the national median.
New York has slightly fewer of these workers than a typical metro for Medical and Health Services Managers, and density is 3.715 jobs per 1,000.
After New York, the Medical and Health Services Managers list still includes Denver, CO at 6.2, elevated band.
All-industry openings in New York ran 4.1 for December 2025 when the brief is Medical and Health Services Managers.
The national figure was 4.0.
For Medical and Health Services Managers, New York came in above.
Each metro
1New York, NY
- Score
- 6.8
- Band
- Elevated
- Location quotient
- 0.97
- Jobs per 1,000
- 3.715
- Metro median
- $167,580
- Pay ratio
- 1.35
2Seattle, WA
- Score
- 6.7
- Band
- Elevated
- Location quotient
- 0.57
- Jobs per 1,000
- 2.207
- Metro median
- $160,100
- Pay ratio
- 1.29
3Atlanta, GA
- Score
- 6.6
- Band
- Elevated
- Location quotient
- 0.57
- Jobs per 1,000
- 2.180
- Metro median
- $137,260
- Pay ratio
- 1.11
4Portland, OR
- Score
- 6.5
- Band
- Elevated
- Location quotient
- 0.69
- Jobs per 1,000
- 2.655
- Metro median
- $151,260
- Pay ratio
- 1.22
5San Jose, CA
- Score
- 6.5
- Band
- Elevated
- Location quotient
- 1.05
- Jobs per 1,000
- 4.019
- Metro median
- $171,210
- Pay ratio
- 1.38
6Sacramento, CA
- Score
- 6.4
- Band
- Elevated
- Location quotient
- 1.09
- Jobs per 1,000
- 4.168
- Metro median
- $159,350
- Pay ratio
- 1.29
7Washington, DC
- Score
- 6.3
- Band
- Elevated
- Location quotient
- 0.97
- Jobs per 1,000
- 3.740
- Metro median
- $140,670
- Pay ratio
- 1.14
8San Francisco, CA
- Score
- 6.3
- Band
- Elevated
- Location quotient
- 1.31
- Jobs per 1,000
- 5.046
- Metro median
- $166,310
- Pay ratio
- 1.34
9Buffalo, NY
- Score
- 6.2
- Band
- Elevated
- Location quotient
- 0.67
- Jobs per 1,000
- 2.575
- Metro median
- $132,720
- Pay ratio
- 1.07
10Denver, CO
- Score
- 6.2
- Band
- Elevated
- Location quotient
- 0.76
- Jobs per 1,000
- 2.920
- Metro median
- $137,760
- Pay ratio
- 1.11
Ranked table
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| Rank | Metro | Score | Band | Location quotient | Jobs per 1,000 | Metro median | Pay ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York, NY | 6.8 | Elevated | 0.97 | 3.715 | $167,580 | 1.35 |
| 2 | Seattle, WA | 6.7 | Elevated | 0.57 | 2.207 | $160,100 | 1.29 |
| 3 | Atlanta, GA | 6.6 | Elevated | 0.57 | 2.180 | $137,260 | 1.11 |
| 4 | Portland, OR | 6.5 | Elevated | 0.69 | 2.655 | $151,260 | 1.22 |
| 5 | San Jose, CA | 6.5 | Elevated | 1.05 | 4.019 | $171,210 | 1.38 |
| 6 | Sacramento, CA | 6.4 | Elevated | 1.09 | 4.168 | $159,350 | 1.29 |
| 7 | Washington, DC | 6.3 | Elevated | 0.97 | 3.740 | $140,670 | 1.14 |
| 8 | San Francisco, CA | 6.3 | Elevated | 1.31 | 5.046 | $166,310 | 1.34 |
| 9 | Buffalo, NY | 6.2 | Elevated | 0.67 | 2.575 | $132,720 | 1.07 |
| 10 | Denver, CO | 6.2 | Elevated | 0.76 | 2.920 | $137,760 | 1.11 |
Takeaways
- Put Medical and Health Services Managers in New York on the intake at a score of 6.8.
- New York has slightly fewer of these workers than a typical metro for Medical and Health Services Managers.
- The Medical and Health Services Managers median in New York is about $167.6K.
- The final scored metro is Denver, CO, at 6.2.
For recruiters
- Staff New York, NY before the other metros.
- Keep the bottom metro as a comparison.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
Rows are the scored metro pages for Medical and Health Services Managers (11-9111) with the highest public market difficulty score, up to 10. Metros under 500 workers are not scored. A metro page is scored only when OEWS employment for that occupation is at least 500. Below that, the page stays up and is left off this ranking. Postsecondary teaching occupations and medical scientists are left off even when they are scored. Nominal weights, before a missing shortage match is rescaled, are projected openings divided by 2025 employment 18%, projected growth 22%, the metro median divided by the U.S. median 40%, how common the occupation is locally compared with the country 8% (the location-quotient column; a lower figure means a thinner local bench), a matching HRSA shortage designation 8%, and statewide all-industry JOLTS for December 2025 4%. Bands are Standard under 4, Elevated from 4 up to 7, and Hard at 7 and above. The New York total-nonfarm job openings rate for December 2025 is 4.1. The U.S. rate is 4.0. Both are all-industry JOLTS rates. The article is tagged to New York because that state holds the leading metro, so the publishing calendar does not stack it with another New York article the same day. Rounded figures in the prose: $167,580 is stated as about $167.6K. a comparison of 1.35 is stated as 35 percent. $123,860 is stated as about $123.9K.
Sources
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics · May 2025
- BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, total nonfarm · December 2025
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