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5 hardest-to-fill healthcare jobs in Connecticut
New Haven aide density looks busy at 26.206 jobs in every thousand, and New Haven reqs still sit open.
New Haven already pays home health aides about $39.7K, 11% above the national median. New Haven searches still score 8.1, so New Haven generosity is not closing reqs.
New Haven home health aides in New Haven fall short of a typical metro, at 0.95.
Bridgeport nurse practitioners are a weak Bridgeport backup while scoring 7.2. Connecticut all-industry openings in December 2025 were 3.8, below a national 4.0.
Each occupation and metro
1Home Health and Personal Care AidesNew Haven, CT
- Score
- 8.1
- Band
- Hard
- Location quotient
- 0.95
- Jobs per 1,000
- 26.206
- Metro median
- $39,720
- U.S. median
- $35,800
- Pay ratio
- 1.11
2Dental AssistantsNew Haven, CT
- Score
- 7.6
- Band
- Hard
- Location quotient
- 0.75
- Jobs per 1,000
- 1.873
- Metro median
- $56,650
- U.S. median
- $48,070
- Pay ratio
- 1.18
3Psychiatric TechniciansHartford, CT
- Score
- 7.2
- Band
- Hard
- Location quotient
- 0.86
- Jobs per 1,000
- 0.863
- Metro median
- $48,370
- U.S. median
- $45,130
- Pay ratio
- 1.07
4Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansBridgeport, CT
- Score
- 7.2
- Band
- Hard
- Location quotient
- 0.85
- Jobs per 1,000
- 1.267
- Metro median
- $99,950
- U.S. median
- $80,110
- Pay ratio
- 1.25
5Nurse PractitionersBridgeport, CT
- Score
- 7.2
- Band
- Hard
- Location quotient
- 1.00
- Jobs per 1,000
- 2.084
- Metro median
- $139,330
- U.S. median
- $132,300
- Pay ratio
- 1.05
Ranked table
Swipe the table sideways. The same figures are in the blocks above.
| Rank | Occupation | Metro | Score | Band | Location quotient | Jobs per 1,000 | Metro median | U.S. median | Pay ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Home Health and Personal Care Aides | New Haven, CT | 8.1 | Hard | 0.95 | 26.206 | $39,720 | $35,800 | 1.11 |
| 2 | Dental Assistants | New Haven, CT | 7.6 | Hard | 0.75 | 1.873 | $56,650 | $48,070 | 1.18 |
| 3 | Psychiatric Technicians | Hartford, CT | 7.2 | Hard | 0.86 | 0.863 | $48,370 | $45,130 | 1.07 |
| 4 | Radiologic Technologists and Technicians | Bridgeport, CT | 7.2 | Hard | 0.85 | 1.267 | $99,950 | $80,110 | 1.25 |
| 5 | Nurse Practitioners | Bridgeport, CT | 7.2 | Hard | 1.00 | 2.084 | $139,330 | $132,300 | 1.05 |
Takeaways
- New Haven dental assistants score 7.6, so Connecticut should not treat that row as relief.
- Hartford psychiatric technician pay is about $48.4K, 7% above the national median, and Hartford stays tight.
- Bridgeport radiologic technologists reach about $100.0K, 25% above the national median, while Bridgeport stays difficult.
- New Haven should treat about $35.8K as national context, not the New Haven offer.
For recruiters
- Connecticut, ask Hartford about a share of 0.86 before you move psychiatric technicians off New Haven.
- Connecticut, quote about $139.3K if Bridgeport waves nurse practitioner pay as backup.
- Attach the Connecticut wage in the Hiring Pack.
FAQ
- Are these posted wages or open jobs?
- No. The table is a government survey or a designation file.
- What should a recruiter do first?
- Follow the recruiter note on this page.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
The five rows are the five recruiting occupations on the hiring grid whose best scored metro page in Connecticut has the highest score. A state with fewer than five scored recruiting occupations is omitted. Pages under 500 local workers are not scored and are not eligible. 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 Connecticut total-nonfarm job openings rate for December 2025 is 3.8. The U.S. rate is 4.0. Both are all-industry JOLTS rates. Rounded figures in the prose: $39,720 is stated as about $39.7K. a comparison of 1.11 is stated as 11 percent. $35,800 is stated as about $35.8K. Rounded figures in the prose: $48,370 is stated as about $48.4K. $99,950 is stated as about $100.0K. a comparison of 1.25 is stated as 25 percent. $139,330 is stated as about $139.3K.
Sources
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics · May 2025
- BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, total nonfarm · December 2025
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