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5 hardest-to-fill healthcare jobs in Utah
Brief Utah Care Aides as $37,130 while the draft is still open.
Start Utah Care Aides from $35,800 and the req stops guessing.
Anchor Utah Records Specialists at $58,900 before the screen gets longer.
Keep Utah Records Specialists near $51,140 while the role is still unposted.
Each occupation and metro
1Home Health and Personal Care AidesSalt Lake City, UT
- Score
- 7.8
- Band
- Hard
- Location quotient
- 0.28
- Jobs per 1,000
- 7.661
- Metro median
- $37,130
- U.S. median
- $35,800
- Pay ratio
- 1.04
2Medical Records SpecialistsSalt Lake City, UT
- Score
- 7.1
- Band
- Hard
- Location quotient
- 1.14
- Jobs per 1,000
- 1.434
- Metro median
- $58,900
- U.S. median
- $51,140
- Pay ratio
- 1.15
3Pharmacy TechniciansSalt Lake City, UT
- Score
- 6.9
- Band
- Elevated
- Location quotient
- 1.03
- Jobs per 1,000
- 3.116
- Metro median
- $49,250
- U.S. median
- $45,750
- Pay ratio
- 1.08
4Medical AssistantsSalt Lake City, UT
- Score
- 6.7
- Band
- Elevated
- Location quotient
- 0.90
- Jobs per 1,000
- 4.738
- Metro median
- $46,080
- U.S. median
- $45,690
- Pay ratio
- 1.01
5Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesSalt Lake City, UT
- Score
- 6.4
- Band
- Elevated
- Location quotient
- 0.17
- Jobs per 1,000
- 0.691
- Metro median
- $66,970
- U.S. median
- $64,400
- Pay ratio
- 1.04
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 | Salt Lake City, UT | 7.8 | Hard | 0.28 | 7.661 | $37,130 | $35,800 | 1.04 |
| 2 | Medical Records Specialists | Salt Lake City, UT | 7.1 | Hard | 1.14 | 1.434 | $58,900 | $51,140 | 1.15 |
| 3 | Pharmacy Technicians | Salt Lake City, UT | 6.9 | Elevated | 1.03 | 3.116 | $49,250 | $45,750 | 1.08 |
| 4 | Medical Assistants | Salt Lake City, UT | 6.7 | Elevated | 0.90 | 4.738 | $46,080 | $45,690 | 1.01 |
| 5 | Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | Salt Lake City, UT | 6.4 | Elevated | 0.17 | 0.691 | $66,970 | $64,400 | 1.04 |
Takeaways
- Show Utah Pharmacy Technicians wage $49,250 and nobody swaps in a national midpoint.
- Name Utah Pharmacy Technicians wage $45,750 rather than hiding the cell.
- Put Utah Medical Assistants wage $46,080 before someone copies a midpoint.
- State Utah Medical Assistants as $45,690 so the comparison stays on the table.
For recruiters
- Give Utah Vocational Nurses figure $66,970 rather than a round number from memory.
- Quote Utah Care Aides $37,130 inside the Hiring Pack for the role.
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 Utah 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 Utah total-nonfarm job openings rate for December 2025 is 3.5. The U.S. rate is 4.0. Both are all-industry JOLTS rates. Rounded figures in the prose: $37,130 is stated as about $37.1K. a comparison of 1.04 is stated as 4 percent. $35,800 is stated as about $35.8K.
Sources
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics · May 2025
- BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, total nonfarm · December 2025
A Hiring Pack starts from the role and the city on the req.
First Hiring Pack free.
Then Was $24Now $0.99 per req report.
Or Was $149Now $19.99/month unlimited.