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Older residents and healthcare jobs in Delaware
Delaware counts 241,321 older residents as context, not a Delaware shortage rate to post.
Delaware counts 1,056,560 civilians, and that Delaware total is not a shortage rate.
Delaware counts 14,290 registered nurses, which is 59.22 among every 1,000 people 65 and older.
Delaware nursing assistants finish the sheet at 22.92 on that same older resident comparison.
Each occupation
1Registered Nurses
- State jobs
- 14,290
- Residents age 65 and over
- 241,321
- Jobs per 1,000 residents age 65 and over
- 59.22
2Home Health and Personal Care Aides
- State jobs
- 11,820
- Residents age 65 and over
- 241,321
- Jobs per 1,000 residents age 65 and over
- 48.98
3Nursing Assistants
- State jobs
- 5,530
- Residents age 65 and over
- 241,321
- Jobs per 1,000 residents age 65 and over
- 22.92
Ranked table
Swipe the table sideways. The same figures are in the blocks above.
| Rank | Occupation | State jobs | Residents age 65 and over | Jobs per 1,000 residents age 65 and over |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Registered Nurses | 14,290 | 241,321 | 59.22 |
| 2 | Home Health and Personal Care Aides | 11,820 | 241,321 | 48.98 |
| 3 | Nursing Assistants | 5,530 | 241,321 | 22.92 |
Takeaways
- Delaware home health aides number 11,820, which comes to 48.98 beside Delaware's older residents.
- Delaware nursing assistant jobs total 5,530, so put that Delaware occupation next to the nurses.
- Delaware leaders wanted open reqs, but Delaware will not find them here.
- Delaware notes that mention only nurses miss the Delaware aide load now.
For recruiters
- Delaware, tell the Delaware panel these are filled jobs, not Delaware openings sitting on a board.
- Delaware, keep Delaware assistants in the note so Delaware nurses are not the whole story.
- Label the Delaware 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
Jobs are OEWS May 2025 state employment for registered nurses, nursing assistants, and home health and personal care aides. Residents are the Census Population Estimates Program civilian population age 65 and over on July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025. This is not the ACS tabulation; the ACS API was not used. Jobs per 1,000 residents equals jobs times 1,000 divided by that resident count. It is not a shortage rate and it is not a count of job listings. Areas are ordered by registered-nurse jobs per 1,000 residents age 65 and over. Delaware is 12 of 51. Total civilian population in the same file is 1,056,560.
Sources
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics · May 2025
- Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, civilian population by age and sex · July 1, 2025
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