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Older residents and healthcare jobs in Iowa
Against 649,656 residents age 65 and over, Iowa has 52.98 Registered Nurses jobs per 1,000.
When Iowa asks about older residents, answer with Registered Nurses: 52.98 jobs per 1,000 of the 649,656 civilians age 65 and over.
Iowa employment for Registered Nurses is 34,420. Divide by residents age 65 and over and you get 52.98 per 1,000.
Nursing Assistants closes the Iowa list at 34.90 per 1,000. The resident denominator is people age 65 and over, and the all-age civilian count is 3,238,173.
Each occupation
1Registered Nurses
- State jobs
- 34,420
- Residents age 65 and over
- 649,656
- Jobs per 1,000 residents age 65 and over
- 52.98
2Home Health and Personal Care Aides
- State jobs
- 25,800
- Residents age 65 and over
- 649,656
- Jobs per 1,000 residents age 65 and over
- 39.71
3Nursing Assistants
- State jobs
- 22,670
- Residents age 65 and over
- 649,656
- Jobs per 1,000 residents age 65 and over
- 34.90
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 | 34,420 | 649,656 | 52.98 |
| 2 | Home Health and Personal Care Aides | 25,800 | 649,656 | 39.71 |
| 3 | Nursing Assistants | 22,670 | 649,656 | 34.90 |
Takeaways
- In Iowa, Registered Nurses is 52.98 jobs per 1,000 residents age 65 and over.
- Iowa employment for that occupation is 34,420.
- The age-65 civilian count in Iowa is 649,656.
- The last Iowa occupation, Nursing Assistants, is 34.90 per 1,000 residents age 65 and over.
For recruiters
- Lead with the per-1,000 number.
- Keep the last occupation on the note.
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. Iowa is 25 of 51. Total civilian population in the same file is 3,238,173.
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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