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Older residents and healthcare jobs in Illinois
Put Illinois Registered Nurses wage 138,910 before the screen gets longer.
Take Illinois Registered Nurses 2,379,145 while the role is still unposted.
Give Illinois Registered Nurses figure 58.39 and nobody swaps in a national midpoint.
Read Illinois Care Aides as 134,100 rather than hiding the cell.
Each occupation
1Registered Nurses
- State jobs
- 138,910
- Residents age 65 and over
- 2,379,145
- Jobs per 1,000 residents age 65 and over
- 58.39
2Home Health and Personal Care Aides
- State jobs
- 134,100
- Residents age 65 and over
- 2,379,145
- Jobs per 1,000 residents age 65 and over
- 56.36
3Nursing Assistants
- State jobs
- 68,640
- Residents age 65 and over
- 2,379,145
- Jobs per 1,000 residents age 65 and over
- 28.85
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 | 138,910 | 2,379,145 | 58.39 |
| 2 | Home Health and Personal Care Aides | 134,100 | 2,379,145 | 56.36 |
| 3 | Nursing Assistants | 68,640 | 2,379,145 | 28.85 |
Takeaways
- Take Illinois Care Aides 2,379,145 before someone copies a midpoint.
- Leave Illinois Care Aides at 56.36 so the comparison stays on the table.
- Hold Illinois Nursing Assistants to 68,640 rather than a round number from memory.
- Cite Illinois Nursing Assistants 2,379,145 before a national midpoint replaces it.
For recruiters
- Bring Illinois Nursing Assistants in 28.85 ahead of the posting you want.
- Cite Illinois Registered Nurses at 138,910 inside the Hiring Pack before you post.
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. Illinois is 14 of 51. Total civilian population in the same file is 12,696,540.
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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