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Older residents and healthcare jobs in Kansas
Kansas isn't a shortage rate, so read the Kansas older resident comparison before you panic.
Kansas isn't publishing vacancies, and Kansas recruiters briefing open jobs will overpromise.
Kansas has 60.22 nurse jobs for every 1,000 Kansas people 65 and older.
Kansas nursing assistants finish at 43.84 on that comparison, with 24,610 assistants employed in Kansas.
Each occupation
1Registered Nurses
- State jobs
- 33,800
- Residents age 65 and over
- 561,319
- Jobs per 1,000 residents age 65 and over
- 60.22
2Home Health and Personal Care Aides
- State jobs
- 25,350
- Residents age 65 and over
- 561,319
- Jobs per 1,000 residents age 65 and over
- 45.16
3Nursing Assistants
- State jobs
- 24,610
- Residents age 65 and over
- 561,319
- Jobs per 1,000 residents age 65 and over
- 43.84
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 | 33,800 | 561,319 | 60.22 |
| 2 | Home Health and Personal Care Aides | 25,350 | 561,319 | 45.16 |
| 3 | Nursing Assistants | 24,610 | 561,319 | 43.84 |
Takeaways
- Kansas counts 33,800 registered nurses against 561,319 older residents, and Kansas should keep them paired.
- Kansas home health aides number 25,350, which is 45.16 jobs on the same Kansas comparison.
- Kansas civilian population in the file is 2,956,931, and Kansas shouldn't swap it for the older group.
- Kansas staffing talks should start from the Kansas nurse comparison, not from a vacancy count.
For recruiters
- Tell Kansas leaders this isn't open jobs before Kansas adds another board to the search.
- Pair Kansas nursing assistants with the nurse figure so Kansas sees the whole bedside bench.
- Hand the Kansas 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. Kansas is 9 of 51. Total civilian population in the same file is 2,956,931.
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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