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Older residents and healthcare jobs in Tennessee
Against 1,360,588 residents age 65 and over, Tennessee has 53.07 Registered Nurses jobs per 1,000.
The staffing pressure in Tennessee is easier to see as 53.07 Registered Nurses jobs per 1,000 residents age 65 and over. That age group numbers 1,360,588.
The job count behind that Tennessee figure is 72,200 for Registered Nurses.
Finish the Tennessee note on Nursing Assistants: 19.87 jobs per 1,000 residents age 65 and over. Civilian population of all ages is 7,295,032.
Each occupation
1Registered Nurses
- State jobs
- 72,200
- Residents age 65 and over
- 1,360,588
- Jobs per 1,000 residents age 65 and over
- 53.07
2Home Health and Personal Care Aides
- State jobs
- 35,950
- Residents age 65 and over
- 1,360,588
- Jobs per 1,000 residents age 65 and over
- 26.42
3Nursing Assistants
- State jobs
- 27,040
- Residents age 65 and over
- 1,360,588
- Jobs per 1,000 residents age 65 and over
- 19.87
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 | 72,200 | 1,360,588 | 53.07 |
| 2 | Home Health and Personal Care Aides | 35,950 | 1,360,588 | 26.42 |
| 3 | Nursing Assistants | 27,040 | 1,360,588 | 19.87 |
Takeaways
- Registered Nurses in Tennessee works out to 53.07 jobs per 1,000 residents age 65 and over.
- The job count for Registered Nurses in Tennessee is 72,200.
- Residents age 65 and over in Tennessee number 1,360,588.
- Nursing Assistants is 19.87 jobs per 1,000 residents age 65 and over in Tennessee.
For recruiters
- Use jobs per 1,000 as context only.
- Say the denominator is residents 65 and over.
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. Tennessee is 24 of 51. Total civilian population in the same file is 7,295,032.
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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