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Older residents and healthcare jobs in Texas
Hold Texas Care Aides to 329,590 while the manager still has the draft.
Cite Texas Care Aides 4,711,381 before the calendar invite goes out.
Bring Texas Care Aides in 69.96 before the recruiter refreshes the ad.
Move Texas Registered Nurses toward 271,380 and the intake can see the figure.
Each occupation
1Home Health and Personal Care Aides
- State jobs
- 329,590
- Residents age 65 and over
- 4,711,381
- Jobs per 1,000 residents age 65 and over
- 69.96
2Registered Nurses
- State jobs
- 271,380
- Residents age 65 and over
- 4,711,381
- Jobs per 1,000 residents age 65 and over
- 57.60
3Nursing Assistants
- State jobs
- 88,680
- Residents age 65 and over
- 4,711,381
- Jobs per 1,000 residents age 65 and over
- 18.82
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 | Home Health and Personal Care Aides | 329,590 | 4,711,381 | 69.96 |
| 2 | Registered Nurses | 271,380 | 4,711,381 | 57.60 |
| 3 | Nursing Assistants | 88,680 | 4,711,381 | 18.82 |
Takeaways
- Cite Texas Registered Nurses 4,711,381 so the huddle hears the cell.
- Pin Texas Registered Nurses beside 57.60 rather than a statewide average.
- Log Texas Nursing Assistants as 88,680 so finance sees the same cell.
- Cite Texas Nursing Assistants 4,711,381 so the handoff names the cell.
For recruiters
- List Texas Nursing Assistants at 18.82 while the draft is still open.
- Leave Texas Care Aides at 329,590 inside the Hiring Pack with the figure.
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. Texas is 16 of 51. Total civilian population in the same file is 31,595,099.
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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