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Older residents and healthcare jobs in Utah
Utah counts 460,179 older residents, a denominator and not a Utah shortage rate at all.
Utah counts 3,534,499 civilians, and that Utah total is not a shortage rate.
Utah counts 27,420 registered nurses, which is 59.59 for every 1,000 people 65 and older in Utah.
Utah nursing assistants come out to 26.64 on that same Utah older resident math.
Each occupation
1Registered Nurses
- State jobs
- 27,420
- Residents age 65 and over
- 460,179
- Jobs per 1,000 residents age 65 and over
- 59.59
2Home Health and Personal Care Aides
- State jobs
- 17,130
- Residents age 65 and over
- 460,179
- Jobs per 1,000 residents age 65 and over
- 37.22
3Nursing Assistants
- State jobs
- 12,260
- Residents age 65 and over
- 460,179
- Jobs per 1,000 residents age 65 and over
- 26.64
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 | 27,420 | 460,179 | 59.59 |
| 2 | Home Health and Personal Care Aides | 17,130 | 460,179 | 37.22 |
| 3 | Nursing Assistants | 12,260 | 460,179 | 26.64 |
Takeaways
- Utah home health aides number 17,130, which works out to 37.22 beside Utah's older residents.
- Utah nursing assistant jobs total 12,260, so name that Utah occupation beside the nurses.
- Utah leaders should hear these Utah figures count jobs, not Utah vacancies today.
- Utah notes that skip assistants will understate the Utah work sitting next to nursing.
For recruiters
- Utah, tell the Utah panel this is jobs, not Utah openings you can close tomorrow.
- Utah, keep Utah assistants beside nurses so Utah leadership does not staff from one row.
- Grant the Utah 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. Utah is 11 of 51. Total civilian population in the same file is 3,534,499.
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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