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5 thinnest healthcare supplies in Florida
Florida's aide workforce looks huge until Florida asks what share of Florida jobs that is.
Florida home health aides at 0.33 are about a third as common in Florida as a typical state.
Florida employs 90,170 home health aides and Florida is still a thin market to recruit.
Florida healthcare social workers at 0.88 are slightly fewer in Florida than a typical state.
Each occupation
1Home Health and Personal Care Aides
- Location quotient
- 0.33
- Jobs per 1,000
- 9.081
- State employment
- 90,170
2Emergency Medical Technicians
- Location quotient
- 0.53
- Jobs per 1,000
- 0.611
- State employment
- 6,060
3Dental Hygienists
- Location quotient
- 0.84
- Jobs per 1,000
- 1.207
- State employment
- 11,980
4Speech-Language Pathologists
- Location quotient
- 0.86
- Jobs per 1,000
- 1.016
- State employment
- 10,080
5Healthcare Social Workers
- Location quotient
- 0.88
- Jobs per 1,000
- 1.059
- State employment
- 10,520
Ranked table
Swipe the table sideways. The same figures are in the blocks above.
| Rank | Occupation | Location quotient | Jobs per 1,000 | State employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Home Health and Personal Care Aides | 0.33 | 9.081 | 90,170 |
| 2 | Emergency Medical Technicians | 0.53 | 0.611 | 6,060 |
| 3 | Dental Hygienists | 0.84 | 1.207 | 11,980 |
| 4 | Speech-Language Pathologists | 0.86 | 1.016 | 10,080 |
| 5 | Healthcare Social Workers | 0.88 | 1.059 | 10,520 |
Takeaways
- Florida shows 9.081 home health aide jobs per 1,000 Florida jobs, which is still a thin slice.
- Florida employs 10,520 healthcare social workers, and Florida should not call that bench deep.
- Florida employs 6,060 emergency medical technicians, so Florida's next thin bench is real.
- Florida should check the share first so Florida does not trust a big raw total.
For recruiters
- Florida should weigh the aide share before Florida celebrates that raw headcount.
- Florida should keep social workers in view before Florida treats that bench as ordinary.
- Count the Florida 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
The location quotient is the occupation's share of Florida jobs divided by its share of U.S. jobs. A lower figure is a thinner local supply relative to the national mix. The 5 lowest figures on the hiring-list occupations are shown. OEWS May 2025. Sorted by the lowest figure, Florida is 11 of 51. A row links to the Florida metro page with the highest public market difficulty score for that occupation when one is published, and otherwise to the occupation page on the hiring grid. An unpublished percentile or employment count is shown as unpublished rather than replaced with a zero. The wages are annual OEWS figures. They are not job listings and they are not an employer's current offer. Read the comparison beside the dollar figures: a high state wage can still sit under the national median for that occupation, and a lower state wage can still sit above it.
Sources
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