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5 thinnest healthcare supplies in Kentucky
Psychiatric Technicians in Kentucky is a thin bench. The mix figure is 0.45.
Kentucky has barely half as many of these workers as a typical state for Psychiatric Technicians. The mix figure on that row is 0.45.
Headcount is not the whole story, but it is real: 910 Psychiatric Technicians in Kentucky, 0.454 per 1,000 jobs.
The bench stays thin through Healthcare Social Workers in Kentucky. That mix figure is 0.82.
Each occupation
1Psychiatric Technicians
- Location quotient
- 0.45
- Jobs per 1,000
- 0.454
- State employment
- 910
2Home Health and Personal Care Aides
- Location quotient
- 0.56
- Jobs per 1,000
- 15.630
- State employment
- 31,260
3Physician Assistants
- Location quotient
- 0.65
- Jobs per 1,000
- 0.679
- State employment
- 1,360
4Dental Hygienists
- Location quotient
- 0.72
- Jobs per 1,000
- 1.036
- State employment
- 2,070
5Healthcare Social Workers
- Location quotient
- 0.82
- Jobs per 1,000
- 0.990
- State employment
- 1,980
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 | Psychiatric Technicians | 0.45 | 0.454 | 910 |
| 2 | Home Health and Personal Care Aides | 0.56 | 15.630 | 31,260 |
| 3 | Physician Assistants | 0.65 | 0.679 | 1,360 |
| 4 | Dental Hygienists | 0.72 | 1.036 | 2,070 |
| 5 | Healthcare Social Workers | 0.82 | 0.990 | 1,980 |
Takeaways
- Psychiatric Technicians is the thinnest bench on this Kentucky list.
- The mix figure is 0.45. Employment is 910.
- Density for Psychiatric Technicians in Kentucky is 0.454 jobs per 1,000.
- Healthcare Social Workers keeps Kentucky thin at a mix figure of 0.82.
For recruiters
- Plan extra sourcing for Psychiatric Technicians in Kentucky.
- Pair the mix figure with the employment count.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
The location quotient is the occupation's share of Kentucky 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, Kentucky is 24 of 51. A row links to the Kentucky 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.
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