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5 thinnest healthcare supplies in Tennessee
Mark Tennessee Care Aides at 10.965 rather than hiding the cell.
Flag Tennessee Care Aides at 35,950 before someone copies a midpoint.
File Tennessee Physician Assistants under 2,240 so the comparison stays on the table.
Enter Tennessee Occupational Therapists as 2,490 rather than a round number from memory.
Each occupation
1Home Health and Personal Care Aides
- Location quotient
- 0.40
- Jobs per 1,000
- 10.965
- State employment
- 35,950
2Physician Assistants
- Location quotient
- 0.65
- Jobs per 1,000
- 0.682
- State employment
- 2,240
3Occupational Therapists
- Location quotient
- 0.73
- Jobs per 1,000
- 0.759
- State employment
- 2,490
4Physical Therapists
- Location quotient
- 0.85
- Jobs per 1,000
- 1.463
- State employment
- 4,800
5Speech-Language Pathologists
- Location quotient
- 0.86
- Jobs per 1,000
- 1.014
- State employment
- 3,320
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 | 0.40 | 10.965 | 35,950 |
| 2 | Physician Assistants | 0.65 | 0.682 | 2,240 |
| 3 | Occupational Therapists | 0.73 | 0.759 | 2,490 |
| 4 | Physical Therapists | 0.85 | 1.463 | 4,800 |
| 5 | Speech-Language Pathologists | 0.86 | 1.014 | 3,320 |
Takeaways
- Write Tennessee Physical Therapists as 4,800 before a national midpoint replaces it.
- Quote Tennessee Speech-Language Pathologists 3,320 ahead of the posting you want.
- Quote Tennessee Care Aides 0.40 so local pay stays visible.
- Set Tennessee Physician Assistants near 0.65 and the figure stays beside the title.
For recruiters
- Match Tennessee Physician Assistants to 0.682 ahead of the compensation review.
- Show Tennessee Care Aides wage 10.965 inside the Hiring Pack at intake.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
The location quotient is the occupation's share of Tennessee 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, Tennessee is 16 of 51. A row links to the Tennessee 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
A Hiring Pack starts from the role and the city on the req. First pack each month free, then $24.