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5 thinnest healthcare supplies in Utah
Utah's aide headcount looks large and the share is thin. Practical nurses are thinner.
Seventeen thousand aides convinced a director the market was deep. The share said otherwise.
Home health and personal care aides number 17,130 and their concentration is 0.36, about a third as common in Utah jobs as in the country.
Jobs per 1,000 are 9.867.
A big count in a thin slice is still a thin slice.
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses are the thinner row: concentration 0.23, employment 1,680, 0.968 jobs per 1,000.
If that is the req, the aide total is the wrong reassurance.
You are hiring from 1,680 people whose share of Utah jobs is far below a typical state.
Each occupation
1Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Location quotient
- 0.23
- Jobs per 1,000
- 0.968
- State employment
- 1,680
2Home Health and Personal Care Aides
- Location quotient
- 0.36
- Jobs per 1,000
- 9.867
- State employment
- 17,130
3Occupational Therapists
- Location quotient
- 0.57
- Jobs per 1,000
- 0.592
- State employment
- 1,030
4Emergency Medical Technicians
- Location quotient
- 0.64
- Jobs per 1,000
- 0.738
- State employment
- 1,280
5Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
- Location quotient
- 0.69
- Jobs per 1,000
- 1.024
- State employment
- 1,780
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 | Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | 0.23 | 0.968 | 1,680 |
| 2 | Home Health and Personal Care Aides | 0.36 | 9.867 | 17,130 |
| 3 | Occupational Therapists | 0.57 | 0.592 | 1,030 |
| 4 | Emergency Medical Technicians | 0.64 | 0.738 | 1,280 |
| 5 | Radiologic Technologists and Technicians | 0.69 | 1.024 | 1,780 |
Takeaways
- Occupational therapists have a concentration of 0.57 and 1,030 jobs.
- Emergency medical technicians have a concentration of 0.64 and 1,280 jobs.
- Radiologic technologists and technicians have a concentration of 0.69 and 1,780 jobs.
- Utah is 4 of 51 on the thinnest share. The aide count does not cancel the practical-nurse share.
For recruiters
- Write the concentration next to the aide headcount so 17,130 cannot travel alone.
- For practical nurses, plan around 1,680 people, not around the state's size.
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 Utah 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, Utah is 4 of 51. A row links to the Utah 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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