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5 thinnest healthcare supplies in Washington
The thin Washington bench is Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses: barely half as many of these workers as a typical state.
Recruiters in Washington will feel Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses first because the bench is thin. Washington has barely half as many of these workers as a typical state.
The Washington file counts 6,780 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, which is 1.909 jobs per 1,000.
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians closes the Washington supply list. The mix figure there is 0.79.
Each occupation
1Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Location quotient
- 0.46
- Jobs per 1,000
- 1.909
- State employment
- 6,780
2Psychiatric Technicians
- Location quotient
- 0.54
- Jobs per 1,000
- 0.541
- State employment
- 1,920
3Emergency Medical Technicians
- Location quotient
- 0.71
- Jobs per 1,000
- 0.827
- State employment
- 2,940
4Pharmacy Technicians
- Location quotient
- 0.76
- Jobs per 1,000
- 2.295
- State employment
- 8,150
5Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
- Location quotient
- 0.79
- Jobs per 1,000
- 1.164
- State employment
- 4,130
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 | 0.46 | 1.909 | 6,780 |
| 2 | Psychiatric Technicians | 0.54 | 0.541 | 1,920 |
| 3 | Emergency Medical Technicians | 0.71 | 0.827 | 2,940 |
| 4 | Pharmacy Technicians | 0.76 | 2.295 | 8,150 |
| 5 | Radiologic Technologists and Technicians | 0.79 | 1.164 | 4,130 |
Takeaways
- Say it in words: Washington has barely half as many of these workers as a typical state for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses.
- Jobs per 1,000 for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Washington are 1.909.
- The employment cell reads 6,780.
- The last thin row in Washington is Radiologic Technologists and Technicians at 0.79.
For recruiters
- Treat the thin bench as a sourcing problem.
- 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 Washington 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, Washington is 25 of 51. A row links to the Washington 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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