Indeed gathered data to determine the cities with the greatest healthcare talent gaps.
The analysts determined the share of healthcare postings (per 1 million), and share of people clicking on healthcare postings (per 1 million) in the past year.
Based on this analysis, here are the top 15 metropolitan areas with the most severe healthcare talent shortages:
1. Bakersfield, Calif.
• Healthcare postings (per 1 million total postings) —307,407.94
• Healthcare jobseekers (per 1 million total jobseekers) —198,945.74
2. Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Fla.
• Healthcare postings — 230,446.81
• Healthcare jobseekers— 170,767.03
3. North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, Fla.
• Healthcare postings — 234,963.62
• Healthcare jobseekers— 189,448.53
4. Austin-Round Rock, Texas
• Healthcare postings — 159,144.83
• Healthcare jobseekers— 131,065.42
5. Tucson, Ariz.
• Healthcare postings — 232,333.85
• Healthcare jobseekers — 203,065.96
6. Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Fla.
• Healthcare postings — 273,021.84
• Healthcare jobseekers — 240,137.43
7. Albuquerque, N.M.
• Healthcare postings — 213,272.25
• Healthcare jobseekers — 189,548.13
8. Tulsa, Okla.
• Healthcare postings — 240,051.84
• Healthcare jobseekers — 213,363.74
9. Lexington-Fayette, Ky.
• Healthcare postings — 251,429.05
• Healthcare jobseekers — 224,386.68
10. Ann Arbor, Mich.
• Healthcare postings — 193,902.10
• Healthcare jobseekers — 173,830.29
11. Modesto, Calif.
• Healthcare postings — 280,652.42
• Healthcare jobseekers — 254,775.89
12. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Wash.
• Healthcare postings — 159,017.12
• Healthcare jobseekers — 145,846.22
13. Winston-Salem, N.C.
• Healthcare postings — 210,530.08
• Healthcare jobseekers — 195,930.40
14. Oklahoma City
• Healthcare postings — 236,234.81
• Healthcare jobseekers — 225,337.43
15. El Paso, Texas
• Healthcare postings — 258,433.53
• Healthcare jobseekers — 247,804.03