Employers and staffing firms posted more than 103,000 new online jobs for Registered Nurses, a new 4-year high for this occupation. As the most in-demand job in the US, hiring demand in July increased by 40% from the previous month and 69% from July 2010.

Online Job Ad Growth for Registered Nurses

Source: WANTED Analytics

 

The ten metropolitan areas with the highest demand for RNs saw year-over-year growth.  Recruiters in Pittsburgh increased new online job ads by more than 1200% from July 2010 and placed 4,000 new job ads, the most of any location in the US. New York, which historically sees the most hiring demand for RNs, placed 3,058 job ad as the second highest hiring demand.

Top Metropolitan Areas by Demand

for Registered Nurses

Source: WANTED Analytics

 

Generally, there is high demand for healthcare professionals across the US and recruiting is difficult.  On average there are approximately 8 potential candidates in the workforce for each open job ad across the US.  However, many areas that have smaller talent pools will see varying degrees of difficulty. In these areas, recruiters and staffing firms are likely to experience more competition when sourcing for open positions.  For example, Cleveland has about 5 candidates and Dallas  has 6.  In comparison, Los Angeles has about 11 candidates, meaning that recruiting conditions will be slightly better than on average. Despite having the highest demand in July, Pittsburgh will also experience easier recruiting conditions with about 17 potential candidates per opening.

Hiring Scales for Registered Nurses –

Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Dallas and Los Angeles