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Caregiver Workforce Analysis — Florida

Analyze caregiver labor supply, wages, and hiring ease across 389 US metro areas. Find where workers are plentiful, wages are competitive, and hiring is easiest.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS)

SOC 31-1120: Home Health and Personal Care Aides

May 2024 release

Metro Areas

389

Total Employed

3.6M

Nationwide

Avg Hourly Wage

$15.78

Median: $15.82

Avg Location Quotient

0.88

22 metro areas

Click any row for detailed analysis|LQ = Location Quotient (1.0 = national average)|Score = 40% concentration + 35% wage competitiveness + 25% talent pool|Req Hrs = state-mandated training hours (green = low, red = high)

#	Metro Area	Employed	Avg Wage	LQ	70+ Pop	Req Hrs	1yr Emp	1yr Wage	Score	Tier
210	Homosassa Springs, FL Citrus County	550	$15.38	0.6	—	8hrs	+12.2%	+11.5%	23.8	D
223	Sebring, FL Highlands County	330	$15.14	0.46	—	8hrs	+17.9%	+9.5%	23.4	D
237	Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL Indian River County	770	$15.62	0.52	—	8hrs	+18.5%	+6.8%	22.6	D
243	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Escambia County, Santa Rosa County	1,820	$15.3	0.37	—	8hrs	+7.1%	+5.6%	22.4	D
245	Ocala, FL Marion County	1,140	$15.32	0.37	—	8hrs	+10.7%	+6.2%	22.3	D
265	Gainesville, FL Alachua County, Gilchrist County, Levy County	1,530	$15.7	0.39	—	8hrs	-5%	+8.2%	21.5	D
266	Wildwood-The Villages, FL	530	$16.04	0.52	—	8hrs	—	—	21.5	D
267	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Flagler County, Volusia County	2,350	$15.86	0.42	—	8hrs	+13.5%	+9.6%	21.4	D
268	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County	26,760	$16.09	0.37	—	8hrs	+18.6%	+7.1%	21.4	D
271	Port St. Lucie, FL Martin County, St. Lucie County	2,140	$16.14	0.49	—	8hrs	+19.6%	+8%	21.1	D
273	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Polk County	2,150	$15.73	0.32	—	8hrs	+10.3%	+8.6%	21	D
282	Jacksonville, FL Baker County + 4 more	5,720	$15.94	0.29	—	8hrs	+1.2%	+7%	20.4	D
283	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Hernando County + 3 more	13,110	$16.19	0.35	—	8hrs	+6.6%	+6%	20.4	D
285	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Lake County + 3 more	9,400	$16.03	0.26	—	8hrs	+11.5%	+6.2%	20.1	D
286	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Lee County	3,050	$16.3	0.39	—	8hrs	+15.5%	-0.1%	20	D
288	Tallahassee, FL Gadsden County + 3 more	1,980	$16.36	0.42	—	8hrs	-3.4%	+13.9%	20	D
298	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Brevard County	2,330	$16.51	0.37	—	8hrs	+2.6%	+7%	19.3	D
308	Punta Gorda, FL Charlotte County	570	$16.73	0.4	—	8hrs	+7.5%	+14.4%	18.9	D
315	Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL Bay County	620	$16.44	0.27	—	8hrs	+14.8%	+5.3%	18.7	D
321	Naples-Marco Island, FL Collier County	1,630	$16.85	0.37	—	8hrs	+31.5%	+5.8%	18.4	D
346	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Okaloosa County, Walton County	640	$17.16	0.2	—	8hrs	-20%	+14.6%	16.3	D
353	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL Manatee County, Sarasota County	3,570	$17.93	0.41	—	8hrs	+9.8%	+14.7%	16	D

Researched and reviewed by

John Helmy, Founder of HomeCareAtlas

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