Delaware's health care sector is diverse and growing, featuring a wide range of occupations that cater to the community's needs. Key roles include physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals, all contributing to quality patient care. The demand for these positions is fueled by an aging population and advancements in medical technology, leading to a steady influx of job opportunities.
In addition to traditional roles, Delaware is seeing increased demand for specialties such as telehealth practitioners and mental health professionals. This trend reflects a broader shift towards accessible health care services, ensuring that residents receive comprehensive support for both physical and behavioral well-being.
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All Healthcare Licenses as a Percentage of Total Population
Source: Data in the below section is sourced from Lightcast's priority government labor market dataset. This government data comes from sources such as the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), U.S. Census Bureau, Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), and more. To learn more about Lightcast data, click here.
Jobs Trend and Forecast
2023 Median Salary by Region
Job Postings Data
Job postings data offers a current snapshot of market demand for various occupations and skills, as well as insight into which employers are actively hiring.
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Job Postings 5-Year Trend
Job Postings 60-Day Trend
Job Postings Intensity: United States
Job Postings Intensity: {name|Delaware}
Job Postings Intensity - The ratio of total job postings to unique (de-duplicated) job postings (i.e. how urgently employers want to fill this job opening).
We use this metric to measure the intensity of demand in a region in order to compare it with other regions. Here, we are comparing {name|Delaware} to the United States as a whole.
For example, if a region has a posting intensity of 2 for physician assistants, employers are advertising each job in 2 different locations. In contrast, if another region has a posting intensity of 4 for the same occupation, employers are posting in at least 4 locations, indicating that demand in region B is double that of region A.
Advertised Average Salary 5-Year Trend
Note: Advertised salaries may not be available for certain time periods
Top Transferrable Occupations
Occupation | Alternative Occupation Rank | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Speech Language Pathologists | 25,236 postings | $94,080 |
| Registered Nurses | 23,031 postings | $89,344 |
| Sales Associates | 13,087 postings | $35,200 |
| Caregivers | 12,391 postings | $35,520 |
| Retail Sales Associates | 11,986 postings | $34,432 |
| Physical Therapists | 11,455 postings | $98,176 |
| Medical Assistants | 10,565 postings | $44,928 |
| Pharmacy Technicians | 10,553 postings | $42,624 |
| Licensed Practical Nurses | 10,415 postings | $64,384 |
| Occupational Therapists | 9,133 postings | $96,640 |
Occupation Concentration
Profession | 2024 Jobs | 2023 Median Salary | 2024 LQ (Occupation Concentration) | 2019-2024 % Change in Jobs | Job Postings (Trailing 12 Months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Salespersons | 15,418 | $31,429 | 1.09 | -4.2% | 3,881 |
| Registered Nurses | 12,670 | $93,051 | 1.19 | 6.06% | 7,790 |
| Home Health and Personal Care Aides | 11,999 | $29,561 | 0.8 | 27.66% | 1,177 |
| Nursing Assistants | 6,277 | $38,172 | 1.32 | 15.54% | 933 |
| Human Resources Specialists | 3,810 | $70,813 | 1.19 | 56.07% | 816 |
| Physicians | 3,297 | $234,255 | 1.07 | 7.51% | 0 |
| Medical Assistants | 2,960 | $40,172 | 1.15 | 7.17% | 710 |
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | 1,981 | $63,102 | 0.91 | -19.3% | 1,286 |
| Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors | 1,719 | $46,505 | 1.14 | 49.01% | 538 |
| Medical and Health Services Managers | 1,702 | $130,920 | 0.89 | 45.14% | 1,650 |
| Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors | 1,561 | $72,037 | 1.29 | 18.65% | 300 |
| Physicians, All Other | 1,426 | $230,623 | 1.12 | 15.65% | 547 |
| Pharmacy Technicians | 1,399 | $39,650 | 0.89 | 8.91% | 803 |
| Training and Development Specialists | 1,269 | $72,401 | 0.91 | 18.79% | 409 |
| Nurse Practitioners | 1,257 | $129,858 | 1.24 | 52.22% | 930 |
| Physical Therapists | 1,159 | $101,827 | 1.35 | 8.55% | 1,353 |
| Pharmacists | 1,072 | $136,068 | 0.88 | 6.57% | 603 |
| Court, Municipal, and License Clerks | 964 | $39,180 | 1.8 | 8.47% | 55 |
| Psychologists, All Other | 949 | $95,526 | 0.96 | 33.56% | 142 |
| Dental Assistants | 942 | $46,028 | 0.78 | 13.02% | 186 |
| Emergency Medical Technicians | 928 | $41,597 | 1.74 | -0.68% | 36 |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | 918 | $44,823 | 0.8 | -22.36% | 615 |
| Logisticians | 828 | $97,348 | 0.97 | 10.88% | 359 |
| Administrative Services Managers | 788 | $134,015 | 0.98 | 22.15% | 94 |
| Massage Therapists | 760 | $45,824 | 0.67 | 3.42% | 88 |
| Radiologic Technologists and Technicians | 741 | $80,085 | 1.01 | 0.72% | 385 |
| Dental Hygienists | 737 | $96,688 | 1.06 | 0.56% | 102 |
| Veterinary Technologists and Technicians | 727 | $37,711 | 1.75 | 54.49% | 61 |
| Physician Assistants | 658 | $135,450 | 1.29 | 29.72% | 268 |
| Healthcare Social Workers | 642 | $63,503 | 1.05 | 10.55% | 158 |
| Family Medicine Physicians | 619 | $226,047 | 1.29 | -1.53% | 178 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 581 | $109,383 | 0.91 | 66.74% | 237 |
| Medical Records Specialists | 578 | $50,373 | 0.94 | 12.42% | 239 |
| Speech-Language Pathologists | 546 | $90,948 | 0.74 | -21.04% | 1,418 |
| Occupational Therapists | 527 | $95,749 | 0.99 | -0.45% | 678 |
| Rehabilitation Counselors | 523 | $37,047 | 1.85 | 22.14% | 34 |
| Marriage and Family Therapists | 479 | $61,458 | 1.62 | 37.97% | 220 |
| Dietitians and Nutritionists | 452 | $67,903 | 1.3 | 60.49% | 327 |
| Dentists, General | 441 | $211,539 | 0.89 | 9.15% | 150 |
| Respiratory Therapists | 433 | $83,824 | 1.02 | -3.23% | 278 |
| Residential Advisors | 430 | $31,366 | 1.32 | -19.2% | 35 |
| Industrial Production Managers | 428 | $147,111 | 0.57 | 2.16% | 428 |
| Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers | 421 | $55,529 | 0.95 | -12.32% | 172 |
| Physical Therapist Assistants | 419 | $63,135 | 1.19 | 38.47% | 270 |
| Paramedics | 407 | $61,542 | 1.08 | -2.84% | 25 |
| Surgical Technologists | 396 | $61,090 | 1.1 | 15.76% | 158 |
| Opticians, Dispensing | 372 | $37,564 | 1.36 | 47.53% | 33 |
| Counselors, All Other | 366 | $65,293 | 0.89 | 34.51% | 538 |
| Therapists, All Other | 361 | $73,297 | 0.9 | 60.37% | 21 |
| Social Workers, All Other | 349 | $80,001 | 0.94 | 14.48% | 0 |
| Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians | 339 | $63,829 | 1.76 | 3.19% | 237 |
| Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other | 329 | $115,878 | 1.25 | 165.3% | 0 |
| Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other | 311 | $54,451 | 0.54 | -8.93% | 861 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychologists | 302 | $113,584 | 0.86 | 38.3% | 184 |
| Pediatricians, General | 290 | $191,331 | 1.95 | 61.51% | 119 |
| Health Education Specialists | 281 | $64,174 | 1.4 | -5.86% | 122 |
| Phlebotomists | 274 | $47,951 | 0.63 | -31.16% | 208 |
| Labor Relations Specialists | 263 | $86,247 | 1.31 | -21.55% | 33 |
| Diagnostic Medical Sonographers | 263 | $84,832 | 0.9 | 15.39% | 172 |
| Veterinarians | 262 | $112,738 | 0.85 | -3.11% | 95 |
| Medical Equipment Preparers | 258 | $50,569 | 1.12 | 30.24% | 104 |
| Physical Therapist Aides | 251 | $29,717 | 1.78 | 13.12% | 72 |
| Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists | 244 | $86,835 | 1.71 | 39.59% | 683 |
| Radiologists | 224 | $332,955 | 1.49 | 40.31% | 105 |
| Surgical Assistants | 217 | $68,909 | 2.98 | 1,410.06% | 76 |
| Community Health Workers | 215 | $49,260 | 1.01 | -0.16% | 35 |
| Biological Technicians | 206 | $53,040 | 0.78 | 16.17% | 38 |
| Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars | 203 | $66,477 | 1.44 | 273.14% | 63 |
| Orderlies | 198 | $40,768 | 1.17 | -41.94% | 44 |
| Optometrists | 196 | $140,734 | 1.16 | 20.25% | 67 |
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | 194 | $53,744 | 0.71 | 19.35% | 59 |
| Acupuncturists | 185 | $57,625 | 0.94 | 15.24% | 0 |
| Psychiatric Technicians | 182 | $37,913 | 0.44 | -9.66% | 132 |
| Athletic Trainers | 177 | $53,901 | 1.1 | 12.3% | 51 |
| Healthcare Support Workers, All Other | 171 | $55,258 | 0.44 | 11.15% | 76 |
| Ophthalmic Medical Technicians | 166 | $37,710 | 0.7 | -3.34% | 70 |
| Chiropractors | 161 | $76,731 | 0.72 | -0.04% | 41 |
| Exercise Physiologists | 161 | $46,886 | 1.24 | 67.01% | 0 |
| Funeral Attendants | 145 | $44,262 | 1.4 | 144.53% | 0 |
| Hearing Aid Specialists | 135 | $28,060 | 3.04 | 311.48% | 0 |
| Medical Transcriptionists | 134 | $40,794 | 0.6 | -44.24% | 0 |
| Emergency Medicine Physicians | 131 | $290,730 | 0.86 | -9.6% | 137 |
| Dietetic Technicians | 127 | $38,355 | 1.45 | 10.1% | 0 |
| Anesthesiologists | 124 | $306,630 | 0.79 | 1.13% | 101 |
| Surgeons, All Other | 120 | $321,657 | 1.01 | 54.16% | 70 |
| Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers | 119 | $71,087 | 1.03 | 40.98% | 0 |
| Training and Development Managers | 111 | $141,165 | 0.72 | -12.93% | 148 |
| Obstetricians and Gynecologists | 109 | $285,118 | 1.26 | -18.24% | 131 |
| Nuclear Medicine Technologists | 109 | $89,764 | 1.8 | 34.7% | 44 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | 107 | $227,976 | 0.56 | 84.06% | 39 |
| Occupational Therapy Assistants | 107 | $75,985 | 0.63 | -19.09% | 124 |
| Cardiologists | 104 | $479,046 | 1.54 | -13.14% | 68 |
| Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers | 103 | $39,182 | 0.27 | -45.53% | 40 |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other | 100 | $75,649 | 0.61 | -78.27% | 0 |
| Psychiatric Aides | 100 | $49,862 | 0.85 | -62.27% | 34 |
| Podiatrists | 95 | $161,643 | 1.27 | -9.42% | 0 |
| Psychiatrists | 94 | $228,819 | 0.85 | -21.39% | 174 |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | 69 | $272,745 | 0.25 | 3.76% | 77 |
| Recreational Therapists | 65 | $40,706 | 1.23 | -25.77% | 67 |
| Radiation Therapists | 58 | $105,893 | 1.02 | 98.03% | 35 |
| Orthotists and Prosthetists | 57 | $71,652 | 1.65 | 125.15% | 0 |
| Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric | 56 | $291,873 | 0.79 | 181.02% | 51 |
| Commercial and Industrial Designers | 45 | $68,998 | 0.39 | -33.76% | 83 |
| Dermatologists | 42 | $357,475 | 0.72 | -26.64% | 49 |
| Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric | 37 | $244,925 | 0.7 | -10.07% | 51 |
| Audiologists | 36 | $83,018 | 0.69 | -16.18% | 20 |
| Neurologists | 33 | $251,297 | 0.77 | -38.42% | 27 |
| Nurse Midwives | 31 | $124,522 | 1.19 | -37.59% | 15 |
| Physicians, Pathologists | 31 | $282,921 | 0.54 | -33.86% | 15 |
| Industrial-Organizational Psychologists | 22 | $135,355 | 0.79 | 132.34% | 0 |
| Dentists, All Other Specialists | 20 | $240,700 | 0.72 | 46.52% | 30 |
| Embalmers | 12 | $58,370 | 1 | 2,332.03% | 0 |
| Crematory Operators | 10 | $44,972 | 0.91 | 252.07% | 0 |
| Medical Dosimetrists | 10 | $148,145 | 0.55 | 46.04% | 0 |
| Occupational Therapy Aides | 8 | $40,408 | 0.49 | -62.45% | 22 |
| Genetic Counselors | 8 | $105,411 | 0.58 | -56.9% | 0 |
| Telephone Operators | 6 | $41,882 | 0.37 | -88.87% | 0 |
| Orthodontists | 5 | $163,385 | 0.19 | -5.79% | 12 |
| Pediatric Surgeons | 3 | $370,218 | 0.53 | 117.51% | 0 |
| Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons | 3 | $220,595 | 0.15 | -24.42% | 49 |
| Correspondence Clerks | 2 | $45,019 | 0.11 | -95.28% | 0 |
| Prosthodontists | 0 | $158,862 | 0.14 | -8.49% | 0 |
Key | SOC Name | License Type | 2024 Licenses | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-9091 | Athletic Trainers | Athletic Trainer | 378 | 0.03 | |||||||||
| 29-9091 | Athletic Trainers | Athletic Trainer Temporary | 0 | 0 |