Healthcare is the industry seeking the most new workers in 2024, with 335,017 open job listings posted nationally, according to a new study from law firm Schmidt & Clark, which analyzed over 2.3 million job listings posted to Indeed over the last 14 days.
Healthcare had the highest number of listings compared to any other workforce in 24 states, including California, Tennessee and Texas, according to a Feb. 14 press release sent to Becker's.
The majority of states are hiring for healthcare roles including medical assistant, nurse practitioner and pharmacy technician.
The industries with the second- and third-most unfilled positions include community and human services and sales, retail and customer support.