The healthcare workforce, like nearly every other industry, was greatly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, seeing staggering job losses as the virus, and the economic fallout associated with it, swept across the nation. However, advanced practitioners are essential in a way that most other professions are not at the moment, and hiring remains steady, with the healthcare industry adding back more than 250,000 jobs during July, August, and September.

Where is the demand for NPs, PAs, and CRNAs the greatest, though? We analyzed data from our jobs website to determine what states currently have the highest inventory of openings. Here are the top three states where NPs, PAs, and CRNAs are needed most.

States with the Most Demand for Nurse Practitioners

1. New York

Average Annual Nurse Practitioner Salary in New York: $122,550

Noteworthy Openings in New York:

• Family Nurse Practitioner – Rochester, NY
• Neurosurgery NP Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage – Upstate New York
• Perinatal Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner – Part Time (Zucker Hillside Hospital) – New York

Click Here to Search Nurse Practitioner Jobs in New York →

2. California

Average Annual Nurse Practitioner Salary in California: $138,660

Noteworthy Openings in California:

• Family Nurse Practitioner – Los Angeles, CA
• Part-time Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) – Sunnyvale, CA
• Position located in Central Valley for bilingual Nurse Practitioner to work with Nephrology group – Fresno, CA

Click Here to Search Nurse Practitioner Jobs in California →

3. Connecticut

Average Annual Nurse Practitioner Salary in Connecticut: $115,140

Noteworthy Openings in Connecticut:

• Psychiatric NP Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at Hospital Near Hartford, CT – Connecticut
• Nurse Practitioner (APRN) / PA – Critical Care – Per Diem – New Britain, CT
• LOCUMS- Nurse Practitioner- Urgent Care – Torrington, CT

Click Here to Search Nurse Practitioner Jobs in Connecticut →

States with the Most Demand for Physician Assistants

1. Pennsylvania

Average Annual Physician Assistant Salary in Pennsylvania: $102,620

Noteworthy Openings in Pennsylvania:

• Psychiatric Physician Assistant Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage – Pittsburgh, PA
• Physician Assistant – Langhorne, PA
• FM or IM Physician Assistant Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at Outpatient Facility West of Philadelphia, PA – Pennsylvania

Click Here to Search Physician Assistant Jobs in Pennsylvania →

2. Connecticut

Average Annual Physician Assistant Salary in Connecticut: $137,060

Noteworthy Openings in Connecticut:

• Physician Assistant Urgent Care – Connecticut
• Neurosurgery PA Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage ASAP – Connecticut
• Physician Assistant – General Surgery – Per Diem – Torrington, CT

Click Here to Search Physician Assistant Jobs in Connecticut →

3. New York

Average Annual Physician Assistant Salary in New York: $123,080

Noteworthy Openings in New York:

• FT Outpatient Neurosurgery Physician Assistant – LIJ – New Hyde Park, NY
• Senior Physician Assistant – Southside Hospital ED – Bay Shore, NY
• Physician Assistant-Hospitalist (Part Time- Nights) – Huntington, NY

Click Here to Search Physician Assistant Jobs in New York →

States with the Most Demand for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists

1. Texas

Average Annual CRNA Salary in Texas: $167,020

Noteworthy Openings in Texas:

• CRNA Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at Hospital/Surgery Center in West Central Texas – Texas
• CRNA – Fort Worth, TX
• CRNA Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at Busy Hospital Outside of Houston, TX – Texas

Click Here to Search CRNA Jobs in Texas →

2. Florida

Average Annual CRNA Salary in Florida: $160,030

Noteworthy Openings in Florida:

• CRNA – Stuart, FL
• CRNA in Brandon – Brandon, FL
• CRNA (Florida Orthopedic Institute) – Tampa, FL

Click Here to Search CRNA Jobs in Florida →

3. Virginia

Average Annual CRNA Salary in Virginia: $180,120

Noteworthy Openings in Virginia:

• Virginia CRNA Locums Job – Virginia
• CRNA Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at Busy Hospital in Virginia, Near Washington D.C. – Virginia
• CRNA Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at Hospital in Coastal Virginia – Virginia

Click Here to Search CRNA Jobs in Virginia →

Disclaimer: The viewpoint expressed in this article is the opinion of the author and is not necessarily the viewpoint of the owners or employees at Healthcare Staffing Innovations, LLC.