In several cities throughout the nation, healthcare makes up a large chunk of the total workforce, making those cities more reliant on the healthcare sector to drive their economy.
Overall, healthcare accounts for 13 percent of the total U.S. workforce, but in dozens of metropolitan areas, healthcare makes up a much greater share of the jobs, according to recent analysis by CareerBuilder and Economic Modeling Specialists International.
By far, Rochester, Minn., the home of Mayo Clinic, has the largest share of healthcare jobs, with the sector accounting for 38.4 percent of the jobs in the southeastern Minnesota city.
The following 13 metro areas trail Rochester in terms of healthcare job share, but healthcare still accounts for more 16 percent or more of the cities' workforce.
• McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas — 21.9 percent
• Durham-Chapel Hill, N.C. — 18.1 percent
• New Haven-Milford, Conn. — 17.8 percent
• Worcester, Mass. — 17.1 percent
• Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Ohio — 17.1 percent
• Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, R.I. and Mass. — 16.7 percent
• Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pa. — 16.4 percent
• Scranton—Wilkes-Barre, Pa. — 16.3 percent
• Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor — 16.3 percent
• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington — 16.2 percent
• Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Ark. — 16.2 percent
• Springfield, Mass. — 16 percent
• Pittsburgh — 16 percent
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