This page is built from the open postings on hospital and health-system career sites in Florida listed on Betterleap's job board: 13,022 open positions from 79 employers as of September 26, 2026, 6.3% of all open postings on the board, which ranks Florida #1 of 51 states. Registered nurses are 59.8% of the state's postings (3,329). Every figure below is a count or a posted pay range, never a job description; the method is at the end.
Where the jobs are in Florida
| # | City | Open postings | of which RN | Employers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacksonville, FL | 1,190 | 326 | 22 |
| 2 | Miami, FL | 1,025 | 219 | 16 |
| 3 | Orlando, FL | 883 | 222 | 10 |
| 4 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 524 | 95 | 10 |
| 5 | Gainesville, FL | 419 | 98 | 6 |
| 6 | Melbourne, FL | 355 | 103 | 11 |
| 7 | Boca Raton, FL | 333 | 99 | 5 |
| 8 | Sarasota, FL | 313 | 64 | 7 |
Every city links to its live listings; the state's registered-nurse listings are at RN jobs in Florida.
Health systems hiring the most in Florida
Counted by open postings on the system's own career site, so a system that lists every unit and shift separately ranks higher than one that posts one evergreen requisition per role.
| # | Employer | Open postings in FL |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Select Specialty Hospital Gainesville Inc | 1,390 |
| 2 | Baptist Health South Florida | 1,340 |
| 3 | AdventHealth | 1,160 |
| 4 | Orlando Health | 1,098 |
| 5 | Broward Health | 698 |
| 6 | Universal Health Services | 573 |
| 7 | Humana Medical Group Inc | 529 |
| 8 | Memorial Healthcare System | 525 |
Which roles Florida employers are hiring
| Role | Open postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| registered nurses | 3,329 | 59.8% |
| medical assistants | 589 | 10.6% |
| licensed practical nurses | 335 | 6% |
| physicians | 333 | 6% |
| physical therapists | 281 | 5.1% |
| respiratory therapists | 239 | 4.3% |
| radiologic technologists | 234 | 4.2% |
| patient access representatives | 224 | 4% |
What nursing jobs pay in Florida
For reference, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics counts 229,940 registered nurses employed in Florida with a mean wage of $43.58 an hour ($90,650 a year), OEWS May 2025.
Where enough Florida postings state a pay range with both ends (5.8% of them do), the median midpoint of the posted range, converted to hourly (annual divided by 2,080), with the middle half of postings and the BLS May 2025 state mean for the same occupation:
| Role | Postings with a range | Median posted midpoint | Middle half of postings | BLS mean | Posted vs BLS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| registered nurses | 131 | $40.60/hr | $38.23 to $43.57 | $43.58/hr | -6.8% |
Not shown: licensed practical nurses (no BLS reference loaded for this occupation yet).
Licensing: working as a nurse in Florida
Florida is a member of the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) according to NCSBN's compact map (read September 26, 2026, which lists 40 member states). A nurse whose primary state of residence is Florida can hold a multistate license and practice in every other compact state without a new application, and a nurse with a multistate license issued elsewhere can accept a job in Florida without waiting for an endorsement. The state's board of nursing contact page is on NCSBN.
The full licensing path, from education to the NCLEX-RN and the board application, is in How to become a nurse in Florida.
How this is built
- Scope: open postings on public hospital and health-system career sites, counted as of the date shown; job descriptions are never republished. Only postings whose location is in Florida count here; a posting listing several sites counts once, at its first site.
- Pay point: midpoint of the posted range, hourly (annual ÷ 2080), only where both ends and the unit are posted. The top of a posted range is never used as "the pay". A posted median is published only with at least 100 postings and within a third of the BLS mean.
- Freshness: counts are refreshed monthly and the page shows its date; a posting that leaves an employer's site drops out.
- References: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, state estimates; NCSBN Nurse Licensure Compact map data, read September 26, 2026.
Data as of September 26, 2026.
Frequently asked questions
How many open nursing jobs are there in Florida right now?
13,022 open postings from 79 hospital and health-system employers in Florida as of September 26, 2026, 3,329 of them for registered nurses. Jacksonville has the most (1,190), then Miami (1,025).
What do registered nurses earn in Florida?
The BLS OEWS May 2025 mean for registered nurses in Florida is $43.58 an hour, $90,650 a year, across 229,940 employed RNs. Open postings that state a range (131 of them) have a median midpoint of $40.60 an hour, -6.8% versus the BLS mean.
Is Florida a Nurse Licensure Compact state?
Yes. Florida is an NLC member per NCSBN's compact map (read September 26, 2026), so a multistate license issued by another compact state is valid there.
Which hospitals are hiring nurses in Florida?
By open postings on their own career sites: Select Specialty Hospital Gainesville Inc (1,390), Baptist Health South Florida (1,340), AdventHealth (1,160) and 5 more listed above, as of September 26, 2026.