This page is built from the job board's live index of open postings on hospital and health-system career sites in Indiana: 3,853 open positions from 61 employers as of September 26, 2026, 1.9% of all open postings in the index, which ranks Indiana #19 of 51 states. Registered nurses are 51.2% of the state's postings (990). 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 Indiana
| # | City | Open postings | of which RN | Employers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort Wayne, IN | 737 | 260 | 11 |
| 2 | Evansville, IN | 337 | 73 | 6 |
| 3 | Newburgh, IN | 300 | 87 | 5 |
| 4 | Terre Haute, IN | 298 | 62 | 7 |
| 5 | Indianapolis, IN | 190 | 36 | 20 |
| 6 | New Albany, IN | 178 | 55 | 4 |
| 7 | Mishawaka, IN | 122 | 45 | 6 |
| 8 | Jasper, IN | 112 | 30 | 2 |
Every city links to its live listings; the state's registered-nurse listings are at RN jobs in Indiana.
Health systems hiring the most in Indiana
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 IN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deaconess Health System | 734 |
| 2 | Alliance Health Centers Inc | 541 |
| 3 | Community Health Systems | 399 |
| 4 | Union Health | 293 |
| 5 | Trinity Health | 276 |
| 6 | Baptist Healthcare System | 235 |
| 7 | Franciscan Health | 201 |
| 8 | Hendricks Regional Health | 98 |
Which roles Indiana employers are hiring
| Role | Open postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| registered nurses | 990 | 51.2% |
| patient care technicians | 194 | 10% |
| physicians | 177 | 9.2% |
| medical assistants | 169 | 8.7% |
| licensed practical nurses | 158 | 8.2% |
| nurse practitioners | 100 | 5.2% |
| radiologic technologists | 83 | 4.3% |
| mental health counselors | 63 | 3.3% |
What nursing jobs pay in Indiana
For reference, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics counts 68,980 registered nurses employed in Indiana with a mean wage of $42.86 an hour ($89,150 a year), OEWS May 2025.
Only 13.6% of Indiana postings state a pay range with both ends, and registered nurses postings with a range number 175: too few to publish a posted median (the rule is at least 100 postings and a median within a third of the BLS mean). The BLS figure above is the reliable reference for this state.
Licensing: working as a nurse in Indiana
Indiana 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 Indiana 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 Indiana without waiting for an endorsement. The state's board of nursing contact page is on NCSBN.
Licensing is issued by the state board of nursing: an approved nursing program, the NCLEX-RN (or NCLEX-PN), a background check and the board's application. The board's own pages are the source of truth for fees and timelines; this page does not restate them.
How this is built
- Scope: open, published postings ingested from public hospital and health-system career sites (source = api); customer-bridged and manual postings excluded. Only postings whose location is in Indiana 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: the index is crawled daily; this page is regenerated monthly and shows its generation date.
- 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 Indiana right now?
3,853 open postings from 61 hospital and health-system employers in Indiana as of September 26, 2026, 990 of them for registered nurses. Fort Wayne has the most (737), then Evansville (337).
What do registered nurses earn in Indiana?
The BLS OEWS May 2025 mean for registered nurses in Indiana is $42.86 an hour, $89,150 a year, across 68,980 employed RNs. Too few open postings state a pay range for a posted median to be published for this state.
Is Indiana a Nurse Licensure Compact state?
Yes. Indiana 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 Indiana?
By open postings on their own career sites: Deaconess Health System (734), Alliance Health Centers Inc (541), Community Health Systems (399) and 5 more listed above, as of September 26, 2026.