Licensed Practical Nurses (LTC)
Care for ill, injured, or convalescing patients or persons with disabilities in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, private homes, group homes, and similar institutions. May work under the supervision of a registered nurse. Licensing required.
2038 Supply (SQ)
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2038 Demand (SQ)
372,470
2038 Gap
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2038 Elevated Need
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Supply & demand trend — US Total, Total
HRSA scenarios · 5 lines
Each line is a separate HRSA projection. Blue = supply, red = demand. The two solid "Status Quo" lines are the baseline projections HRSA publishes; dashed lines are HRSA's own stress tests. Hover a line for the exact year value, or click a chip below to isolate it.
Demand scenarios
Methodology notes
- All values come directly from HRSA's Workforce_Projections_FullData.xlsx (FY2025 release).
- Values are rounded to the nearest 10 per HRSA disclosure convention.
- The chart shows every scenario HRSA publishes for this (profession, geography, rurality) tuple. Missing lines = scenario not applicable to this profession (e.g., Income Effect only applies to oral health; Unmet Need only to behavioral health).
- See Methodology & Sourcesfor HRSA's model assumptions and our extension plan.