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Observed local pay for the whole practitioner-and-technical group is solid: BLS put the metro mean at $52.26 an hour, while recent local posted ranges center on about $86k to $108k or about $35 to $41 an hour.

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Advertised pay

Across the 478 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $79,444 at the 25th percentile, $89,250 at the median and $104,697 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 10, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

This is still a workable market for licensed healthcare practitioners, but it is no longer an easy one. Tampa's Education and Health Services payrolls reached 256.7 thousand in June 2026 and were up 2.3933% year over year, while the local market still showed more than 2,500 practitioner postings across more than 350 companies over the last 90 days. The catch is that metro unemployment rose to 4.7% in June 2026, and Florida healthcare-practitioner postings were down 12.3% year over year even as statewide practitioner employment was up 1.7%, so employers still need clinicians but are advertising fewer openings and screening more tightly.

Best positioned: Licensed clinicians with current BLS/ACLS, clear EHR and documentation experience, and recent acute-care or ambulatory experience have the best odds right now.

Main caution: Do not assume a large hospital market means easy remote or sponsorship-friendly hiring; about 95% of postings are on-site and less than 5% mention visa sponsorship.

From the July 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 1,127 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. BayCare Health System, Inc.: 122 open roles
2. BayCare Health System: 106 open roles
3. HCA Florida Healthcare: 99 open roles
4. AdventHealth: 76 open roles
5. Moffitt: 60 open roles
6. SPEROS: 51 open roles
7. Select Physical Therapy: 36 open roles
8. AdventHealth Group: 34 open roles
9. CORA Physical Therapy: 21 open roles
10. Orlando Health, Inc.: 20 open roles

Where the openings are

• Tampa: 430
• Clearwater: 128
• St. Petersburg: 69
• Wesley Chapel: 65
• Largo: 57
• Brandon: 43
• Safety Harbor: 39
• Riverview: 35

Work arrangement

on-site 1,048 (94%), hybrid 34 (3%), remote 27 (2%)

Where the demand is

Opportunity is concentrated first in large hospital and health-system employers. Over the last 90 days, the local sample captured more than 2,500 practitioner postings across more than 350 companies, with BayCare Health System, Inc., AdventHealth, BayCare Health System, HCA Florida Healthcare, and Moffitt standing out as the most consistently active names. The sample is still fragmented across employers, which means this is not a one-hospital market; you need a multi-employer search strategy. The second concentration point is in-person care delivery. About 40% of postings in the sample came from enterprise employers, about 95% were on-site, and the category split roughly evenly between entry and mid-level openings. Recent local expansion plans at AdventHealth Carrollwood and AdventHealth Tampa reinforce that the region is still investing in beds, clinics, and patient-facing capacity rather than remote-first care delivery.

• Large hospital systems (high): This is the clearest volume lane, led by BayCare Health System, Inc. and AdventHealth with more than 200 postings each, followed by BayCare Health System and HCA Florida Healthcare with more than 175 each, plus Moffitt with more than 125.
• Ambulatory and care-coordination-heavy roles (moderate): These roles benefit candidates who can show patient education, patient assessment, documentation, care management, EHR fluency, and telehealth comfort rather than only inpatient acuity.
• Advanced practice roles (moderate): The pay is strong, but access is narrower because employers want specialty fit and, for Florida NPs outside primary care, practice structures that comply with ongoing physician supervision rules.

Where to focus: Focus on large on-site health systems and affiliated outpatient clinics where your license and recent care setting match the unit exactly.

Roles worth searching next

• Clinical documentation improvement specialist: It stays close to clinical practice while leaning on the same documentation and chart-quality skills that appear often in local practitioner postings.
• Medical coder or coding auditor: It is a practical pivot for clinicians who understand records, compliance, and physician-office workflows, and the CPC remains a respected coding credential.
• Care coordinator or population health coordinator: These roles use patient education, patient assessment, care management, documentation, and telehealth skills that already show up in practitioner demand signals.
• Clinical informatics analyst: This path fits clinicians who enjoy EHR workflow, data, AI-safe use, and interoperability topics like FHIR and HL7.

What postings ask for

• Basic Life Support (BLS) (table_stakes | immediate): BLS appears in about 15% of local postings and also shows up in several naming variants, which makes it a baseline screen rather than a differentiator. Who: Nearly all bedside, procedural, and diagnostic candidates.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) (differentiator | immediate): ACLS also appears in about 15% of local postings, which makes it especially useful for acute-care, perioperative, critical-care, and higher-acuity tracks. Who: RNs, APPs, and technologists targeting hospital-based work.
• Current Florida clinical license (table_stakes | immediate): Employers screen hard for role-specific licensure, and local postings explicitly call out RN licensure while Florida's practice rules still shape NP mobility outside primary care. Who: Anyone relocating into Tampa Bay or returning to practice.
• Patient assessment and patient education (differentiator | immediate): Patient assessment and patient education are among the most-requested skills in local postings, which means employers are hiring for clinicians who can both evaluate and explain care, not just execute tasks. Who: Entry-level and mid-career clinicians who need sharper resume language.
• Clinical documentation (table_stakes | immediate): Documentation and clinical documentation recur in local postings, and healthcare employers increasingly expect clinicians to work effectively with AI-assisted notes, summaries, and orders. Who: Anyone applying to hospital, clinic, or specialty practice roles.
• EHR and telehealth tools (differentiator | near-term): EHR systems, patient care management, and telehealth tools are recurring demand areas, and 75% of hospitals had adopted telehealth by late 2025. Who: Clinicians moving between inpatient and ambulatory settings or trying to stand out in large systems.

Questions about this market

What do Healthcare Practitioners roles pay in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL?

Observed local pay for the whole practitioner-and-technical group is solid: BLS put the metro mean at $52.26 an hour, while recent local posted ranges center on about $86k to $108k or about $35 to $41 an hour. Recent local posting data centers on about $86k to $108k, which is close to MIT's typical annual salary estimate of $101,780 for the metro's practitioner-and-technical group, but that headline hides big subrole differences.

Where is demand for Healthcare Practitioners roles in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL concentrated?

Opportunity is concentrated first in large hospital and health-system employers. Over the last 90 days, the local sample captured more than 2,500 practitioner postings across more than 350 companies, with BayCare Health System, Inc., AdventHealth, BayCare Health System, HCA Florida Healthcare, and Moffitt standing out as the most consistently active names. The sample is still fragmented across employers, which means this is not a one-hospital market; you need a multi-employer search strategy. The second concentration point is in-person care delivery. About 40% of postings in the sample came from enterprise employers, about 95% were on-site, and the category split roughly evenly between entry and mid-level openings. Recent local expansion plans at AdventHealth Carrollwood and AdventHealth Tampa reinforce that the region is still investing in beds, clinics, and patient-facing capacity rather than remote-first care delivery.

Which employers are hiring the most Healthcare Practitioners talent in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL?

Recent postings show the most activity from BayCare Health System, Inc. (more than 200 postings), AdventHealth (more than 200 postings), BayCare Health System (more than 175 postings), HCA Florida Healthcare (more than 175 postings), Moffitt (more than 125 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

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