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Career Information for Licensed Practical And Licensed Vocational Nurses in Florida

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Fast Facts for Licensed Practical And Licensed Vocational Nurses in Florida

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Punta Gorda, Lakeland, and Palm Coast
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Fort Walton Beach, Miami, and Orlando
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Tampa, Orlando, and Miami

Salaries for Licensed Practical And Licensed Vocational Nurses in Florida

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: West Palm Beach, Cape Coral, and Naples. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Licensed Practical And Licensed Vocational Nurses in Florida are listed below.

Selected LPN Nursing Schools in Florida

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Fortis College
Tampa

Looking to prepare for your dream career? Fortis College can give you the skills and training you need to succeed in the fast-growing and high-demand healthcare field.

  • Programs: Practical Nursing
  • Degrees/Course Work: Coursework, Diploma

Rasmussen College
Fort Myers, Holiday, Ocala

Offers career training and degree programs in allied health, business, justice studies, nursing, education, and technology. Located at 13 campuses across the U.S.

  • Programs: Practical Nursing
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Keiser Career College
Greenacres, Hialeah, Jacksonville, New Port Richey, St. Petersburg

Keiser Career College offers associate and diploma programs in medical technology, nursing, massage therapy and more. Six campuses throughout Florida.

  • Programs: Practical Nurse
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

More Florida LPN Nursing Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Americare School of Nursing Fern ParkFern ParkAssociate381
Brevard Community CollegeCocoaAssociate14,496
Central Florida Community CollegeOcalaAssociate6,210
Daytona State CollegeDaytona BeachBachelor13,675
Florida Community College at JacksonvilleJacksonvilleBachelor24,939
Florida National CollegeHialeahBachelor2,158
Galen School of Nursing-Tampa BaySaint PetersburgAssociate330
Gulf Coast Community CollegePanama CityAssociate5,758
Health Opportunity Technical CenterMiami GardensAssociate101
Indian River State CollegeFort PierceBachelor14,932
Lake City Community CollegeLake CityAssociate2,849
Medvance Institute-MiamiMiamiAssociate151
Medvance Institute-West PalmPalm SpringsAssociate512
Miami Dade CollegeMiamiBachelor54,094
North Florida Community CollegeMadisonAssociate1,291
Palm Beach Community CollegeLake WorthAssociate22,881
Pasco-Hernando Community CollegeNew Port RicheyAssociate8,065
Pensacola Junior CollegePensacolaAssociate10,728
Santa Fe CollegeGainesvilleAssociate14,824
Seminole Community CollegeSanfordAssociate12,745
South Florida Community CollegeAvon ParkAssociate2,787
Virginia College-PensacolaPensacolaAssociate243

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Licensed Practical And Licensed Vocational Nurses

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Florida. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

FLORIDA

   
Punta Gorda400$37,3302.3
Lakeland2,110$35,3502.2
Palm Coast110$35,4402.1
Sarasota2,530$39,2901.9
Sebastian350$38,7001.6
Deltona1,220$38,7001.6
Port St. Lucie960$39,7901.6
Pensacola1,140$35,4201.6
Ocala690$40,0101.5
Panama City460$34,8801.4
West Palm Beach3,820$42,3401.4
Cape Coral1,330$41,6201.3
Tampa7,950$40,6501.3
Gainesville640$40,3101.2
Tallahassee890$35,7301.1
Palm Bay970$38,2701
Jacksonville3,030$39,2901
Fort Lauderdale3,320$40,9400.9
Naples510$41,0300.9
Orlando4,660$38,8100.9
Miami4,250$40,8000.8
Fort Walton Beach290$34,0100.8
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