Health care is one of the steadiest growth engines in Orlando and Central Florida. Hospitals and outpatient care added jobs every year since 2020. Since 2019 they grew more than twice as fast as all jobs in the metro.
This study counts health care workers three ways. The BLS payroll survey tracks hospitals and outpatient care each month. The BLS quarterly census counts every private health care and social assistance job by county. Employer lists show who does the hiring.
Orlando healthcare industry in 2026
| Measure | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital jobs, Orlando metro | 57,100 | August 2026 |
| Outpatient care jobs, Orlando metro | 80,200 | August 2026 |
| Private health care and social assistance jobs, four counties | 174,771 | March 2026 |
| Health care businesses and sites, four counties | 10,580 | First quarter 2026 |
| Average weekly pay in health care, Orange County | $1,602 | First quarter 2026 |
| Largest health employer | AdventHealth, 40,000 employees | November 2025 |
Outpatient care covers doctors' offices, clinics, labs and home health. It employs more people than hospitals do, and it grew faster since 2019. In healthcare web design, each new outpatient clinic gets its own location page with hours, insurance plans and directions.
Healthcare jobs since 2019
| Year | Hospitals | Outpatient care | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 42,800 | 58,700 | 101,500 |
| 2020 | 40,500 | 59,600 | 100,100 |
| 2021 | 42,500 | 63,000 | 105,500 |
| 2022 | 45,700 | 66,700 | 112,400 |
| 2023 | 51,000 | 69,500 | 120,500 |
| 2024 | 53,000 | 73,200 | 126,200 |
| 2025 | 54,300 | 77,400 | 131,700 |
| 2026 | 57,100 | 80,200 | 137,300 |
Hospitals and outpatient care added 35,800 jobs from August 2019 to August 2026, a 35% rise. Measured by yearly averages from 2019 to 2025, hospital jobs grew 27% and outpatient care 32%. All payroll jobs in the metro grew 12% over the same years.
Hospital hiring sped up after 2022. Hospitals added 5,300 jobs in 2023 alone, as the region's population passed 2.8 million.
How large is Orlando's healthcare industry?
The BLS quarterly census counts every private health care and social assistance job by county. That broader group adds nursing homes, child care and social services to hospitals and clinics.
| County | Jobs, March 2026 | Change from a year earlier | Businesses and sites | Average weekly pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange | 108,318 | +6.6% | 5,669 | $1,602 |
| Seminole | 26,096 | +2.1% | 2,092 | $1,204 |
| Lake | 22,114 | +4.3% | 1,513 | $1,133 |
| Osceola | 18,243 | +1.0% | 1,306 | $1,408 |
| Four-county total | 174,771 | Not combined | 10,580 | Not combined |
Orange County holds 62% of the region's health care jobs. That share follows the big hospital campuses, from Orlando Regional Medical Center downtown to AdventHealth Orlando and Nemours Children's Hospital at Lake Nona. Independent practices near those campuses can win SEO in Orlando by targeting one specialty in one neighborhood.
Healthcare pay in Orlando
Orange County pays health care workers the most in the region. Workers there earned $1,602 a week on average in the first quarter of 2026, up 3.8% from a year earlier. That beats the county's average for all private jobs, $1,438. The Florida average for the same industry was $1,382, and the US average $1,288.
Lake County pays the least of the four, at $1,133 a week. Osceola sits between them at $1,408.
Largest healthcare employers in Orlando
| Employer | Employees |
|---|---|
| AdventHealth | 40,000 |
| Orlando Health | 28,806 |
| HCA Healthcare | 4,831 |
| Nemours Children's Hospital | 3,132 |
| Aspire Health Partners | 938 |
| United Cerebral Palsy of Central Florida | 778 |
AdventHealth and Orlando Health dominate. The two systems employ about 68,800 people between them. AdventHealth calls itself one of the largest nonprofit health care systems in the country. Its Central Florida division runs more than 20 hospitals and ERs with 4,511 beds and sees over 3.4 million patient visits a year.
What is the main Orlando Health hospital?
Orlando Regional Medical Center, known as ORMC. It is an 808-bed hospital in downtown Orlando and the flagship of Orlando Health. ORMC was Central Florida's first Level 1 trauma center.
Is Orlando Health a for-profit organization? No. Orlando Health describes itself as a private, not-for-profit health care organization, founded more than 100 years ago. It now serves communities across Florida, Puerto Rico and Alabama. It reports more than $2 billion in yearly community impact, including charity care.
What healthcare growth means for local businesses
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