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Healthcare Jobs in Petal, MS

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Forrest County · Hattiesburg, MS area · population 11,294 (source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates) (Census ACS 2020-2024)

Jobs in Petal by occupation

Checked 5 Nov 2026, 07:49 UTC

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Kinds of healthcare job in Petal

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What care jobs pay in the Hattiesburg, MS area

What BLS measured people employed in the town's main occupations earned across its metro area (May 2025). Each job above shows the pay its employer posts.

Occupation (BLS)Median /hrMedian a yearEmployed in area
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses(29-2061 (source: BLS OEWS occupation profile, SOC 29-2061))$23.25 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Hattiesburg, MS area)$48,350 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Hattiesburg, MS area)530 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Hattiesburg, MS area)
Nurse Practitioners(29-1171 (source: BLS OEWS occupation profile, SOC 29-1171))$54.47 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners, Hattiesburg, MS area)$113,300 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners, Hattiesburg, MS area)340 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners, Hattiesburg, MS area)
Nursing Assistants(31-1131 (source: BLS OEWS occupation profile, SOC 31-1131))$14.64 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nursing Assistants, Hattiesburg, MS area)$30,440 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nursing Assistants, Hattiesburg, MS area)840 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nursing Assistants, Hattiesburg, MS area)
Physical Therapists(29-1123 (source: BLS OEWS occupation profile, SOC 29-1123))$46.91 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Physical Therapists, Hattiesburg, MS area)$97,580 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Physical Therapists, Hattiesburg, MS area)140 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Physical Therapists, Hattiesburg, MS area)

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025: Hattiesburg, MS metropolitan area.

Healthcare jobs near Petal

Towns within thirty-five miles with their own page, nearest first.

Healthcare jobs in Petal, MS: common questions

How many healthcare jobs are open in Petal, MS?

6 open jobs at 3 hospitals, clinics and care employers, read from each employer's own job board every night. The most are for licensed practical nurses (2), advanced practice providers (1), patient care technicians (1) and physical therapists (1).

Who is hiring in Petal, MS?

By open jobs on this board: Hattiesburg Clinic (4), Comfort Keepers - Gulfport, MS (1) and Walgreens (1).

What do healthcare jobs pay around Petal?

In the Hattiesburg, MS metro area, BLS measured these median wages in May 2025: licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses $23.25/hr, nurse practitioners $54.47/hr, nursing assistants $14.64/hr and physical therapists $46.91/hr. Each job here shows the pay its employer posts.

Which towns near Petal have healthcare jobs?

Hattiesburg, MS (234, 6 mi away), Laurel, MS (85, 24 mi away) and Wiggins, MS (10, 34 mi away).

How do I apply?

Each job opens its own page with the full description, then the application on the employer's own site. CareJobs.Now never charges job seekers.

Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations names Petal; spellings of the town ("Saint" and "St.", capitals) are matched to one Census place, and a location naming only a facility or a region is not placed in a town. A job's occupation is read from its title. Nearby towns are measured between Census place centers.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Petal, MS, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 5 Nov 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Hattiesburg, MS metropolitan area, published 15 May 2026
  3. US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files (places)
  4. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, table B01003 (total population)
  5. OMB core-based statistical area delineations (July 2023), via the US Census Bureau

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Healthcare jobs in Petal, MS. Data as of 5 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/states/mississippi/petal

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