Nurse Practitioner market brief · Houston, TX
Entry-level Nurse Practitioner Jobs in Houston, TX
There are 80 open entry-level nurse practitioner jobs in Houston, TX as of Nov 15, 2026; 7 posted in the last 7 days. 28 employers are hiring, led by HMTW - Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital - Methodist Health Centers, BCM, and UnitedHealth Group. Openings are down 14% from 93 in the prior 30 days. 6% of listings accept remote work.
Data updated Nov 15, 2026
Role and market snapshot
A quick read on demand before you open the live listings
Tracked jobs
- 80
- Live nurse practitioner openings currently tracked in the Houston market.
Companies hiring
- 28
- Distinct employers represented in this publishable market view.
30-day momentum
- Down 14%
- 93 openings were tracked in the prior comparison window.
Median compensation
- Not published
- Not enough employers here disclose pay to publish a local median, so none is shown.
Market analysis
Role-specific demand, level, employer, and compensation signals for this local market
Start with the level mix, then compare current demand, compensation coverage, and employer concentration before opening the live listings.
Level mix
Career ladder
Houston's nurse practitioner market is led by entry-level openings, with 80 tracked roles at that rung.
30-day window
Demand and salary
Current jobs
80
Prior window
93
Salary coverage
25%
Median experience
2.0 years
Within this market
Employer tier lens
Startups & growing teams
19
11 companies · $112,770 median
Established employers
13
5 companies
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Use the signal
The best next step is opening the roles behind the aggregate: compare nurse practitioner opportunities in Houston, save the strongest fits, and keep the market signal close while you apply.
- 80 live roles tracked in this market.
- 28 employers represented in the current window.
- Market data refreshed Nov 15, 2026.
A practical market plan for Nurse Practitioner in Houston
Use this sequence to move from aggregate labor-market data to a focused application list.
- 01
Read the demand
80 nurse practitioner openings across 28 employers establish the current Houston opportunity set.
- 02
Choose the right rung
Entry-level leads the derived level mix with 80 tracked openings.
- 03
Prioritize employers
HMTW - Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital - Methodist Health Centers is one of the most active visible employers, with 35 current openings in this market view.
- 04
Open the live roles
8 representative openings connect this brief to jobs you can review now.
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Where this market is hiring
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Employer activity · 28 companies
Who is hiring in this market
The most active visible employers, ordered by openings represented in the current market sample.
Live opportunity sample · 8 of 80 matches
Representative openings
Open a role to inspect the full requirements. Compensation appears only when the listing provides usable salary data.
Entry-level Nurse Practitioner jobs in Houston: what applicants need to know
Current answers for a difficult AI-era job search, grounded in this publishable role and location market view rather than generic career advice.
- 01
How many entry-level nurse practitioner jobs are open in Houston?
Metaintro tracks 80 live entry-level nurse practitioner openings from 28 employers in the Houston, TX area over the last 30 days.
- 02
Is demand for entry-level nurse practitioner jobs changing in Houston?
Openings fell 14%, from 93 in the prior 30 days to 80 in the latest 30.
- 03
Which companies are hiring for entry-level nurse practitioner jobs in Houston?
HMTW - Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital - Methodist Health Centers, BCM, UnitedHealth Group, and Memorial Hermann Health System have the most open entry-level nurse practitioner roles here right now, out of 28 hiring employers.
Continue with the next market signal
Compare nearby cities, adjacent roles, and publishable level views without leaving the live jobs cluster
Nearby cities
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Related roles
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Level views
Narrow the market to experience levels with enough reliable data.
Labor market data
Layoffs, WARN notices and hiring demand beside the Houston market
- Layoffs trackerEvery tracked layoff, store closure and office mandate, by company.
- Monthly layoffs reportsEach month's cuts, the companies behind them and the trend.
- 2026 layoffs year in reviewThe year's cuts by month, company, cause and state.
- WARN notices by stateEvery state's official layoff and plant closing notice list.
- Hiring Demand MonitorDaily open jobs at 280,000 employers, from their own career sites.
- Second chance jobs by stateEmployers with public evidence they hire people with records, graded A to D.
- Job markets by role and cityLive openings, employers and pay for each local market.
- US hiring reportDated counts of job listings and hiring companies by role and city.
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