San Jose's health care industry is experiencing strong job growth. Local employers posted 476 new jobs over the past week and 1,482 in the last month, ranking second among local industries, according to ZipRecruiter, a leading online employment marketplace.

The health care sector also came in second in terms of local employers adding new jobs. In the past month, 243 companies listed open jobs for San Jose-based workers in that area.

Top companies hiring locally in health care include United Health Systems, Healthcare Staffing Professionals, Inc. and Kaiser Permanente.

Jobs posted by United Health Systems in the past month in San Jose included registered nurses, physical therapists and certified nursing assistants, while both Healthcare Staffing Professionals, Inc. and Kaiser Permanente primarily sought registered nurses.

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