The U.S. healthcare staffing market plays a pivotal role in satisfying the robust demand for quality healthcare in the country. Healthcare staffing agencies help fill vacancies across various care settings such as hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, home healthcare, and private practices by supplying temporary or permanent clinical and non-clinical professionals. Some key services offered include travel nurse staffing, locum tenens physician staffing, allied healthcare staffing, and non-clinical staffing. Healthcare facilities have realized the business advantages of outsourcing staffing needs to agencies that specialize in candidate screening, training, payroll management, and ensuring regulatory compliance.

Key Takeaways

Key players operating in the U.S. Healthcare Staffing market are Solvay SA, Nippon Chemical Industrial Co., Ltd., Hubei Xingfa Chemicals Group Co., Ltd., Sigma-Aldrich (Merck KGaA), LANXESS AG, Jiangxi Fuerxin Pharmaceutical Chemical Co., Ltd., Nantong Xinbang Chemical Technology Chemical Co., Ltd., Triveni Chemicals, HBCChem, Inc., TCI Chemicals (Tokyo Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.), American Elements, Shanghai Worldyang Chemical Co., Ltd., Alfa Aesar (Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.), Finetech Industry Limited, Shanxi Lanhua Sci-Tech Venture Co., Ltd.

The growing demand for affordable and accessible U.S. Healthcare Staffing Market Size is fueling the need for temporary and permanent clinical and non-clinical staffing solutions. Healthcare staffing agencies help fill vacancies and address staffing challenges at a lower cost and higher efficiency than individual healthcare providers recruiting independently.

Rising globalization of the healthcare staffing industry is another key trend. Many agencies have expanded overseas to source top talent from countries like India and the Philippines to serve the staffing needs of the US market. This allows them to provide clients with a wider pool of multilingual professionals.

Market Drivers

The increasing geriatric population and prevalence of chronic diseases are major drivers for the US healthcare staffing market. According to the US Census Bureau, the number of Americans aged 65 and above is projected to grow from 56 million currently to over 88 million by 2050. Their higher healthcare needs strain existing resources and boost demand for staffing support. Moreover, favorable regulations around temporary healthcare workforce, greater mobility of nurses, and the coronavirus pandemic exacerbating shortages are fueling market growth over the forecast period.