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The healthcare sector has faced some of the most acute hiring challenges in the 2020s, first hit by a transformed workplace during the COVID-19 pandemic that transformed into a difficult hiring environment in the recovery. Employers leaned on contract labor and traveling professionals to fill obvious and hotly contested labor shortages.
As the new year begins, new challenges emerge. Can healthcare hiring teams embrace new technologies? Will the demand in the sector hold up even as the labor market on a whole weakens, and will the focus shift from the all-important registered nurse position to something new? Let’s explore the trends that will shape healthcare recruiting in 2025.
1. Even healthcare demand and supply will (somewhat) normalize.
The healthcare sector has been in a powerhouse in a weaker overall market over the past two years, continuing to grow even while other sectors slow. However, even healthcare is not adding jobs at the same breakneck pace seen in 2022 and early 2023. In 2025, expect more of the same from healthcare hiring: tapered-off demand that remains stronger than pre-pandemic levels and most other industries.
2. Hiring trends: From Nurses to Therapists
However, the hot professions (from a
