Nomad Health Q4 2023 Healthcare Jobs Report
Nomad Health Q4 2023 Jobs Report
Average pay for Allied Health travel clinicians is in line with or exceeds some nursing specialties
Nomad Health’s Q4 2023 Jobs Report looks at the most in-demand travel clinician specialties based on Nomad Health’s job data, and evaluates which states have the most travel nurse jobs. This supply-and-demand data for travel nurse jobs is meant to help facilities, government bodies, and reporting bodies understand the latest employment trends for travel clinicians and its impact on clinical staffing supply and demand.
Nomad Health Q4 2023 jobs report highlights
- The most in-demand travel clinician specialties were Med-Surg, Rad Tech, and ER.
- Allied health jobs now account for two of the top three specialties, on average
- The top states for travel nurse jobs were California, Texas, and New York.
The 10 in-demand travel clinician specialties in Q4 2023
Based on Nomad Health’s job data, these are the the most in-demand specialties healthcare facilities sought to fill in Q4 2023, as calculated by the percent of unique new jobs (including allied health) posted on Nomad Health during this period, and compared to Q3 2023.
Topping the list in both quarters is Med-Surg, not surprisingly as this is the top specialty in the U.S. The only notable difference quarter-to-quarter is Labor & Delivery fell out of the top 10 in Q4, after the completion of summer baby season. Additionally, we continue to see strong demand for allied health professions, such as Radiology Technologists and Surgical Technologists, and Nomad was one of the first digital marketplace to offer Allied Health jobs.
% of Unique Jobs by State - Ranked by Q4 2023
Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | ||
Med-Surg | 15% | Med-Surg | 15% |
Radiology Tech | 10% | Radiology Tech | 10% |
Emergency Room | 8% | Emergency Room | 8% |
Med-Surg/Telemetry | 7% | Med-Surg/Telemetry | 6% |
Step-Down | 7% | Step-Down | 6% |
Telemetry | 6% | Surgical Tech | 6% |
Surgical Tech | 6% | Telemetry | 6% |
MICU | 5% | MICU | 5% |
Operating Room | 4% | Operating Room | 4% |
Ultrasound Tech | 3% | Labor & Delivery | 3% |
To evaluate the Q4 top in-demand job specializations, we looked at average pay, with many of the allied health roles (Ultrasound Tech and Rad Tech) taking the top spots:
- OR $2,762 [Nursing]
- Ultrasound Tech $2,724 [Allied Health]
- Rad Tech $2,633 [Allied Health]
- Med-Surg/Tele $2,423 [Nursing]
- MICU $2,410 [Nursing]
- ER $2,391 [Nursing]
- Tele $2,385 [Nursing]
- Step-Down $2,367 [Nursing]
- Med-Surg $2,265 [Nursing]
- Surg Tech $2,206 [Allied Health]
Top states for travel clinician jobs Q4 2023
We sought to understand which states are most in need of travel clinicians, and how that shifted in the last few months of the year. Data was calculated by the percent of unique jobs by state added in Q4 2023 as compared to Q3 2024. Topping the list for the second half of this year was California, with even more jobs cropping up in the state in Q4. With so many travel clinicians flocking to warmer climates, the uptick in jobs in California bodes well for them.
In Q4, Ohio was in slightly greater need of travel clinicians, versus the previous quarter. Anecdotally, local wait times for EDs in Ohio were spiking around the holiday season with COVID rates increasing, and facilities likely wanted to staff up accordingly. Additionally, there was also an increased demand for nurses in Q4 in Illinois. Interestingly, here there were nursing strikes in the state in November, which could have correlated with an increased need for temporary staff.
% of Unique Jobs by State - Ranked by Q4 2023
Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | ||
California | 9% | California | 7% |
Texas | 6% | New York | 6% |
New York | 5% | Texas | 5% |
Massachusetts | 4% | Georgia | 5% |
Georgia | 4% | Massachusetts | 5% |
Illinois | 4% | Virginia | 4% |
Washington | 4% | Pennsylvania | 4% |
Virginia | 4% | Washington | 3% |
Ohio | 3% | Illinois | 3% |
Pennsylvania | 3% | North Carolina | 3% |
Methodology
Nomad Health examined our internal job data collected October 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023, from over 80,000 users to curate Nomad’s Q4 Jobs Report.
About Nomad Health
At Nomad Health, we have the most qualified and professional travel nurses in the market today, and our nurses have a 93% on-time start for their assignments. Here’s a snapshot of our travel nurses and their experience:
- Nomad Health’s 300,000+ clinicians are in 50+ specialties (based on users who have identified a primary specialty)
- Nearly 48% of Nomad Health clinicians are in a high-acuity speciality (based on users who have identified a primary specialty)
- 74% of Nomad Health nurses have their compact license, significantly higher than the national average of 24% (based on users who have filled out their profile)
Speak With an Expert
To learn more about the Q4 2023 jobs report or to set up an interview with a data expert at Nomad Health, email us at: press@nomadhealth.com
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