Per Diem Nurse Staffing Market Report 2026

The per diem nurse staffing market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $9.41 billion in 2025 to $9.94 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.6%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to shortage of permanent nursing staff, rising patient admissions and hospital workloads, increasing reliance on temporary and travel nurses, fluctuating nurse-to-patient ratios, limited adoption of digital staffing tools.

The per diem nurse staffing market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $12.75 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.4%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to growth of telehealth and home care services, rising demand for flexible staffing models, advancements in nurse workforce management software, increasing hospital and clinic budgets for staffing solutions, expansion of per diem staffing services into specialty care units. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing use of ai for nurse scheduling and shift optimization, integration of cloud-based staffing platforms for real-time workforce management, use of iot-enabled devices for monitoring nurse availability and patient load, implementation of smart staffing solutions in healthcare facilities, adoption of sustainable and eco-friendly staffing operations.

The increasing demand for healthcare facilities is expected to drive the growth of the per diem nurse staffing market in the coming years. Healthcare facilities include physical locations such as hospitals, clinics, and outpatient care centers where medical services are delivered to individuals and communities. The ongoing need for healthcare professionals, particularly nurses, is fueled by the expansion of healthcare facilities, rising patient volumes, and the need to maintain quality care standards. Per diem nurse staffing offers a flexible workforce solution that allows healthcare providers to respond to fluctuating demand, manage costs effectively, and ensure continuity of patient care. For instance, in May 2023, according to a report published by the American Hospital Association, a US-based healthcare trade organization, the total number of hospitals increased to 6,129, up from 6,093 in 2022. Additionally, total admissions across all US hospitals rose to 34,011,386 compared to 33,356,853 in 2022. Therefore, the growing demand for healthcare facilities is contributing to the expansion of the per diem nurse staffing market.

Major companies operating in the per diem nurse staffing market are emphasizing technological innovation, such as mobile applications, to enhance service efficiency and increase market revenues. App-based platforms are designed to enable faster and more streamlined nurse staffing by connecting healthcare facilities with available nurses in real time. For instance, in August 2025, StaffDNA, a US-based healthcare staffing and recruiting technology company, introduced DNAInsights, a real-time workforce market data tool integrated into its staffing application. This platform allows hospitals, clinics, and long-term care facilities to access current pay rates, open per diem and travel contract demand, and workforce availability within a selected geographic radius. By enabling hiring managers to adjust pay rates and staffing offers dynamically, DNAInsights supports faster shift fulfillment and more efficient management of contingent labor, improving transparency and responsiveness in per diem nurse staffing.

In June 2025, StaffDNA, a US-based provider of digital healthcare staffing and workforce management solutions, acquired Kevala’s per diem staffing business for an undisclosed amount. Through this acquisition, StaffDNA expanded its per diem nurse staffing presence by integrating Kevala’s candidate database into its proprietary staffing platform, strengthening its technology-driven, on-demand staffing capabilities. Kevala is a US-based provider of per diem nurse staffing services and workforce technology solutions that connects healthcare facilities with qualified nursing professionals across multiple states.

Major companies operating in the per diem nurse staffing market are TeamHealth, AMN Healthcare Services Inc., Cross Country Healthcare Inc., Interim HealthCare Inc., Dedicated Nursing Associates (DNA) Inc., Aya Healthcare Inc., HealthTrust Workforce Solutions LLC, Maxim Healthcare Group, Supplemental Healthcare, Aureus Medical Group, Favorite Healthcare Staffing Inc., MedPro Healthcare Staffing, ATC Healthcare Services Inc., Jackson Healthcare, InGenesis Inc., HenderCare, Accountable Healthcare Staffing, CareerStaff Unlimited, Axis Medical Staffing Inc., Gifted Healthcare, Greenstaff Medical Australia, GHR Healthcare, Flexwise Health Inc.

North America was the per diem nurse staffing largest region in the market in 2025. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the per diem nurse staffing market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the per diem nurse staffing market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

Tariffs have influenced the per diem nurse staffing market indirectly by increasing costs of staffing software, digital platforms, and IoT-enabled monitoring devices, particularly in North America and Europe. These tariffs have temporarily slowed adoption in hospitals and clinics, but they have also encouraged domestic development of workforce management tools, promoted cost-effective staffing solutions, and strengthened operational efficiency across healthcare facilities.

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Per diem nurse staffing is a healthcare workforce model in which nurses are employed on a daily or per-shift basis to work in medical settings such as hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and other healthcare facilities. Per diem nurses are commonly utilized to manage fluctuating patient volumes, address temporary staffing gaps, and cover staff absences.

The primary types of per diem nurse staffing include permanent and contract arrangements. Permanent staffing involves employing healthcare professionals on a long-term, continuous basis as regular employees, and offering per diem nurse staffing on a permanent basis provides healthcare facilities with a cost-efficient approach to meeting their staffing requirements. The range of services includes emergency department support and home care services, which are used by various end users such as hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and others.

The per diem nurse staffing market includes revenues earned by entities through nurse sourcing, shift scheduling, and electronic health records (EHR) training services. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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