Temporary Healthcare Staffing Market Report 2026

The temporary healthcare staffing market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $48.83 billion in 2025 to $52.05 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.6%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to increasing patient admission volumes, persistent healthcare staff shortages, reliance on temporary workforce for coverage gaps, expansion of specialized medical services, rising operational pressures on hospitals.

The temporary healthcare staffing market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $66.48 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.3%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to growing adoption of ai-enabled workforce matching, rising focus on flexible staffing models, increasing demand for specialized temporary clinicians, expansion of remote and telehealth support roles, growing investments in healthcare workforce platforms. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing use of digital staffing platforms, rising demand for on-demand nursing staff, growing adoption of credential verification technologies, expansion of travel nurse staffing models, enhanced focus on workforce flexibility.

The growing trend of medical tourism is expected to drive the growth of the temporary healthcare staffing market in the coming years. Medical tourism involves traveling to another country to receive medical care, often to access affordable, high-quality, or specialized treatments. The rise in medical tourism is largely due to the high cost of healthcare in developed countries, prompting patients to seek more cost-effective yet quality care abroad. Temporary healthcare staffing supports this trend by ensuring a readily available pool of skilled professionals to manage sudden increases in patient volume, maintaining high-quality care without delays. For example, in February 2025, the US-ASEAN Business Council reported that Thailand attracted 2.86 million medical tourists in 2023, generating $850 million in revenue. This figure is expected to increase by 7.3% to 3.07 million visitors in 2024. Therefore, the growth of medical tourism is fueling demand for temporary healthcare staffing solutions.

Leading companies in the temporary healthcare staffing market are developing technology-driven solutions, such as biometric-enabled locum tenens management, to increase efficiency and reduce administrative burdens for healthcare professionals on temporary assignments. Biometric-enabled locum tenens management is a secure, mobile-first platform that uses biometric authentication to streamline administrative tasks and optimize the management of temporary healthcare providers. For instance, in April 2024, CHG Healthcare Services Inc., a US-based healthcare services company, launched MyCompHealth and MyWeatherby, two mobile-first, biometric-enabled applications that simplify administrative tasks for locum tenens providers, including shift scheduling, travel management, time entry, and support access. This innovation represents a significant advancement in temporary healthcare staffing, aiming to reduce administrative burdens and improve the clinician experience.

In April 2024, ShiftMed LLC, a US-based provider of on-demand workforce technology and comprehensive healthcare staffing platforms, acquired CareerStaff Unlimited for an undisclosed amount. Through this acquisition, ShiftMed gained access to CareerStaff Unlimited’s nationwide network of over 1,000 staffing agencies, its managed-service-provider (MSP) infrastructure, and its established per-diem, travel, contract, and permanent placement operations. This expands ShiftMed’s staffing-solution capabilities and enhances its operational scale, efficiency, and reach across acute, post-acute, rehabilitation, and in-home care settings. CareerStaff Unlimited Inc. is a US-based company specializing in per-diem, travel, contract, and permanent staffing services for nurses, therapists, and pharmacists across hospitals, long-term care facilities, rehabilitation centers, and other healthcare organizations.

Major companies operating in the temporary healthcare staffing market are The Adecco Group AG, AMN Healthcare Services Inc., Jackson Healthcare Co., Aya Healthcare Inc., ProLink Services LLC, FlexCare LLC, A-Line Staffing Solutions LLC, Atlas MedStaff LLC, Nomad Health Inc., Anders Group LLC, Globe Locums Limited, Marvel Medical Staffing Inc., Interact Medical Ltd., 22nd Century Technologies Inc., Ambe International, Soliant Health, Supplemental Health Care Inc., Cross Country Healthcare Inc., MedPro Healthcare Staffing, CHG Healthcare Services, Maxim Healthcare Services,

North America was the largest region in the temporary healthcare staffing market in 2025. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the temporary healthcare 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 temporary healthcare staffing market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

Tariffs are indirectly influencing the temporary healthcare staffing market by increasing operational costs across healthcare facilities due to higher prices of imported medical equipment, supplies, and technology systems. Hospitals and clinics in North America and Europe are most affected as rising overhead costs limit permanent hiring budgets, increasing reliance on temporary staffing solutions. Tariff-driven cost pressures are also impacting staffing agencies through higher technology and compliance expenses. However, these challenges are reinforcing demand for flexible staffing models, supporting sustained utilization of temporary healthcare professionals to manage cost variability and workforce gaps.

The temporary healthcare staffing market research report is one of a series of new reports that provides temporary healthcare staffing market statistics, including temporary healthcare staffing industry global market size, regional shares, competitors with a temporary healthcare staffing market share, detailed temporary healthcare staffing market segments, market trends and opportunities, and any further data you may need to thrive in the temporary healthcare staffing industry. This temporary healthcare staffing market research report delivers a complete perspective of everything you need, with an in-depth analysis of the current and future scenario of the industry.

Temporary healthcare staffing involves the placement of medical professionals in short-term roles within healthcare facilities to meet immediate workforce requirements. This staffing approach provides flexibility for healthcare organizations to adjust staff levels in response to fluctuating patient volumes, seasonal demands, or employee absences. Professionals are employed on a non-permanent basis, typically for a defined duration or specific assignment.

The main service categories in temporary healthcare staffing include nursing, allied health, physicians, administrative roles, and others. Nursing involves delivering care, support, and medical assistance to individuals at all stages of health and illness, typically provided by trained and licensed professionals. Staffing needs can vary in duration, including short-term assignments, long-term assignments, per diem staffing, and seasonal staffing. Healthcare professionals range in skill level from entry-level and mid-level practitioners to highly experienced and specialized medical practitioners. The services cater to a variety of end users, including hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, home care providers, and other healthcare facilities.

The temporary healthcare staffing market includes revenues earned by entities by providing services such as travel healthcare staffing, crisis response staffing, on-demand telehealth staffing, and international healthcare staffing 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.

This product will be delivered within 1-3 business days.