Exclusive Insights About In-Demand Allied Health Professions
We collected insights and data from employers of allied health professionals, digging deeper to understand what they seek in candidates, what these professionals’ daily work looks like, and what traits and skills make them most successful in their roles. Here's what we found.
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As an advocate for allied health professionals, we hope you can use this data to help your learners and employees navigate their own path to achieve their career dreams and contribute to building healthcare to be better than ever.
What percent of the following professions require certification within your organization?
The journey towards strengthening our healthcare workforce starts with high quality education and training followed by obtaining a national certification. Certification is often the starting point to a successful career and signifies to an employer job readiness for the role along with demonstrating a standardized measure of knowledge and skills.
How many employees are certified within your organization?
Employers understand the value of supporting or hiring certified professionals. It not only shows a commitment to providing high quality patient care but also a commitment to their employees and their career aspirations. Once an individual has earned certification, they are ready to traverse a healthcare journey towards career growth, advancement and further successes.
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Projected Growth and Salary in Allied Health Professions
Allied Health professionals play a vital role in the delivery of high quality, direct patient care and the demand for these professions continues to rise. Overall employment in healthcare occupations is projected to grow 13 percent from 2021 to 2031, much faster than the average for all occupations; this increase is expected to result in about 2 million new jobs over the next decade. In addition to new jobs from growth, opportunities arise from the need to replace workers who leave their occupations permanently. About 1.9 million openings each year, on average, are projected to come from growth and replacement needs.
What are the most critical skills needing improvement among allied heatlh professionals?
Within the 2023 Industry Outlook data, employers report that it is not only difficult to find qualified candidates but that they often lack specific skills needed to perform the job successfully. Communication skills was the number one area cited that allied health professionals need improvement. Download the full report to see what other skills topped the list.
What percentage of allied health employers pay more when their employees earn national certification?
With health care staffing issues on the rise, employers are thinking about multiple ways to attract and retain key talent. Supporting employees through national certification and wage increases is just one way.
What training methods are used to develop employees’ clinical/administrative skills?
It is no surprise that direct on-the-job training is still the number one most effective way that individuals learn. It allows a hands-on method of teaching the skills, knowledge, and competencies needed for employees to perform a specific role along with allowing them to become fully emersed in the work environment with their colleagues and patients.
Closing the gap to educate and train the next generation of healthcare professionals
NHA's Industry Outlook shares the trends impacting some of the most in-demand allied health professions. Through our research, NHA collects insights and data from employers of allied health professionals, digging deeper to understand what they seek in candidates, what these professionals’ daily work looks like, and what traits and skills make them most successful in their roles.
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As an advocate for allied health professionals, we hope you can use this data to help your learners and employees navigate their own path to achieve their career dreams and contribute to building healthcare to be better than ever.
