The healthcare industry's continued growth amid persistent workforce challenges creates prime opportunities for leaders with non-clinical backgrounds. getty

Nearly 40% of new jobs added from July 2023 to July 2025—totaling 1.35 million positions—were in the healthcare industry or social assistance, according to August 2025 Hiring Lab analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data. This rapid expansion occurs at a time when 58% of health system executives anticipate workforce challenges like talent shortages and attrition in 2025, as revealed by Deloitte’s “2025 US Health Care Outlook Report.”

This growth amid ongoing staffing concerns creates ripe opportunities for leadership talent from outside the industry—especially when only 23% of frontline clinicians trust their current

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