CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The job site Indeed released its top jobs for 2025, and healthcare jobs littered the top 25 spots on the list. So, with three major healthcare systems in Cleveland, will the high-demand jobs mean the competition in the industry pulls talent or attracts it?

“We need to think really aggressively about how do we take care of those positions, how do we create those positions, how do we train for those positions, how do we hire and retain,” said President and CEO of MetroHealth, Dr. Christine Alexander.

Jobs that made the list included registered nurses, radiologists, and physicians.

But Dr. Alexander explains that hospitals are also still working back from the pandemic hole.

“We were trying to rebound from that and trying to get staffing levels back up to what we had pre-pandemic,” said Dr. Alexander. “We’re still in that phase.”

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 900,000 health care and social assistance jobs were added last year to also pull from the pool of employees in the industry.

However, MetroHealth’s CEO believes the diverse mix of healthcare options in Cleveland will continue to pull talent to the city.

She says each healthcare system offers something different.

“We are always going to have culture and mission at the heart of what we do if you want to be part of a place that is an all-in sort of place that is really all about the patient and doing what is right for our patients and our community, that is what draws people in,” Dr. Alexander.

She isn’t the only one who is bullish on the outlook in the healthcare industry in 2025 for Cleveland.

“We have already begun workforce efforts; several years ago, the city of Cleveland and Cleveland Work co-invested along with several other investors and Cuyahoga County in what’s called the Workforce Funders Group,” said Greater Cleveland Works CEO Michelle Rose.

This connects people with not just jobs and training; offering another pipeline to get staff into the area.

“Healthcare is a top sector for us, and it’s very heartening from a workforce perspective that the healthcare systems are already coordinating,” Rose.

Despite how competitive the industry is, Dr. Alexander sees the opportunity to continue to climb out of the pandemic staffing hole because of what Cleveland can offer to incoming employees in health care.

“Every year that we’re removed from the pandemic, we achieve a level of stability,” said Dr. Alexander.

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