4.5.4.2Vertical
OR & Specialty Travel Nursing
Travel nursing agencies placing operating room and specialty nurses.
Market snapshot
These figures describe Nursing & Travel Nursing (4.5.4), the segment that OR & Specialty Travel Nursing sits within — not OR & Specialty Travel Nursing on its own.
FragmentationConsolidatingEstimate
Within temporary help (NAICS 561320), tracked under Business Services Staffing; healthcare-specific staffing is not separately sized by the Census Bureau.
Business model & economics
Revenue model
Bill-rate markup on travel and contract nurse placements
Key economics
- Recurring revenue
- Low
- EBITDA margin
- Thin on gross bill-through; rate-cycle-sensitive
- Capex intensity
- Low
assignment-driven and rate-volatile
Characteristics
- Largest healthcare-staffing category.
- Pandemic rate spike followed by a sharp normalization.
- Tech and gig platforms competing with scaled agencies.
M&A deal context
Deal activityHigh
Who’s acquiring
- Scaled nurse-staffing agencies
- On-demand nurse platforms
- PE-backed staffing consolidators
What’s driving deals
- Consolidation after the rate normalization.
- Gig and technology platform disruption.
- Persistent underlying nursing shortage.
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