Surveys

The demand for speech-language pathologists (SLPs) is rising, with projected job growth at 21% through 2024, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Yet a shortage of SLPs has put the squeeze on schools and healthcare organizations.

The 2017 Survey of Registered Nurses: Viewpoints on Leadership, Nursing Shortages and their Profession provides the views of 3,347 registered nurses on topics including leadership, retirement, and the changes in the profession.

The demand for occupational therapists is rising, with job growth expected to increase 27% from 2014 through 2024, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

According to the World Health Organization, “health” is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

The new data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show that average weekly hours worked in all of healthcare and in hospitals in particular have reached record highs. Healthcare workers are putting in more hours per week than ever before, according to newly released data