750+ Nursing & Healthcare Jobs in Baltimore, MD

Government wage data shows a strong market: the metro mean for Healthcare Practitioners was $54.12 per hour in May 2025, while the broader occupational-family figures for Baltimore were $112,560 mean, $96,210 median, $70,520 at the 25th percentile, $123,430 at the 75th percentile, and $175,950 at the 90th percentile in 2025. Current posting-based signals center a bit lower at about $85k to $110k annually or about $39 to $56 / hour, and Maryland's mean offered salary on new openings was about $109,474 in September 2026 (n=3,810).

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 600 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $86,500 at the 25th percentile, $100,714 at the median and $124,800 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of October 15, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Favorable market | next 3-6 months

This is a favorable market for Healthcare Practitioners if you already meet the credential bar. Baltimore metro unemployment was 3.9% in August 2026, and local Education and Health Services employment rose 0.8969% year over year even as total metro nonfarm employment slipped -0.4697%. Statewide, Healthcare Practitioners employment was up 1.5% year over year in September 2026 and active postings were up 1.1%, which suggests this occupation is holding up better than the broader Maryland labor market.

Best positioned: Licensed clinicians who can show strong clinical documentation, patient assessment, treatment planning, and current life-support credentials have the best odds right now.

Main caution: Do not read this as an easy market: the pay is good, but the category spans very different roles and about 90% of current postings are on-site.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 760 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. MedStar Health: 71 open roles
2. Johns Hopkins Medicine: 45 open roles
3. University of Maryland Medical System Corporation: 34 open roles
4. Mercy Medical Center, Inc.: 33 open roles
5. LifeBridge Health Inc: 30 open roles
6. FutureCare Health & Management: 29 open roles
7. Adfinitas Health: 21 open roles
8. Novacare: 18 open roles
9. Ascension: 16 open roles
10. Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Inc.: 16 open roles

Where the openings are

• Baltimore: 304
• Columbia: 45
• Towson: 41
• Annapolis: 38
• Randallstown: 24
• Bel Air: 22
• Glen Burnie: 22
• Rosedale: 19

Work arrangement

on-site 697 (95%), remote 22 (3%), hybrid 18 (2%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated in the health-system core of the metro. The recent local sample showed more than 1,700 postings across more than 400 companies, with the most consistently active employers including LifeBridge Health Inc., MedStar Health, University of Maryland Medical System Corporation, and Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Inc. That demand is broad rather than monopolized by one employer, because the employer mix is described as fragmented. The strongest center of gravity is still hospital and health-system hiring. In the local posting mix, hospitals and health care account for about 45% of activity, healthcare for about 30%, health care services & hospitals for about 10%, and mental health care for about 5%. This lines up with metro sector data showing Education and Health Services employment at 292.5 thousand and still growing year over year. The catch is that this is mainly an in-person market, and the typical active posting has been open around 35 days, so candidates need to move quickly and be realistic about commute and schedule constraints.

• Hospital systems (high): This is the clearest opportunity center. Hospitals and health care make up about 45% of the local posting mix, and the most active named employers are large regional systems.
• Outpatient and broader healthcare services (moderate): Healthcare and health care services & hospitals together account for about 40% of the local posting mix, making this a meaningful second lane for practitioners who do not want inpatient settings.
• Mental health care (limited): Mental health care appears in about 5% of the local posting mix, so it is a real but narrower pocket of demand.

Where to focus: Prioritize hospital-system and affiliated outpatient roles first, then narrow by service line and shift rather than by employer brand alone.

Roles worth searching next

• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA): Baltimore County launched a free paid CNA training partnership with MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center and CCBC in July 2026, making this one of the clearest local bridge roles into hands-on care.
• Direct care worker: Maryland opened 2026 workforce grant applications totaling $750,000 for Direct Care Workforce Innovation and healthcare career-pathway programs, which signals active state support for this lane.
• Clinical documentation or nursing informatics specialist: Local nursing education is integrating responsible AI and virtual teaching tools, while AI-assisted documentation is becoming more common across healthcare workflows.
• Clinical instructor or health workforce educator: Maryland nursing-workforce activity is focused on retention, advancement, career longevity, and academic-clinical collaboration, and the University of Maryland School of Nursing is actively shaping training pipelines.

What postings ask for

• Clinical documentation (table_stakes | immediate): It is the most frequently cited hard skill in the local postings sample at about 25%, and local and national signals point to more AI-assisted documentation workflows rather than less emphasis on chart quality. Who: Almost everyone in this category, especially nurses, therapists, and clinicians moving between systems.
• Patient assessment (table_stakes | immediate): About 20% of local postings mention patient assessment, making it core screening language for bedside and ambulatory roles. Who: Entry-level and mid-career candidates who need their resume to clear first-pass review.
• Treatment planning and care planning (differentiator | immediate): Treatment planning appears in about 15% of local postings and care planning in about 10%, which rewards candidates who can show continuity-of-care thinking, not just task execution. Who: Mid-career clinicians and anyone targeting higher-acuity or specialty roles.
• CPR and ACLS (table_stakes | immediate): CPR certification shows up in about 10% of local postings and ACLS in about 5%, so expired life-support credentials can slow or block hiring. Who: Hospital, procedural, urgent, and acute-care applicants.
• Registered nurse license (table_stakes | immediate): A registered nurse license is explicitly listed in about 5% of local postings, which makes it a hard gate for the nursing track even when some employers assume it instead of restating it. Who: Anyone pursuing RN-based roles or RN-adjacent advancement paths.
• Patient education and interdisciplinary collaboration (differentiator | near-term): Patient education appears in about 15% of local postings and interdisciplinary collaboration in about 10%, which matters in team-based care environments. Who: Candidates coming from siloed settings who need to prove they can work across units, providers, and care teams.

Questions about this market

What do Healthcare Practitioners roles pay in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?

Government wage data shows a strong market: the metro mean for Healthcare Practitioners was $54.12 per hour in May 2025, while the broader occupational-family figures for Baltimore were $112,560 mean, $96,210 median, $70,520 at the 25th percentile, $123,430 at the 75th percentile, and $175,950 at the 90th percentile in 2025. Current posting-based signals center a bit lower at about $85k to $110k annually or about $39 to $56 / hour, and Maryland's mean offered salary on new openings was about $109,474 in September 2026 (n=3,810). Baltimore is still a solid-paying practitioner market. The local mean hourly wage of $54.12 was above the national mean of $52.26 for the category, which suggests the region remains competitive on compensation for qualified clinicians.

Where is demand for Healthcare Practitioners roles in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated in the health-system core of the metro. The recent local sample showed more than 1,700 postings across more than 400 companies, with the most consistently active employers including LifeBridge Health Inc., MedStar Health, University of Maryland Medical System Corporation, and Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Inc. That demand is broad rather than monopolized by one employer, because the employer mix is described as fragmented. The strongest center of gravity is still hospital and health-system hiring. In the local posting mix, hospitals and health care account for about 45% of activity, healthcare for about 30%, health care services & hospitals for about 10%, and mental health care for about 5%. This lines up with metro sector data showing Education and Health Services employment at 292.5 thousand and still growing year over year. The catch is that this is mainly an in-person market, and the typical active posting has been open around 35 days, so candidates need to move quickly and be realistic about commute and schedule constraints.

Which employers are hiring the most Healthcare Practitioners talent in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?

Recent postings show the most activity from LifeBridge Health Inc (more than 100 postings), MedStar Health (more than 75 postings), University of Maryland Medical System Corporation (more than 50 postings), Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Inc. (more than 50 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Healthcare Practitioners roles in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 5% hybrid, with 90% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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