500+ Nursing & Healthcare Jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

The cleanest metro benchmark is the 2025 BLS family wage data: mean pay was $100,650, median pay was $79,320, the 25th percentile was $60,650, the 75th percentile was $103,490, and the 90th percentile was $160,250 for healthcare practitioners and technical occupations in Pittsburgh. A related BLS regional release put the group's mean hourly wage at $48.39 and 8.0% of metro employment in May 2025. More current posting-based signals are broader and more directional: recent advertised salaries center on about $80k to $94k, or about $40 to $50 / hour.

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Advertised pay

Across the 219 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $79,800 at the 25th percentile, $97,760 at the median and $137,259 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

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

Pittsburgh is still a workable market for healthcare practitioners, but it is no longer an easy one. The clearest local positives are a 3.9% metro unemployment rate in August 2026, Education and Health Services employment of 266.5 thousand that was up 2.0682% year over year, and more than 1,200 practitioner postings across more than 200 companies over the last 90 days. The catch is that Pennsylvania healthcare-practitioner employment was up 1.9% year over year while active postings were down 10.5%, so employers still need clinicians but appear to be filling roles more selectively than a year ago.

Best positioned: Licensed RNs, advanced practice clinicians, therapists, and technical practitioners who can start quickly, clear local compliance screens, and accept on-site care settings have the best odds.

Main caution: Do not treat “healthcare” as one market: bedside nursing, advanced practice, therapy, pharmacy, dental, and technical tracks share the same sector backdrop but have very different barriers and pay.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 542 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Highmark Inc.: 103 open roles
2. Allegheny Health Network: 46 open roles
3. UPMC International: 35 open roles
4. UPMC Italy S.r.l.: 30 open roles
5. Concordia Lutheran Ministries: 20 open roles
6. US Acute Care Solutions, LLC: 15 open roles
7. Matrix Medical Network: 13 open roles
8. Ahcstrategies: 9 open roles
9. Blackbird Health: 9 open roles
10. Kadima Healthcare Group: 8 open roles

Where the openings are

• Pittsburgh: 256
• Monroeville: 49
• Canonsburg: 22
• Jefferson Hills: 20
• Wexford: 20
• Washington: 13
• Cranberry Township: 8
• McKeesport: 8

Work arrangement

on-site 459 (88%), hybrid 43 (8%), remote 19 (4%)

Where the demand is

Most real opportunity is still anchored in provider settings. Over the last 90 days, we observed more than 1,200 practitioner postings across more than 200 companies in Pittsburgh, with hospitals and health care accounting for about 50% of the sample, healthcare about 30%, health care services & hospitals about 10%, and insurance carriers about 5%. Pittsburgh's Education and Health Services sector employed 266.5 thousand people in August 2026 and was up 2.0682% year over year, which supports ongoing clinical demand even when the broader metro economy is not especially hot. Opportunity is not evenly distributed, though. Hiring in the posting sample is fragmented rather than controlled by one dominant system, but Highmark Health Company alone posted more than 250 roles and about 90% of openings were on-site. Statewide, healthcare practitioner employment was up 1.9% year over year while active postings were down 10.5%, suggesting the sector still needs people but is less forgiving about specialty match, schedule fit, and readiness to start. The practical takeaway is that the market is broad in employer count but narrow in job design: patient-facing, in-person, licensed, and documentation-heavy roles are where most of the real openings sit.

• Hospitals and health systems (high): This is the center of gravity for local opportunity, backed by about half of the posting sample and a strong local Education and Health Services base.
• Outpatient, therapy, diagnostics, and specialty practices (moderate): These roles sit inside the broader healthcare-services share of the market and reward direct patient assessment, care planning, treatment planning, and documentation skills.
• Insurance-carrier and payer-adjacent clinical roles (limited): This is a smaller lane, with insurance carriers representing about 5% of the local posting mix, but it can be attractive for clinicians who want less bedside intensity.

Where to focus: Prioritize on-site hospital, clinic, and diagnostics roles where patient assessment, documentation, care planning, and interdisciplinary collaboration are explicit requirements.

Roles worth searching next

• Medical assistant or patient care technician: Provider settings dominate the local opportunity mix, so these roles are a realistic way to get into hospitals and clinics while building patient-facing experience.
• Medical records or health information specialist: If your strength is documentation and workflow precision, this is a plausible pivot away from direct care while staying close to healthcare operations.
• Patient access or care coordination specialist: Patient education and interdisciplinary collaboration show up in the skill mix, so coordination roles can translate some bedside strengths without requiring every practitioner credential.
• Utilization management or payer clinical support: Insurance carriers represent about 5% of the local posting mix, creating a small but real lane near clinical practice.

What postings ask for

• Role-specific Pennsylvania licensure (table_stakes | immediate): Licensed clinical roles dominate this category, and local postings explicitly mention RN licensure among required credentials. Who: Entry-level clinicians, relocators, and anyone returning after a gap.
• CPR certification (table_stakes | immediate): CPR certification is the most frequently cited credential in the local posting sample, making it a simple but meaningful readiness signal. Who: Entry-level applicants and career switchers heading into patient-facing settings.
• Act 33, Act 34, and Act 73 clearances (differentiator | immediate): Child-abuse, criminal-background, and FBI fingerprint clearances show up repeatedly in Pittsburgh-area postings, so having them ready can shorten time to hire. Who: Anyone targeting hospitals, family care, pediatrics, schools, or vulnerable-population settings.
• Patient assessment (table_stakes | immediate): Patient assessment is the most requested hard skill in the local posting mix, so employers are clearly screening for direct clinical judgment. Who: New graduates who need stronger resume language and mid-career clinicians moving between settings.
• Clinical documentation (table_stakes | immediate): Clinical documentation appears frequently in Pittsburgh postings and also supports movement into adjacent documentation-heavy roles later. Who: All candidate types, especially career switchers trying to prove operational readiness.
• Care planning and treatment planning (differentiator | near-term): These skills signal that you can manage ongoing cases, not just complete tasks, which matters more in a selective market. Who: Mid-career clinicians and anyone seeking specialty or continuity-of-care roles.

Questions about this market

What do Healthcare Practitioners roles pay in Pittsburgh, PA?

The cleanest metro benchmark is the 2025 BLS family wage data: mean pay was $100,650, median pay was $79,320, the 25th percentile was $60,650, the 75th percentile was $103,490, and the 90th percentile was $160,250 for healthcare practitioners and technical occupations in Pittsburgh. A related BLS regional release put the group's mean hourly wage at $48.39 and 8.0% of metro employment in May 2025. More current posting-based signals are broader and more directional: recent advertised salaries center on about $80k to $94k, or about $40 to $50 / hour. This is still a solid-paying field. Pennsylvania's mean offered salary on new healthcare-practitioner openings was about $108,750 in September 2026, versus about $61,769 across all occupations, which confirms that clinical credentials still command a premium even in a more selective market.

Where is demand for Healthcare Practitioners roles in Pittsburgh, PA concentrated?

Most real opportunity is still anchored in provider settings. Over the last 90 days, we observed more than 1,200 practitioner postings across more than 200 companies in Pittsburgh, with hospitals and health care accounting for about 50% of the sample, healthcare about 30%, health care services & hospitals about 10%, and insurance carriers about 5%. Pittsburgh's Education and Health Services sector employed 266.5 thousand people in August 2026 and was up 2.0682% year over year, which supports ongoing clinical demand even when the broader metro economy is not especially hot. Opportunity is not evenly distributed, though. Hiring in the posting sample is fragmented rather than controlled by one dominant system, but Highmark Health Company alone posted more than 250 roles and about 90% of openings were on-site. Statewide, healthcare practitioner employment was up 1.9% year over year while active postings were down 10.5%, suggesting the sector still needs people but is less forgiving about specialty match, schedule fit, and readiness to start. The practical takeaway is that the market is broad in employer count but narrow in job design: patient-facing, in-person, licensed, and documentation-heavy roles are where most of the real openings sit.

Which employers are hiring the most Healthcare Practitioners talent in Pittsburgh, PA?

Recent postings show the most activity from Highmark Health Company (250 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Healthcare Practitioners roles in Pittsburgh, PA 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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