For the first time, Forbes has evaluated healthcare employers throughout the U.S. to produce America’s Best Employers for Healthcare Professionals 2025. To create this new list, Forbes partnered with market research firm Statista to survey more than 17,000 employees working for healthcare and social services providers employing at least 1,000 people. Participants were asked how likely they were to recommend their current employer to others and to rate it based on criteria including wages, working conditions and schedules, career advancement opportunities, and safety.
The top 10 employers for healthcare workers are as follows:
1. Shriners Hospitals for Children (Tampa, FL)
2. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (Memphis, TN)
3. Community Health Network (Indianapolis, IN)
4. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)
5. Cincinnati Children’s (Cincinnati, OH)
6. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (Atlanta, GA)
7. St. Luke’s University Health Network (Bethlehem, PA)
8. FirstHealth of the Carolinas (Pinehurst, NC)
9. Cook Children’s Health Care System (Fort Worth, TX)
10. Houston Methodist (Houston, TX)
