Healthcare Staffing Report: Jan. 23, 2014

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Healthcare leads demand for robotics hiring

There were 45,000 online job ads for robotics skilled professionals in 2013, and healthcare-related positions accounted for the largest share at 35 percent of that number, according to data analysis Wanted Analytics.

Healthcare jobs that require use of robotics components are not just for surgeons, according to Wanted. Registered nurses were the most common healthcare occupation that required robotics skills.

New York has the largest talent pool of healthcare workers with robotics skills with an estimated 5,200 healthcare professionals working in jobs that require such skills, according to Wanted.