The global medical industry experienced a 20% drop in new job postings in Q3 2023 compared with the previous quarter, with the highest share accounted for by Thermo Fisher Scientific with 5,356 job postings according to GlobalData’s analysis of medical company job postings. GlobalData’s Medical Devices: Hiring Trends & Signals Q3 2023 report reveals comprehensive insights into hiring patterns, job roles, required skills, geographical trends, and key themes within the medical devices industry, facilitating anticipation of future workforce needs. Buy the report here.
Notably, Management Occupations jobs accounted for a 14% share of the global medical industry’s new job postings in Q3 2023, down 17% over the prior quarter.
Management Occupations drive medical industry hiring activity
Management Occupations, with a share of 14%, was the occupation with the greatest hiring activity in the global medical industry in Q3 2023, ahead of Computer and Mathematical Occupations with an 8% share of job postings.
The other prominent roles include Business and Financial Operations Occupations with a 7% share in Q3 2023, Office and Administrative Support Occupations with a 10% share and Architecture and Engineering Occupations with a 7% share of new job postings.
Top five companies in medical industry accounted for 26% of hiring activity
The top five companies, in terms of number of new job postings tracked by GlobalData, accounted for a combined 26% share of the overall hiring activity in the global medical industry in Q3 2023.
Thermo Fisher Scientific posted 5,356 jobs in Q3 2023 and registered a growth of 100% over the previous quarter, followed by Laboratory Corp of America Holdings with 3,776 jobs and a 36% decline. Medtronic with 3,761 jobs and Abbott Laboratories with 3,593 jobs, recorded a 79% growth and an 18% drop, respectively, while Koninklijke Philips recorded a 30% drop with 2,994 job postings during Q3 2023.
Hiring activity was driven by North America with a 66% share of total new job postings, Q3 2023
North America held the leading share of the new job postings in the global medical industry with a 66% share, a 4% higher over Q2 2023. Europe stood next with 20%, registering a 37% decline over the previous quarter.
Asia-Pacific with an 11% share marked a 9% drop over Q2 2023. The South & Central America and Middle East & Africa accounted for shares of 2% and 10% respectively.
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