AOHP 2016 Staffing Benchmarking Survey

AOHP developed the Staffing Survey to address the lack of information that exists about current staffing needs for occupational health departments in U.S. healthcare settings. This most recent Staffing Survey builds on information that AOHP previously collected and analyzed in 2011 and 2014. The 2011 survey provided descriptive information about the relationship between full-time equivalent staffing levels and the number of healthcare workers served. In 2014, the survey was expanded to examine the relationship between staffing levels and reports of job stressors, well-being and job satisfaction.

Some of the key findings from the 2016 Staffing Survey, which had nationwide representation from healthcare organizations of all sizes, include:

  • The average nurse to full-time employee ratio
  • The average total full-time equivalent allocated to an occupational health department
  • The highest staffing levels in terms of full-time
  • On average, number of RNs within the department were certified.
  • The average amount of weekly work not completed, across all job categories.

A copy of this report has been published in the AOHP Fall 2016 Journal. AOHP members have free access to the e-copy of survey results as a benefit of membership. To download a copy, visit our website.