What Voca does

Voca, operated under legal entity Hire Investment, LLC, is a private US healthcare and professional staffing agency founded in 2017 and headquartered in Blue Ash, Ohio, with a second office in Boca Raton, Florida. The firm places travel nurses, allied health professionals (physical therapists, radiology technologists, occupational therapists, respiratory therapists, etc.), and broader professional staff in temporary and permanent roles at hospitals, clinics, and other organizations across all lower-48 states. Voca's service mix is split into three verticals — Travel Nursing, Allied Health, and Professional/Technology Staffing — supported by a self-serve website job portal that lets candidates filter openings by division, state, and city. The company holds The Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval, which functions as a de facto vendor credential with hospital buyers, and operates a relationship-based staffing model built around dedicated recruiters supporting both candidates and employer clients from sourcing through credentialing and onboarding.

The business model is professional-services placement: Voca earns fees on temporary and permanent placements, manages payroll and benefits for placed contractors, and prices by specialty, geography, and contract duration (rates not publicly disclosed). Go-to-market combines direct B2B sales into healthcare facilities for contract demand with a multi-channel candidate funnel spanning the website portal, organic social (Facebook, LinkedIn, X), and recruiter-led outreach. Owner-operator Tara Knaup (CEO) and founder Stephen Knaup lead a 101–250-employee organization with a senior bench spanning recruiting, operations, client services, credentialing, and finance; ownership commentary indicates family-led, no disclosed external institutional funding. Revenue is not publicly disclosed; observable scale signals include 165 active open requisitions spanning the three divisions and a national geographic reach covering 36+ states.

Name

Voca

Legal name

Hire Investment, LLC dba Voca

Website

https://myvoca.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Voca is a private, US-based healthcare and professional staffing agency placing travel nurses, allied health professionals, and broader professional/IT staff in temporary and permanent roles at hospitals, clinics, and other organizations nationwide via a Joint Commission-certified, recruiter-led model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Staffing Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare Clinical Direct Hire (Nursing/Allied/Physicians) (BPACAFAH)

Keywords

• Healthcare staffing services
• Travel nursing placement
• Allied health staffing
• Professional staffing solutions
• Nurse recruitment agency

Headquarters

HQ city

Rochester

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Staffing Placement Fees: Voca generates revenue by placing healthcare professionals (travel nurses, allied health) in temporary and permanent positions at healthcare facilities. The company acts as an intermediary, providing vetted healthcare workers to hospitals and clinics while managing payroll and benefits for placed contractors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Voca is a healthcare and professional staffing agency that recruits, vets, credentials, and places travel nurses, allied health professionals, and general professionals into temporary, contract, temp-to-hire, and permanent roles at healthcare facilities and other organizations across the United States. The company operates an online job search portal where candidates can browse openings and apply, and supports placed contractors with payroll, benefits, housing stipends, and license reimbursement. Its three primary service lines are Travel Nursing Staffing, Allied Health Staffing, and Professional/Technology Staffing.

Product overview

Voca is a relationship-based healthcare and professional staffing organization that operates as a unified staffing platform connecting talented individuals with exceptional healthcare organizations and companies. The platform offers three core staffing services: Travel Nursing Staffing (placing registered nurses in temporary assignments nationwide), Allied Health Staffing (connecting specialists like physical therapists, radiologic technologists, and occupational therapists with facilities), and Professional Staffing (covering roles across procurement, customer service, human resources, finance, engineering, and technology sectors). Voca's Technology Staffing division provides specialized IT recruitment. The company maintains a job search platform where candidates can search and apply for positions filtered by division (Travel Nursing, Allied Health, Professional), state, and city across the United States. Headquartered in Blue Ash, Ohio, with operations coast-to-coast, Voca serves public, private, non-profit, and government clients throughout the healthcare, professional, legal, financial, creative, and technology fields.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Travel Nursing Staffing A staffing service that recruits, vets, credentials, and places registered nurses in temporary travel assignments across healthcare facilities nationwide. Positions are available in departments including ICU, ER, Med/Surg, OR, Labor & Delivery, PICU/NICU, and Dialysis. Candidates typically require 1-2 years of specialty experience and receive compensation packages including housing stipends, travel allowances, benefits, and license reimbursement.
• Allied Health Staffing A staffing service that connects allied health professionals — including physical therapists, radiologic technologists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, respiratory therapists, medical assistants, and other diagnostic/technical/therapeutic specialists — with healthcare facilities. Positions span temporary, contract, temp-to-hire, and permanent engagements across the United States.
• Professional Staffing A staffing service that places professionals in specialized non-clinical roles across industries, including procurement, sourcing, production, recruitment, customer service, human resources, clerical, support, sales, data, engineering, finance, legal, and creative positions.
• Technology Staffing A specialized IT staffing and recruitment service placing technology professionals in roles including systems administration, data management, software development, ERP, project management, network, and telecommunications positions across multiple industries.
• Job Search Platform An online job search platform that allows candidates to search and apply for travel nursing, allied health, and professional positions filtered by division, state, and city across the United States. The platform also allows employers to post job openings and access Voca's candidate network.

Quantifiable outcome

• 165 open positions across Travel Nursing (103), Allied Health (56), and Professional (6) divisions

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• AMN Healthcare: The largest publicly-traded US healthcare staffing firm, offering travel nursing, allied, locum tenens and permanent placement. Directly comparable to Voca's core travel nursing and allied health offerings, but at substantially greater scale and with a national MSP/VMS footprint.
• Cross Country Healthcare: Public staffing company providing travel nursing, allied health, locum tenens and workforce solutions across the US. Closely overlaps Voca's travel nursing and allied health divisions, with additional scale in non-clinical staffing.
• HealthTrust Workforce Solutions: Healthcare staffing arm of HealthTrust (HCA-affiliated) providing travel nursing, allied and clinical staffing to large hospital systems. Represents the enterprise/MSP end of the market that Voca competes for at the regional account level.
• Jackson Healthcare: Large private healthcare staffing conglomerate operating multiple specialty staffing brands across nursing, allied, locum and leadership. Comparable end-customers (hospitals, health systems) and broader portfolio of staffing services overlapping Voca's offerings.
• Maxim Healthcare Services: National healthcare staffing and homecare services provider placing nurses, allied professionals and behavioral health staff. Overlaps Voca in clinical staffing while also operating adjacent home health and government services lines.

Direct peers

• Aya Healthcare: One of the largest travel nursing and allied health staffing firms in the US, with a tech-forward job platform and direct hospital relationships. Highly comparable to Voca in target customer (travel nurses), placement model, and geographic scope.
• Medical Solutions: Mid-sized US travel nursing and allied health staffing firm with a relationship-driven model very similar to Voca's positioning. Competes head-to-head for the same hospital clients and travel nurse candidates in Voca's core markets.
• Trustaff: Privately-held travel nursing and allied health staffing agency offering nationwide contract and permanent placement. Closely comparable in size, business model and target candidates to Voca.
• Triage Staffing: Healthcare staffing firm placing travel nurses, allied health professionals and clinicians across US hospitals. Similar mid-market positioning, relationship-driven recruiter model, and Joint Commission certification.
• Favorite Healthcare Staffing: National healthcare staffing agency placing travel nurses, allied health, per diem and permanent clinicians. Direct competitor with similar service breadth and mid-market positioning to Voca.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MyVocaJobs
• Facebookfacebook.com/vocaspirit
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/voca

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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