What Sunburst Workforce Advisors does

Sunburst Workforce Advisors is a Managed Service Provider (MSP) that centralizes contingent workforce management for K-12 school districts, healthcare facilities, and government agencies across the United States. Founded in 2019 during the COVID-19 pandemic and operating as a subsidiary of Amergis (formerly Maxim Healthcare Staffing), the company coordinates multi-vendor staffing, compliance and credentialing, consolidated invoicing, and real-time workforce analytics on behalf of clients who would otherwise manage dozens of staffing suppliers independently.

The company delivers its services through two sector-specific modules—Education Workforce Solutions and Healthcare and Government Workforce Solutions—supported by the MatterWorx Vendor Management System (VMS). The VMS provides a single dashboard for tracking open positions, vetting candidates, monitoring credentials, measuring fill rates and supplier performance, and consolidating invoicing. The platform is augmented with AI-augmented analytics and a diverse supplier network (women-owned, minority-owned, and veteran-led staffing agencies), which the company cites as a differentiator for public-sector procurement priorities.

Sunburst monetizes through MSP management fees paid by healthcare systems and school districts, agency fees embedded in contingent labor billing under a cost-neutral model for public-sector clients, and VMS technology deployment. Distribution combines direct enterprise field sales, inside sales teams organized by vertical, and channel partnerships—notably the March 2025 Sourcewell cooperative purchasing agreement that exposes the company to 50,000+ government, education, and nonprofit member organizations. Strategic positioning emphasizes vendor neutrality, supplier diversity, and transparent pricing in markets characterized by acute labor shortages.

Name

Sunburst Workforce Advisors

Legal name

Sunburst Workforce Advisors

Website

https://sunburstworkforce.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sunburst Workforce Advisors is a Managed Service Provider that centralizes contingent staffing for K-12 school districts, healthcare facilities, and government agencies. Operating as an Amergis subsidiary, it coordinates multi-vendor staffing, compliance, invoicing, and analytics through the MatterWorx VMS platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workforce Management Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Services (5613)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Vendor Management System (VMS) & MSP-Led Contractor Programs (BPACAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Onsite/Managed Staffing Programs (MSP-lite) (BPACACAD)

Keywords

• Managed service provider
• Contingent workforce staffing
• K-12 education staffing
• Healthcare staffing solutions
• Vendor management system

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Managed Service Provider (MSP) Fees: Sunburst serves as the MSP, coordinating all staffing vendors, managing recruitment, deployment, and optimization of agency staffing to reduce costs and improve service delivery. Revenue is generated through fees paid by client organizations (healthcare systems, school districts, government agencies) for managed staffing services.
2. Agency Fees (Cost-Neutral Model): For public sector and government clients, Sunburst operates a cost-neutral model where services are funded through agency fees—no added cost to the client organization.
3. VMS Technology Solutions: Sunburst recommends and implements VMS platforms (e.g., MatterWorx) for clients, potentially generating fees through technology selection, implementation, and ongoing platform management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sunburst Workforce Advisors is a Managed Service Provider (MSP) that centralizes contingent workforce strategy, vendor coordination, compliance, credentialing, and consolidated invoicing for K-12 school districts, healthcare facilities, and government/public sector organizations. The company operates as a vendor-neutral partner, supported by a Vendor Management System (VMS) platform, managing multiple staffing suppliers and delivering sector-specific staffing solutions in education and healthcare.

Product overview

Sunburst Workforce Advisors operates as a unified Managed Service Provider (MSP) platform offering two integrated service lines—Education Workforce Solutions and Healthcare and Government Workforce Solutions—supported by MatterWorx vendor management technology. The core MSP platform provides centralized workforce strategy, vendor coordination, compliance management, and cost control, while the Education and Healthcare modules deliver sector-specific staffing services. The VMS technology enables consolidated invoicing, real-time analytics, and credential tracking across the supplier network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Managed Service Provider (MSP) Centralized staffing partner that manages workforce strategy, vendor coordination, compliance, and cost control for contingent labor in education and healthcare sectors.
• Education Workforce Solutions MSP service tailored for K-12 school districts, providing access to education professionals, streamlined vendor management, credentialing, and consolidated billing at no cost to districts.
• Healthcare and Government Workforce Solutions Workforce solutions for healthcare facilities (long-term care, health systems) and public sector agencies (veteran health, behavioral health, public health, correctional facilities), providing contingent staffing and MSP services.
• Vendor Management System (VMS)

Quantifiable outcome

• 50%+ diverse supplier participation across programs since 2023
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• SourcewellcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 5 March 2025Sunburst Workforce Advisors and Amergis joined Sourcewell's cooperative purchasing program, enabling Sourcewell's 50,000+ government, education, and nonprofit member organizations to access Sunburst's staffing solutions through pre-negotiated, competitively solicited contracts. This partnership streamlines procurement, ensures compliance, and provides cost savings for public sector organizations seeking MSP services.
• Amergis (formerly Maxim Healthcare Staffing)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerSunburst Workforce Advisors was launched as a subsidiary/brand under Amergis (formerly Maxim Healthcare Staffing), leveraging Amergis's 30+ years of healthcare staffing expertise. Amergis provides market intelligence, operational infrastructure, and brand credibility, while Sunburst operates as an independent MSP focused on vendor-strategic solutions.
• MatterWorxcoreTechnology or IntegrationSunburst utilizes MatterWorx, a powerful vendor management system (VMS), to help education clients consolidate vendor management, invoicing, credential tracking, and real-time data on spend and fill rates from a single dashboard.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Soliant Health: Soliant is a specialty healthcare and education staffing firm that places nurses, therapists, and school psychologists. It overlaps with Sunburst's K-12 and healthcare verticals and is a direct peer in school-based clinical and special education staffing.
• Kelly Education: Kelly Education is the K-12 staffing arm of Kelly Services, providing substitute teachers, paraprofessionals, and specialized education staff to school districts nationwide. It directly competes with Sunburst's Education Workforce Solutions on district staffing contracts.
• Supplemental Health Care: Supplemental Health Care places allied health, nursing, and school-based clinicians, with strong K-12 special education staffing exposure. It directly overlaps with Sunburst's K-12 and healthcare verticals and serves similar client segments.

Broad incumbents

• AMN Healthcare: AMN Healthcare is the largest U.S. healthcare staffing company and operates a substantial MSP program serving health systems and government clients. It is a broad incumbent that overlaps with Sunburst's healthcare MSP offerings at much larger scale and serves as a benchmark for what a scaled Sunburst could evolve into.
• Cross Country Healthcare: Cross Country Healthcare provides managed services, staffing, and workforce solutions across healthcare and education, including its own MSP platform. It competes head-to-head with Sunburst in healthcare contingent workforce and is a key comparable for the multi-vertical MSP model Sunburst is building.
• Aya Healthcare: Aya Healthcare is one of the largest U.S. healthcare staffing and workforce solutions companies, with a managed services division serving hospitals and health systems. It competes with Sunburst in the contingent healthcare workforce space and is a comparable scaling MSP-style platform.
• CHG Healthcare: CHG Healthcare is a major healthcare staffing and workforce solutions provider operating across locum tenens, travel nursing, and allied health. It is comparable to Sunburst as a healthcare-focused workforce solutions competitor, particularly for health system clients.
• Magnit (formerly PRO Unlimited): Magnit is a large-scale contingent workforce management and VMS/MSP provider serving enterprise and healthcare clients. It is a broad incumbent comparable to Sunburst's VMS-plus-MSP model, particularly for organizations seeking technology-enabled staffing oversight.

Emerging players

• Trusted Nurse Staffing: Trusted Nurse Staffing is a growing healthcare staffing firm focused on travel nursing and allied health, often serving as a supplier inside MSP/VMS programs like Sunburst's. It is an emerging peer within the supplier ecosystem that competes for the same healthcare client base.
• EdStaff (Educational Services of America): EdStaff focuses specifically on placing therapists, psychologists, and special education staff in K-12 districts. It is a direct peer in Sunburst's K-12 special education and clinical staffing niche.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@SunburstWorkforceAdvisors1
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sunburst-workforce

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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