Nashville's health care industry is experiencing strong job growth. Local employers posted 124 new jobs over the past week and 596 in the last month, ranking second among local industries, according to ZipRecruiter, a leading online employment marketplace.

The health care sector also came in fourth in terms of local employers adding new jobs. In the past month, 215 companies listed open jobs for Nashville-based workers in that area.

Top companies hiring locally in health care include GHR Travel Nursing, PathGroup and Acuity Professional Placement Solutions. According to a recent job opening posted by PathGroup, "PathGroup provides comprehensive anatomic, clinical and molecular pathology services."

In the past month, GHR Travel Nursing sought registered nurses in Nashville, while PathGroup was hiring supervisors, and Acuity Professional Placement Solutions sought physicians and psychiatrists.

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