HireK12 vs Soliant: which fits your district?
Soliant is built to staff specialized clinical and special-education roles on contract. HireK12 is built to fill your permanent teaching and non-teaching vacancies — with branded recruitment campaigns, video-screened candidates, and a fee you only pay when you hire.
- Permanent direct hires — no labor markup
- Pay only when you hire
- Every candidate video-screened
- Teaching and non-teaching roles
You only pay when a candidate is hired.
Soliant is the superior choice for special-education and clinical staffing — placing speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, school psychologists, nurses, and special-education professionals on contract, including hard-to-fill itinerant roles. HireK12 fills permanent teaching and non-teaching vacancies through branded recruitment campaigns and video-screened candidates, and districts pay only when they hire — with no labor markup.
HireK12 vs Soliant, side by side.
Both keep schools staffed, but they solve different problems — one fills contract clinical roles, the other fills your permanent seats.
| HireK12 | Soliant | |
|---|---|---|
| Core model | Recruitment marketing for permanent hires | Special-education & clinical/therapy staffing |
| Pricing | Flat pay-per-hire, success-based | Hourly/contract bill rate (markup over pay) |
| Cost if no hire happens | $0 | Bill rate accrues for the length of the contract |
| Who employs the worker | Your district (direct hire) | Soliant (contract clinician of the agency) |
| Specialization | Teaching and non-teaching school roles | SLPs, OTs, PTs, school psychologists, nurses, special-ed |
| Engagement length | Permanent roster your district owns | Contract / school-year / itinerant placements |
| Recruitment marketing | Digital campaigns plus a branded hiring microsite | Agency recruiting from a national clinical network |
| Candidate vetting | Screening interview plus a recorded video screen | Credential, licensure, and compliance verification |
| Roles | Teaching and non-teaching, permanent | Specialized clinical and special-education professionals |
| Best for | Filling permanent vacancies | Filling hard-to-fill clinical and itinerant roles on contract |
| School types served | Districts, charter, private, and daycare | K-12 districts |
Figures reflect Soliant's published education staffing services, including special-education and clinical roles placed on contract through a national recruitment network. Confirm current terms with each vendor before contracting.
When to choose each one.
Choose Soliant when
Your core need is specialized clinical coverage. Soliant places licensed professionals — speech-language pathologists, occupational and physical therapists, school psychologists, nurses, and special-education staff — from a national network, on contract, school-year, or itinerant terms. It is built for the hard-to-fill clinical roles districts cannot source locally.
Choose HireK12 when
Your core problem is permanent vacancies. HireK12 runs digital recruitment campaigns and a branded hiring microsite to build your district's own pipeline, then delivers video-screened candidates ready to interview. You pay only on a successful hire — no contract markup — across districts, charter, private, and daycare.
The core difference: contract vs. hire
Soliant is a clinical staffing model: the clinician stays a Soliant contractor, and the district pays an hourly or contract bill rate — pay plus markup — for the length of the engagement. That is ideal for specialized, hard-to-source roles and itinerant coverage, but it produces a contractor, not a permanent employee.
HireK12 is a recruitment model: the goal is a permanent employee on the district's own payroll. There is no labor markup because the district hires the person directly. The cost is a single, success-based pay-per-hire fee, owed only when a hire is made — so the financial risk of an empty pipeline sits with HireK12, not the district. The two can be used together: Soliant for contract clinicians, HireK12 for permanent staff.
HireK12 vs Soliant, answered.
The questions district leaders ask most when comparing a recruitment partner to a clinical staffing agency.
Is HireK12 better than Soliant?
Neither is universally better; they solve different problems. Soliant is better for staffing specialized clinical and special-education roles on contract. HireK12 is better for filling permanent teaching and non-teaching vacancies through recruitment marketing, with a pay-per-hire model.
What is the difference between HireK12 and Soliant?
Soliant is a staffing agency that places contract clinicians — speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, school psychologists, nurses, and special-education professionals — from a national network. HireK12 is a recruitment service that fills permanent vacancies through digital campaigns and video-screened candidates, with districts paying only when they hire.
Is HireK12 cheaper than Soliant?
The pricing models differ and serve different needs. Soliant charges an hourly or contract bill rate that includes a markup over the clinician's pay. HireK12 charges a single success-based fee owed only when a district makes a permanent hire, with no labor markup.
Can HireK12 replace Soliant?
HireK12 replaces Soliant for permanent in-house hiring, but not for contract clinical or itinerant therapy coverage. Districts that need licensed SLPs, OTs, or psychologists on contract still need a clinical staffing provider; districts filling permanent vacancies can use HireK12 instead.
Who should use Soliant instead of HireK12?
Districts that need to fill specialized clinical and special-education roles — speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, school psychologists, and nurses — on contract or itinerant terms should use Soliant. HireK12 is designed for permanent teaching and non-teaching recruitment.
Does HireK12 place special-education therapists like Soliant?
HireK12 recruits permanent teaching and non-teaching staff, including special-education teachers, through recruitment marketing. For contract licensed clinicians such as SLPs and OTs, a specialized provider like Soliant is the better fit; the two can be used together.
You only pay when you hire.
Most staffing agencies charge retainers and steep placement fees whether you hire or not. HireK12 carries the risk — if we don't deliver a hire, you don't pay.
$0 upfront
Start filling roles with zero cost to launch a campaign.
No retainers or placement fees
No long contracts and none of the 20–25% agency placement fees.
Pay only on a signed hire
You pay when a candidate accepts and signs — not before.
Ready to end your staffing shortages?
Tell us about your hiring needs and we'll show you how HireK12 fills your teaching and non-teaching roles — with zero cost until you hire.
- $0 upfront — pay only when you hire
- Teaching & non-teaching roles
- Pre-vetted, video-screened candidates