So many ways to work- Which is REALLY best?

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Hi all! I am new here, and have some questions. Is travel nursing really all that lucrative? Everything I've read about it sounds far too good to be true.

I am a die hard skeptic, and would LOVE to hear from anyone who has ever taken a travel nurse assignment.

What was the pay?

Was the housing REALLY free? Or do they find a sneaky way to work it into your salary as a 'package'?

What do you like best- travel jobs or more permanent work?

Is the work readily available to a wide variety of places, or do you have to wait for an assignment to come up?

Also, I have heard of many agencies that staff temporary nurses to facilities. My questions about this:

What is the pay like?

Do you make more money as a temp (i.e, if you forgo benefits and perks)?

Do you have to take lengthy assignments, or can you do short term, or even day-to-day work as you please?

Thanks in advance! I really am interested in this traveling, temporary business:monkeydance: .....

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Wow, guys....really feeling like the new girl that everyone ignores on the first day of school!

Out of 71 views, no one knows anything, or has a friend who did traveling/temping? Okay....guess I'll just go do a search and take all the glowing reviews at face value, then. Thanks anyway:sniff: .

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Specializes in start in NICU 7/14/08.

Perhaps get one of the mods to move the post to the travel nursing forum...you might receive more information there.

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Specializes in Long Term Care.

I've never worked travel nursing. I have a seven year old son so I am kind of stuck... but someday...

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I've been a traveler for almost 2 years. Every agency is different. Sometimes there are always assignments available. Sometimes, you have to wait a while. If an agency says housing is free, that usually means they pay for it. but, you get more money if they don't pay for it. It's pretty lucerative if you can travel 52 weeks a year.

Like any other job, the mgmt makes or breaks it, imo. I've had great assignments and horrible ones- Same with regular jobs- I've had both good and bad.

Depending on the region and the market, travelers often make a lot more than reg staff- sometimes, we earn the same or even a little less.

If you work 52 weeks a year w/ lots of overtime, you can earn $100,000./yr.

Travelers must be able to adapt to many different kinds of people and situations.

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