Anyone know anything about American Traveler?

deie0383 · Feb 9, 2009

Hi, I work for American Traveler and have been for the past year. I have no complaints, my recruiter always gets back to me when I have questions and calls once a week to make sure everything is going ok. I have looked at other companies since I have been traveling to see if I am getting the best deal and what I have come across is that I am. I have never had my paycheck late like some of the other travelers that I have met and they are always correct. One thing that I have found with them is that once I sign a contract is I find out how much they would pay for housing then I search for apartments in that price range and I give them a list of the top 3 places I would like them to place me in. I have found that having them set me up somewhere is easier and this way I get some say in where I want to live. I personally like to have a place with a washer and dryer in the apartment and I have them provide a TV and a microwave since they can be hard to pack and tend to break with traveling long distances. I hope this may have helped and if you want to e-mail me directly I would be glad to give you any other advice.

Angela0486, BSN, RN · Feb 9, 2009

Thanks. Where are you currently practicing? Was it hard to find a job? What about pay? Do you feel like you're making a lot more with the agency?

deie0383 · Feb 9, 2009

Currently I am working in Florida which is my least paying assignment that I have taken. I only work in ICU and nights. I didn't have a hard time finding a job, but the other day I spoke with Amy my recruiter and she said that jobs are becoming hard to find. One thing that American Traveler does with their pay rates is they have lower hourly (taxable rate) but then you get about $39 a day that you don't pay taxes on and that is for seven days a week not just for the days you work. With that I acutally make $200 more a paycheck than if I took more hourly. As for making more working as agency I thought I was, but when I did my taxes last week I found that I didn't make more than I did last year when I wasn't traveling.