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godbless-yute · Sep 22, 2011

181 views and no one has anything to share?? Come on guys, help me out.....thanks in advance

CoffeeRTC, BSN, RN · Sep 23, 2011

lol...No wants to or likes to talk about pay in this area.

What city are you looking at?

I can tell you PGH LTC rates.

godbless-yute · Sep 25, 2011

Hi, I'm looking at Philly, allentown, and all points in between. Money is a very important topic when you're about to move to/ work in a city you've never worked in before (bill still have to be paid). I'm don't get when ppl are so shy to talk about $$ here, its not like I'm asking for a copy of a check stub or anything. I really appreciate you answering me, thanks

astn · Sep 28, 2011

Travel and agency nurses, from what I can tell, is a pretty raw deal regardless of where or who you're working for. Competition was pretty fierce when I was talking to recruiters, which drove rates down well below regular per diem rates. In fact, some open positions paid less hourly then my staff position. The highest agency/travel position I've seen advertised locally is "up to $40/hr" which is around per diem rates locally, and at best marginally better then a benefitted staff position (much less overtime).

It -seemed- to me that a lot of the agency people I bumped into were doing so while they were trying to get a staff position (as the job market still isn't very good). I do see some travel positions posted (actually quite a few of them for the region) but I don't have much more to offer.

Personally, I would recommend AGAINST looking for travel work in the Philly/Camden area. Outside of the metro area, it might be better, but I don't know. It would be very easy to get screwed here if you don't have local knowledge, and the money isn't worth it.