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This was published in the AANA Journal in 2009:
https://www.aana.com/newsandjournal/Documents/newestimates_0409_p121-129.pdf
"Findings from this study indicate the continued demand for CRNAs is likely."
I guess time shall tell.
There is no issue with CRNAs getting good paying jobs. The issue is with CRNAs that think they can have great paying job while working in the most "desirable" cities in the U.S. You need to be willing to move to find a great paying job or you are more than likely going to have to suck it up and work at a low paying ACT practice until another opportunity opens up nearby.
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Point is Future Jobs......Not the current situation
Point future job employment prospects should be better not worse as at the time of the RAND study there showed to continued need for more anesthesia providers for several years and this study was also done around the time of the recession and a lot of CRNAs were postponing retirement at that time. Older CRNAs are now retiring at or above the normal rate (purely anecdotal from observations on large group CRNA pages). There will continue to be a growing need for anesthesia providers especially CRNAs that can function independently and be full service anesthesia providers.
m1lkofamnesia
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This study was done in 2007...10 years ago. I'd like to see more recent data.