How do you view the central Florida job market in the next 18 to 24 months?

[CaptC]

I've recently been accepted into nursing school starting January and was wondering how people see the job market being around the time I graduate. Obviously this is a difficult question to answer but I thought some people might have some insider knowledge on some market trends. I'm not exactly concerned about this currently because it is so far ahead, but I'm just curious. I'm flexible and willing to move where work takes me so I'm confident I'll find work within a year, but hopefully sooner. I make no assumptions that I'll immediately find work.

Thank you for your responses in advance.

[smalltownhero]

Great job market if you like working for peanuts

[Meeshie]

Better for a BSN than an ASN... but the amount of Central Florida hospitals that take new grads is very very high. The Central Florida market is likely to remain much easier to break into than the South Florida hospitals.

[Florida Sun RN]

Better for a BSN than an ASN... but the amount of Central Florida hospitals that take new grads is very very high. The Central Florida market is likely to remain much easier to break into than the South Florida hospitals.

What area do you consider central Florida? I want to start nursing in the SRQ area. Would you consider that south Florida?

[Florida Sun RN]

Great job market if you like working for peanuts

How much do Florida nurses with an ASN start at?

[CaptC]

Yeah, I have no expectations of just rolling into a job. I expect it to take between 8-16 months of hard work to get placed. I also plan on pretty much immediately getting my BSN. It will literally be BSN course work and job searching. My hope is that before I finish my BSN to find something. That way everything will align nicely, but I'll take it as it comes.

[CaptC]

Great job market if you like working for peanuts

What you consider peanuts might be different from what I consider peanuts. Peanuts and experience is better no peanuts at all.