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Is there really a demand?

Hello all. I want an opinion from those familiar with the WOCN field please. I have my BSN and about 11 years experiences in various nusring settings. I have seriously been considering taking one of the online courses available. They all roughly cost about $7000 total to become certified in all three modalities. When looking at various job sites, there does not appear to be a whole lot of job offerings advertised in the metro areas I have looked at. Not sure if this is due to a lack of advertising or just a lack of opportunities. Obviously, I do not want to spend a lot of money to get into a limited job pool. My plan is to move to a major metro area in the Southwest (not sure yet, maybe Phoenix, Denver, Vegas, or even Southern Cal). But I would want to get this certification before I move. Please advise. I do not mind if I work in a hospital, outpatient clinic, home care, or long term care...I just want an honest assessment of the demand. Thanks a bunch!

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    I had to do it all on my own, went to webwoc, great online experience, I passed all three board exams on first try. There are opportunities, just have to look. Once certified makes a big difference...

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    There is a demand....check out a site like indeed.com. Best job move I ever made was getting into this field, highly recommend it!

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    Yah know, I think there's a demand. I was never looking to get WCC, but the company paid for it and I got certified. Since than I haven't searched hard, but I can tell you that I have never applied for a position that I didn't get accepted for. The pay was not that great of an increase on the other hand. I would definitely do it if someone paid for it. I don't think I would go out of my way and pay for it myself...Now I am Director of Nursing and only use my Wound skills to my advantage....which is a great advantage though....

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