Travel nursing isn't for everyone, but it does come with perks. Compared with permanent staff nursing positions, travel nurses enjoy more flexible contracts, opportunities for travel and higher ...

Based on real jobs posted on our platform, the average weekly salary of all travel RNs combined was $2,122 on March 5, 2025. During the same period, staff RNs earned an average of $43.36 per hour.

Jordan Young is Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of AMX Healthcare, a leading national allied health & travel nurse staffing agency. Travel nursing can be traced as far back as the 19th century ...

During the Covid-19 pandemic, demand for nurses—already understaffed—surged to even higher levels, and travel nurses deployed to fill the gaps. Illustration by Ryan Olbrysh Jen already worked 60-hour ...

A traveling nurse undertakes short-term assignments, typically for a few weeks up to several months. They usually work in hospitals or other healthcare facilities anywhere in the country or ...

The coronavirus pandemic has led to the downfall of many industries as high unemployment rates swept the U.S. during its early stages. There was one industry, amongst a few others, that began to rise ...

Two years into travel nursing, Sierra Levin had no plans to settle down. Working around three months at a time at hospitals in California, Massachusetts and Texas — and taking time off in between to ...