Many nurses enter the profession to help others, but long hours, stress, and burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic have taken a toll on the profession, contributing to shortages throughout the health ...

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.

Heightened demand made nursing a high-paying profession over the last decade, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020. Registered nurses today earn more than $45 per hour on average—about ...

California has the highest demand for travel nurses, and med-surg was the specialty in highest demand, according to a Nomad Health report. The “Nomad Health Q4 2023 Healthcare Jobs Report” examined ...

Travel nursing took off during the COVID-19 pandemic and it has continued to grow. In 2020, Staffing Industry Analysts reported that travel nurse staffing demand jumped 35%. What used to make up just ...