Stephanie Fraker, based in Horse Shoe, North Carolina, decided to become a travel nurse about seven years ago. Since then, she and her husband and their two sons have lived in California, New ...

A persistent and critical nursing shortage has affected facilities nationwide. Smaller and rural facilities experience this challenge when competing against well-funded hospital systems. Therefore, ...

Texas leads the list of states with the most travel nurse jobs. The most in-demand travel nurse specialties are in med-surge, emergency department, and step-down, says a new report that looks at ...

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.

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 ...

Demand for travel nurses remains steady, though compensation has dipped from pandemic highs as some health systems reduce contract labor. Still, many registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical ...