Travel Nurse Rates Decreasing and Other Healthcare Market Changes

Will travel nurse pay decrease? Why was my travel nurse contract cancelled? How are healthcare employment trends affecting the healthcare travel industry? If you’ve asked any of these questions in the past few months, you’re not alone. Healthcare travelers across the country have been feeling the effects of a turbulent healthcare market and the changes its bringing. Here’s what changes you can expect in the healthcare staffing industry, and how to prepare for them.

It’s no deep, dark secret that travel nurses have historically been paid more than their staff counterparts. Usually because of tax-free per diems and stipends. But when the coronavirus pandemic hit the country in 2020, travel nurse pay skyrocketed and the demand for these specialized healthcare globetrotters soared along with it.