- Based on 10 Jobtrees users who were a Travel Nurse in their career, on average, they have 5.00 years of experience and 2 jobs prior to this one. They spend 2.8 years on average in this job building experience and earn $54K per year before moving on.
- 30% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Travel Nurse are Case Manager, Nurse Practitioner and Travel Agent. Case Manager, the most common next career step, is of similar seniority which is common to see in career paths as people will often move between jobs and roles at the same level as they build experience and explore other jobs. While Case Manager isn't from the Medical - Nurse job family, there are common paths within the same discipline as Travel Nurse shown by Nurse Practitioner also being a next career step Jobtrees users are taking.
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- The most common career steps to get to Travel Nurse are Registered Nurse, Staff Nurse and Nursing Instructor based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- Registered Nurse, the most common step before Travel Nurse, is of similar seniority which is common to see in career paths. People will often move between jobs and roles at the same level as they explore new types and gain experience for more senior roles.
- While Registered Nurse is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Travel Nurse that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Travel Nurse career path is that experience within the same job family as this role isn't common and as a result likely not necessary.
- This shows there are many potential paths to becoming a Travel Nurse so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Registered Nurse is from the same job family, Medical - Nurse as Travel Nurse, you don't necessarily need direct experience in this discipline show by Staffing Coordinator also leading to Travel Nurse.
What should I know about the career path
- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Travel Nurse are Bachelor Of Science (b.sc.) In Nursing, Bachelor Of Arts (b.a.) In Psychology, and Bachelor Of Science (b.sc.) In Registered Nurse. There may be other specific certification requirements to land a job with this role, so please make sure to check local regulations as well.
- Travel Nurse is part of the Medical - Nurse job family which has a limited number of unique role types (26) within that discipline. Choosing to pursue a role within this family likely will mean that you will need to look outside of your discipline to find new roles and so should focus on related skills as part of that search.
- Other common titles that have similar job requirements and career paths as Travel Nurse are Travel Rn.
- Our data is limited for this role so it's possible there are other common career paths not highlighted here for Travel Nurse.