I don't know if anyone else has noticed this, but every time I open the want ads, the amount of job openings in the health care field (nurses, therapists, technicians, paperpushers, etc) is HUGE compared to other fields. Does anyone know the reason(s) for this phenomenon? The salaries mentioned in the ads seem very generous with sign-up bonuses and what not. For example, a freshly minted RN with NO experience can now rake in as much as a long-time engineer or accountant, so I don't think the disproportionate number of job openings is because of RNs retiring or quitting their jobs due to low pay...

There is a very high turn over- a lot of the $$ you see advertised is for sign on bonus's which are nice to get you in the door.

They have to put up with a lot of BS for very little $$ in the long run..

I speak from experience.. doctors are cheap- they dont pay well

Probably high turnover.

I work in the Travel Nursing staffing industry. There is STILL a HUGE nursing shortage. In order to entice people to go to nursing school, hospitals are offering very generous packages, such as tuition reimbursement if they commit to working at their hospital for a period of time to offering large sign on bonuses, even for new grads, but they also must commit to a certain amount of time working at that facility or they must return the sign on bonus. In regards to the travel RN's some facilities are offering large completion bonuses but the RN's can not call out sick for ANY shifts...

I don't know if anyone else has noticed this, but every time I open the want ads, the amount of job openings in the health care field (nurses, therapists, technicians, paperpushers, etc) is HUGE compared to other fields. Does anyone know the reason(s) for this phenomenon? The salaries mentioned in the ads seem very generous with sign-up bonuses and what not. For example, a freshly minted RN with NO experience can now rake in as much as a long-time engineer or accountant, so I don't think the disproportionate number of job openings is because of RNs retiring or quitting their jobs due to low pay...

the health care industry will always have jobs. That is why I became a CNA when I lost my career in the mortgage industry. I'm now in school to obtain my respiratory license. The pay they get depends on the area you work in as well. I know at certain hospitals RN's get about $20 hour to start. Anyone in the health care industry should be paid well. It's a difficult job that requires you be responsible for someone else's well being.