July 2022 Travel Therapy Job Market Update!

Tune in with us to hear the latest updates on what’s happening in the travel therapy world! We’ll give stats on current job numbers for PT, OT, SLP, PTA, & COTA travel jobs… Plus insights from a dozen company owners and managers on whether the job market is still strong… Changes they’re seeing in pay rates, job availability, cancellations, COVID policies, and more.

This will be helpful information for current travelers to know what to expect on upcoming job searches & negotiations… as well as for aspiring travelers to make career decisions!

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INFLATION: how is it impacting travel healthcare pay?!

With inflation being at the top of mind for many current & aspiring travelers lately… We’ve gotten many questions about how this will impact traveler pay… Can we expect to see our take-home pay rise with inflation?! Listen in to get the full scoop & learn more about this plus other factors that affect our pay as travelers. Also we recommend reading the article that goes along with this video to better understand this topic!

https://traveltherapymentor.com/2022/06/20/inflationandtravelpay/

Listen in to learn all about the process to take a travel healthcare contract in Alaska! Including:

-Planning

-Timing

-Licensing

-Job search

-Housing

-Car

-Packing

-Moving

Plus hear about our experience here so far with our jobs, coworkers, weekend adventures etc!

Important info for current & aspiring travelers! Tune in to hear the latest about the travel therapy job market!

Are therapists still in high demand?

Are pay rates declining?

Should you be concerned about getting cancelled?

What settings are most needed?

Is it a good time for new grads to travel?

Is the PTA/COTA market improving?

What are the projections for the rest of the year?

In this episode we recap our nearly 3-month trip throughout Latin America!

Our trip itinerary included:

-Texas

-Mexico

-Guatemala

-Colombia

-Peru

-Costa Rica

We had a lot of fun, but there were also some ups & downs during this trip! Tune in to hear all about our favorite places we went, the issues we encountered, COVID restrictions, etc!

Have you ever wondered how much money the travel staffing company is keeping when you accept a travel healthcare contract? If so, you’re not alone.

We very often get questions about what percentage of the bill rate (the amount being paid to the travel company by the facility) should be kept by the travel company, and how much of it should go to the traveler.

This is a much more complicated topic than meets the eye.

Listen to this episode to learn more & read the detailed article we wrote on the same topic!

In this episode we answer some more in-depth questions from our course group members. Sharing the audio here so you can hear the answers! We discussed various travel therapy topics. If you want to join our private course group to get more in depth and 1-on-1 mentorship, enroll on our website & use the discount code "travel" to save $150!

In this episode we go over our Latin America trip so far! Things haven’t gone quite as we planned so far to say the least! We wanted to update you on what’s been happening, where we’ve been so far, and where we are headed next!

We’ve been getting a lot of questions and concerns about whether travel healthcare is still financially feasible and “worth it” with increases in housing costs. In this episode we discuss inflation/rise in short term housing costs… change in travel healthcare pay packages… and give advice on strategies for increasing income/reducing expenses to help you better determine if travel healthcare will be financially lucrative for you!— and we’ll help address the question if travel healthcare is “still worth it” based on these financial factors!

Learn what’s happening with the travel therapy job market at the beginning of 2022.

We’ll discuss:

-Current job market/job numbers compared to end of 2021

-If there’s been a January “job lull” this year

-Impacts of rising COVID cases on travel therapy jobs

-Companies’ current policies for therapists who have been exposed to COVID and have to quarantine

And more!