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0 pointsn8cpdx4y ago0 comments

There’s a huge labor shortage, they could do just about anything and get a pretty sizable bonus to sign up. I’ve heard $20k bonus for trucking, local transit agency is offering 7.5k to sign up as a bus driver, police nationwide are desperate and the requirements for the local agency consist of any 2 year degree + being willing to be drug tested, construction industry is trying to recruit women now, etc.

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notch656a4y ago

Probably true in certain areas, but nurses are unique in that they occupy one of the few high-wage jobs in rural areas. Nurses, on average, are probably more likely to be in places where it is difficult to find alternative jobs of equal pay.

If you're a typical white-collar professional in say some business/science/engineering field you'll typically, unlike nurses, live somewhere with abundant other high wage jobs.

mrtranscendence4y ago

I’m not a nurse, so grain of salt and all that, but I think I’d rather be a nurse than any of those things. And except for (some) trucking, RNs generally get paid more than all of them, I think.

There’s a lot of white collar work that only requires a nonspecific college degree, but I’m not aware of such a high demand for for HR staff or accounts payable specialists.

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notch656a4y ago

If you're a typical white-collar professional in say some business/science/engineering field you'll typically, unlike nurses, live somewhere with abundant other high wage jobs.

mrtranscendence4y ago

I’m not a nurse, so grain of salt and all that, but I think I’d rather be a nurse than any of those things. And except for (some) trucking, RNs generally get paid more than all of them, I think.

There’s a lot of white collar work that only requires a nonspecific college degree, but I’m not aware of such a high demand for for HR staff or accounts payable specialists.

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