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w1nn1ng1 t1_j1zisny wrote

Reply to comment by jnxn in Newcomers to New Hampshire and Maine continue to drive population growth: More people are dying than being born, so population growth depends on people moving in from elsewhere by TurretLauncher

The only way to be a nurse in Maine and be fulfilled financially is to be a per diem nurse. You get no benefits, but you get 50% more pay. I know traveling nurses making close to $100k in Maine. You have to be specialized, but it’s there. Working for a healthcare system in Maine as a nurse is short changing yourself and forcing yourself to be overworked.

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jnxn t1_j200wui wrote

Traveling is fine if you're under 30 with no family but it's not an option for most. Per diem just means not committed to a weekly schedule but they get paid the same. Sometimes though rare they give extra incentives to cover open shifts but nothing that gets you anywhere near $100k. At least at MaineHealth

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w1nn1ng1 t1_j2024vt wrote

Why isn’t traveling nurses an option? I know plenty who are home every day and don’t have to stay near the hospital. In Central Maine, I know people who worked for St. Mary’s, CMMC and Maine General and were home everyday. They also made easily $90k per year doing it.

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