Australian travel nurse made $66,000 in 6 months working in Tennant Creek, Cairns, Ingham,Townsville
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A traveling nurse has revealed how she made $33,000 in just 12 weeks traveling across Australia
Keeley Starling, a traveling nurse from Derby, WA, took to TikTok to share how much she had earned from each nursing contract over six months.
She told Daily Mail Australia the best places in the country to earn money as a travel nurse, but also shared some of the drawbacks of her lifestyle.
The dialysis nurse worked on a contract at Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory that saw her amass $33,728 in just 12 weeks.
A six-week contract in Cairns saw her earn $13,551 and a ten-week stint in Ingham, a rural Queensland town, saw her earn $21,161.
In total, Ms. Starling earned $66,441 in just six months and said she was on track to earn more than six figures this year.
Ms. Starling, a dialysis nurse, worked on a contract in Tennant Creek, a town in the Northern Territory, which saw her amass $33,728 in just 12 weeks.
‘My working day consists of performing dialysis on patients with end-stage renal failure. Establish your treatment plan, manage any changes throughout your treatment. I work 40 hours a week with the possibility of overtime,’ he said.
‘Best rates are in WA, then NT, then QLD. With my agency, we have fixed rates. They have increased recently due to the rising cost of living.
“However, some agencies make special deals on their rates when they’re super desperate.”
Ms Starling revealed that she worked on a dialysis treatment before transitioning into her role as a travel nurse.
‘I went into my job because I had a background in dialysis and then applied to an agency. This agency offers contracts to work throughout Australia.
‘So far I have worked in Derby, Tennant Creek, Cairns, Townsville and Ingham.
‘The disadvantage of this type of work is being away from family and friends and not having any real stability. Homesickness is very hard, but I also meet a lot of amazing people and it’s a great way to save money when you’re young.’
Responding to comments on her TikTok video, she said she took a ‘kick a**’ vacation after 12 weeks in Tennant Creek.
He also noted that he received no sick pay or any other benefits, “just really high pay.”
Ms Starling said she wanted to be transparent about salary, adding: “It’s very important to know these things before you go into debt for a degree.”
‘Gain experience in your field and apply through an agency.
‘The first thing you need to do in Australia is to get a diploma or degree in nursing.
‘Then you need to get a minimum of two years experience in a specific area of nursing.
She said she took a “kick a**” vacation after 12 weeks at Tennant Creek.
In total, Ms. Starling earned $66,441 in just six months and said she was on track to earn more than six figures this year.
‘Now, there are two different ways of doing agency work. You can take a turn here and there or you can make contracts, which is what I do.
‘So to do a shift here and there through an agency, you just put in a normal application and then, generally speaking, you’ll get a text the day before or in the morning and be asked to do a shift in town or city. that you live
‘If you do it the way I’m doing it, which is where you do contracts, you’ll work from four weeks to 12 weeks, or they may ask you to spread out a bit longer. Generally speaking, it won’t be in the same city or town you live in, it will be somewhere else in Australia and they will pay for your travel and accommodation.
‘It’s definitely a great way to travel and earn money and you get to see the amazing parts of Australia and meet the most amazing people. ‘
Her TikTok page, which has more than 30,000 followers, sees her give advice on travel nursing and insight into her work.
In a video, he explained how he works 40-hour weeks, but then gets to enjoy the rest of his time with vacations and breaks.
In a video from May, he shared an example of the hours he works. In one week, she worked Monday through Friday and earned $59.37 per hour.
In another week he earned $64 per hour and in the third week he earned $67 per hour.
On a Saturday, he earned a whopping $89 an hour, while on a Sunday he earned $99 an hour.
Finally, he revealed how he had to work on a holiday, with a holiday pay rate of $139 per hour.