South Dakota is the best state for travel nurses, according to an analysis from healthcare hiring marketplace Vivian Health.
Vivian analyzed average travel nurse salary per week, the number of available travel nurse jobs on Vivian per 100,000 people, the number of hospitals per 100,000 people per the American Hospital Association and cost of living estimates from Sperling's Best Places compared to the U.S. average.
Here are the 10 best states for travel nurses:
1. South Dakota
2. North Dakota
3. Kansas
4. Iowa
5. Nebraska
6. New Hampshire
7. Alaska
8. Montana
9. West Virginia
10. Arkansas