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15 Best Health Care Jobs If You Love To Travel

Combine your desire to travel with a job that makes a difference in people’s lives.

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Updated May 28, 2024
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If you are a health care professional who wants to find ways to travel more, there are many positions that allow you to explore new places as you work.

Check out these positions that will allow you to work in health care without going to the same boring office day after day. All salaries and job outlook information come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Traveling nurse

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Median annual salary: $81,220

Job outlook: 6% (Faster than average)

Registered nurses provide care to patients and coordinate care issues with doctors and other providers.

You can become a traveling nurse and move from place to place, depending on where additional nursing care is needed.

Medical transcriptionist

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Median annual salary: $34,730

Job outlook: -4% (Decline)

Medical transcriptionists convert voice recordings from documents into written records. You can work remotely or move from place to place.

Athletic trainer

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Median annual salary: $53,840

Job outlook: 14% (Much faster than average)

Athletic trainers work with clients in different sports to prevent, diagnose, or treat injuries. They also work on preventative care, or develop health and exercise programs for athletes.

Travel can be an important part of your job if you’re working with an athletic team or travel to work with individual athletes.

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Medical writer

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Median annual salary: $73,150

Job outlook: 4% (As fast as average)

Medical writers create written content about the medical field or specific topics related to health care.

While some writers might move from office to office, others work remotely. That means you can take your job with you as you travel.

Physical therapist

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Median annual salary: $97,720

Job outlook: 15% (Much faster than average)

Physical therapists work with patients to create and develop an exercise plan after an illness or injury.

You can travel from client to client to work with them in their homes and provide care. In addition, formal travel positions are available that take you to new cities for months at a time.

Computer systems manager

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Median annual salary: $164,070

Job outlook: 15% (Much faster than average)

Hospitals and health care organizations rely on computer systems to help them deal with patient records, billing, or other needs.

A computer systems manager can plan and coordinate these computer-related tasks and may travel to different locations to review systems and plans.

Physician

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Median annual salary: $229,300

Job outlook: 3% (As fast as average)

A physician is a medical doctor who coordinates care for patients by diagnosing and treating illnesses and injuries.

You will need a medical degree, but once you earn one, you can travel from place to place to provide care.

Interpreter

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Median annual salary: $53,640

Job outlook: 4% (As fast as average)

Interpreters translate spoken words from one language to another. Most interpreters in the U.S. should be fluent in English and at least one other language.

With a travel position, you can move from medical facility to facility and might be able to set your own schedule.

Management consultant

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Median annual salary: $95,290

Job outlook: 10% (Much faster than average)

Management consultants may travel from client to client to review an organization’s practices and develop recommendations for how to improve operations or create more efficient plans.

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Sales representative

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Median annual salary: $67,750

Job outlook: 1% (Little or no change)

Sales representatives are responsible for promoting products to potential clients such as medical devices or pharmaceuticals.

You can travel from client to client to talk to them about the benefits of your products.

Home health aide

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Median annual salary: $30,180

Job outlook: 22% (Much faster than average)

Home health aides assist patients in their homes with things such as managing chronic illnesses or performing daily activities.

You can travel from home to home or stay with the same client in their home on a daily basis.

Health care social worker

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Median annual salary: $60,280

Job outlook: 7% (Faster than average)

A health care social worker can help a client and their family navigate the health care system to coordinate care. Or, they might advise patients and families on what steps to take.

In addition to formal travel work positions, you can travel from patient to patient to help them.

Health services manager

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Median annual salary: $104,830

Job outlook: 28% (Much faster than average)

A health services manager coordinates the business activities of a health care provider.

In this role, you might travel from location to location to check on health care facilities and review health care practices.

Dental hygienist

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Median annual salary: $81,400

Job outlook: 7% (Faster than average)

Dental hygienists are responsible for cleaning patients’ teeth and examining teeth for signs of disease

Dental travel programs allow you to work throughout the U.S. and even around the world.

Paramedic

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Median annual salary: $39,410

Job outlook: 5% (Faster than average)

Paramedics provide emergency care by assessing illnesses or injuries and transporting patients.

Travel paramedic jobs are available for those who seek adventure and want to boost their pay.

Bottom line

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Health care jobs can help you get ahead financially with a good salary. In addition, some of these roles give you the ability to travel.

So, if you don’t like the idea of working in the same place day after day, consider finding work in one of the travel positions on this list.


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