We are in an era where women have to work. Some people are ok with this and some are not. Most American families have to suffer with having both parents work and children are left with sitters or in a daycare facility. However most pipeliners have the advantage of getting to be a stay-at-home mommy or stay-at-home wife. Although, I know some of us women like to work and like to bring something to the table as well. Wives of pipeliners sometimes have trouble having a career. Although thanks to many advantages of the medical field you can travel with your husband and have a career. There are so many companies nowadays that allow medical professionals to travel for work. This is perfect for pipeliners. I know that when my husband is working it's nice to just hang out and do some things that you would like to do, but when he is laid off you spend that time searching and searching for a job. You find a job that you like and then in a couple of months you have to leave it, usually without any notice and that's not fair to the employer or to you because you might feel guilty.
Having a medical degree is highly recommended to have for the future and secure job security. Traveling medical professionals usually have contracts to work for about 13 weeks or longer, depending on company and need. You simply contact medical traveling companies and search thier jobs and apply. From there you will be contacted and go through the process of getting a job. If you stick with the same company you will have a greater advantage of thier benefits. They have health insurance, 401 (k), travel expense reimbursment, and paid expenses for housing; which some of us would call per diem.
Therefore, when you know the job is about to come to an end apply for the job, get the process rolling, and hopefully be able to travel somewhere else for you to work and your husband to take care of you while your working! If you are like me you really don't like going home sometimes because you like traveling...which I do! In a perfect world I would have my education complete and we would travel all the time! He would work his pipeline jobs then I would work my ultrasound tech jobs and maybe be home 3-4 months out of the year.
Obviously you need training and college for this to happen. There are plenty of online schools for many health care professions today! Here is a small list of traveling career options:
*Registered Nurse
*Radiology tech
*Ultrasound Tech
*EKG Tech
*Mammography Tech
*Physical Therapist
*Occupational Therapy
*Nuclear Medicine
*Polysomnography Tech
*Medical Tech
Here is a list of traveling Medical companies:
http://www.medtravelers.com/
http://www.statgroupllc.com/
http://www.onwardhealthcare.com/
http://www.americantraveler.com/
http://www.travelforce.com/
http://www.medicalworkers.com/
Each company is different so be sure you review everything the company offers and fill out all paperwork and make neccessary phone calls and e-mails.
I hope this information help! Happy trails!
I hear that traveling physical therapists do quite well. I was actually on a site the other day that had physical therapy assistant jobs on it, and there are a lot of options these days. Physical therapy is becoming more and more in demand by Americans.
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