Some jobs are doing well financially right now compared to the average in the economy. Other professions like dentistry are approaching financial crisis. We did a survey of over 4,000 readers of this website on March 18, 2020. We followed that up with another survey of the same audience on Friday April 17, 2020. Over […]
The Occupations with the Highest COVID-19 Risk
Many individuals have been practicing social distancing by working from home in recent weeks. While this arrangement can be a great way to reduce one’s exposure to COVID-19, it’s a luxury that’s available to just 29% of Americans. The situation for the remaining 71% is uncertain, to say the least. A significant portion of the […]
Medical Assistant average hourly wage & salary for all 50 states — AK tops the list at $41k
Here are the average hourly wage and salary for Medical Assistant in all 50 states, based on BLS data gathered in May 2017, listed in alphabetical order.
The OR Nurse, A Tech’s Best Friend or Worst Nightmare!
It’s Monday morning. You get to work, change into proper scrub attire, and proceed to your designated OR. You walk into your room and spot your circulating nurse for the day. Now, you’re either saying, “It’s going to be a GREAT day!” or secretly weeping at the thought of the entire day with this particular […]
EMT driver flips ambulance after falling asleep at wheel, police say
An EMT driver in Maine totaled an ambulance early Wednesday morning when he fell asleep at the wheel and crashed. Maine State Police say troopers responded around 4 a.m. to a report of an ambulance that had gone off the road on Route 11 in Masardis. Russell Jandreau was driving a Fort Kent Ambulance traveling […]