Im in the Philippines, I've heard Nurses have high salary in the US, is that true?

Yes, I think they get paid pretty good, in my area of the country. Right after graduation, you can get a starting pay of at least $60,000 and could go up to $90,000. Lots of hospital's will give you a good signing bonus, if you promise to work there, for a certain amount of time. Most would ask you to stay at least 3 years, and they will give you a bonus, for signing. I am not sure about some parts of the country, but I am in the northeast, and there is a shortage of nurses, here.

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The US is currently trying to attract foriegn nurses to overcome the shortage they are facing, however, legislation passed to achieve this is hurting the developing countries such as the Phillipines by taking the nurses and doctors that are making a tremendous impact on the quality of life and bringing them to the US. The NY Times discussed this problem on the front page of the May 24 edition. An excerpt from that article reads:
"The exodus of nurses from poor to rich countries has strained health systems in the developing world, which are already facing severe shortages of their own. Many African countries have begun to demand compensation for the training and loss of nurses and doctors who move away.

The Senate provision, which would remain in force until 2014, contains no such compensation, and has not stirred serious opposition in Congress. Because it is not part of the House immigration bill, a committee from both houses would have to decide whether to include the provision on nurses if the full Congress approves the legislation.

Public health experts in poor countries, told about the proposal in recent days, reacted with dismay and outrage, coupled with doubts that their nurses would resist the magnetic pull of the United States, which sits at the pinnacle of the global labor market for nurses.

Removing the immigration cap, they said, would particularly hit the Philippines, which sends more nurses to the United States than any other country, at least several thousand a year. Health care has deteriorated there in recent years as tens of thousands of nurses have moved abroad. Thousands of ill-paid doctors have even abandoned their profession to become migrant-ready nurses themselves, Filipino researchers say.

"The Filipino people will suffer because the U.S. will get all our trained nurses," said George Cordero, president of the Philippine Nurse Association. "But what can we do?" "


The emigration from these countries is going to have a detrimental effect on the quality of life of those living in the developing countries, including the family that the nurses and doctors may have left behind. The legislation passed by Congress was short-sighted and selfish.

at least higher than engineer

Have you heard of the licensure scam? that's humiliating for the profession. The good news was spread in US and UK, and now do you think these countries will buy the filipino talent of nurses or helpers??