Want an extra $40 grand? That's about half my yearly wage right there! Well, if you're in the nursing field, you got it! Link: https://www.businessinsider.com/hospital-offers-40000-nurse-hire-bonus-nursing-shortage-covid-surge-2021-8
I've thought about doing nursing. However, I've thought about doing pretty much everything at this point Nursing is hard work, but it's consistently one of the best fields to get into for job security, benefits and a well above average middle class wage. An extra $40k for going into the danger zone is an extremely exciting offer. I could see some young recent grads out there, having not a penny to their name after years of nursing school, jumping right in and getting that signing bonus. Instantly, they could wipe away their loans*, pay for a move, and have a nice chunk of change left over to get their life savings rolling. *If any. My local CC has a 2-year RN program (ASN) for $6k. Even less if you use credit by exam for the handful of non-nursing courses like sociology and statistics. Between scholarships, grants, tax credits and those with the means to pay out of pocket, there are probably quite a few students who don't have any loans.
I'm still bitter about being physically disqualified from the military, but that wound gets a nice dash of salt in it when I see the re-enlistment bonuses for the intelligence MOS's (which is where I would have liked to end up.) For 35P (Cryptologic Linguist) the bonus is $40k paid over a 4-year enlistment right now, and it's pretty consistent because once qualified, few people want to stay in.
There's a lot of fairly large sign-on bonuses for healthcare workers in my city/state too. I've heard $25K or so around here as a sign-on bonus. I wouldn't want to do it, but it would be a tempting offer for those already in the field. I used to have a roommate who signed on as a travel nurse that netted six figures for part-time work with living expenses/travel paid.
