Originally Posted by Cujo665

it’s not going to be 15. It was approaching the 5 year mark as Covid hit. With the shortage and the hiring boom at the time your finishing you may be skipping regionals all together and going straight to an LCC. Trying to plan for 2-3 years before you’re even in the marketable training and experience range level is way premature. It’s a good thing to keep an eye on the industry, but don’t become hyper focused on anything. If the regionals are still around it will be the wholly owned ones since they’re just cost centers, not real companies that must make a profit or die. Oh, and don’t compare an RJ CA salary now to what you’re making now, compare it to other professions dealing with 50-300 lives a day.... it’s way underpaid.