Reply #36: peanuts [View All]

[DemFromMem]

Really, there are almost no doctors that would shift. There is a massive physician recruiting infrastructure in place doing everything possible to get these folks. The salaries for physicians in the US is now SHOCKINGLY high and if sky high salaries and numerous other perks aren't getting docs back in the field, it's because they're not available. Most specialist foreign physicians I work on now are earning in the $300,000 to $600,000 salary range. The lowest paid primary care doctors I'm seeing are typically earning over $200,000.

Nurses are doing pretty well, too. I'm now starting to see nurses paid in the six figures. Not bad for a job that only requires a two year degree.

As for earning 15% over the prevailing wage, we're now talking about negotiating over a number and we're on the right track. I don't have a problem with a tariff either. In fact, we have that already - the $3500 I mentioned in my post. $1500 of that fee goes to a scholarship fund for retraining US workers.