Travel Therapy Mentor

The Highest Paying Travel Therapy States in 2026: Balancing Gross Pay, Taxes, and Cost of LivingListen in to learn more about how to look for the highest paying states and jobs for travel therapists

Travel Therapy Job Market Update - January 2026If you're considering getting started with travel therapy this year, or if you're a current travel therapist, don't miss this info! Important updates about the current state of the travel therapy job market. We also provide recommendations and advice for each discipline, new grads, new travelers, and more!Reach out to us with any questions & for help getting started/getting connected with great travel therapy recruiters!

Our annual End of Year Giveaways for therapists who took contracts with our recommended travel therapy recruiters, as well as therapists who left us a review on our social media channels and travel therapy course!

Holiday + New Year Planning for Travel TherapistsIt's that time of year again! There are some special circumstances to consider for travel therapists working through the holidays. Guaranteed hours - do you get paid for the holiday if your facility is closed? what about if you asked off work for the holiday?What if you work the holiday - do you get paid overtime/holiday pay? or is the rate the same?There is also some strategizing you need to do when planning contracts around the holidays and after the new year.Join us to learn more!

Credit Card + Travel Hacking For Travel TherapistsWe've used credit card rewards to our advantage over our years as healthcare travelers (plus the flexibility of our Travel PT careers) to travel all over the world for cheap.We've visited all 7 continents and over 50 countries internationally and traveling on a budget.We've gotten over 150 free hotel nights, dozens of free international and domestic flights, and thousands of dollars in free rewards over the years.Join us to learn more about how you can use travel hacking/credit card hacking to your advantage to travel for less.Check out our current credit card bonus recommendations here: https://traveltherapymentor.com/credit/

Top 5 Benefits of Being a Travel Therapist: Wondering about some of the best reasons to become a travel therapist? Join us to learn more!

Listen in as we discuss our recent life changes including selling our townhouse and the decision to rent our next home.Join us to hear the updates and some insights on the current housing market and economy

Travel Therapy Job Market Update - end of summer 2025!Listen in to hear the latest insights about the travel therapy job market. We gather info from 15 different travel therapy staffing agencies, plus provide our own insights and recommendations.For more info about travel therapy, check out our website at www.traveltherapymentor.comFor personalized recruiter recommendations, fill out this form: https://traveltherapymentor.com/travel-therapy-recruiter-recommendations/

Listen in to hear the latest updates as of July 2025 about the current state of affairs with student loan repayment.Specifically, we discuss the end of administrative forbearance for those who were on the SAVE student loan plan; the new RAP student loan plan; and some ideas for what to do next if you were on SAVE.If you want to learn more, check out Jared's detailed article where he crunched some numbers and went through generalized scenarios for different travel therapists: https://traveltherapymentor.com/2025/07/24/which-student-loan-repayment-plan-is-best-for-the-average-travel-therapist-2025-update/If you want specific financial advice about your student loans and overall financial plan, we recommend scheduling a call with FitBUX: https://www.fitbux.com/?ref=jaredcasazza

Travel Therapy + Finance Q&AIn this video we answer questions about travel therapy (tax homes, filing taxes, negotiating short term housing, bill rates, working with recruiters, traveling as a new grad, and more!)We also answer some more in depth questions about financial independence, travel therapy with a family, and the overall state of therapy professions and burnout.Check it out to learn more! Let us know if you have more questions.Learn more on our website at TravelTherapyMentor.comAnd our blog FifthWheelPT.comGet our travel therapy recruiter recommendations here: https://traveltherapymentor.com/travel-therapy-recruiter-recommendations/

Financial Independence & Semi Retirement as a Travel Therapist: Who likes the idea of only working part of the year & taking off the rest of the year to do other things (like travel for fun, spend time with family, or pursue other interests)?!  We do!!  So that’s why we have designed our lifestyles to be able to do just that! We know many other travel therapists who have been able to design their lifestyles in such a way too! It’s all about choices and what you want out of life. If you want to take control of how your life looks... and maybe don’t want it to look like working 40hrs per week 52 weeks per year til you reach social security retirement age... raise your hand!! We get asked a lot— how do I do what y’all are doing?! Join us as we discuss semi-retirement, choices we’ve made to get where we are, and how you could do the same or forge your own path to design your life how you want! If you could see yourself living a life where you only work part of the year and get to dedicate more time to travel, hobbies, family, friends, side hustles, self care, and pursuing other interests, be sure to tune in!!

10 lessons learned from 10 years as travel therapists: Wow, it’s hard to believe it’s been 10 years since we graduated DPT school & started our careers as Travel PTs! But when we reflect back, we realize we have experienced and learned so much in those 10 years! Listen to this episode to hear our insights from our 10 years of experience!

Check out this podcast originally recorded in November of 2022 about RV life for healthcare travelers. We discuss logistics, pros/cons, and financial considerations!

Travel Therapy Job Market Update - Spring 2025Join us to hear the latest updates about the travel therapy industry. We gathered information from 14 different travel therapy companies, including company owners, managers, and recruiters. We also provide our insights and suggestions as experienced Travel PTs and from talking to hundreds of fellow travel therapists.This is pertinent information for any current travel therapists or aspiring travel therapists hoping to travel in 2025.

Student Loan Updates: Listen in as we discuss the current issues surrounding student loan repayment options with Joe Reinke from FitBux.

Filing Taxes as a Healthcare TravelerIt’s TAX SEASON & we always get a ton of questions about filing taxes as a healthcare traveler! We also get tax and tax home questions all throughout the year. This video/podcast was originally recorded in 2023 but we are resharing it because the info is all still relevant!Message us if you need contact info for our recommended travel CPA.

Travel Therapy Myths: Join us to learn more about these travel therapy misconceptions: 1. You shouldn’t travel as a new grad 2. All travel jobs are bad that’s why they need a traveler 3. You can’t get good benefits or job security as a traveler 4. You’ll be treated poorly at the facility bc you’re a traveler/you make more money 5. You can’t advance your skillset as a traveler 6. Travelers don’t care about their work/patients, just there to get in/out & make money 7. Taxes are really difficult and confusing as a traveler 8. You can write off your additional expenses as a traveler 9. A job only has to be 50 miles from home to be considered a travel job 10. You don’t actually make more money as a traveler after you account for expenses

We announced our 2024 end of year giveaway winners & talked a little about 2024/2025! Thanks everyone for your continued support!

Why & How to Work with Multiple Travel Therapy Recruiters Join us to learn more about the process of working with multiple travel therapy recruiters, including why this is beneficial, pros and cons, and how to professionally navigate this method.

Travel Therapy Job Market Update - Nov 2024 Join us to hear the latest updates on the travel therapy job market! Important info for both current and aspiring travelers as we head into the end of the year and the beginning of 2025!