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CT Assist pays Travel Operating Room Circulating Nurses the most, averaging $3,890 per week, followed by Resource Logistics Inc ($3,027) and Assured Nursing ($2,967). For comparison, the Michigan average for Travel Operating Room Circulating Nurses is $2,390 per week — CT Assist pays 63% more.

Pennsylvania pays Travel Operating Room Circulating Nurses the most, averaging $2,922 per week, followed by Wisconsin ($2,599) and Illinois ($2,501). Pennsylvania also has the highest ceiling, with max weekly pay reaching $3,806. For comparison, the Michigan average for Travel Operating Room Circulating Nurses is $2,390 per week — Pennsylvania pays 22% more.

Registered Nurses who provide direct patient care, administer medications, coordinate treatment plans, and monitor patient conditions across diverse healthcare settings including hospitals, clinics and outpatient centers, home health and hospice, schools and public health settings, travel nursing assignments, corrections, long-term acute care, and non-bedside roles such as case management, informatics, education, and telehealth.

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