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Healthcare professional

You provide licensed medical care, often through contract, per-diem, or travel shifts as a 1099 worker. The flexibility comes with handling your own taxes.

5.0Last review 6 weeks agoLow data
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Median monthly earnings
$750
50% of reviewers earn about $750
Effective hourly rate
$50.00
Earnings over the hours people logged
Hours per week
3 hrs
Median across reviews
Startup cost
$10,000+
To get up and running
Time to first $100
1–3 months
From starting out
Monthly expenses
$150–300
To keep it running
Schedule flexibility
Fully on my own terms
Most common answer
Would recommend it
100%
1 of 1 say “yes” or “probably yes”
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$3,500–5,000
$5,000–10,000
$10,000+
How it scores
Happiness10.0 / 10
Would do it again100%
Schedule flexibility5.0 / 5
Pay predictability2.3 / 5
What surprised people most
Based on 1 review.
How difficult it is to find customers or clients
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How difficult it is to get started
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How much I owe in taxes
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Reviews
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· 5+ years in · 6 weeks ago
Monthly $500–1,000Hours 10–20 hrs/moHourly $50.00

I would recommend trying to find a part time W2 role while you build your practice. It will work! It just takes time. Once it's up and running the reward is amazing, but healthcare is slow to grow, and not having a landing pad is the reason most people decide not to continue.

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