Locumstory.com knows what questions you may have about working locum tenens, and we’re giving you the answers in a simple, two-click search. Find out specialty-specific pay ranges, volume of opportunities, average assignment length, and how in demand your specialty is in the current market. In order to better help you decide whether locum tenens is right for you, locumstory.com now offers a tool that gives you the answers. Simply select your specialty from the drop-down menu on our homepage, and the information you’re looking for pops up. Locumstory.com gathers the resulting data from locum tenens agencies, and is general in nature and can vary by region and facility. That being said, this information is a tool to help you decide if locums works for you at this point in your career. It can also be something to refer back to at a later date to see if your specialty is in higher demand, thus opening up more opportunities in a wider variety of locations. The tool reveals that anesthesiologists are currently in high demand, and facilities typically need anesthesiologists for weekday coverage of up to 20-day assignments, and locums providers earn on average 26 – 54 percent more per hour than anesthesiologists in a permanent position. Where currently there is a high demand for anesthesiologists, the tool reveals that there is a low demand for gastroenterologists, meaning there are fewer location and assignment options than there are for anesthesiologists. Since facilities utilize locums for things such as maternity and vacation leave, an increase in patient census, turnover, and seasonal coverage, these needs are relatively unpredictable so it’s helpful to have the ability to check back in case your specialty’s locums needs have changed.