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This is [technically true](https://www.medicalsolutions.com/blog/job-seeker/travel-nurse-experience-requirements/) — but most travel nurse experience requirements actually fall between 1-2 years or more. More nurses on an agency's roster means more placements for them. It doesn't mean you're ready.\n\nThis article covers nursing experience specifically. For the full path — licensing, costs, timeline, and how to apply — see the [step-by-step guide to becoming a travel nurse](/how-to-become-a-travel-nurse).\n\n## Minimum experience by specialty\n\n| Specialty | Minimum experience |\n|---|---|\n| Med-Surg | 1-2 years |\n| Telemetry | 1-2 years |\n| PCU/Step-down | 1-2 years |\n| ICU | 2 years |\n| ER | 2 years |\n| OR | 2+ years |\n| L&D | 2-3 years |\n| NICU | 2+ years |\n\n*Med-Surg, Telemetry, ICU, ER, and L&D thresholds per [Medical Solutions](https://www.medicalsolutions.com/blog/job-seeker/travel-nurse-experience-requirements/). PCU, OR, and NICU aren't broken out by name in that source, but agencies treat them the same as their closest-acuity peer — PCU tracks with Telemetry, OR and NICU track with ICU and L&D.*\n\nYour specialty determines the number. The exact figure still varies with facility needs and unit complexity, so treat this table as your floor, not a guarantee.\n\n### Why the higher specialties ask for more\n\nHigher acuity means less room for error and less time to catch up before you're flying solo.\n\nI travel nurse in L&D. A patient can go from chatting about baby names to a fetal heart rate decel on the strip in minutes, and there's no \"let me go find the answer\" moment when that happens. You either know how to respond or you don't.\n\nGet your legs ready to hit the ground running!\n\nTravel nurse orientation doesn't give you time to grow into it. You typically get 1-3 shifts of unit orientation before you're on your own. Minimal time with a preceptor. Minimal safety net. No \"new grad\" grace period. [Full breakdown of what travel orientation actually looks like is in the main how-to-become guide](/how-to-become-a-travel-nurse).\n\nOn one contract, I went solo halfway through my second day on the unit.\n\nLuckily I already knew the EMR (Epic), had 8+ years of nursing experience, and I requested the nurse in my pod to be my backup resource. My patients behaved themselves for the rest of the shift (phew!), but that's not a guarantee you get. My orientation ended earlier than expected, and it can happen to you too.\n\nHere's the part agencies don't spell out: a serious clinical error on an under-prepared assignment (a missed decel, a med error, a retained item in the OR) is exactly the kind of incident that can trigger a [state board of nursing complaint](https://www.ncsbn.org/nursing-regulation/discipline/filing-a-complaint.page). 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