Nurse in Marrakech (page 1 of 6)

Hi everyone 😉 I’m Sabrina, I’m French, and I’ve been a nurse for 5 years....... I’d like to move to Marrakech and find a nursing job there.............. but I have no idea about the working conditions there, whether my diploma is recognized, or what the salary is like...... Thanks for shedding some light on this for me....... I’m looking forward to your replies and advice on the steps to take......

With a nurse's salary, you won't be able to make ends meet financially because to have a decent lifestyle, you need to budget at least 1000 € per month—and that’s without a car.

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I have lots of nurse friends here, but none of them work in their field—mostly because of the salary and hours, which are nowhere near the 35-hour workweek. On the other hand, what’s really lacking here is a proper nursing school that trains real nurses. I had both my kids here, and I can say that the nurses are like real prison guards when they do their jobs—well, at least after my second delivery, I didn’t see anyone for over 24 hours.

Salam Alaikoum Okhti, I don’t agree with you... there are nursing schools in Morocco. My sister is a state-registered nurse. She’s been one for a very long time, and thanks to the training she’s completed and the exams she’s passed, she earns a good living—like a small bourgeois in Morocco, with a decent salary.

Nursing training is strict and demanding, but once you’re in the working world, it’s a whole different story. The healthcare work schedule isn’t well organized, and there’s especially a lack of staff for health administration. Giving birth without proper help or not receiving adequate care is pretty common if you’re not well insured for it, as well as for illnesses. The state can’t afford luxuries for people who aren’t medically insured—just the bare minimum, of course.

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Can you tell us how much a nurse earns? For example, your sister's salary. That way we can get a real idea of how much a nurse can earn in Morocco.

I gave birth in a private clinic in Marrakech, where the staff was supposed to be professional but wasn’t. On the other hand, I dealt with the nurses in the delivery ward—they were great, super professional.

Salam Alaikoum Okhti, It might be that the clinic doesn’t have a good reputation in Marrakech… and sometimes the public hospital is even better. I totally agree with you—there’s a real lack of responsibility in this field, which is a big issue in our country… Okht, this is everywhere in the world: if you have money, you’re first-class… if you don’t, you’re left out, especially here in Morocco. There’s a lack of accountability at work—the boss, or in this case the head doctor, shows up whenever they feel like it, and the staff does whatever they want too. I’ve seen doctors and staff smoking in the lab more than once? I was really shocked by that—smoking in a hospital, and especially in a lab…

Sorry, I got off topic… it’s just about healthcare in Morocco… bye bye

Yes, sis, she’s not just a regular nurse... she started as a state-registered nurse. I don’t know what a regular nurse earns (maybe 3,500 to 4,000 dirhams).... My sister makes almost 5,500 dirhams with a pay scale of, I think, 10 or 11? Not sure.

Basically, that’s it—between 2500 € and 5000 € (exceptional cases, high-end facilities, management positions). Don’t overlook that these jobs absolutely require fluent Moroccan Arabic and Arabic. The 35-hour workweek doesn’t exist here.

Thanks, so it's far from the 1000 to 1500 € a month you need to live decently in Morocco. With that amount, you can't support an entire family.

Life is pretty tough (materially), even for graduates.

hey, 😎 I was wondering, cousin, if Morocco is a paradise—from what I know, the poverty rate there is over 35%.

Plus, a lot of Algerians are fleeing from there because of how citizens are treated and they all returned to their country after the crisis we already saw 😛 but Algeria remains standing forever and welcomes everyone who wants to visit 😉 as for the standards, you French know Algeria better than we do 🙂

finally, I just want to send a little message that today’s Algeria is different from yesterday’s, and see you soon

Hi, I don’t know the income of a nurse in Morocco, but you can rely on what was mentioned earlier. However, I have a friend who’s a surgeon and is setting up a clinic in Marrakech. It’s still under construction, but there’s a good chance he’ll be looking for European staff. He specializes in cardiac surgery and still works in France, in Nice. From our conversations, he doesn’t trust Moroccan nursing staff because the "inch alla" mindset doesn’t align well with medicine. I can’t say more for now since we’ll have to wait another year before he practices here. The clinic should be located near Boulevard El Yarmouk.

Thanks to everyone for your replies. I knew it would be tough, but not *this* tough... I wonder where Moroccan nurses are trained—are there schools?

Anyway, I’m keeping this idea in mind for now... in the meantime, I’ll just keep calmly moving forward on my own path.

Thanks again to all of you for keeping me in mind if you hear anything! Sabrina 😉

Nurses are trained just like in France, in nursing schools.

Hi Fatimazahra, I’m a nurse in Morocco Honestly, I wouldn’t recommend choosing Morocco for these reasons: First, the salary isn’t encouraging at all—around 3,600 MAD (360 €) up to 400 €. Second, the workload and hours won’t leave you time for much else. Personally, I also work in the nonprofit sector, and it’s really tough to balance both properly. Otherwise, you could try combining public (if possible, though I doubt it) and private work. Good luck! Morocco, and Marrakech especially, is amazing, but building a career here is pretty tough. If you’d like more info, I’m happy to help—here’s my MSN: fifo_1984@hotmail.com

Hi Chariff, I agree with everything you said and I’ll add (see previous reply). Is your sister a general practice nurse?

I agree with you. It's tough to live financially on a nurse's salary.

It's not me who wants to go, but another person—a French woman who wanted to move to Morocco to work as a nurse.

I told her it would be financially difficult for her, and she wouldn’t be able to maintain the same standard of living as a nurse in France.

but you didn't answer me—where does your sister work? Is she Moroccan?

there's a mistake. I'm not the person whose sister is a nurse in Morocco.

And what do you do? How do you know all this about Morocco—have you ever worked in Morocco before?