I am looking to get into Nursing school how much will a graduate make in Souther Cali

Are you getting into nursing because of the wages or because you would like caring for people? Nursing is more than $$$$--it takes a special person to be able to work in this field....

At 40 hours a week you'd have to make slightly over $36 an hour to make $75,000.

Have you worked as a nurses aid or in the medical field before?

You didn't really specify where in Southern California, depending on where you live in So. Cal greatly influences how much money you make.
In the Inland Empire (Riverside/San Bernardino Counties), new grads start between 28-32/hr currently. Working one day of overtime a week at my job on the night shift would make you approximately 75000 a year. So that's 4 12's a week.
In LA and Orange County they don't really pay any more money for new graduates. Really they're about the same salary wise, and the cost of living is much higher.

In San Diego, the salaries are even lower approx 25-27/hr, so you'd have to kick up the overtime more to hit that goal of 75k. Right now, the economy is rough and there is more new graduates than jobs unfortunately. Hopefully the economy will change and improve.

Good luck.

According to a July, 2009 report from the California Institute for Nursing and Health Care:

Nearly half of all California new-grad nurses will not be hired after graduation.

Overall vacancy rate in So Cal is 5.2%

62% of all hospitals require experience in order to be considered for employment

2/3 of LTCs require RN experience in order to be hired.

And to all of that add the reality that nursing schools are turning out 30%-40% more new grads every year than they were earlier in this decade.

If you're looking at it from a financial perspective, the risk-benefit ratio is not very good.

I certainly agree with awsmfun. It takes a special person to be in this field.

Yes the monetary aspect is one of the major (if not the number one reason) reasons for pursuing nursing but actually staying in this field is tough if this is the only motivation you have. Many have tried but few have succeeded. It's a long, hard road full of obstacles, endless studying, exhausting clinicals and overwhelming daily workload. Not to mention the competition once you graduate, the number of unemployed nurses is just too much.

I am not discouraging you, just think about these things before you decide. Because in this profession you need to want this badly (not just for the money) to stay and wake up each day as an RN. Otherwise, you will just be burned out a few months (even weeks) on the job just like many.

Nursing in California is a big question-mark right now. The odds of getting hired after graduation are not good but some people still do.

Personally, I wouldn't leave a stable job to enter California nursing at this point.

[quote=lavinia77;3783882]Please do not judge - to be a Nurse would be my passion but there is a problem if I can't make a living and support my child . I am very patient and passionate about the job but I also need to consider if taking out a loan to go to school full time for two years is worth it.
Many people reply there are more graduates than jobs that makes me worry since i would be in school for almost two years. I already have a Bacholor and stable work but its not my passion but it pays the bills .[/QUOTE

I feel really bad for new graduate RN's right now......don't give up your day/desk job.

Masters degree with no experience still means no experience and a very competitive job market. For some employers, it might make you a little more desirable, but you're still going to be fighting for the same scarce new-grad positions as everybody else. And FYI: In some circles there exists a distinct bias against direct-entry MSNs.

I don't know but I'm guessing that a direct-entry NP with no experience might be in a similar - and perhaps even worse - position.

It may not be fulfilling or fun but you know what the California employment situation looks like right now... try to derive some comfort that you have a stable position. Long-term unemployment isn't very fulfilling, either.