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I'm not a CNA, have never been one- but I wish I had been. I appreciate CNAs, and I am trying to convince my brother to become one. The job market is wide open for CNAs and he needs a job with benefits. Right now he makes in the $7/hr. range which is hard to live on, even when working 40hrs./wk. Unfortunately, he is pretty much the only income in his household right now while his fiancee is out of work and he could not afford to spend 4-6 weeks in training if the pay is not much more than he makes now. So, if not too intrusive, how much do you make working as a CNA, and do you work in a hospital, LTC, or for an agency? TIA

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In West Michigan hospital CNAs start at $10(no experience) and go up to $15(Tech jobs) the tech jobs require only 1 year of experience and thats a pretty good wage for a college student my rent is $515 per month(1BED) and that includes heat. Most of the area apartments are the same. LTC starts at $12 and doesn't really increase much.

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Specializes in NA.

"Pimento Cheese?" Do tell!

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Specializes in Nursing assistant.

Had a terminally ill patient who was trying her best to make it on her own for as long as she could. I would care for her, and do housework, and she would give me coupons, or pimento cheese spread (very yummy) and when she died, she left my daughter a two dollar bill. She was a good friend.

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Specializes in ER, OB.

I am working 2nd shift in a LTC facility and making $8.50 in Indiana

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Specializes in LTC.

I'm working in assisted living for $11.33, I startted at $11/hr. This is actually rather high end for new CNAs in my area. I've found most places start around $9.50 for new CNAs

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Specializes in LTC.

The base wage at the LTC facility I work at is $11.57 per hour.

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Pittsburgh CNA here also.

I got trained at a nursing home for my CNA license. I stayed there 2 1/2 years and got up to $10.40 an hour. The cap there was $11.75.

I then went to a hospital where I had to take a $1.00 an hour pay cut; however, the benefits are better at the hospital, especially tuition. I've been at the hospital for 2 years now and am $.20 below what I left the nursing home.

At the hospital, there are so many different careers to go into than a nursing home, besides nursing if that isn't one's cup of tea. I'm training to be a medical coder. But I may switch to respiratory therapy or radiology. That's one of the best advantages to hospital nursing assistant work over nursing homes.

I worked my ever lovin' butt off at the nursing home. It's not much different at the hospital nowadays, though I've worked many a times by myself as nursing assistant with 20 patients to care for. Anymore I think it's getting as stressful and exhausting as nursing home work.

Around Pittsburgh, the 6.00 salaries go to the nursing assistants (non-certified) at assisted living and personal care homes. We must continue to differentiate between nursing assistants and Certified Nursing Assistants when we talk about skills, salaries, job responsibilities, etc.

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I work at a LTC facility in chester county PA. I make 17/hr but I have to work 24 hours and I work 6:30p-7a Fri and sat. and I am on a scholarship for my nursing school. They pay 60% of school.

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I am a resident assistant at a LTC (not yet cna) I work 3rd shift, and I am at $9.25/hr. Once I am certified I get a whopping $0.25 more! I am in Wisconsin.

Cari

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i agree it depends on where you live,and two there are some places that would start you out on how many years of experience you had.

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He might be able to find a nursing home that will pay him while he is in the class. When I became a CNA, the class was at the nursing home - and we were paid approx. 12.00 an hour while in the class. That was the same rate we got once we bacame certified and worked at that nursing home. That might be a better option for him, to find a nursing home that sponsors the class and pays you to attend.

Hi apoole77! I'm in SE PA too (philly). Quick question, what type of commitment did the facility that paid/provided for your training expect/require? I'm assuming one would have to enter into a contract of some sort, right?

If anyone else has insight into this question too, I'd appreciate it!

Thanks!

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Hi apoole77! I'm in SE PA too (philly). Quick question, what type of commitment did the facility that paid/provided for your training expect/require? I'm assuming one would have to enter into a contract of some sort, right?

If anyone else has insight into this question too, I'd appreciate it!

Thanks!

the facility i worked at did not require a contract (or even have one for that matter). they only asked that you at least stay with them for 3 months, but if you got certified and left...they said "go ahead, if that is your character then we don't want you here anyway." NOW, if they paid for your nursing school then they wanted you to stay with them for one year for every year that they paid for.

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