CNA salary

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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

Specializes in Level III cardiac/telemetry.

No, St. John's in Tulsa. :)

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I work at a hospital in the bay area of california and make about $20 per hour plus differentials and benefits. I've been a CNA for approximately 2 years so far and am working on my BSN. The pay is higher here but the cost of living is quite a bit higher also but to be honest. You can make a decent living out here for one person on just a CNA's wages.

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I made $13.30/hour per diem on the night shift.

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I was making $11 an hour working as a tech in San Antonio on a neuro-surg floor. I recently moved to a new town for nursing school and was interviewing for a part time job as an ICU Tech at a local hospital. I was offered $7.30 an hour for prn work. This is even with 2 years of experience. I politely declined their offer. I can use the extra time to study for school. I won't take a chance of getting hurt for that kind of pay.

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any recommendations on salary , benefits,companies in charlotte area? i see a fair # of positions open in charlotte hospitals. are these usually better or worse positions?

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He could possibly find work as a mental health tech, they tend do get $4-5 more in my area than the regular CNAs do, and a lot of the work is the same. I know that male mental health techs are in HIGH demand because of the nature of the job.

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yes mental health cna 's get more pay. I worked at a state run mental hospital for 16 yrs . When I quit, I was working high control. second shift. I was making 17.10 a hr. 2 .00 of that being for working HIgh Control and 1.00 extra a hr for working 2nd shift. I had great benifits also. paid vacation was wonderful. I had enough time saved to take 6 months off when my daughter was born. I now work for home health and we are paid 48 cents a mile gas miliage+ I make around 14.00 a hr. I left the hospital because I could not get on first shift and my daughter started school and I never got to see her. I would still be at the hospital if I could have gotten first shift but jobs dont come open there very often.

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I am going through the CNA program at my college while I wait to get into nursing school, but I was wondering if CNA training will really help me while I am in nursing school? I hope so.

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Most CNA's in my area are PCT's as well (A big requirement in these parts) so they mainly work at the hospitals vs. LTC's. I am in the south also but i guess it just depends on where you are. Starting pay here is 9.85 -- 11.61/hr.

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anabody familiar with CNA salary /benefits in charlotte at hospitals?

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Im a nursing student and am in the CNA class now. Our instructor advised us to go work as a CNA on our off time to get the experience. After researching the area... the average is $6 an hour! I was shocked! For what a CNA does in a day....how do they make ends meet? I think mcdonalds pays more and their employees are not exposed to blood, urine, etc... South Carolina needs to look into this matter and improve.:rolleyes:

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precisely the reason i dropped out of my first semester clinicals at an excellent school in sc to transfer to cpcc. charlotte starting pay is usually better i have understood. sc hospitals also pay very low, i refuse to work to help save lives for pennies, that is idiotic. administrators in sc cry about lack of nurses, but lack enough common sense to figure you get what you pay for......duh

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