Published
I live in Minnesota, and in 2005 when I last worked as a CNA, I was making $14.10 per hour. They were capping CNA wages at about that and I figured I was tired of breaking my back, so if they weren't going to pay me what I was worth (no raises) I needed to pursue a career in nursing! Not that you don't do hard work in nursing, but the pay is significantly better.
I graduate May 2010 and will be taking my NCLEX sometime in June! :)
I make almost $14 per hour base shift. You add .75 per hour for evenings, $1.25 for nights and $2.00 per hour for weekends and double time for anything over 8 hours in a day. I am PRN but I usually work evenings or overnights on the weekend ($16 - 17/hour) and I usually try to work 12 or 16 hour shifts so its (>$30/hour after 8 hours). I work as a CNA (we call them Techs.) in a Children's Emergency Department in RI.
!Chris
Doing my job search in Southern California. Most employers are coy about posting pay and I don't know any working CNAs. However, I searched job listings for County of Los Angeles. If you have a year of experience in a LTC facility or in acute care, a position in a rehab hospital is about $14/hour.
kimmy436
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CNA's what state are you in and what salary? thanks