LPN/LVN salary vs Teachers salary

[TDUnewLPN]

I don’t want this to come off the wrong way, but I know it usually ruffles a few feathers when I speak on this topic. Let me start by saying I admire and appreciate teachers. This topic is not meant to discredit them in any way whatsoever. I just take issue with the fact that while society believes that all nurses make a lot of money, but think teachers don’t make enough money, when on average, teachers make more than LPN/LVNs. I don’t know if I am the only one who that bothers, but it really bothers me a lot. Not the fact that they make more, but the fact that everyone thinks they’re poor and that we make the big bucks. Am I the only one who feels this way?

https://www.gobankingrates.com/making-money/jobs/average-teacher-salary-by-state/#52

[DeRob210]

HazelLPN said:

It seems you missed the main point of my post which was that teachers and school nurses who work in states where they have the right to collectively bargain make significantly more money than in states where they do not. Texas is a state where they do not...and I live in a state where they do.

 

 

 

 

 

That isn't exactly correct either. I live in Texas. Whether or not a job has a union isn't determined on a state level. It's determined by the institution/facility. 

I've had several jobs that have unions here in Texas. As a matter of fact the institution I work for currently has a union and they've bargained for numerous pay raises for the nursing staff. 

That's what I mean by people use a lot of conjecture. They say things that they've heard or guess at how things work without doing any research. Not necessarily saying that is what you did but either way your information is completely incorrect!

[DeRob210]

HazelLPN said:

It seems you missed the main point of my post which was that teachers and school nurses who work in states where they have the right to collectively bargain make significantly more money than in states where they do not. Texas is a state where they do not...and I live in a state where they do.

 

 

 

 

 

So when they say Right to Work state that doesn't mean you can't have a union. It just means that membership isn't mandatory.

Another fact is states like this usually have at will employment meaning an employer can fire you for no reason without prior notice and you can also quit for no reason without notice unless there is a contract stating otherwise.

There are ways around these things though!