Pay discrepancies? Security makes more then ER tech?

[mamaxmaria]

I started a few months ago at a much larger, well known hospital in NJ. I'm an ER tech. I took the job for a few reasons... They pay more then my previous job, they have tuition reimbursement... and I'm told having this establishment on my resume just looks good, and their goal is to hired their employees once they finish school.

This hospital is non union...

the past couple months I have learned just how different the pay is between people of the same title and even "lesser" titles.... I dont know a better way to put it...

I'm an ER tech, including the duties of a CNA, I draw blood, do EKG's, and hook up telemetry pt's. in this hospital the RN's are not allowed to do EKG's

So it's come to my attention that the new hire ER techs were being hired at 14.75/hr. The techs that have been here are make around 18/hr. Because I had experience they offered me 16.50/hr

The CNA's make the same I do as a tech....and security makes 17.50/hr

This just doesn't seem right to me.....

[WorriedAbout2Morrow]

Likewise, I made a great salary working as a contractor in Afghanistan while soldiers were out doing impossible missions making far less.

I'm getting a little off topic, but I am thankful for contractor work in Afghanistan. Having extra $$$$$, no debt & $$$ in savings account = priceless!!!

[Morainey, BSN, RN]

I'm not sure what you're concerned about - it seems like they gave you credit for your experience. What difference does it make what security is paid?

[Pneumothorax, BSN, RN]

i think OP should become a security guard. problem solved /thread

[Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN]

What about ADN and BSN nurses getting paid the same

Are you trying to start another fight???? you are so bad...

[ChristinP]

the questions and responses kept me busy and reading for a while. interesting and i really don't understand the original question. different departments make different salaries -plain and simple. i'm an lpn i work with rns and lpns who make more than i do per hour and the new lpn and rns make less than i do. why? because i have seniority and experience - plain and simple. employees are assigned duties and tasks based on their license and ability to perform skills. some facilities allow cnas and techs to do ekgs and some don't. last hospital i worked in all cnas were allowed to do blood sugars, last nursing home i worked in they were not. employers require specific duties.

btw i make good money but my husband who has only a high school diploma and works in a maintenance department makes a heck of a lot more than i do. i love him no matter what he does.

[Spikey9001, BSN, RN]

What about ADN and BSN nurses getting paid the same

Same boards. It's not like you're taking the ADN and BSN boards.

[sapphire18]

Same boards, BSN = more education. In most fields, more education = more pay. Don't see why nursing should be any different.

[sapphire18]

Same boards, but BSN = more education. In most fields, more education = more pay. I don't see why nursing should be any different.

[Been there,done that, ASN, RN]

Er techs fall under the category of NURSING. Mostly female profession.

Security is a mostly male profession.

Therin lies most of the discrepancies regarding pay scales.

[sapphire18]

Sorry for the duplicate, I've been having problems with posting today.

[GilaRRT]

What about paramedics with degrees? EMS is heavily "male dominated" and even in areas where they are "licensed" and have degrees, they are woefully underpaid.