Being an LPN is great, IMO. I am an LPN and I make OVER 60K a year and that's working only 4 days a week (in NY)! More important than that, I love my job. LPN's can do a lot and have a lot of responsibility. Don't let anyone tell you that LPN's are similar to CNA's. NO WAY. There's nothing wrong with being a CNA but the two are no where near the same. I am completing my RN now and that's because I ultimately want to be a Nurse Practitioner.