Who looks out for them?!

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It's sad when people in the health field have to leave it, just for the pay. Met a CNA of 20 years hard worker(making 13.20), who just was offer a job for Amtrak, I ask her the reason for that, and she said, they offered her more money to start.Also met one who took a job at the Airport, which was paying more than her giving care to someone's love one. Who's looking out for the CNA's? When will their increase go up? SAD:no: Thank for all those who responds.

Everyone needs to keep in mind, and the Salary Thread is evidence of this, that wages GREATLY differ between geographic locations and practice settings.

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Anything I have to go to school to learn, is a skill. To call a cna unskilled is inaccurate and just plain rude.

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Anything I have to go to school to learn, is a skill. To call a cna unskilled is inaccurate and just plain rude.

In nursing, the word 'skilled' can have very specific meanings which are very important in terms of classification and reimbursement.

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The average Costco employee makes about $20/hr. The average Big Lots employee makes less, like just above minimum wage less.

I was attempting, poorly, to show that there are large wage discrepancies between unskilled labor positions, even within the same industry.

I stand corrected. I researched Costco online, and their company is proof that paying higher than industry-averages produces a loyal, hardworking workforce. Good for them. I wish more retail companies would realize that they get what they pay for.

And nursing homes, too. Start the CNAs at 9 or ten bucks an hour and all you get are workers who will stay just long enough until they find something better.

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I have always said CNA's don't make enough. I feel the same way about my pay. We had an employee leave 2 years ago for a very low skilled govt. job. She instantly made more in 4 days than she did in 10.. It's absurd. Sure it is a union job she has now, but talk about a good Nurse and education wasted.

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I have always said CNA's don't make enough. I feel the same way about my pay. We had an employee leave 2 years ago for a very low skilled govt. job. She instantly made more in 4 days than she did in 10.. It's absurd. Sure it is a union job she has now, but talk about a good Nurse and education wasted.

When I was a CNA I was making $16hr and I was one of the lower paid CNAs, most were in the $18-$20 range. Now none of us did just the typical CNA work, we cross trained at HUCs, monitor techs and the like. I think it really depends upon your practice settings and the skills that you pursue as a CNA.

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