Working as WGU evaluator worth anything on resume?

[Murse901]

Just thinking forward to a time when I may want to enter nursing education. Is there any value on the resume to being a WGU evaluator? Not a clinical evaluator, but the folks who grade papers.

My initial impression is no, because this is much of what Graduate Assistants do at many universities, but I thought I'd ask to see if there were other opinions. The 25 bucks an hour or so that evaluators get isn't really worth it to me, but if it looks good on a resume for an education position, I might go for it.

Thoughts?

[llg, PhD, RN]

I'm sure that doctoral preparation is preferred for evaluators, but I find it unlikely that a ton of DNP/PhD-prepared nurses are chomping at the bit for a $21/hour evaluator job. Then again, course mentors don't make a whole lot more than that, so I could be way off-base.

Edit: this isn't intended to disparage anyone working for WGU -- just to make a point that, yeah, a lot of companies prefer a qualification, but that doesn't mean that they're going to get a lot of candidates that fit that preference.

I've actually considered the evaluator option -- especially as a way to ease into retirement. I am 61 years old and financially in good shape. If I were to lose my full time job before I am ready to retire, I wouldn't want to move to a new place for a new job. It would also be hard to get a full time job at my age. An online position with flexible hours would be perfect -- and perhaps worth sacrificing some income for. I might also be a good for me if I choose to retire a bit early and still want some part time income for a couple of years.

There are a lot of people "out there" like me who consider such a job somewhat attractive in spite of the low salary. Right now, I do a little online adjuncting on the side at a local brick and mortar school. I make $3500 per course. It's hard to compare apples and oranges, but the $21 per hour salary is not that bad considering that some adjuncts only make $2500 per course. That's the market rate -- sad as it is.

[JerseyBSN]

All course evaluators must have a terminal degree (DNP or PhD).

Not true. I am an evaluator at WGU and I am an MSN, APRN, FNP-BC

[feelix, RN]

There is a lot of nonsense in the teaching role too and you have to deal with hospitals too as you will be teaching clinical also.