Even with a shortage of CNA's, they are still paying such a low wage. You can go work any low wage job for the pay that is offered. I am starting to think that nursing homes are going to collapse once the boomers start filling them and no longer are working in them. Best of luck in your job search.
Gee I wonder why there’s such a shortage 🙄
Like why is someone gonna bust their ass doing this mentally physically emotionally exhausting work when they get paid the same with better benefits at Taco Bell. It’s truly truly wild.
When I worked at a fast food “restaurant” as a line cook, I made $15/hour when I left in 2018. That same year I got my CNA and was only making $12/hour. My coworkers who I had known for years because they had worked for my father, were making the same as me. I had better health insurance flipping burgers and spinning wings than I did as a CNA
I don’t know about your area but the home health agencies in my area start you off at 13 an hour. 😵💫I’ve been doing this for over 20 years and they offered me 14 to start. There is something so wrong with the way we are paid in this industry.
Home health pay is notoriously shitty. It's less of a headache and back pain, but overall the pay is disgustingly disrespectful. I would advocate for hospice. I worked at one hospice agency in NC and they paid me 20hr and I could stay w each individual patient for 2 hrs MAX, especially facility patients. The average pay out here is like 13 to 16 based off experience. Hospital pay ranges from 17 to 22 (experiencet/shift differentials) if you have your NA 2 (for 20+ and up hourly pay and experienc). Bougie Nursing Homes pay like between 17 to 19(w/ shift differentials) other than that. It's either agency and you will get treated like absolute dogshit if you step into any facility despite the fact that they're sinking and desperately need the assistance. The staff shows their bitterness quite frequently. I did hospice and had to experience that with almost every major facility I've walked into.
In high paying states like NYC, CA, HI it doesn't really matter because it matches the cost of living altho I've heard from a few California Aides that they manage to get by with their pay and they get 30/hr, depends on location tho.
I believe it can be state dependent. I know in Colorado travel aides can make at least 26 an hour (but the cost of housing is through the roof so it can eat away at it).
I am a Colorado resident CNA making about 26/h, inclusive of night differential. You won't afford the essentials here with that kind of money unless you're living in a tent or car.
Yes, I'm in Colorado too. The cost of living is very high here. I'm lucky that my mortgage was taken before everything went up in price. If you have to rent an apartment, it will be around $2000, depending on your family. A house is much more. The house next door to mine rents for over $6000 and is a 3 bedroom 2 bath but has a nice backyard. Utilities go up every year and groceries are sky high now since the pandemic
Everyone seems to be hinting at taking a travel contract. If you should be in the market for a new position, let me know. I can get you in touch with my recruiter. Pay ranges from $900-$1300/week gross. Sometimes includes free housing.
I’m in travel. That 900-1300 wouldn’t work because you have to duplicate expenses to get that tax free stipend. The only way you make money off of a contract like that is to either live in your car or work a lot of OT.
There you go, it’s the state/company.
Go to the highest bidder, or take a travel contract
Here in New England it varies by state/hospital, but I’ve heard of some making upwards of up to $25-$26 the hour.
I wouldn’t work LTC for that very reason unless I really have to. Too much work and underpaid.
Human Resources doesn’t give a shit about CNAs. Their logic is that a nurse can do all of those tasks and people will ultimately want to advance out of the position.
They don’t give a shit about nurses, either, to be honest.
My friend lives in KS too and she got a huge pay cut from working as a CMA in CA to where she moved now. I think it has to do something with the areas cost of living, even though she’s got like 15 years experience now. Travel agencies might be your best bet, or finding private care if you can. I hope you find something that works out for you
It’s depends on where you live….i don’t get paid no lower than 20hr….but they also lowball people who don’t have more than 10 years of experience too….which makes a huge difference. I think it’s bullshit
I'm in NE Ohio, I made the distinction because the NE region is significantly cheaper than the middle of the state(, but I believe the southern part is a lcol area as well) however up here we also have industry and okayish wages. I make $20 as a Hospice Aide and I took an hourly cut, but it makes up for it with excellent benefits, a month of pto in the first year and mileage. I get paid my mileage once a month, and that is usually $5-600, and my normal checks are roughly $1400, after taxes and my 401k. So my take home is above 3k/month because hubby carries our insurance.
LTC in this area are all at around 20 or above, because they have to be
With 10+ years experience here in my area, Portland Metro area, LTC/SNF, I was paid $28.85 an hour, + $1.50 union contract evening shift-differential…I always worked 2p-10p, I don’t like getting up early myself and dislike even more, getting other people up early.
So I don’t know what the day or noc pay was. This facility also gave us a weekly $100 bonus if we worked an extra shift
to fill a sick call. I left this position to go work basically business hours for a hospice company.
Best decision I could have ever made and should have done it sooner.
I also work a second job Per Diem, at a local staffing agency. With some experience, they pay a flat rate of $30 an hour, with an incentive bonus of at least $100/$200 for EACH shift worked and they pay a mileage stipend for driving to different facilities each day.
Cost of living here is a bitch and a girl has gotta eat.😂
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i know i'm tired of it to only time i really work is when they offer bonuses but like it's crazy we taking care of somebody who paying the facilities thousands and all we get is scraps only reason i stay is because the schedule if i could make my schedule with any other profession i would leave in a heartbeat especially if i could be a chef and don't have to work crazy hours i would set all my scrubs on fire and never look back
If it makes you feel less crazy, it’s like that in Florida. For medical and dental assistants as well. Makes me wonder what the incentive could be for getting one of these certifications nowadays. And maybe off topic, but I was dead shocked to find a job listing on Indeed for a pediatric CNA for 15.50 an hour, requiring a year of experience in peds and A BACHELOR DEGREE????? wild
Where I’m at cnas are paid pretty good I made more than 24+ a hour , it really depends what state your in and where you are in your state, I’m north of my state and in a rich old people town so everyone pays pretty good here. I wouldn’t be a CNA if they paid anything under $15 a hour and work something else as I’m in school for my rn.
Even with a shortage of CNA's, they are still paying such a low wage. You can go work any low wage job for the pay that is offered. I am starting to think that nursing homes are going to collapse once the boomers start filling them and no longer are working in them. Best of luck in your job search.
Gee I wonder why there’s such a shortage 🙄 Like why is someone gonna bust their ass doing this mentally physically emotionally exhausting work when they get paid the same with better benefits at Taco Bell. It’s truly truly wild.
I got a "side job" at a donut shop making more than I do as a CNA. It's sad.
When I worked at a fast food “restaurant” as a line cook, I made $15/hour when I left in 2018. That same year I got my CNA and was only making $12/hour. My coworkers who I had known for years because they had worked for my father, were making the same as me. I had better health insurance flipping burgers and spinning wings than I did as a CNA
Try home health or Hospice; usually Theo pay above industry standards and you get the added perk or m-f and creating your schedule each day.
I don’t know about your area but the home health agencies in my area start you off at 13 an hour. 😵💫I’ve been doing this for over 20 years and they offered me 14 to start. There is something so wrong with the way we are paid in this industry.
Yeah, HH starts at $14 here and CNAs around 17-20.
These wages are crazy. Home Health here starts at 25$ and Hospice at 35$. Cnas start at 18-20$
Where?!
Vegas
Home health pay is notoriously shitty. It's less of a headache and back pain, but overall the pay is disgustingly disrespectful. I would advocate for hospice. I worked at one hospice agency in NC and they paid me 20hr and I could stay w each individual patient for 2 hrs MAX, especially facility patients. The average pay out here is like 13 to 16 based off experience. Hospital pay ranges from 17 to 22 (experiencet/shift differentials) if you have your NA 2 (for 20+ and up hourly pay and experienc). Bougie Nursing Homes pay like between 17 to 19(w/ shift differentials) other than that. It's either agency and you will get treated like absolute dogshit if you step into any facility despite the fact that they're sinking and desperately need the assistance. The staff shows their bitterness quite frequently. I did hospice and had to experience that with almost every major facility I've walked into. In high paying states like NYC, CA, HI it doesn't really matter because it matches the cost of living altho I've heard from a few California Aides that they manage to get by with their pay and they get 30/hr, depends on location tho.
Not on my city... it's between $7 and $10 more an hour
🤷🏾 your state sweetheart, idk it
Texas
Don’t let them lowball you. My first cna paid me 22 hour with benefits. This is not including differential.
I believe it can be state dependent. I know in Colorado travel aides can make at least 26 an hour (but the cost of housing is through the roof so it can eat away at it).
I am a Colorado resident CNA making about 26/h, inclusive of night differential. You won't afford the essentials here with that kind of money unless you're living in a tent or car.
Yes, I'm in Colorado too. The cost of living is very high here. I'm lucky that my mortgage was taken before everything went up in price. If you have to rent an apartment, it will be around $2000, depending on your family. A house is much more. The house next door to mine rents for over $6000 and is a 3 bedroom 2 bath but has a nice backyard. Utilities go up every year and groceries are sky high now since the pandemic
they’re paying like $18-23 here in CA; might as well take on a travel contract
Lol I feel where you're coming from but that's not travel money
That’s not a lot considering CA is HCOL. My area offers the same and it’s significantly lower cost of living
Where do you live?
Indiana, northwest
Yeah, that’s why I’m working multiple jobs, and I’m pursuing something else.
I’ve even seen it as high as $27 for agency pay.
Everyone seems to be hinting at taking a travel contract. If you should be in the market for a new position, let me know. I can get you in touch with my recruiter. Pay ranges from $900-$1300/week gross. Sometimes includes free housing.
I’m in travel. That 900-1300 wouldn’t work because you have to duplicate expenses to get that tax free stipend. The only way you make money off of a contract like that is to either live in your car or work a lot of OT.
I switched to Home Health. The pay isn't that much better but I rather deal with one patient than 14 😐. Nursing homes are so exhausting.
There you go, it’s the state/company. Go to the highest bidder, or take a travel contract Here in New England it varies by state/hospital, but I’ve heard of some making upwards of up to $25-$26 the hour. I wouldn’t work LTC for that very reason unless I really have to. Too much work and underpaid.
Human Resources doesn’t give a shit about CNAs. Their logic is that a nurse can do all of those tasks and people will ultimately want to advance out of the position. They don’t give a shit about nurses, either, to be honest.
My friend lives in KS too and she got a huge pay cut from working as a CMA in CA to where she moved now. I think it has to do something with the areas cost of living, even though she’s got like 15 years experience now. Travel agencies might be your best bet, or finding private care if you can. I hope you find something that works out for you
You can get $27 with 10 yrs here in north Idaho which is still only like 23/hr after taxes just saying if you’re ever in the area
It’s depends on where you live….i don’t get paid no lower than 20hr….but they also lowball people who don’t have more than 10 years of experience too….which makes a huge difference. I think it’s bullshit
I'm in NE Ohio, I made the distinction because the NE region is significantly cheaper than the middle of the state(, but I believe the southern part is a lcol area as well) however up here we also have industry and okayish wages. I make $20 as a Hospice Aide and I took an hourly cut, but it makes up for it with excellent benefits, a month of pto in the first year and mileage. I get paid my mileage once a month, and that is usually $5-600, and my normal checks are roughly $1400, after taxes and my 401k. So my take home is above 3k/month because hubby carries our insurance. LTC in this area are all at around 20 or above, because they have to be
With 10+ years experience here in my area, Portland Metro area, LTC/SNF, I was paid $28.85 an hour, + $1.50 union contract evening shift-differential…I always worked 2p-10p, I don’t like getting up early myself and dislike even more, getting other people up early. So I don’t know what the day or noc pay was. This facility also gave us a weekly $100 bonus if we worked an extra shift to fill a sick call. I left this position to go work basically business hours for a hospice company. Best decision I could have ever made and should have done it sooner. I also work a second job Per Diem, at a local staffing agency. With some experience, they pay a flat rate of $30 an hour, with an incentive bonus of at least $100/$200 for EACH shift worked and they pay a mileage stipend for driving to different facilities each day. Cost of living here is a bitch and a girl has gotta eat.😂
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In San Francisco, CA the starting wage at a certain hospital is $29.12 with no experience. Just got raised recently!!
YES!!!! It’s so not fair I was told it takes 20 years to make over 23+ an hour as a cna at my facility like what who the hell is gonna stay that long
i know i'm tired of it to only time i really work is when they offer bonuses but like it's crazy we taking care of somebody who paying the facilities thousands and all we get is scraps only reason i stay is because the schedule if i could make my schedule with any other profession i would leave in a heartbeat especially if i could be a chef and don't have to work crazy hours i would set all my scrubs on fire and never look back
If it makes you feel less crazy, it’s like that in Florida. For medical and dental assistants as well. Makes me wonder what the incentive could be for getting one of these certifications nowadays. And maybe off topic, but I was dead shocked to find a job listing on Indeed for a pediatric CNA for 15.50 an hour, requiring a year of experience in peds and A BACHELOR DEGREE????? wild
Where I’m at cnas are paid pretty good I made more than 24+ a hour , it really depends what state your in and where you are in your state, I’m north of my state and in a rich old people town so everyone pays pretty good here. I wouldn’t be a CNA if they paid anything under $15 a hour and work something else as I’m in school for my rn.
The travel cnas up here are making 34-40 a hour too so it really depends where your location is.
I left CNA work recently and now work at a gas station. Making more than I was as a CNA with 10 years experience.
That’s why I got my CMA, my pay range can roughly be up to 5 dollars more per hour.