What do you do for a living? How much do you make,

**Spikito** · 08-01-2009, 12:29 AM

PCA, or patient care associate, or nurse aide, lol. whatever you want to call me. equivalent titles also include PCT and CNA.

I dunno how much I make a year, but its somewhere along the lines of 14k a year, lol.

i make $10 plus 15% shift diff if i work evenings or weekends, which i do a lot.

not a bad job for me being a student, i literally work when i want. I can take off up to 90 consecutive days, or i can work 7 days a week, 16 hr shifts.

basically i record patients vital signs, blood sugar, etc. give them baths, remake their beds, pass out meal trays, feed them, shave them, whatever.

depending on the nurse I'm working with I can do more. I get my RN this year, and did my clinicals at the same place I work, so the ones i worked with then know im competent.

Oh and did i mention i clean up shit? lots and lots of shit.

**Smittro** · 08-01-2009, 12:41 AM

Originally Posted by Spikito

PCA, or patient care associate, or nurse aide, lol. whatever you want to call me. equivalent titles also include PCT and CNA.

I dunno how much I make a year, but its somewhere along the lines of 14k a year, lol.

i make $10 plus 15% shift diff if i work evenings or weekends, which i do a lot.

not a bad job for me being a student, i literally work when i want. I can take off up to 90 consecutive days, or i can work 7 days a week, 16 hr shifts.

basically i record patients vital signs, blood sugar, etc. give them baths, remake their beds, pass out meal trays, feed them, shave them, whatever.

depending on the nurse I'm working with I can do more. I get my RN this year, and did my clinicals at the same place I work, so the ones i worked with then know im competent.

Oh and did i mention i clean up shit? lots and lots of shit.

Almost sounds like your an LPN right now if that title even exsists anymore. Liscensed Practical Nurse. Good luck with it bud..

**BdAsBrd01** · 08-01-2009, 12:49 AM

Originally Posted by JHayesLS1

I might have a mechanical engineering coop at Siemens lined up. Any advice on what the job may entale?

Not sure but we used Siemens heart monitors at the hospital I worked at.

**BdAsBrd01** · 08-01-2009, 12:51 AM

Originally Posted by WhiteHotSS

doing it?

I am in route sales for a major snack company and make 60 to 65k a yr.

I'm an EKG Tech, base pay is $13.25 an hr. I'm about to change careers though, I'm tired of the med industry. Hoping to open my own business after I graduate.

**BdAsBrd01** · 08-01-2009, 12:56 AM

Originally Posted by Smittro

Almost sounds like your an LPN right now if that title even exsists anymore. Liscensed Practical Nurse. Good luck with it bud..

The hospitals around here are trying to weed out LPN's (yet again) which is totally fucking stupid because the LPN's do all the shit the RN's won't do. That just makes the job of the CNA or PCA harder, they have more work to do. The hospital I work for honestly tried to get this LPN to go to RN school when she was 2 years away from Retirement!! She said,

and took her retirement early. I don't blame her.
I don't think it'll work for long, they all tried that shit about ten years ago and patient care quality fell through the basement so I'm thinking they'll come around and keep the LPN's.

**BdAsBrd01** · 08-01-2009, 12:58 AM

Originally Posted by Spikito

PCA, or patient care associate, or nurse aide, lol. whatever you want to call me. equivalent titles also include PCT and CNA.

I dunno how much I make a year, but its somewhere along the lines of 14k a year, lol.

i make $10 plus 15% shift diff if i work evenings or weekends, which i do a lot.

not a bad job for me being a student, i literally work when i want. I can take off up to 90 consecutive days, or i can work 7 days a week, 16 hr shifts.

basically i record patients vital signs, blood sugar, etc. give them baths, remake their beds, pass out meal trays, feed them, shave them, whatever.

depending on the nurse I'm working with I can do more. I get my RN this year, and did my clinicals at the same place I work, so the ones i worked with then know im competent.

Oh and did i mention i clean up shit? lots and lots of shit.

Hang in there man, don't let the nurses treat you like a CNA when ya get outta school! Congrats on getting the RN!!

**Spikito** · 08-01-2009, 10:49 AM

yeah, I work at an LTAC, long term acute care.....its basically the next step above ICU...although we do have ICU patients...on vents, in comas, whatever. were designed for long term patients...you need atleast a month to even be admitted. weve had people as long as 6 months...one guy right now has been in and out for the last 8.

since we are a critical care area....we dont have any LVN/LPN's. if we are short staffed well contract some from an agency...but the full time employees are all RN's, mostly with hardcore experience, like MICU, burn units, etc.

**Spikito** · 08-01-2009, 10:50 AM

Originally Posted by BdAsBrd01

Hang in there man, don't let the nurses treat you like a CNA when ya get outta school! Congrats on getting the RN!!

not just RN...but BSN as well

**davered00ss** · 08-01-2009, 11:01 AM

Supervise a large waste water treatment facility and wastewater collection system. $112K/year.

**JonB** · 08-01-2009, 11:19 AM

Manager for a Grocery chain down here in the south $45-55k(depends on the store i'm at as each store's bonuses are different). Hopefully getting a promotion soon and will be making $60-$80k depending on the store I go to.

**tep98ws6** · 08-01-2009, 01:55 PM

Mechanical Claims Intern for Toyota/Lexus/Lotus - $30k/year

... basically I get cussed out for people not reading warranty contracts and tell Service Advisers if they're doing the work correctly. Good times.

**BdAsBrd01** · 08-01-2009, 01:58 PM

Originally Posted by Spikito

not just RN...but BSN as well

Even better! Now you can run the place

!

**SHines-IT** · 08-01-2009, 02:06 PM

Originally Posted by tep98ws6

Mechanical Claims Intern for Toyota/Lexus/Lotus - $30k/year

... basically I get cussed out for people not reading warranty contracts and tell Service Advisers if they're doing the work correctly. Good times.

How does the Lotus drive?

**tep98ws6** · 08-01-2009, 02:15 PM

Originally Posted by SHines-IT

How does the Lotus drive?

I don't know, never drove one, haha. They hired me based on mechanical skills and I just wing it with the Lotus. I just know it's very, very light and very expensive (to me at least)

**grouch0jr** · 08-01-2009, 02:22 PM

im an automation engineer for a company that builds equipment used to melt metal.
i do a lot of hardware integration and programming. heres a few pictures of my ARMS (automated robotic melt shop) project.

one of the smaller robots weve used, 240 kg payload:

me with a 500 kg payload rated robot:

another of me and the 500:

heres a shot of the 500 in action. its adding material to the furnace to adjust the metal chemistry. the robot protects the operator from molten metal splash by distancing them from the hazard:

**Crimson Sin** · 08-01-2009, 04:21 PM

Originally Posted by grouch0jr

im an automation engineer for a company that builds equipment used to melt metal.
i do a lot of hardware integration and programming. heres a few pictures of my ARMS (automated robotic melt shop) project.

one of the smaller robots weve used, 240 kg payload:

me with a 500 kg payload rated robot:

another of me and the 500:

heres a shot of the 500 in action. its adding material to the furnace to adjust the metal chemistry. the robot protects the operator from molten metal splash by distancing them from the hazard:

You get PAID to do that.... That's frakking AWESOME man..I like your job !!

**2002 WS6 KILLS** · 08-01-2009, 09:14 PM

Federal Corrections Officer- $70k

**SHines-IT** · 08-01-2009, 09:27 PM

Porn Star, my balls itch...

$750-1,000 a show.

**clint195** · 08-01-2009, 10:49 PM

Originally Posted by SHines-IT

Porn Star, my balls itch...

$750-1,000 a show.

Your balls prolly itch cuz your starting to grow hair them happens.

**clint195** · 08-01-2009, 10:52 PM

Work at a shitty meat plant 40k. I need to get into welding my uncle is heading up to ND monday. He said he is going to make 60k in 14 weeks which i belive him every bit. The only bad this is he moves around alot but if thats what you like go for it.