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If this were meant for me, these are facts. Do a search. ive read more than one study on the unsustainable American healthcare system. There is even government studies. MOney is a fact. If it cant be spent.... it cant be spent.
unions are the other thing. Like the hospital here is required to hire a four year nurse for certain things because of the union. Even if they can find someone for near half the pay to do the same thing. The nurses union is in a tizzy about having its members replaced but the hospital cant justify the pay in the budget. i see a anti union campaign coming. The hospital actually just recently did a layoff. Not huge, but enough that i think it was trying to get a point across.
 
$30/hr is pretty good to me. I make like a dollar short of that now. The next raise I get will put me pretty close to that. Though, I am raising a family of 4 on one income, so while *I* make more than average, our household income is probably below average.

And as far as the job offers I'm always getting, the reason I don't follow up on any of them is that they all pay less than my current job. If I just "lowered my standards" a little bit, I could have a new job in a week. And if I didn't care where I lived, I could have one tomorrow.
 
That still doesn't mean he understands what it would mean to make $30+/hour in the United States. Just doing a money conversion doesn't mean he's factored in all the other elements of determining what is considered a 'decent' salary here. And 'here' could mean a lot of different things. 'Here' in the NY Tri-State area? $30+/hour is okay for a starting salary. Things would be tight, though. In a less expensive area (which includes most of the country)? It's a good salary.

In my work everything has a price I dont work on an hourly rate, the faster you are the more you make so I dont factor areas and taxes and if the price is not right I walk, tomorrow im starting a second fix on a 5 bedroom house (joinery, doors, skirting, architrave, ballastades) the price is £750 which will take me 3 1/2 days some jobs you can make £400 in a day and others you could be down to £120 a day, quantity surveyor's call it swing and round abouts
 
While maybe not great, not too bad either considering the average median income for New York State is $51,126. Of course when you look at the median income of New York City alone it's not a great salary, but then if you are living in New York City you are paying extra for the name. :mrgreen:

I thought wages in the US were much better than this, the cost of living must be very cheap
 
that is decent money for most places. not sure i am so keen on the growth or future in the nursing sector however.

This ought to tell you: American Association of Colleges of Nursing | Nursing Shortage

Don't get sick.
medical assistants? Anyone less expensive? How many are really needed?
when i hear about shortages, nurses, doctors. what i think about is things like "follow up appointments".

Like if i walk into a doctors office, i notice that the majority of them don't look to sick. say i have some flu, they give me a antibiotic prescription. seven days or whatever. And make a "follow up appointment".
A lot of medical practices do this. In which most cases by then, whatever ailed you is gone now. if you even really needed to be seen to begin with it questionable. But now you have a "follow up appointment". which basically means they check your height, weight, look down our throat. same thing they did a week before. Agree with you that you are perfectly fine. And bill your poor insurance company again. Seems they have very busy schedules in some doctors offices. It appears they are understaffed. But a lot of it is about overscheduling and keeping the money coming in. Things like "followup appointments".
Or like one time i went in, i was a little under the weather. they check me out. On my way out they remind me i need to schedule my physical. As i apparently was overdue. why they couldn't tap on my knee while they were looking in my ears for a ear infection i couldn't tell you. It is all about keeping the schedule full and money coming in. Or how about a appointment, where you go in, see a practical nurse, or not even that maybe a nurses assistant. And then they bill that out, and reschedule you to come in AGAIN to see the doctor.. I hate insurance companies in a lot of ways, but sometimes i pity them. I know if i was looking at some of the submitted things, resubmitted things. simple lab results, they ask you to make a appointment to go over lab results. you go in. they tell you everything came back fine. umm okay. so how much did you bill this out for to tell me nothing is wrong with me again? I have pretty good insurance. But if had to pay for this stuff out of pocket. i would be livid. Instead of contemplating a shortage, consider the amount of time they waste to bill it out and keep the waiting room full. The amount of people on the schedule that don't really need to be there.
 
I said make $30+ at least. This doesn't include shift differential, benefits, overtime, and if you specialize in an area you often make a bit more. There are so many other factors as well. I don't really ever complain about the RN pay rates if that says anything. The amount of money you can make as a nurse is endless depending on how much, and where you want to work.

I never work overtime, if I have had a good week I go home early that whats good about price work
 
I make about $60k a year, that seems "OK" to me - from what I can tell after a quick search, that is above average. I was actually kind of surprised that it was above average. I figured that with most households having at least 2 people earning income, it would be higher than that.

I don't really "like" working overtime, but it does pay pretty good, lol! The way it works where I work, anything over 40 hours is 1.5X your normal rate, and anything over 50 hours is 2X your normal rate. Holidays are 3X pay, but I can't remember the last time I worked on a holiday...
 
While maybe not great, not too bad either considering the average median income for New York State is $51,126. Of course when you look at the median income of New York City alone it's not a great salary, but then if you are living in New York City you are paying extra for the name. :mrgreen:

I thought wages in the US were much better than this, the cost of living must be very cheap

It all depends on where you live.

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[TH="class: headerSort"]State[/TH]
[TH="class: headerSort"]Median Household Income $[/TH]
[TH="class: headerSort"]Median per capita income $[/TH]
[TH="class: headerSort"]Median Household Income $PPP[/TH]
[TH="class: headerSort"]Median per capita income $PPP[/TH]
[TH="class: headerSort"]Population[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Switzerland[/TD]
[TD]$125,256[/TD]
[TD]$54,459[/TD]
[TD]$83,504[/TD]
[TD]$36,306[/TD]
[TD]8,014,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Norway[/TD]
[TD]$94,226[/TD]
[TD]$35,330[/TD]
[TD]$62,817[/TD]
[TD]$23,553[/TD]
[TD]5,136,700[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Luxembourg[/TD]
[TD]$76,849[/TD]
[TD]$30,739[/TD]
[TD]$64,041[/TD]
[TD]$25,616[/TD]
[TD]537,853[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Sweden[/TD]
[TD]$80,115[/TD]
[TD]$29,672[/TD]
[TD]$61,627[/TD]
[TD]$22,731[/TD]
[TD]9,644,864[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Denmark[/TD]
[TD]$70,355[/TD]
[TD]$28,944[/TD]
[TD]$54,119[/TD]
[TD]$22,280[/TD]
[TD]5,627,235[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Maryland[/TD]
[TD]$72,999[/TD]
[TD]$26,531[/TD]
[TD]$72,999[/TD]
[TD]$26,531[/TD]
[TD]5,884,868[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Washington, D.C.[/TD]
[TD]$64,267[/TD]
[TD]$26,500[/TD]
[TD]$64,267[/TD]
[TD]$26,500[/TD]
[TD]633,427[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Connecticut[/TD]
[TD]$69,519[/TD]
[TD]$26,327[/TD]
[TD]$69,519[/TD]
[TD]$26,327[/TD]
[TD]3,591,765[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] New Jersey[/TD]
[TD]$71,637[/TD]
[TD]$25,745[/TD]
[TD]$71,637[/TD]
[TD]$25,745[/TD]
[TD]8,867,749[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] New Hampshire[/TD]
[TD]$64,925[/TD]
[TD]$25,390[/TD]
[TD]$64,925[/TD]
[TD]$25,390[/TD]
[TD]1,321,617[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Massachusetts[/TD]
[TD]$66,658[/TD]
[TD]$25,335[/TD]
[TD]$66,658[/TD]
[TD]$25,335[/TD]
[TD]6,645,303[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Finland[/TD]
[TD]$54,899[/TD]
[TD]$24,954[/TD]
[TD]$42,230[/TD]
[TD]$19,185[/TD]
[TD]5,454,444[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Virginia[/TD]
[TD]$63,636[/TD]
[TD]$23,368[/TD]
[TD]$63,636[/TD]
[TD]$23,368[/TD]
[TD]8,186,628[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Alaska[/TD]
[TD]$69,917[/TD]
[TD]$24,220[/TD]
[TD]$69,917[/TD]
[TD]$24,220[/TD]
[TD]730,307[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] New York[/TD]
[TD]$57,683[/TD]
[TD]$21,306[/TD]
[TD]$57,683[/TD]
[TD]$21,306[/TD]
[TD]19,576,125[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Colorado[/TD]
[TD]$58,244[/TD]
[TD]$22,029[/TD]
[TD]$58,244[/TD]
[TD]$22,029[/TD]
[TD]5,189,458[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Australia[/TD]
[TD]$38,570[/TD]
[TD]$21,986[/TD]
[TD]$32,300[/TD]
[TD]$18,332[/TD]
[TD]23,394,866[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Washington[/TD]
[TD]$59,374[/TD]
[TD]$22,560[/TD]
[TD]$59,374[/TD]
[TD]$22,560[/TD]
[TD]6,895,318[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Minnesota[/TD]
[TD]$59,126[/TD]
[TD]$23,101[/TD]
[TD]$59,126[/TD]
[TD]$23,101[/TD]
[TD]5,379,646[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Rhode Island[/TD]
[TD]$56,102[/TD]
[TD]$21,934[/TD]
[TD]$56,102[/TD]
[TD]$21,934[/TD]
[TD]1,050,304[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Delaware[/TD]
[TD]$60,119[/TD]
[TD]$21,901[/TD]
[TD]$60,119[/TD]
[TD]$21,901[/TD]
[TD]917,053[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] California[/TD]
[TD]$61,400[/TD]
[TD]$20,143[/TD]
[TD]$61,400[/TD]
[TD]$20,143[/TD]
[TD]37,999,878[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Illinois[/TD]
[TD]$56,853[/TD]
[TD]$21,093[/TD]
[TD]$56,853[/TD]
[TD]$21,093[/TD]
[TD]12,868,192[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Hawaii[/TD]
[TD]$67,492[/TD]
[TD]$21,725[/TD]
[TD]$67,492[/TD]
[TD]$21,725[/TD]
[TD]1,390,090[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Wyoming[/TD]
[TD]$56,573[/TD]
[TD]$21,729[/TD]
[TD]$56,573[/TD]
[TD]$21,729[/TD]
[TD]576,626[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Vermont[/TD]
[TD]$54,168[/TD]
[TD]$22,225[/TD]
[TD]$54,168[/TD]
[TD]$22,225[/TD]
[TD]625,953[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Canada[/TD]
[TD]$60,434[/TD]
[TD]$22,218[/TD]
[TD]$50,362[/TD]
[TD]$18,521[/TD]
[TD]35,158,300[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] North Dakota[/TD]
[TD]$51,641[/TD]
[TD]$20,813[/TD]
[TD]$51,641[/TD]
[TD]$20,813[/TD]
[TD]701,345[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Pennsylvania[/TD]
[TD]$52,267[/TD]
[TD]$20,308[/TD]
[TD]$52,267[/TD]
[TD]$20,308[/TD]
[TD]12,764,475[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] United States[/TD]
[TD]$53,046[/TD]
[TD]$19,502[/TD]
[TD]$53,046[/TD]
[TD]$19,502[/TD]
[TD]313,873,685[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Wisconsin[/TD]
[TD]$52,627[/TD]
[TD]$21,019[/TD]
[TD]$52,627[/TD]
[TD]$21,019[/TD]
[TD]5,724,554[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Nevada[/TD]
[TD]$54,083[/TD]
[TD]$19,496[/TD]
[TD]$54,083[/TD]
[TD]$19,496[/TD]
[TD]2,754,354[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Kansas[/TD]
[TD]$51,273[/TD]
[TD]$19,714[/TD]
[TD]$51,273[/TD]
[TD]$19,714[/TD]
[TD]2,885,398[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Oregon[/TD]
[TD]$50,036[/TD]
[TD]$19,408[/TD]
[TD]$50,036[/TD]
[TD]$19,408[/TD]
[TD]3,899,801[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Netherlands[/TD]
[TD]$51,779[/TD]
[TD]$19,392[/TD]
[TD]$47,072[/TD]
[TD]$17,629[/TD]
[TD]16,819,595[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Iowa[/TD]
[TD]$51,129[/TD]
[TD]$20,343[/TD]
[TD]$51,129[/TD]
[TD]$20,343[/TD]
[TD]3,075,039[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Nebraska[/TD]
[TD]$51,381[/TD]
[TD]$19,968[/TD]
[TD]$51,381[/TD]
[TD]$19,968[/TD]
[TD]1,855,350[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Maine[/TD]
[TD]$48,219[/TD]
[TD]$20,079[/TD]
[TD]$48,219[/TD]
[TD]$20,079[/TD]
[TD]1,328,501[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Florida[/TD]
[TD]$47,309[/TD]
[TD]$17,500[/TD]
[TD]$47,309[/TD]
[TD]$17,500[/TD]
[TD]19,320,749[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Ohio[/TD]
[TD]$48,246[/TD]
[TD]$19,025[/TD]
[TD]$48,246[/TD]
[TD]$19,025[/TD]
[TD]11,553,031[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Texas[/TD]
[TD]$51,563[/TD]
[TD]$17,377[/TD]
[TD]$51,563[/TD]
[TD]$17,377[/TD]
[TD]26,060,796[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Germany[/TD]
[TD]$40,666[/TD]
[TD]$17,200[/TD]
[TD]$40,666[/TD]
[TD]$17,200[/TD]
[TD]80,585,700[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Japan[/TD]
[TD]$53,642[/TD]
[TD]$17,193[/TD]
[TD]$41,263[/TD]
[TD]$13,225[/TD]
[TD]126,659,683[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Arizona[/TD]
[TD]$50,256[/TD]
[TD]$18,083[/TD]
[TD]$50,256[/TD]
[TD]$18,083[/TD]
[TD]6,551,149[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] South Dakota[/TD]
[TD]$49,091[/TD]
[TD]$18,862[/TD]
[TD]$49,091[/TD]
[TD]$18,862[/TD]
[TD]834,047[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Michigan[/TD]
[TD]$48,471[/TD]
[TD]$18,731[/TD]
[TD]$48,471[/TD]
[TD]$18,731[/TD]
[TD]9,882,519[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Missouri[/TD]
[TD]$47,333[/TD]
[TD]$18,528[/TD]
[TD]$47,333[/TD]
[TD]$18,528[/TD]
[TD]6,024,522[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Georgia[/TD]
[TD]$49,604[/TD]
[TD]$17,552[/TD]
[TD]$49,604[/TD]
[TD]$17,552[/TD]
[TD]9,915,646[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] North Carolina[/TD]
[TD]$46,450[/TD]
[TD]$17,598[/TD]
[TD]$46,450[/TD]
[TD]$17,598[/TD]
[TD]9,748,364[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Montana[/TD]
[TD]$45,456[/TD]
[TD]$18,332[/TD]
[TD]$45,456[/TD]
[TD]$18,332[/TD]
[TD]1,005,494[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Indiana[/TD]
[TD]$48,374[/TD]
[TD]$18,341[/TD]
[TD]$48,374[/TD]
[TD]$18,341[/TD]
[TD]6,537,782[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Tennessee[/TD]
[TD]$44,140[/TD]
[TD]$16,882[/TD]
[TD]$44,140[/TD]
[TD]$16,882[/TD]
[TD]6,454,914[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Louisiana[/TD]
[TD]$44,673[/TD]
[TD]$16,468[/TD]
[TD]$44,673[/TD]
[TD]$16,468[/TD]
[TD]4,602,134[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Oklahoma[/TD]
[TD]$44,891[/TD]
[TD]$16,933[/TD]
[TD]$44,891[/TD]
[TD]$16,933[/TD]
[TD]3,815,780[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] South Carolina[/TD]
[TD]$44,623[/TD]
[TD]$16,705[/TD]
[TD]$44,623[/TD]
[TD]$16,705[/TD]
[TD]4,723,417[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] France[/TD]
[TD]$41,752[/TD]
[TD]$16,701[/TD]
[TD]$37,956[/TD]
[TD]$15,183[/TD]
[TD]63,929,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Austria[/TD]
[TD]$46,850[/TD]
[TD]$16,485[/TD]
[TD]$42,591[/TD]
[TD]$14,986[/TD]
[TD]8,414,638[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Utah[/TD]
[TD]$58,164[/TD]
[TD]$17,947[/TD]
[TD]$58,164[/TD]
[TD]$17,947[/TD]
[TD]2,854,871[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] New Zealand[/TD]
[TD]$52,063[/TD]
[TD]$17,783[/TD]
[TD]$43,386[/TD]
[TD]$14,819[/TD]
[TD]4,509,461[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] New Mexico[/TD]
[TD]$44,886[/TD]
[TD]$16,456[/TD]
[TD]$44,886[/TD]
[TD]$16,456[/TD]
[TD]2,083,540[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Alabama[/TD]
[TD]$43,160[/TD]
[TD]$16,463[/TD]
[TD]$43,160[/TD]
[TD]$16,463[/TD]
[TD]4,817,528[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Kentucky[/TD]
[TD]$42,610[/TD]
[TD]$16,459[/TD]
[TD]$42,610[/TD]
[TD]$16,459[/TD]
[TD]4,379,730[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Idaho[/TD]
[TD]$47,015[/TD]
[TD]$17,021[/TD]
[TD]$47,015[/TD]
[TD]$17,021[/TD]
[TD]1,595,590[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] West Virginia[/TD]
[TD]$40,400[/TD]
[TD]$16,160[/TD]
[TD]$40,400[/TD]
[TD]$16,160[/TD]
[TD]1,856,680[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Arkansas[/TD]
[TD]$40,531[/TD]
[TD]$15,510[/TD]
[TD]$40,531[/TD]
[TD]$15,510[/TD]
[TD]2,949,828[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Mississippi[/TD]
[TD]$38,882[/TD]
[TD]$14,162[/TD]
[TD]$38,882[/TD]
[TD]$14,162[/TD]
[TD]2,986,450[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] United Kingdom[/TD]
[TD]$38,573[/TD]
[TD]$15,127[/TD]
[TD]$38,573[/TD]
[TD]$15,127[/TD]
[TD]63,705,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] South Korea[/TD]
[TD]$34,895[/TD]
[TD]$9,693[/TD]
[TD]$49,850[/TD]
[TD]$13,847[/TD]
[TD]50,219,669[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Belgium[/TD]
[TD]$35,835[/TD]
[TD]$13,674[/TD]
[TD]$32,577[/TD]
[TD]$12,431[/TD]
[TD]11,099,554[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Hong Kong[/TD]
[TD]$30,268[/TD]
[TD]$8,288[/TD]
[TD]$43,240[/TD]
[TD]$11,840[/TD]
[TD]7,184,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Eurozone[/TD]
[TD]$32,835[/TD]
[TD]$13,070[/TD]
[TD]$32,589[/TD]
[TD]$12,752[/TD]
[TD]333,521,134[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Slovenia[/TD]
[TD]$25,346[/TD]
[TD]$8,448[/TD]
[TD]$31,682[/TD]
[TD]$10,560[/TD]
[TD]2,055,496[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Ireland[/TD]
[TD]$33,664[/TD]
[TD]$10,801[/TD]
[TD]$30,604[/TD]
[TD]$9,819[/TD]
[TD]6,378,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Israel[/TD]
[TD]$40,748[/TD]
[TD]$10,530[/TD]
[TD]$37,044[/TD]
[TD]$9,573[/TD]
[TD]8,051,200[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Czech Republic[/TD]
[TD]$19,568[/TD]
[TD]$6,669[/TD]
[TD]$27,954[/TD]
[TD]$9,542[/TD]
[TD]10,513,209[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Kuwait[/TD]
[TD]$44,939[/TD]
[TD]$10,047[/TD]
[TD]$40,854[/TD]
[TD]$9,134[/TD]
[TD]3,965,022[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Singapore[/TD]
[TD]$35,531[/TD]
[TD]$8,065[/TD]
[TD]$39,479[/TD]
[TD]$8,961[/TD]
[TD]5,399,200[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Spain[/TD]
[TD]$23,672[/TD]
[TD]$7,997[/TD]
[TD]$26,302[/TD]
[TD]$8,886[/TD]
[TD]46,704,314[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Taiwan[/TD]
[TD]$19,985[/TD]
[TD]$4,198[/TD]
[TD]$39,970[/TD]
[TD]$8,396[/TD]
[TD]23,373,517[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Italy[/TD]
[TD]$24,504[/TD]
[TD]$8,386[/TD]
[TD]$24,504[/TD]
[TD]$8,386[/TD]
[TD]59,943,933[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Malta[/TD]
[TD]$18,054[/TD]
[TD]$5,866[/TD]
[TD]$25,792[/TD]
[TD]$8,380[/TD]
[TD]452,515[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Greece[/TD]
[TD]$19,519[/TD]
[TD]$6,683[/TD]
[TD]$21,688[/TD]
[TD]$7,425[/TD]
[TD]10,815,197[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Portugal[/TD]
[TD]$15,798[/TD]
[TD]$5,386[/TD]
[TD]$19,747[/TD]
[TD]$6,733[/TD]
[TD]10,487,289[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Slovakia[/TD]
[TD]$14,872[/TD]
[TD]$4,659[/TD]
[TD]$21,246[/TD]
[TD]$6,655[/TD]
[TD]5,410,836[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Belarus[/TD]
[TD]$7,362[/TD]
[TD]$2,626[/TD]
[TD]$18,404[/TD]
[TD]$6,388[/TD]
[TD]9,457,500[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Croatia[/TD]
[TD]$13,861[/TD]
[TD]$4,421[/TD]
[TD]$19,802[/TD]
[TD]$6,316[/TD]
[TD]4,284,889[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Qatar[/TD]
[TD]$35,637[/TD]
[TD]$6,867[/TD]
[TD]$32,397[/TD]
[TD]$6,243[/TD]
[TD]2,035,136[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Estonia[/TD]
[TD]$10,741[/TD]
[TD]$4,297[/TD]
[TD]$15,344[/TD]
[TD]$6,138[/TD]
[TD]1,311,870[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Cyprus[/TD]
[TD]$17,804[/TD]
[TD]$4,814[/TD]
[TD]$22,255[/TD]
[TD]$6,017[/TD]
[TD]1,117,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Bahrain[/TD]
[TD]$27,047[/TD]
[TD]$5,246[/TD]
[TD]$30,052[/TD]
[TD]$5,829[/TD]
[TD]1,234,571[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Saudi Arabia[/TD]
[TD]$24,381[/TD]
[TD]$4,648[/TD]
[TD]$30,476[/TD]
[TD]$5,810[/TD]
[TD]29,195,895[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Lithuania[/TD]
[TD]$9,055[/TD]
[TD]$3,450[/TD]
[TD]$15,095[/TD]
[TD]$5,750[/TD]
[TD]2,944,459[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Poland[/TD]
[TD]$11,227[/TD]
[TD]$3,351[/TD]
[TD]$18,712[/TD]
[TD]$5,585[/TD]
[TD]38,186,860[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Hungary[/TD]
[TD]$9,110[/TD]
[TD]$3,289[/TD]
[TD]$15,183[/TD]
[TD]$5,481[/TD]
[TD]9,908,798[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Russian Federation[/TD]
[TD]$8,582[/TD]
[TD]$3,022[/TD]
[TD]$14,303[/TD]
[TD]$5,037[/TD]
[TD]143,700,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Argentina[/TD]
[TD]$10,564[/TD]
[TD]$3,008[/TD]
[TD]$17,607[/TD]
[TD]$5,013[/TD]
[TD]41,660,417[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Latvia[/TD]
[TD]$7,657[/TD]
[TD]$2,928[/TD]
[TD]$12,762[/TD]
[TD]$4,880[/TD]
[TD]2,003,900[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Ukraine[/TD]
[TD]$6,755[/TD]
[TD]$2,365[/TD]
[TD]$13,510[/TD]
[TD]$4,729[/TD]
[TD]44,573,205[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Montenegro[/TD]
[TD]$7,027[/TD]
[TD]$1,905[/TD]
[TD]$14,053[/TD]
[TD]$3,810[/TD]
[TD]625,266[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Iran[/TD]
[TD]$5,878[/TD]
[TD]$1,520[/TD]
[TD]$14,696[/TD]
[TD]$3,800[/TD]
[TD]77,176,930[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Serbia[/TD]
[TD]$4,354[/TD]
[TD]$1,474[/TD]
[TD]$10,884[/TD]
[TD]$3,684[/TD]
[TD]7,186,862[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Lebanon[/TD]
[TD]$11,106[/TD]
[TD]$2,528[/TD]
[TD]$15,865[/TD]
[TD]$3,611[/TD]
[TD]4,822,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Mexico[/TD]
[TD]$8,550[/TD]
[TD]$2,122[/TD]
[TD]$14,250[/TD]
[TD]$3,538[/TD]
[TD]118,395,054[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Bulgaria[/TD]
[TD]$4,142[/TD]
[TD]$1,380[/TD]
[TD]$10,354[/TD]
[TD]$3,451[/TD]
[TD]7,364,570[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Romania[/TD]
[TD]$4,467[/TD]
[TD]$1,597[/TD]
[TD]$8,933[/TD]
[TD]$3,194[/TD]
[TD]20,121,641[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Bosnia[/TD]
[TD]$4,504[/TD]
[TD]$1,558[/TD]
[TD]$9,007[/TD]
[TD]$3,115[/TD]
[TD]3,791,622[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Turkey[/TD]
[TD]$6,555[/TD]
[TD]$1,858[/TD]
[TD]$10,925[/TD]
[TD]$3,096[/TD]
[TD]76,667,864[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Uruguay[/TD]
[TD]$8,727[/TD]
[TD]$1,858[/TD]
[TD]$9,697[/TD]
[TD]$2,488[/TD]
[TD]3,324,460[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Azerbaijan[/TD]
[TD]$9,775[/TD]
[TD]$2,076[/TD]
[TD]$13,964[/TD]
[TD]$2,965[/TD]
[TD]9,356,500[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Venezuela[/TD]
[TD]$13,712[/TD]
[TD]$3,035[/TD]
[TD]$13,712[/TD]
[TD]$3,035[/TD]
[TD]28,946,101[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Malaysia[/TD]
[TD]$8,203[/TD]
[TD]$1,779[/TD]
[TD]$13,672[/TD]
[TD]$2,965[/TD]
[TD]28,334,135[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Brazil[/TD]
[TD]$9,177[/TD]
[TD]$2,840[/TD]
[TD]$9,177[/TD]
[TD]$2,840[/TD]
[TD]201,032,714[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Costa Rica[/TD]
[TD]$7,620[/TD]
[TD]$1,936[/TD]
[TD]$10,886[/TD]
[TD]$2,766[/TD]
[TD]4,586,353[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Chile[/TD]
[TD]$6,916[/TD]
[TD]$1,919[/TD]
[TD]$9,880[/TD]
[TD]$2,741[/TD]
[TD]16,341,929[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Panama[/TD]
[TD]$6,116[/TD]
[TD]$1,634[/TD]
[TD]$10,194[/TD]
[TD]$2,723[/TD]
[TD]3,661,868[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Republic of Macedonia[/TD]
[TD]$4,200[/TD]
[TD]$981[/TD]
[TD]$10,499[/TD]
[TD]$2,453[/TD]
[TD]2,058,539[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Kazakhstan[/TD]
[TD]$8,226[/TD]
[TD]$2,185[/TD]
[TD]$9,140[/TD]
[TD]$2,428[/TD]
[TD]17,736,896[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Albania[/TD]
[TD]$3,568[/TD]
[TD]$928[/TD]
[TD]$8,920[/TD]
[TD]$2,320[/TD]
[TD]3,011,405[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Thailand[/TD]
[TD]$5,145[/TD]
[TD]$1,314[/TD]
[TD]$8,575[/TD]
[TD]$2,190[/TD]
[TD]66,720,153[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] China[/TD]
[TD]$5,278[/TD]
[TD]$1,525[/TD]
[TD]$7,540[/TD]
[TD]$2,179[/TD]
[TD]1,350,695,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Ecuador[/TD]
[TD]$5,020[/TD]
[TD]$1,231[/TD]
[TD]$8,367[/TD]
[TD]$2,052[/TD]
[TD]15,223,680[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Tunisia[/TD]
[TD]$4,376[/TD]
[TD]$803[/TD]
[TD]$10,939[/TD]
[TD]$2,008[/TD]
[TD]10,777,500[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Dominican Republic[/TD]
[TD]$4,613[/TD]
[TD]$1,188[/TD]
[TD]$7,688[/TD]
[TD]$1,980[/TD]
[TD]9,445,281[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Jordan[/TD]
[TD]$8,078[/TD]
[TD]$1,513[/TD]
[TD]$10,097[/TD]
[TD]$1,891[/TD]
[TD]6,508,887[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Colombia[/TD]
[TD]$5,589[/TD]
[TD]$1,310[/TD]
[TD]$7,984[/TD]
[TD]$1,871[/TD]
[TD]47,425,437[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Mongolia[/TD]
[TD]$5,058[/TD]
[TD]$1,230[/TD]
[TD]$7,225[/TD]
[TD]$1,757[/TD]
[TD]2,921,287[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Syria[/TD]
[TD]$5,997[/TD]
[TD]$1,048[/TD]
[TD]$9,995[/TD]
[TD]$1,746[/TD]
[TD]22,530,746[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Bolivia[/TD]
[TD]$3,904[/TD]
[TD]$856[/TD]
[TD]$7,807[/TD]
[TD]$1,712[/TD]
[TD]10,461,053[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Algeria[/TD]
[TD]$5,746[/TD]
[TD]$1,019[/TD]
[TD]$9,576[/TD]
[TD]$1,698[/TD]
[TD]37,900,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Moldova[/TD]
[TD]$3,044[/TD]
[TD]$973[/TD]
[TD]$5,073[/TD]
[TD]$1,621[/TD]
[TD]3,559,500[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Paraguay[/TD]
[TD]$4,523[/TD]
[TD]$946[/TD]
[TD]$7,538[/TD]
[TD]$1,576[/TD]
[TD]6,800,284[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] South Africa[/TD]
[TD]$4,456[/TD]
[TD]$1,040[/TD]
[TD]$6,365[/TD]
[TD]$1,485[/TD]
[TD]52,981,991[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Nicaragua[/TD]
[TD]$3,166[/TD]
[TD]$572[/TD]
[TD]$7,915[/TD]
[TD]$1,431[/TD]
[TD]6,071,045[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Morocco[/TD]
[TD]$4,850[/TD]
[TD]$831[/TD]
[TD]$8,093[/TD]
[TD]$1,385[/TD]
[TD]33,304,400[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Vietnam[/TD]
[TD]$2,918[/TD]
[TD]$686[/TD]
[TD]$5,835[/TD]
[TD]$1,371[/TD]
[TD]89,693,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] El Salvador[/TD]
[TD]$2,945[/TD]
[TD]$670[/TD]
[TD]$5,890[/TD]
[TD]$1,359[/TD]
[TD]6,134,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Peru[/TD]
[TD]$3,778[/TD]
[TD]$788[/TD]
[TD]$6,296[/TD]
[TD]$1,314[/TD]
[TD]30,475,144[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Libya[/TD]
[TD]$4,684[/TD]
[TD]$741[/TD]
[TD]$7,806[/TD]
[TD]$1,235[/TD]
[TD]5,670,688[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Armenia[/TD]
[TD]$1,886[/TD]
[TD]$452[/TD]
[TD]$4,715[/TD]
[TD]$1,130[/TD]
[TD]3,018,854[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Guatemala[/TD]
[TD]$3,857[/TD]
[TD]$791[/TD]
[TD]$5,510[/TD]
[TD]$1,130[/TD]
[TD]15,438,384[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Kyrgyzstan[/TD]
[TD]$2,461[/TD]
[TD]$505[/TD]
[TD]$4,921[/TD]
[TD]$1,010[/TD]
[TD]5,663,100[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Honduras[/TD]
[TD]$3,549[/TD]
[TD]$601[/TD]
[TD]$5,915[/TD]
[TD]$1,002[/TD]
[TD]8,249,574[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Mauritania[/TD]
[TD]$3,259[/TD]
[TD]$380[/TD]
[TD]$8,148[/TD]
[TD]$949[/TD]
[TD]3,359,185[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Botswana[/TD]
[TD]$1,758[/TD]
[TD]$361[/TD]
[TD]$4,396[/TD]
[TD]$903[/TD]
[TD]2,029,307[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Georgia (country)[/TD]
[TD]$1,897[/TD]
[TD]$537[/TD]
[TD]$3,161[/TD]
[TD]$895[/TD]
[TD]4,942,157[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Angola[/TD]
[TD]$3,880[/TD]
[TD]$790[/TD]
[TD]$4,311[/TD]
[TD]$878[/TD]
[TD]18,498,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Sri Lanka[/TD]
[TD]$1,978[/TD]
[TD]$439[/TD]
[TD]$3,955[/TD]
[TD]$877[/TD]
[TD]20,277,597[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Tajikistan[/TD]
[TD]$2,507[/TD]
[TD]$348[/TD]
[TD]$6,267[/TD]
[TD]$870[/TD]
[TD]8,000,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Haiti[/TD]
[TD]$2,336[/TD]
[TD]$459[/TD]
[TD]$3,337[/TD]
[TD]$765[/TD]
[TD]9,893,934[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Egypt[/TD]
[TD]$1,898[/TD]
[TD]$380[/TD]
[TD]$3,795[/TD]
[TD]$760[/TD]
[TD]86,000,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Iraq[/TD]
[TD]$8,999[/TD]
[TD]$1,130[/TD]
[TD]$5,999[/TD]
[TD]$753[/TD]
[TD]36,004,552[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] India[/TD]
[TD]$1,546[/TD]
[TD]$301[/TD]
[TD]$3,865[/TD]
[TD]$752[/TD]
[TD]1,210,193,422[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Laos[/TD]
[TD]$2,061[/TD]
[TD]$375[/TD]
[TD]$4,122[/TD]
[TD]$750[/TD]
[TD]6,500,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Comoros[/TD]
[TD]$3,341[/TD]
[TD]$511[/TD]
[TD]$4,773[/TD]
[TD]$730[/TD]
[TD]798,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Sudan[/TD]
[TD]$3,109[/TD]
[TD]$494[/TD]
[TD]$4,441[/TD]
[TD]$706[/TD]
[TD]30,894,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Bangladesh[/TD]
[TD]$1,376[/TD]
[TD]$274[/TD]
[TD]$3,439[/TD]
[TD]$692[/TD]
[TD]150,039,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Indonesia[/TD]
[TD]$1,878[/TD]
[TD]$462[/TD]
[TD]$2,683[/TD]
[TD]$660[/TD]
[TD]237,424,363[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Nepal[/TD]
[TD]$1,658[/TD]
[TD]$317[/TD]
[TD]$3,315[/TD]
[TD]$633[/TD]
[TD]26,494,504[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Nigeria[/TD]
[TD]$1,952[/TD]
[TD]$361[/TD]
[TD]$3,253[/TD]
[TD]$601[/TD]
[TD]174,507,539[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Pakistan[/TD]
[TD]$2,477[/TD]
[TD]$293[/TD]
[TD]$4,953[/TD]
[TD]$586[/TD]
[TD]182,490,721[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Philippines[/TD]
[TD]$1,757[/TD]
[TD]$350[/TD]
[TD]$2,929[/TD]
[TD]$583[/TD]
[TD]99,206,500[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Cambodia[/TD]
[TD]$1,126[/TD]
[TD]$220[/TD]
[TD]$2,816[/TD]
[TD]$550[/TD]
[TD]15,205,539[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Ghana[/TD]
[TD]$2,001[/TD]
[TD]$417[/TD]
[TD]$2,501[/TD]
[TD]$521[/TD]
[TD]24,200,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Republic of the Congo[/TD]
[TD]$1,798[/TD]
[TD]$356[/TD]
[TD]$2,569[/TD]
[TD]$508[/TD]
[TD]4,366,266[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Cameroon[/TD]
[TD]$1,266[/TD]
[TD]$246[/TD]
[TD]$2,532[/TD]
[TD]$492[/TD]
[TD]22,534,532[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Senegal[/TD]
[TD]$2,377[/TD]
[TD]$245[/TD]
[TD]$4,754[/TD]
[TD]$490[/TD]
[TD]13,567,338[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Kenya[/TD]
[TD]$1,141[/TD]
[TD]$245[/TD]
[TD]$2,281[/TD]
[TD]$490[/TD]
[TD]44,037,656[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Yemen[/TD]
[TD]$2,326[/TD]
[TD]$293[/TD]
[TD]$3,877[/TD]
[TD]$488[/TD]
[TD]23,833,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Tanzania[/TD]
[TD]$1,051[/TD]
[TD]$187[/TD]
[TD]$2,628[/TD]
[TD]$468[/TD]
[TD]44,928,923[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Afghanistan[/TD]
[TD]$2,011[/TD]
[TD]$184[/TD]
[TD]$5,028[/TD]
[TD]$461[/TD]
[TD]31,108,077[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Chad[/TD]
[TD]$1,461[/TD]
[TD]$206[/TD]
[TD]$2,921[/TD]
[TD]$412[/TD]
[TD]10,329,208[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Democratic Republic of the Congo[/TD]
[TD]$1,455[/TD]
[TD]$227[/TD]
[TD]$2,425[/TD]
[TD]$376[/TD]
[TD]75,507,308[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Niger[/TD]
[TD]$1,652[/TD]
[TD]$187[/TD]
[TD]$3,304[/TD]
[TD]$375[/TD]
[TD]17,129,076[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Uganda[/TD]
[TD]$866[/TD]
[TD]$144[/TD]
[TD]$2,165[/TD]
[TD]$361[/TD]
[TD]35,873,253[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Zambia[/TD]
[TD]$1,648[/TD]
[TD]$315[/TD]
[TD]$1,831[/TD]
[TD]$350[/TD]
[TD]14,309,466[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Togo[/TD]
[TD]$1,150[/TD]
[TD]$204[/TD]
[TD]$1,917[/TD]
[TD]$340[/TD]
[TD]7,154,237[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Benin[/TD]
[TD]$916[/TD]
[TD]$145[/TD]
[TD]$1,832[/TD]
[TD]$289[/TD]
[TD]10,323,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Rwanda[/TD]
[TD]$672[/TD]
[TD]$144[/TD]
[TD]$1,343[/TD]
[TD]$287[/TD]
[TD]12,012,589[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Sierra Leone[/TD]
[TD]$1,422[/TD]
[TD]$142[/TD]
[TD]$2,843[/TD]
[TD]$284[/TD]
[TD]6,190,280[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Madagascar[/TD]
[TD]$618[/TD]
[TD]$125[/TD]
[TD]$1,236[/TD]
[TD]$250[/TD]
[TD]22,005,222[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Burkina Faso[/TD]
[TD]$747[/TD]
[TD]$82[/TD]
[TD]$1,867[/TD]
[TD]$205[/TD]
[TD]15,730,977[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Mali[/TD]
[TD]$1,451[/TD]
[TD]$121[/TD]
[TD]$2,419[/TD]
[TD]$201[/TD]
[TD]14,517,176[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Burundi[/TD]
[TD]$411[/TD]
[TD]$79[/TD]
[TD]$821[/TD]
[TD]$157[/TD]
[TD]8,749,000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Liberia[/TD]
[TD]$572[/TD]
[TD]$86[/TD]
[TD]$953[/TD]
[TD]$144[/TD]
[TD]4,128,572[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
 
you really want to get into this? i look at things from a economics standpoint. And see our current medical care as unsustainable (and studies prove it as such) which was the entire outlay for obamacare. So from a business, or national standpoint. There is no choice but to cut the medical profession. Also if you put our economy in a pie chart, and cover it for the last fourty years. you will see that financial industries and medical has grow disproportionately to all other segments. Money has been flooding into these sectors. Money that isn't really there and cant continue. it throw the entire economy off balance. As the noose tightens, hospitals respond. They consolidate, lay off, encourage lower cost employees. Part of why there is so many off shoots of nursing, two years instead of four year requirements, cna, crna, cma, lpn, and the newest is what falls between a cna and a lpn, i cant remember the name of it but they are infiltrating quick because it is a one year or less program. The field has grown and people flock to it. Because lack of economy in other areas they have to do something. But from a hospital standpoint, consolidate, layoff, have nurses fill in for doctors, have the less than nurses fill in for the nurses. cut costs. They have to too, because too much money is going out the door and they know what is coming. Insurance companies are fighting over payouts, the country is running in debt, and the economy is bleeding paying for the most expensive healthcare system in the world. Not to mention overuse. The amount of people going to the hospital and taking up time for the dumbest reasons (wahh i have the sniffles) is astounding. That being pounded on heavy now. End of life care is big now too, that we realized that is the most expensive part of a persons care. The pondering if it is really worth five hundred k to keep someone alive for another year even if they are miserable.
The money just really isn't there, a lot of what is there is being wasted. Expect serious streamlining. It is the only part of the economy that hasn't gone through as such and it is significantly overweight.
I can't even begin to tell you the inaccuracies of about 80% of what you have stated above. I will come back to this later when I have more time. In Illinois, it is going to be pretty hard, in a few years, to get a job in a hospital as an RN without your BSN. (Bachelors of Science in Nursing) It is becoming a requirement. LPN's will be a thing of the past, and we actually use them as CNA's in my hospital, because they cannot perform anything involving IV's. Big changes are coming, but it will be in the favor of the RN's. I have started to see it already.
 
That still doesn't mean he understands what it would mean to make $30+/hour in the United States. Just doing a money conversion doesn't mean he's factored in all the other elements of determining what is considered a 'decent' salary here. And 'here' could mean a lot of different things. 'Here' in the NY Tri-State area? $30+/hour is okay for a starting salary. Things would be tight, though. In a less expensive area (which includes most of the country)? It's a good salary.

In my work everything has a price I dont work on an hourly rate, the faster you are the more you make so I dont factor areas and taxes and if the price is not right I walk, tomorrow im starting a second fix on a 5 bedroom house (joinery, doors, skirting, architrave, ballastades) the price is £750 which will take me 3 1/2 days some jobs you can make £400 in a day and others you could be down to £120 a day, quantity surveyor's call it swing and round abouts

Well, all this makes it seem even less likely that you'd be able to say with certainty that $30/hour doesn't sound good.
 
In the United States, today, I think $30/hr, or anything close to that is pretty good. And just about as good as it gets if you don't have a college degree...
 
In the United States, today, I think $30/hr, or anything close to that is pretty good. And just about as good as it gets if you don't have a college degree...


...or a 95 mph fastball
 
That still doesn't mean he understands what it would mean to make $30+/hour in the United States. Just doing a money conversion doesn't mean he's factored in all the other elements of determining what is considered a 'decent' salary here. And 'here' could mean a lot of different things. 'Here' in the NY Tri-State area? $30+/hour is okay for a starting salary. Things would be tight, though. In a less expensive area (which includes most of the country)? It's a good salary.

In my work everything has a price I dont work on an hourly rate, the faster you are the more you make so I dont factor areas and taxes and if the price is not right I walk, tomorrow im starting a second fix on a 5 bedroom house (joinery, doors, skirting, architrave, ballastades) the price is £750 which will take me 3 1/2 days some jobs you can make £400 in a day and others you could be down to £120 a day, quantity surveyor's call it swing and round abouts

Well, all this makes it seem even less likely that you'd be able to say with certainty that $30/hour doesn't sound good.


How do you work that out at the rate i'm going this year and the exchange rate i work out my average is about $58 per hour
 

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