Anonymous
12/07/2025 21:41
Subject: engineering vs nursing
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My daughter is going to a direct admit nursing school next Fall. She does understand the hard work required and low pay. I worry that she doesnt really understand, but it is a calling and she will be great.
Nursing schools are very very competitive these days, especially direct admit and esp and the schools this forum discusses. I do not agree that only B students go into nursing.
She likely will become a NP. What is the going rate if someone is in a private practice? I go to One Medical and only see NPs.
Also, what do nurses who work for various specialized Dr. offices make? I get that hospital work is among the lowest paying.
She also drawn to the fact that there is some flexibility down the road. Pharma sales, medical equipment sales, hospital admin, even the consulting firms hire nurses because of their lucrative medical consulting practices.
Anyone think this is wrong?
Nurses that work for doctor's offices (speciality or not) make less than hospital nurses. Doctor's office work is low paying because it's low skill level and has good hours so they can get away with paying nurses less.
NPs make a median of $120k in the US and in DC.
Was coming to post the same. Office nurses actually have the lowest pay out of anyone I know. Hospital nurses tend to be on the higher end of the nursing pay scale.
Even nurses who work for surgerical practices, say ortho or plastic surgery?
Yes. They probably make $30/hour. There is no secret high paying nursing job thats has great (9-5) hours. If there was, all nurses would want those jobs.
The better the hours, the worse the pay. Hospital nurses make more per hours because the work is exhausting and the shifts are long.
Holy cow. Why don't more nurses pivot to medical sales jobs (assuming they have the personality for it?)
Anonymous
12/07/2025 21:40
Subject: engineering vs nursing
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Become a flight nurse. They start at $120k and only work 8 days a month.
It takes awhile to get the skills to be a flight nurse and it's a very competitive job with not a whole lot of job openings. It's a great goal, but unrealistic to have that be your end game and plan.
This. There are very few jobs and you have to put in years working shift work, nights, weekends and holidays in the trenches of a busy trauma ER.
Our relative is a flight nurse. She spent 2 years in a Level 1 trauma center and then applied. She’s a badass.
Anonymous
12/07/2025 21:38
Subject: engineering vs nursing
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Become a flight nurse. They start at $120k and only work 8 days a month.
It takes awhile to get the skills to be a flight nurse and it's a very competitive job with not a whole lot of job openings. It's a great goal, but unrealistic to have that be your end game and plan.
This. There are very few jobs and you have to put in years working shift work, nights, weekends and holidays in the trenches of a busy trauma ER.
Anonymous
12/07/2025 21:35
Subject: engineering vs nursing
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My daughter is going to a direct admit nursing school next Fall. She does understand the hard work required and low pay. I worry that she doesnt really understand, but it is a calling and she will be great.
Nursing schools are very very competitive these days, especially direct admit and esp and the schools this forum discusses. I do not agree that only B students go into nursing.
She likely will become a NP. What is the going rate if someone is in a private practice? I go to One Medical and only see NPs.
Also, what do nurses who work for various specialized Dr. offices make? I get that hospital work is among the lowest paying.
She also drawn to the fact that there is some flexibility down the road. Pharma sales, medical equipment sales, hospital admin, even the consulting firms hire nurses because of their lucrative medical consulting practices.
Anyone think this is wrong?
Nurses that work for doctor's offices (speciality or not) make less than hospital nurses. Doctor's office work is low paying because it's low skill level and has good hours so they can get away with paying nurses less.
NPs make a median of $120k in the US and in DC.
Was coming to post the same. Office nurses actually have the lowest pay out of anyone I know. Hospital nurses tend to be on the higher end of the nursing pay scale.
Even nurses who work for surgerical practices, say ortho or plastic surgery?
Yes. They probably make $30/hour. There is no secret high paying nursing job thats has great (9-5) hours. If there was, all nurses would want those jobs.
The better the hours, the worse the pay. Hospital nurses make more per hours because the work is exhausting and the shifts are long.
Anonymous
12/07/2025 21:28
Subject: engineering vs nursing
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My daughter is going to a direct admit nursing school next Fall. She does understand the hard work required and low pay. I worry that she doesnt really understand, but it is a calling and she will be great.
Nursing schools are very very competitive these days, especially direct admit and esp and the schools this forum discusses. I do not agree that only B students go into nursing.
She likely will become a NP. What is the going rate if someone is in a private practice? I go to One Medical and only see NPs.
Also, what do nurses who work for various specialized Dr. offices make? I get that hospital work is among the lowest paying.
She also drawn to the fact that there is some flexibility down the road. Pharma sales, medical equipment sales, hospital admin, even the consulting firms hire nurses because of their lucrative medical consulting practices.
Anyone think this is wrong?
Nurses that work for doctor's offices (speciality or not) make less than hospital nurses. Doctor's office work is low paying because it's low skill level and has good hours so they can get away with paying nurses less.
NPs make a median of $120k in the US and in DC.
Was coming to post the same. Office nurses actually have the lowest pay out of anyone I know. Hospital nurses tend to be on the higher end of the nursing pay scale.
Even nurses who work for surgerical practices, say ortho or plastic surgery?
Anonymous
12/07/2025 21:25
Subject: engineering vs nursing
Anonymous wrote:Become a flight nurse. They start at $120k and only work 8 days a month.
It takes awhile to get the skills to be a flight nurse and it's a very competitive job with not a whole lot of job openings. It's a great goal, but unrealistic to have that be your end game and plan.
Anonymous
12/07/2025 21:23
Subject: engineering vs nursing
Become a flight nurse. They start at $120k and only work 8 days a month.
Anonymous
12/07/2025 20:57
Subject: engineering vs nursing
You can make $50/hour as an experienced RN BSN in the DMV. Go back to school for 2 years and close to $200k to become an NP and make $70/hour. Not worth it which is why most RNs I know haven't done it. 10 years ago the NP schooling was more like $50k which made it worth it but not anymore.
Anonymous
12/07/2025 20:54
Subject: engineering vs nursing
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My daughter is going to a direct admit nursing school next Fall. She does understand the hard work required and low pay. I worry that she doesnt really understand, but it is a calling and she will be great.
Nursing schools are very very competitive these days, especially direct admit and esp and the schools this forum discusses. I do not agree that only B students go into nursing.
She likely will become a NP. What is the going rate if someone is in a private practice? I go to One Medical and only see NPs.
Also, what do nurses who work for various specialized Dr. offices make? I get that hospital work is among the lowest paying.
She also drawn to the fact that there is some flexibility down the road. Pharma sales, medical equipment sales, hospital admin, even the consulting firms hire nurses because of their lucrative medical consulting practices.
Anyone think this is wrong?
Nurses that work for doctor's offices (speciality or not) make less than hospital nurses. Doctor's office work is low paying because it's low skill level and has good hours so they can get away with paying nurses less.
NPs make a median of $120k in the US and in DC.
Was coming to post the same. Office nurses actually have the lowest pay out of anyone I know. Hospital nurses tend to be on the higher end of the nursing pay scale.
Anonymous
12/07/2025 20:51
Subject: engineering vs nursing
Anonymous wrote:My daughter is going to a direct admit nursing school next Fall. She does understand the hard work required and low pay. I worry that she doesnt really understand, but it is a calling and she will be great.
Nursing schools are very very competitive these days, especially direct admit and esp and the schools this forum discusses. I do not agree that only B students go into nursing.
She likely will become a NP. What is the going rate if someone is in a private practice? I go to One Medical and only see NPs.
Also, what do nurses who work for various specialized Dr. offices make? I get that hospital work is among the lowest paying.
She also drawn to the fact that there is some flexibility down the road. Pharma sales, medical equipment sales, hospital admin, even the consulting firms hire nurses because of their lucrative medical consulting practices.
Anyone think this is wrong?
Nurses that work for doctor's offices (speciality or not) make less than hospital nurses. Doctor's office work is low paying because it's low skill level and has good hours so they can get away with paying nurses less.
NPs make a median of $120k in the US and in DC.
Anonymous
12/07/2025 19:03
Subject: engineering vs nursing
My daughter is going to a direct admit nursing school next Fall. She does understand the hard work required and low pay. I worry that she doesnt really understand, but it is a calling and she will be great.
Nursing schools are very very competitive these days, especially direct admit and esp and the schools this forum discusses. I do not agree that only B students go into nursing.
She likely will become a NP. What is the going rate if someone is in a private practice? I go to One Medical and only see NPs.
Also, what do nurses who work for various specialized Dr. offices make? I get that hospital work is among the lowest paying.
She also drawn to the fact that there is some flexibility down the road. Pharma sales, medical equipment sales, hospital admin, even the consulting firms hire nurses because of their lucrative medical consulting practices.
Anyone think this is wrong?
Nursing schools are very very competitive these days, especially direct admit and esp and the schools this forum discusses. I do not agree that only B students go into nursing.
She likely will become a NP. What is the going rate if someone is in a private practice? I go to One Medical and only see NPs.
Also, what do nurses who work for various specialized Dr. offices make? I get that hospital work is among the lowest paying.
She also drawn to the fact that there is some flexibility down the road. Pharma sales, medical equipment sales, hospital admin, even the consulting firms hire nurses because of their lucrative medical consulting practices.
Anyone think this is wrong?
Anonymous
12/07/2025 13:49
Subject: engineering vs nursing
I became a nurse 10 years ago...started out at $32/hr. I now make $76/hr and I will only ever make more when we do market adjustments. I'll never find another job that pays this well. My coworkers with 10 years experience who work on other units make about $50/hr.
Pps are right that you generally max out at a certain point. And it's a stressful job that takes a lot out of you physically and mentally. I love it and couldn't imagine doing anything else. And I think it's great career stability. But I wouldn't want my kids to do it unless they felt a draw to it.
Pps are right that you generally max out at a certain point. And it's a stressful job that takes a lot out of you physically and mentally. I love it and couldn't imagine doing anything else. And I think it's great career stability. But I wouldn't want my kids to do it unless they felt a draw to it.
Anonymous
12/07/2025 13:42
Subject: engineering vs nursing
Good money 20 years ago
Wages are stagnant all over. Engineering too
Wages are stagnant all over. Engineering too
Anonymous
12/07/2025 13:20
Subject: engineering vs nursing
Georgetown University and Washington Hospital Center are currently paying new nurses with bachelor's degrees, $37/hour or $77K/year. In 5 years you can expect to be up to $90k. From there you will max out around $110K.
I graduated 20 years ago and the salary scale was almost exactly the same.
I graduated 20 years ago and the salary scale was almost exactly the same.
Anonymous
12/07/2025 13:19
Subject: engineering vs nursing
I don't get the appeal of engineering. Or most engineering. I see the issues with nursing - I'd be terrible. But I'm the child of an engineer and ho hum. I'd rather be an accountant.