[eksx]

I work in tech with no college degree and about 9 years of programming experience. I make mid 100,000's per year. My S/O has 6 years of Emergency Department experience and a bachelors degree and she made about 65k at our local hospital. I think pay is an enormous factor in this. Her local hospital has nurses with less than 1 year of experience being preceptors to new grads.

[giarc]

She should apply for tele medicine. I knew a few nurses that took this on during the pandemic and were making about $50-60/hr from home. I suspect there are fewer opportunities like this now, but it's worth a shot.

[notch656a]

How long did it take you to break 100k? Be sure to include those pre-employed years when you didn't even know what 'if' statement meant. A nurse can hit that in 6 years easy through BSN+NP, and that's starting at literally NOTHING. (Alternatively there's a like path for PAs to practice in a mid-level practitioner role that is comparable to NP in those same 6 years)

[mywittyname]

> A nurse can hit that in 6 years easy through BSN+NP, and that's starting at literally NOTHING.

That NP is the key. Just a BSN will earn you under six figures in most of the USA. We get job mailers because my partner is licensed but non-practicing. And these are advertising nursing positions for $35-40/hr.

According to the BLS, an RN earns an median of $78k a year. $100k/yr is the top 15%.

[eksx]

I spent a bit of time making basic webpages throughout middle/high school using front page. I didn't start taking programming seriously until about early 2013. It took me until about 2019 to hit 100k salary. My girlfriend has 4 years of schooling and 6 years of experience as a nurse. So i guess she has even more total experience than I do.

[DontMindit]

Anyone can become a nurse. It doesint take exceptional talent or brains. Programming does though. A nurse can't beat a programmer for salary, they're in different leagues

[lucasmullens]

I couldn't become a nurse. It requires hard word, dedication, and focus. I can pull off being a programmer because it provides flexibility.

Saying someone's profession doesn't require "talent or brains" is just insulting. Saying something is "unskilled labor" is one thing, but if you're having a heart attack in a hospital bed, you're going to be lucky there's a person there with some talent at dealing with that (i.e. a nurse).

[DontMindit]

I never said it doesint require hard work, dedication and focus. If what I did say was insulting they need to get over themselves and their egos are out of touch with reality and thats why it hurts them to read what I said.

[narcindin]

When you say "mid 100,000's" do you mean ~150k or ~500K?

[jjcon]

I would interpret that as 130k-170k

[eksx]

Correct! Thanks for clarifying!

[xeromal]

Mid 100s sounds like 150k.

If he said mid 6 figures, that would be 500k.

[eksx]

Sorry, meant ~150k!