I'm starting prenursing in the spring, but think i ultimately want to be a respiratory therapist, so I would transfer starting the fall semester... the prereqs are generally the same, which alleviates this problem.. But, the projected growth rate for RTs in Pennsylvania is -5% through 2014! The national growth rate is 21-35 percent in that same time...why is it so much lower here, and will i have to relocate to a different state to find a job? All help appreciated.
2007-11-21 05:39:44 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Health Care
Main question is this: Should i become an RT or an RN if i want to stay in state, or at the very least, one of the surrounding states? I really want to be an RT, but if thats not really possible, I'd rather learn that now..
2007-11-21 05:47:38 · update #1
PA is a drecreasing population state, further old folks hate the weather and leave for FL or the sunshine state. If you start your career by saying you don't want to move, you'll never will achieve anything. The country is built on mobility.
2007-11-21 05:45:21 · answer #1 · answered by crapaudblanc 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The overall state of PA may be slow growth but Philadelphia is very short on RT's. I work in south NJ with lot of RT's from the Philly area and the work force is strong. Even here in so jersey it's very good. I'd say it's the highest paying for RT's in the entire country. I've traveled and worked in 4 states and this is the best paying vs cost of living. Christiana hospital in Delaware is another great paying excellent hospital. The weekend program is you work every weekend but make $40/hour. There are programs like this at Cooper Hospital in Camden and at some of the hospitals in Philly. There is also a lot of agency work available that pays around $35-40/hour. I've also heard some very bad things about some of the PA hospitals like one in Pittsburgh paid very low wages and the one in Allentown always hires travelers because it's a terrible place to work. PA is a big place but as a new grad you might need to go where the work is to get the best experience and wages. At Christiana Hospital many of the new therapists were from Lancaster and they commuted because the hospital there was awful. I recommend Christiana because you'll get the real experience you'll need to work anywhere in the country.
Nursing pays better at all these places.
Regular staff wages for a new grad are around $22/hour at Christiana and at Cooper.
2007-11-21 07:19:34 · answer #2 · answered by Kristina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always like to see young folks interested in a career. Yes, be concerned not worried. You, yourself and Dan need to sit down and have a long conversation about what each of you really and truly want out of the job market. Do you want a JOB? Do you want a CAREER? or Do you want a PROFESSION? Each one is different. Statistics is like accounting, they say what the author wanted to portray to support their goal. Talk to people in each of the fields locally. Get their input as to what they feel is "right" or "lacking" about having gone into that field. Nothing better than actual input. Yes, don't plan to plant your flag in the ground and see it flying there 20 years from now . That mentality went out with us the older generation. My son started at $5.50 an hour and has never had a job longer than 2 years and is now making over $150,000 a year and is presently looking at improving on it to $250,000 doing what he KNOWS better than anyone else and can prove it to his employers. One of the first things a college bound student should do is join a Fraternity or Sorority. Brotherhood and Sisterhood can open many doors for you. No, you don't have to join their Animal House environment but having Networking contacts will allow you to move to a better position. Frat Brothers hire Brothers. Outsiders wait in the lobby. Ask my son, he'll tell you. Good luck.
2007-11-21 05:57:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The only thing that I can think of is that there are too many RT's in your area. If you have access to newspapers from Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, I would check those often and see if there are job openings in the big hospitals for RT's. Or, go onto hospital web sites and see what job openings they have. Check the web sites often and you should be able to tell from that if their are opportunities for your chosen profession in your area. If you find that there are not, you more than likely will have to move to another state or choose another profession to go into.
2007-11-21 05:47:16 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is virtually IMPOSSIBLE to predict the job market next month or next year, let alone many years from now. The economy changes so much so fast, that if you took the same economics exam as last year, many of the answers would be different.
Go for the training of whatever calling YOU PERSONALLY like better. You are sure to find a job in it when you are ready. Good luck to you.
2007-11-21 05:44:50 · answer #5 · answered by Mike 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here in Iowa they graduated a huge number of RTs and there is a local glut of them. So you could relocate south that's where the population is shifting to,I wonder why.
2007-11-21 05:46:31 · answer #6 · answered by redd headd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in this economy there are few professions guaranteed job stability the medical field is one of them, i say go for what you want and take the job where you can find it you wont be the first person to relocate for a job or a career, do what you need to do to survive
2007-11-21 05:44:26 · answer #7 · answered by Jessie is a Hardy fan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you plan to be in the medical industry FLORIDA is the place.
We have a Monster medical industry here. Because of so many retirees.
2007-11-21 05:43:59 · answer #8 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe there is an absurdly low percentage of smokers of penn?
2007-11-21 05:42:38 · answer #9 · answered by ELIZABETH G 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
what do you think jump on line and find another job that pays more
2007-11-21 05:43:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋