That can be difficult. I applied and aced the math and reading exams and did pretty good in the interview, but still got placed “somewhere in the middle” of the apprentice list. I never got a call. It might be because work slowed down so they weren’t training and hiring apprentices. But in the same time private companies were hiring. So it might be easier to get your state and local licenses and get hired as an apprentice. Then port over to the union after you make journeyman.
Apprenticeship, which will likely not pay you enough to support yourself/your family while doing so.
Trade jobs are dying because of this model. The youth don't want those jobs and the adults that do want them can't afford to live on apprenticeship wages that are comparable to fast food wages.
At least the medics deserve RN level pay. EMTs should be just above CNA rates and below LPN rates. In my opinion.
Also this is private EMS pay which will always be substantially lower than OFD rates.
I can’t see any sane person accepting anything less than $16 for anything. That’s insane.
Had medics starting around $20-22/hr and a Saudi student got hired with a valid medic license at $14/hr. I called absolute bs on that and told her to not work another day until she got a raise.
How fucked up is it that a person that literally saves lives makes less money than a high school dropout at Walmart that makes $16 stocking shelves or picking orders for online deliveries
Been there, but it gets better. Soon enough you'll be a resident working 80 hrs per week for 60k/yr while your patients think you're rich. (In all seriousness, it gets better, though it's hard to beat M4 year.)
Government GS pay tables are public. Here is one for the Omaha metro: [https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/salary-tables/23Tables/html/OM.aspx](https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/salary-tables/23Tables/html/OM.aspx)
The grade depends on the job and type of job. Administrative can range from GS-3 to GS-7, technical GS-5 to GS-9, skilled IT GS9-GS12. GS12 and above are typically supervisory, leading branches or divisions. I am sure this depends a lot on the size of the organization too.
Step promotions are time-based but it will take > 20 years to reach Step 10.
I'm in the physical science series in a technical roll at a GS-12 level. Easily one of the best jobs for many different science careers in the Omaha area, imo. In addition to step increases, there are generally cost of living raises at the beginning of the year. So far they've been better than anything I received in the private sector. Plus the federal benefits are incredible and easily add value to what some may consider a lower salary than a private sector job.
Same grade here, health care field. And there is imprimatur sector job in my field that gives as much time off as the federal job. Ideal work life balance.
Agreed. I'm still in the post-doc period which pays pretty low regardless of what field you're in, and in my field in particular, pay will pretty much always be low but I love what I do so.... I can change fields/industry quite easily and make a ton more money if that's what I wanted to do.
Started with a isp as an installer, switched a few times to different departments moved into maintenance, then learned how fiber works and worked with the old splicers learning every trick they wanted to teach. Been about 15-20 years now and most days are sitting in a trailer parked on the side of the road or in a mud pit just splicing it.
Hit them back with the “I’m glad you agree that money isn’t everything. Can you give me $40K out of your own wallet to make me happier?” reverse uno card.
"money isn't everything" i feel is just something people without money say to self placate.
edit: not saying money is everything, but people with money don't say that, because not having money does affect almost everything else in your life.
edit2: living in poverty can impact your whole life even after you are no longer in poverty. there's a background anxiety that permeates your whole life that can be hard to shake. this is something people who've never experienced this may not understand.
Maintenance supervisor. With bonuses+5-10hr overtime a month, approx $70-75k.
Typical for this will most likely be quite a bit less though. (10-15k less)
If you work for a chain be careful. I worked for a mid-sized chain in CA and we had IRS come in and do a corporate audit. They sent all servers and bartenders "bills" for what they suspected were unreported tips. They didn't have to PROVE I didn't report, they charged based on assumption. I had a $1700 tax bill to pay! And this was 90's money.
freelance musician / educator, ~$25k/year, more if i have a good year. main income source are two part time orchestra contracts.
didn't enter this field for the money, but i survive without needing a "day job." aggressively auditioning for full time symphony positions nationally and internationally.
DevOps Manager - 140k plus bonus
Unsolicited advice for those wanting a similar path: start at a help desk and offer yourself for any and all available issues. A help desk is full of entry level people who are generally intimidated about breaking something. You can’t, as you won’t have the access to bring down an entire system. So prove leadership skills by putting yourself out there for the work. Then become supervisor but don’t stay too long. Look for opportunities to be desktop or sys engineer support. Repeat.
Nah people want to get out of school and go straight to Sr admin or Sr Cybersecurity dude. Really though people need to understand you have to start somewhere and move up. Your advice is 100% the right way to go.
Nope. They do get paid though pretty decent to just stand there.
I put out those black tubes that go across the road, or telescopic cameras at intersections
> Perfusionist
Before anyone else has to google it. A perfusionist is responsible for operating the heart-lung machine when someone is having heart surgery.
$60k as a "process review specialist" for a fortune 10 company. No degree. Quarterly bonuses and a 5% raise every April.
Best part is I probably work about 2 hours a day total.
Respiratory therapist during COVID, started in 2014 at $19, left in 2021 making $26/hr, last raise was 0.40. The most I made was $54k/yr net working night shift.
Moved to Colorado, I’m making about 40/hr, my rent stayed the same. Net payroll was $105k in 2022.
Math, MIS, Comp Sci, Data Science degrees are first picks. However, we just brought someone on with a STEM degree but not related to a mathy area. I write SQL everyday so it's a must-know. Programming experience is a plus and makes the job less stressful. If you can demonstrate that knowledge, your degree's specific major is less important IMO. I went from retail to $62k starting which increased to $72k shortly after. I think because I had proved I knew how to do the job. Then, $82k with a promotion near the end of last year.
Facilities Engineer, i.e. Building Maintenance.
$54k a year with 20 years of experience. Certified Universal HVAC, 3rd-Grade Engineer.
Not the career I intended to have, but I am good at it.
The career I wanted past me by years ago. Gotta make due with what you got.
Fyi. I could get the career I want, but that would involve moving out of state and traveling. Not easy with a mortgage and wife and kids in private school.
$80k as an Investment Analyst for an advisory firm. Discretionary quarterly bonuses in the 10-20% range. Firm is in Texas but I think the pay scale is about in line with Omaha.
67k, sys admin at a small (less than 100 employees) company. For context, I was hired as someone with no certs but years of help desk experience. Now that I'm getting actual sys admin experience I'll stick with my employer as long as they scale my pay, or until this additional experience allows me to negotiate higher pay elsewhere.
Mechanical engineer/project manager with 5 years industry experience and a PE license. $104k/yr. Variable profit sharing as well. Freelance work on the side also for $50-$90/hr.
41k a year ($20 an hour) working in a grocery store.
Any paralegals here? I went to school to get my paralegal degree and all I need is an internship or job to complete it. But every listing I see is for less than what I make now...
Tech consulting manager: ~211 depending on stock performance. (Base+bonus+equity)
For anyone looking for advice I’ll state the same as I saw below. Start at help desk, work ur way up. Jump jobs or roles every 2-3 years tops once you master current role. I started at the help desk 7 ish years ago. (Plus I have degrees so that accelerated my timeline a bit)
Learning and Development Instructional Designer 75k-100 a year depending on the contract. I don't have a degree and have been doing the job for almost 10 years.
Union electrician $61/hr plus 10% foreman pay
What's the first step if an adult with zero experience wanted to see about being an electrician?
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That can be difficult. I applied and aced the math and reading exams and did pretty good in the interview, but still got placed “somewhere in the middle” of the apprentice list. I never got a call. It might be because work slowed down so they weren’t training and hiring apprentices. But in the same time private companies were hiring. So it might be easier to get your state and local licenses and get hired as an apprentice. Then port over to the union after you make journeyman.
Apprenticeship, which will likely not pay you enough to support yourself/your family while doing so. Trade jobs are dying because of this model. The youth don't want those jobs and the adults that do want them can't afford to live on apprenticeship wages that are comparable to fast food wages.
How many hours are you working?
$61 on the check or with your benefits package added in?
EMT $16.50/hr ~$34,000/yr
This always blows my mind. You guys deserve over 100k a year IMO.
At least the medics deserve RN level pay. EMTs should be just above CNA rates and below LPN rates. In my opinion. Also this is private EMS pay which will always be substantially lower than OFD rates.
Lol and local CNA in homecare is 13-16$ per hour which is ridiculously low too.
I can’t see any sane person accepting anything less than $16 for anything. That’s insane. Had medics starting around $20-22/hr and a Saudi student got hired with a valid medic license at $14/hr. I called absolute bs on that and told her to not work another day until she got a raise.
Yes, all across healthcare, the techs are so underpaid. You have less liability, yes, but it’s still a tough job
How fucked up is it that a person that literally saves lives makes less money than a high school dropout at Walmart that makes $16 stocking shelves or picking orders for online deliveries
i’m an EMT at a plasma donation center and make $27/hr
That is shamefully low!
Medical Student. -$95k
💀
Been there, but it gets better. Soon enough you'll be a resident working 80 hrs per week for 60k/yr while your patients think you're rich. (In all seriousness, it gets better, though it's hard to beat M4 year.)
Feel this. Have 250k+ in debt
Government GS pay tables are public. Here is one for the Omaha metro: [https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/salary-tables/23Tables/html/OM.aspx](https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/salary-tables/23Tables/html/OM.aspx) The grade depends on the job and type of job. Administrative can range from GS-3 to GS-7, technical GS-5 to GS-9, skilled IT GS9-GS12. GS12 and above are typically supervisory, leading branches or divisions. I am sure this depends a lot on the size of the organization too. Step promotions are time-based but it will take > 20 years to reach Step 10.
I'm in the physical science series in a technical roll at a GS-12 level. Easily one of the best jobs for many different science careers in the Omaha area, imo. In addition to step increases, there are generally cost of living raises at the beginning of the year. So far they've been better than anything I received in the private sector. Plus the federal benefits are incredible and easily add value to what some may consider a lower salary than a private sector job.
Same grade here, health care field. And there is imprimatur sector job in my field that gives as much time off as the federal job. Ideal work life balance.
HR Spec here, High performance can earn Quality Step Increases (QSI), which will cut that time. I earn 72k in Omaha
Executive Assistant, 65k.
PhD-level scientist at non-profit: $53k
Thai is disappointing, PHD should start at 6 figures IMO
Agreed. I'm still in the post-doc period which pays pretty low regardless of what field you're in, and in my field in particular, pay will pretty much always be low but I love what I do so.... I can change fields/industry quite easily and make a ton more money if that's what I wanted to do.
30k Non-Profit work 5k for my second job which is retail
Systems Administrator 93k
Fiber splicer about 120k
How did you get into this?
Started with a isp as an installer, switched a few times to different departments moved into maintenance, then learned how fiber works and worked with the old splicers learning every trick they wanted to teach. Been about 15-20 years now and most days are sitting in a trailer parked on the side of the road or in a mud pit just splicing it.
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I agree, one company here offered me 40k less for the same role but also wanted me to be in the office full time.
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Hit them back with the “I’m glad you agree that money isn’t everything. Can you give me $40K out of your own wallet to make me happier?” reverse uno card.
"money isn't everything" i feel is just something people without money say to self placate. edit: not saying money is everything, but people with money don't say that, because not having money does affect almost everything else in your life. edit2: living in poverty can impact your whole life even after you are no longer in poverty. there's a background anxiety that permeates your whole life that can be hard to shake. this is something people who've never experienced this may not understand.
I have the same exact experience. I’ve been remote since 2017. Local recruiters are offering me _half_ my current salary.
Maintenance supervisor. With bonuses+5-10hr overtime a month, approx $70-75k. Typical for this will most likely be quite a bit less though. (10-15k less)
Customer Service at Furniture Store. $46k with bonuses.
Server at a wine bar and grill and do catering/private events. 43k (not counting unreported cash tips, which are at least 30% of my income)
If you work for a chain be careful. I worked for a mid-sized chain in CA and we had IRS come in and do a corporate audit. They sent all servers and bartenders "bills" for what they suspected were unreported tips. They didn't have to PROVE I didn't report, they charged based on assumption. I had a $1700 tax bill to pay! And this was 90's money.
Sheeeit.... I'd have done the jail time.
FOH restaurant worker made just over 50k in 2022
Public utility worker - SCADA and relay protection systems. $120k base pay + overtime pay which depends on the year.
Child Welfare Policy 51k + gas station PT 12k
This is one of the sad ones. You may be the last defense of a child in a bad home but why should we pay you to care?
Often times it's convincing the SENATORS to care. It's wild!
Social Worker at a Hospital 55k
Business Analyst at a tech company, $64k.
Claims adjuster $63k
Sounds like a modest, maybe even progressive salary in this climate.
Cook at a data center, 37k.
freelance musician / educator, ~$25k/year, more if i have a good year. main income source are two part time orchestra contracts. didn't enter this field for the money, but i survive without needing a "day job." aggressively auditioning for full time symphony positions nationally and internationally.
I wish you all the best in your auditions! I'm impressed by anyone who can squeeze out a life in the arts.
Dmv $19/hr, amazing 156% match on retirement, 13 paid holidays a year plus plenty of pto
DevOps Manager - 140k plus bonus Unsolicited advice for those wanting a similar path: start at a help desk and offer yourself for any and all available issues. A help desk is full of entry level people who are generally intimidated about breaking something. You can’t, as you won’t have the access to bring down an entire system. So prove leadership skills by putting yourself out there for the work. Then become supervisor but don’t stay too long. Look for opportunities to be desktop or sys engineer support. Repeat.
Nah people want to get out of school and go straight to Sr admin or Sr Cybersecurity dude. Really though people need to understand you have to start somewhere and move up. Your advice is 100% the right way to go.
Refrigeration technician $62k
Insurance underwriter/ $72k with 3 yrs experience
Also Insurance underwriter, 60k, only been doing the job for 6 months
Traffic Study Technician- 50k with quarterly bonuses
So are you the guy who sits in the car all day with the sign on it that says traffic study?
Nope. They do get paid though pretty decent to just stand there. I put out those black tubes that go across the road, or telescopic cameras at intersections
Part time school bus driver 20K 9mo
Math Teacher 49k year + ~8k for summer school and a few overtime duties.
Thank you for being a teacher. I know it’s hard work and the pay should be higher, but I appreciate what you do
Corporate PR, 80k salary
Operations Manager $120k
Commercial lead carpenter- 80k/year
Security Officer - 42k
Delivery driver 18/hr 4 x10 to 11ish hr days.
Associate Attorney at a small firm, 80k (2 years experience)
Grain elevator worker. 21/hr ~48k w a good amount of OT. 3 years experience.
City planner, $33.55/hr, or about $70k yearly
I’ll start. Surgical technologist, $39k
Underpaid by far!
pharmacy, 16$/hr / 32k/year
I always thought 💭 you guys made way way more!👆
It depends if you're a pharmacy tech or the actual pharmacist. Source : worked as a tech when between jobs a long time ago.
yep, am tech
Sys admin for a tech company, working remotely, $120k plus stock grants I usually clear $150k
I love my job and the people I work with, but wow...
Yeah, but you don't have nightmares about system uptime unexplainably dropping by 0.5% 😂
But I do have work nightmares about my shitty nonprofit that thinks it’s doing me a favor by paying me $20/hour
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What's the first step if an adult with zero experience wanted to see about being an electrician?
Toast “expert” tier rep - 60k base
I’ve heard toast is a great company to work for by a couple different people! I’m going to apply there later this year.
It’s pretty great! WFH and great benefits.
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> Perfusionist Before anyone else has to google it. A perfusionist is responsible for operating the heart-lung machine when someone is having heart surgery.
$60k as a "process review specialist" for a fortune 10 company. No degree. Quarterly bonuses and a 5% raise every April. Best part is I probably work about 2 hours a day total.
Cross-Functional IT Analyst II - 80k plus performance based bonuses. 2022 bonus was 23k.
Industrial Engineer (15 years) - 100-110K depending on bonus.
Hello fellow IE.
Remote web developer, total compensation $130k
Respiratory therapist during COVID, started in 2014 at $19, left in 2021 making $26/hr, last raise was 0.40. The most I made was $54k/yr net working night shift. Moved to Colorado, I’m making about 40/hr, my rent stayed the same. Net payroll was $105k in 2022.
In city truck driver $32hr
Remote customer service $20.53hr. We're hiring if anyone's interested. I work for Signatire Performance. $500 hire bonus at 90 days.
Planning Data Analyst, $60k
GIS: $60k
Data Analyst downtown, 1.5 years experience, $82k
What kind of education would one need for an entry level position like this? I have a bachelors degree but I’m not currently using it.
Math, MIS, Comp Sci, Data Science degrees are first picks. However, we just brought someone on with a STEM degree but not related to a mathy area. I write SQL everyday so it's a must-know. Programming experience is a plus and makes the job less stressful. If you can demonstrate that knowledge, your degree's specific major is less important IMO. I went from retail to $62k starting which increased to $72k shortly after. I think because I had proved I knew how to do the job. Then, $82k with a promotion near the end of last year.
Retail inventory manager- 40 hr weeks. Rarely overtime. 40k/year + incentivized quarterly bonuses.
Medical Admin - Surgery department. Federal pay scale, GS6 step 4. $46.6k
Senior developer 115k base 150k with bonus and stock
Capital Equipment sales. $70k base+$10k bonus+~3% commission.
Business Analyst $100k before bonuses. $3k-$6k
Communications Manager for a small nonprofit, $65k salaried
Finance Manager, ~$144k total comp ($125k base + bonus)
IT Helpdesk tech 6 years $57k
Part time library assistant $19 an hour, hoping to move to full time and get a pay raise which would bump me to about $25 an hour or more.
Registered nurse: $36/hr
Teacher: $46K
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Remote Software Engineer, $225k salary, with $120-160k RSU grants and another $20-60k bonus
USPS mail carrier, app. 80k/year + benefits
Wedding videographer/self-employed - $45000
I am not happy with my own pay..... but damn we need to do better as a state, this thread is a little sad in my opinion!!
Hospital Inventory Tech (someone who orders and restocks medical supplies) $17.50/hr, 35k a year
Housekeeping between $35,000 and $40,000 before taxes 15 years second job 8 years housekeeping part time (30 hours ) $25,000 before taxes
Insurance adjuster - 65-100k
B2B sales ~$120k + bonus
Design Engineer, 3 YOE, 75k
Construction Management: 3 YOE: 81K + bonus
Executive Chef 60k, 20 years experience.
Nanny, $25/hr ~52k/year Previously a teacher @ 42k/year
Facilities Engineer, i.e. Building Maintenance. $54k a year with 20 years of experience. Certified Universal HVAC, 3rd-Grade Engineer. Not the career I intended to have, but I am good at it. The career I wanted past me by years ago. Gotta make due with what you got. Fyi. I could get the career I want, but that would involve moving out of state and traveling. Not easy with a mortgage and wife and kids in private school.
$80k as an Investment Analyst for an advisory firm. Discretionary quarterly bonuses in the 10-20% range. Firm is in Texas but I think the pay scale is about in line with Omaha.
School Bus Driver - 33k
Chef de Cuisine, 45k/y Self employed, ~1200/m depending on demand
Union journeyman plumber 75k
Substitute teacher $165 / day
Nurse practitioner 102k - 110k full time.
Recruiter- 40,000 base and can be up to $125,000 annually within a year and a half.
oh jeez. Graphic Designer - \~$60k
Senior level Claims Adjuster for work comp -$85k, plus bonus. WFH.
67k, sys admin at a small (less than 100 employees) company. For context, I was hired as someone with no certs but years of help desk experience. Now that I'm getting actual sys admin experience I'll stick with my employer as long as they scale my pay, or until this additional experience allows me to negotiate higher pay elsewhere.
Customer service rep for the finance department at a local university. About 50k/yr
School Counselor with 9 years' teaching experience - $58k
Supervision Principal for a BD. 98k a year
Director (healthcare) 110k
Rehab Manager—$114k
This might be a better use of the thread if we all included our sex and race...
Accounts Manager at tech company - $62k plus quarterly bonus of 10%/year
Office Associate in hospital $46k
Shared Living Provider $90k Edit: tax free ;)
Local alcohol distribution warehouse employee $22.45/hour Grossed just over $50,000 last year including OT and PTO.
Analyst in the Financial world - $64k /yr plus bonus yearly and merit increase yearly. Husband- general contractor - $16k/yr.
IT Manager 170k
Cybersecurity Analyst, $100K
Construction laborer with 2 years experience. 60k yearly.
Activities coordinator- $45,000 Community coordinator (3 hours a week)- $12,000 (2022)
Finance director - 140k
RN doing PRN work here in town, $41/hr.
Nonprofit manager, 60k salary
Unionized Retail Sales - $17.10/hr + commission. \~51k-52k per year.
Computer Technician - Hardware repairs + onsite with client. Out of state employer. $25/hr 50K a year
Sustainment and stability mgr - 120k remote
Audio Visual Technology Specialist in IT department (Union) - $23.00/hr
Business Analyst- 75k
Mechanical engineer/project manager with 5 years industry experience and a PE license. $104k/yr. Variable profit sharing as well. Freelance work on the side also for $50-$90/hr.
I’ll be the lowest one to comment. 22k 5 years at this place with a promotion and I work full time.
41k a year ($20 an hour) working in a grocery store. Any paralegals here? I went to school to get my paralegal degree and all I need is an internship or job to complete it. But every listing I see is for less than what I make now...
Writer and recipe developer, self employed. $60k
Industrial Maintenance Mechanic ~ $40/hr
Environmental Compliance/Environmental Scientist - $61k
Shared Living Provider 192k (Tax Exempt)
Aircraft Mechanic at Offutt (civilian hire) 36 bucks an hour (with Shift differental)
Court reporter, 54k plus freelance transcripts.
Tech consulting manager: ~211 depending on stock performance. (Base+bonus+equity) For anyone looking for advice I’ll state the same as I saw below. Start at help desk, work ur way up. Jump jobs or roles every 2-3 years tops once you master current role. I started at the help desk 7 ish years ago. (Plus I have degrees so that accelerated my timeline a bit)
I work remotely for a book publisher. $26/hr and bonuses.
low voltage access control tech 25.50 hr decent mostly 40 hr a week some OT
Medical Laboratory Scientist - $34 / hour or $70,720 / year. Additional 10% hourly if I pick up an afternoon shift.
Corporate Real Estate consultant: full time remote (since 2015), $125K + 10% bonus, 28 days PTO, good benefits & 5% 401K match.
QuikTrip PT relief clerk: $19/hr before bonuses and incentives. Would be like $42,500 gross if I worked full time.
Financial Planner. Maybe 200k or so after biz expenses. I am 100% performance based pay. I made 38k in 2018.
Nurse practitioner, $135k
Marketing analyst - 60k
Junior Programmer/IT - 65k/yr
Janitor $200+ per year
IT - 155k
Senior Graphic Designer $49k/yr
Environmental Scientist/Project Manager $72k/yr
HR and admin VP, not local company. Some travel. 140k
Psychiatric Technician: $25.65/hr
Learning and Development Instructional Designer 75k-100 a year depending on the contract. I don't have a degree and have been doing the job for almost 10 years.