10 Comments March 31st, 2009

Are bilingual healthcare providers paid more than English speaking only caregivers?

KellyG asked:


I am going into the nursing field and I have a bit of spanish, but I was thinking of trying to really learn the language and culture because where I live there is a tremendous need for spanish speaking nurses and caregivers..

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10 Responses to “Are bilingual healthcare providers paid more than English speaking only caregivers?”

  1. onceisenoughilearnedmylesson Says:
    April 1st, 2009 at 11:13 pm

    usually…that is a very marketable skill

  2. thetiltster Says:
    April 3rd, 2009 at 7:13 am

    normally yes but you normally have to be in an area that has a high demand for this

  3. naps in the sun Says:
    April 5th, 2009 at 10:10 am

    they are paid more because they have an extra asset to contribute to the job. they are also very much needed

  4. SalKnows Says:
    April 5th, 2009 at 5:27 pm

    I speak two languages. It has never helped get better pay.

  5. ♥frisco♥ Says:
    April 6th, 2009 at 9:41 am

    probably yes, because not everyone speaks fluent english here.

  6. skylur44 Says:
    April 8th, 2009 at 4:26 pm

    Yes, always; it’s an extra and much needed skill.

  7. Brittany Says:
    April 9th, 2009 at 8:11 am

    No-
    But they are preferred.
    Say you and another person applied for a job they and you spoke two languages and they spoke one. You would be the preferred person.

  8. shoujokakumeijchan Says:
    April 11th, 2009 at 7:00 pm

    Depends on your location. When I was an EMT in NYC, people who were multilingual (especially in in-demand languages like Chinese and Russian) could get paid more to work in the areas those languages were widely spoken.. Where I live now in Delaware has very few non-English-speakers, so it’s not a marketable skill.

  9. iseestupid_posters Says:
    April 14th, 2009 at 10:33 am

    Only in the sense that supply & demand might command more for a bilingual practioner. If the area where you are going to work is heavily hispanic there might be more of a demand for spanish bilingual nurses and therefore they might pay a little more for them, but just being bilingual does not guaranty a higher salary.

  10. D.Beckham's LOVER Says:
    April 14th, 2009 at 7:08 pm

    yes, there is a some what difference i’m a RN and where i moved there was a big need of the language.