31-1131

Nursing Assistants

Role Overview

Provide or assist with basic care or support under the direction of onsite licensed nursing staff. Perform duties such as monitoring of health status, feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, or ambulation of patients in a health or nursing facility. May include medication administration and other health-related tasks. Includes nursing care attendants, nursing aides, and nursing attendants. Excludes “Home Health Aides” (31-1121), “Personal Care Aides” (31-1122), “Orderlies” (31-1132), and “Psychiatric Aides” (31-1133).

Recommended Majors

Health Aide. Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide. Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants, Other.

Related Careers

Dental Assistants Healthcare Support Occupations Healthcare Support Workers, All Other Home Health Aides Home Health and Personal Care Aides Home Health and Personal Care Aides; and Nursing Assistants, Orderlies, and Psychiatric Aides

Salary by State (top paying)

State	Median salary
Oregon	$48,390
Washington	$48,260
New York	$47,390
District of Columbia	$46,860
California	$46,420
New Hampshire	$46,050
Alaska	$45,840
Maine	$45,640
Minnesota	$45,580
Massachusetts	$45,410
Nevada	$45,060
Colorado	$44,950
New Jersey	$44,910
Hawaii	$44,830
Illinois	$44,750

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BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), BLS Employment Projections.

Median Annual Salary

$39,530

Projected Growth (10yr)

+2.3%

Avg. annual openings

204.1k

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