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Nursing Assistants In Demand

General Information

Description

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.

Business Breakdown

People in this career work in these sectors.

  1. Private, for profit72.42%
  2. Private, not for profit15.57%
  3. State and local government7.09%
  4. Self-employed2.81%
  5. Federal government2.00%

Industry areas

  • Health Science

Job Outlook

Projected Job Growth (2022 - 2032)
+4%
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Job Outlook

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Overall employment of nursing assistants and orderlies is projected to grow 4 percent from 2022 to 2032, about as fast as the average for all occupations. About 209,400 openings for nursing assistants and orderlies are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.

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Salary

Salary Information

Median Salary This is the median, or the midpoint, of the salary range for this career.

$35,760

State-by-state Salary

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Salary Range Salary varies based on years of experience, degree level and location.

$18,760
$44,080
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Education & Interests

Most Common Education Levels

People in this career achieve this level of education.

  • High school 38%
  • Post-secondary certificate 23%
  • Some college 12%
  • Associate's degree 9%
  • Bachelor's degree 6%
  • First professional degree 3%
  • Master's degree 2%
  • Less than high school 2%
  • Doctoral degree 0%
  • Post baccalaureate 0%
  • Post-doctoral training 0%
  • Post-master's certificate 0%

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PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS

You may find this career fulfilling if you consider yourself to be:

  • Social — You have an interest in helping, teaching, advising, assisting or providing service to others.
  • Conventional — You have an interest in following procedures and regulations to organize information or data.
  • Realistic — You have an interest in physically working with equipment, materials or structures.

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Knowledge

  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Psychology
  • Education and Training
  • English Language
  • Public Safety and Security

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Data supplied by Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Center of Education Statistics, Defense Manpower Data Center (View our update schedule). Contact any business, college or military service branch to answer additional questions.