• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

31-1131 Nursing Assistants

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).

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National estimates for Nursing Assistants
Industry profile for Nursing Assistants
Geographic profile for Nursing Assistants

National estimates for Nursing Assistants:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Nursing Assistants:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
1,310,090	0.4 %	$ 17.41	$ 36,220	0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for Nursing Assistants:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 13.48	$ 14.79	$ 17.19	$ 18.87	$ 22.09
Annual Wage (2)	$ 28,030	$ 30,770	$ 35,760	$ 39,260	$ 45,940

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Industry profile for Nursing Assistants:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Nursing Assistants are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Nursing Assistants, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Nursing Assistants:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	447,940	33.35	$ 16.90	$ 35,160
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	396,060	7.08	$ 18.18	$ 37,820
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	140,910	16.02	$ 16.41	$ 34,130
Home Health Care Services	81,640	5.32	$ 15.46	$ 32,160
Employment Services	52,310	1.33	$ 19.44	$ 40,430

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Nursing Assistants:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	447,940	33.35	$ 16.90	$ 35,160
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	140,910	16.02	$ 16.41	$ 34,130
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	27,270	10.07	$ 18.64	$ 38,780
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	396,060	7.08	$ 18.18	$ 37,820
Home Health Care Services	81,640	5.32	$ 15.46	$ 32,160

Top paying industries for Nursing Assistants:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Junior Colleges	80	0.01	$ 33.25	$ 69,150
Offices of Dentists	400	0.04	$ 26.86	$ 55,870
Technical and Trade Schools	110	0.08	$ 24.17	$ 50,270
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	5,010	0.17	$ 23.95	$ 49,820
Scientific Research and Development Services	(8)	(8)	$ 23.09	$ 48,020

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Geographic profile for Nursing Assistants:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Nursing Assistants are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Nursing Assistants, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Nursing Assistants:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	99,930	5.67	0.64	$ 20.95	$ 43,570
Florida	89,110	9.67	1.09	$ 16.05	$ 33,390
Texas	81,170	6.25	0.71	$ 15.46	$ 32,150
New York	80,100	8.79	0.99	$ 20.89	$ 43,450
Pennsylvania	66,800	11.50	1.30	$ 17.50	$ 36,400

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Nursing Assistants:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Rhode Island	8,730	18.22	2.06	$ 18.99	$ 39,490
North Dakota	7,350	18.13	2.05	$ 18.37	$ 38,200
Nebraska	15,120	15.58	1.76	$ 16.84	$ 35,020
Kansas	21,310	15.44	1.74	$ 16.10	$ 33,490
Iowa	20,880	13.73	1.55	$ 16.89	$ 35,120

Top paying states for Nursing Assistants:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska	1,770	5.77	0.65	$ 21.35	$ 44,420
District of Columbia	2,950	4.28	0.48	$ 21.07	$ 43,820
California	99,930	5.67	0.64	$ 20.95	$ 43,570
New York	80,100	8.79	0.99	$ 20.89	$ 43,450
Oregon	12,450	6.57	0.74	$ 20.65	$ 42,960

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Nursing Assistants:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	79,570	8.66	0.98	$ 21.50	$ 44,720
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	39,710	6.51	0.73	$ 20.49	$ 42,620
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	37,030	8.39	0.95	$ 18.37	$ 38,200
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	32,440	11.71	1.32	$ 18.17	$ 37,780
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	26,140	9.67	1.09	$ 20.42	$ 42,480
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	22,600	8.61	0.97	$ 16.17	$ 33,640
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	21,980	7.26	0.82	$ 18.33	$ 38,120
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	21,940	5.77	0.65	$ 16.34	$ 34,000
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	20,820	7.63	0.86	$ 17.12	$ 35,610
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	16,990	5.56	0.63	$ 16.18	$ 33,660

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Nursing Assistants:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Goldsboro, NC	1,250	31.69	3.58	$ 15.31	$ 31,850
Bismarck, ND	1,810	25.37	2.86	$ 18.24	$ 37,930
Rome, GA	880	22.23	2.51	$ 14.13	$ 29,400
Grand Forks, ND-MN	1,090	22.16	2.50	$ 18.41	$ 38,280
Sebring, FL	560	21.30	2.40	$ 14.40	$ 29,950
Greenville, NC	1,640	21.08	2.38	$ 15.31	$ 31,840
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	840	21.06	2.38	$ 15.87	$ 33,000
Hot Springs, AR	790	20.95	2.36	$ 13.77	$ 28,640
Homosassa Springs, FL	660	19.69	2.22	$ 14.33	$ 29,800
Gainesville, FL	2,610	18.98	2.14	$ 16.56	$ 34,430