Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

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)
1,371,050	0.6 %	$ 15.41	$ 32,050	0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Nursing Assistants:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 10.94	$ 12.81	$ 14.83	$ 17.78	$ 20.25
Annual Wage (2)	$ 22,750	$ 26,650	$ 30,850	$ 36,990	$ 42,110

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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)	527,480	34.38	$ 14.90	$ 31,000
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	374,770	6.70	$ 16.18	$ 33,660
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	151,540	16.10	$ 14.71	$ 30,600
Home Health Care Services	77,300	5.17	$ 14.30	$ 29,750
Individual and Family Services	40,850	1.60	$ 14.21	$ 29,550

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)	527,480	34.38	$ 14.90	$ 31,000
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	151,540	16.10	$ 14.71	$ 30,600
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	26,260	9.83	$ 16.46	$ 34,240
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	374,770	6.70	$ 16.18	$ 33,660
Home Health Care Services	77,300	5.17	$ 14.30	$ 29,750

Top paying industries for Nursing Assistants:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Junior Colleges	120	0.02	$ 23.68	$ 49,250
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	5,560	0.18	$ 21.57	$ 44,870
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation)	15,790	0.76	$ 19.81	$ 41,210
Scientific Research and Development Services	670	0.09	$ 19.05	$ 39,630
Outpatient Care Centers	12,940	1.35	$ 18.47	$ 38,420

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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	97,970	5.96	0.60	$ 18.89	$ 39,280
Florida	84,520	10.01	1.02	$ 13.78	$ 28,660
New York	81,440	9.37	0.95	$ 19.53	$ 40,620
Texas	75,690	6.25	0.63	$ 13.97	$ 29,050
Pennsylvania	71,880	13.04	1.32	$ 15.65	$ 32,560

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	9,110	20.57	2.09	$ 16.48	$ 34,280
North Dakota	7,930	19.82	2.01	$ 17.07	$ 35,510
Kansas	21,790	16.36	1.66	$ 13.71	$ 28,510
Maine	9,140	15.88	1.61	$ 15.71	$ 32,670
Arkansas	18,560	15.76	1.60	$ 12.76	$ 26,550

Top paying states for Nursing Assistants:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska	1,800	6.08	0.62	$ 20.43	$ 42,500
New York	81,440	9.37	0.95	$ 19.53	$ 40,620
California	97,970	5.96	0.60	$ 18.89	$ 39,280
Hawaii	4,050	7.06	0.72	$ 18.58	$ 38,650
Massachusetts	40,550	12.10	1.23	$ 17.86	$ 37,160

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	84,340	9.55	0.97	$ 19.48	$ 40,520
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	39,590	6.80	0.69	$ 18.28	$ 38,030
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	37,030	8.49	0.86	$ 15.55	$ 32,330
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	34,740	12.88	1.31	$ 15.82	$ 32,910
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	27,350	10.51	1.07	$ 18.34	$ 38,150
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	25,480	8.43	0.86	$ 16.19	$ 33,680
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	21,540	8.59	0.87	$ 13.66	$ 28,410
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	20,910	11.75	1.19	$ 15.48	$ 32,190
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	19,850	5.53	0.56	$ 14.89	$ 30,970
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	19,630	10.04	1.02	$ 18.20	$ 37,860

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)
Bismarck, ND	1,910	28.07	2.85	$ 17.12	$ 35,600
Walla Walla, WA	640	25.81	2.62	$ 15.88	$ 33,030
Homosassa Springs, FL	730	24.23	2.46	$ 13.21	$ 27,470
Kankakee, IL	980	23.17	2.35	$ 15.46	$ 32,170
Rochester, MN	2,660	23.12	2.35	$ 17.06	$ 35,480
Grand Forks, ND-MN	1,030	22.08	2.24	$ 16.85	$ 35,060
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	1,010	21.46	2.18	$ 16.04	$ 33,350
Pittsfield, MA	770	21.25	2.16	$ 18.68	$ 38,850
New Bern, NC	870	20.94	2.12	$ 11.50	$ 23,920
Pine Bluff, AR	580	20.77	2.11	$ 12.27	$ 25,520