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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017
31-1014 Nursing Assistants
Provide basic patient care under direction of nursing staff. Perform duties such as feed, bathe, dress, groom, or move patients, or change linens. May transfer or transport patients. Includes nursing care attendants, nursing aides, and nursing attendants. Excludes "Home Health Aides" (31-1011), "Orderlies" (31-1015), "Personal Care Aides" (39-9021), and "Psychiatric Aides" (31-1013).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 1,453,670 |
0.5 % |
$13.72 |
$28,540 |
0.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$9.94 |
$11.22 |
$13.23 |
$15.49 |
$18.57 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$20,680 |
$23,330 |
$27,520 |
$32,220 |
$38,630 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) |
594,460 |
36.66 |
$13.20 |
$27,470 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
365,360 |
6.64 |
$14.73 |
$30,640 |
| Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly |
164,580 |
18.03 |
$12.84 |
$26,700 |
| Home Health Care Services |
78,940 |
5.65 |
$13.08 |
$27,210 |
| Employment Services |
39,300 |
1.09 |
$13.88 |
$28,870 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) |
594,460 |
36.66 |
$13.20 |
$27,470 |
| Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly |
164,580 |
18.03 |
$12.84 |
$26,700 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals |
26,530 |
10.21 |
$14.96 |
$31,120 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
365,360 |
6.64 |
$14.73 |
$30,640 |
| Home Health Care Services |
78,940 |
5.65 |
$13.08 |
$27,210 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
98,570 |
5.90 |
0.58 |
$16.13 |
$33,560 |
| New York |
94,980 |
10.32 |
1.01 |
$16.87 |
$35,080 |
| Florida |
92,190 |
10.95 |
1.07 |
$12.47 |
$25,930 |
| Texas |
88,500 |
7.44 |
0.73 |
$12.69 |
$26,390 |
| Pennsylvania |
75,020 |
12.97 |
1.27 |
$14.43 |
$30,010 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Rhode Island |
9,950 |
20.92 |
2.05 |
$14.68 |
$30,540 |
| North Dakota |
7,310 |
17.53 |
1.72 |
$15.81 |
$32,880 |
| Kansas |
22,590 |
16.50 |
1.62 |
$12.16 |
$25,290 |
| Maine |
9,070 |
15.13 |
1.48 |
$13.10 |
$27,250 |
| Arkansas |
18,040 |
15.03 |
1.47 |
$11.53 |
$23,970 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
1,850 |
5.81 |
0.57 |
$18.24 |
$37,950 |
| New York |
94,980 |
10.32 |
1.01 |
$16.87 |
$35,080 |
| Nevada |
6,550 |
5.00 |
0.49 |
$16.58 |
$34,480 |
| District of Columbia |
3,160 |
4.46 |
0.44 |
$16.43 |
$34,170 |
| California |
98,570 |
5.90 |
0.58 |
$16.13 |
$33,560 |
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Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
69,910 |
10.44 |
1.02 |
$17.06 |
$35,480 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
32,430 |
7.32 |
0.72 |
$15.10 |
$31,400 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
31,170 |
8.51 |
0.83 |
$14.01 |
$29,130 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
19,000 |
7.25 |
0.71 |
$12.80 |
$26,630 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
18,970 |
13.98 |
1.37 |
$12.87 |
$26,770 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
18,660 |
6.37 |
0.62 |
$13.34 |
$27,750 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
17,410 |
9.01 |
0.88 |
$16.47 |
$34,250 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL |
16,200 |
12.65 |
1.24 |
$12.88 |
$26,790 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
16,060 |
6.37 |
0.63 |
$14.92 |
$31,040 |
| Newark, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division |
15,640 |
13.41 |
1.31 |
$14.42 |
$29,990 |
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Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Goldsboro, NC |
1,200 |
30.75 |
3.02 |
$12.71 |
$26,440 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC |
4,200 |
27.31 |
2.68 |
$12.69 |
$26,390 |
| Kankakee, IL |
1,170 |
26.51 |
2.60 |
$13.33 |
$27,730 |
| Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA |
1,130 |
26.46 |
2.60 |
$14.70 |
$30,580 |
| Greenville, NC |
1,970 |
26.38 |
2.59 |
$12.23 |
$25,450 |
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