Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

29-2061 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

Care for ill, injured, or convalescing patients or persons with disabilities in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, private homes, group homes, and similar institutions. May work under the supervision of a registered nurse. Licensing required.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
697,510	0.7 %	$23.32	$48,500	0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$16.61	$19.62	$22.83	$26.94	$30.46
Annual Wage (2)	$34,560	$40,810	$47,480	$56,040	$63,360

Industry profile for this occupation:

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

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)	209,440	13.06	$23.93	$49,780
Offices of Physicians	90,350	3.41	$21.31	$44,320
Home Health Care Services	88,630	5.91	$23.99	$49,900
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	86,700	1.55	$22.17	$46,120
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	53,290	5.63	$23.83	$49,570

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)	209,440	13.06	$23.93	$49,780
Home Health Care Services	88,630	5.91	$23.99	$49,900
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	53,290	5.63	$23.83	$49,570
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	8,730	3.53	$22.96	$47,750
Offices of Physicians	90,350	3.41	$21.31	$44,320

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Junior Colleges	50	0.01	$30.47	$63,380
Insurance Carriers	930	0.08	$26.89	$55,930
Religious Organizations	600	0.30	$25.87	$53,820
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	7,150	2.70	$25.82	$53,700
Outpatient Care Centers	30,600	3.21	$25.54	$53,130

Geographic profile for this occupation:

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)
Texas	70,290	5.65	1.19	$22.77	$47,370
California	67,590	3.89	0.82	$28.96	$60,240
New York	46,320	4.86	1.02	$23.97	$49,860
Florida	45,960	5.23	1.10	$21.91	$45,580
Ohio	41,150	7.55	1.59	$21.64	$45,020

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)
Louisiana	19,270	10.03	2.11	$19.37	$40,300
Arkansas	11,810	9.70	2.04	$19.59	$40,760
West Virginia	6,020	8.57	1.81	$18.03	$37,500
Mississippi	9,600	8.51	1.79	$18.76	$39,020
Tennessee	25,360	8.43	1.78	$19.84	$41,270

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska	390	1.24	0.26	$30.70	$63,850
Massachusetts	15,910	4.40	0.93	$29.01	$60,340
California	67,590	3.89	0.82	$28.96	$60,240
Rhode Island	980	2.02	0.42	$28.78	$59,860
Nevada	2,920	2.10	0.44	$28.11	$58,470

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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	37,110	3.84	0.81	$27.22	$56,610
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	26,250	4.21	0.89	$28.23	$58,710
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	16,280	4.45	0.94	$24.58	$51,130
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	15,870	5.52	1.16	$27.29	$56,770
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	14,120	4.63	0.97	$23.24	$48,340
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	13,020	2.78	0.59	$27.74	$57,690
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	11,080	4.19	0.88	$22.99	$47,810
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	10,540	3.32	0.70	$26.41	$54,940
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	10,410	3.72	0.78	$30.10	$62,620
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	9,980	3.64	0.77	$21.57	$44,870