Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
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).
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) |
| 1,419,920 |
0.5 % |
$14.77 |
$30,720 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$10.56 |
$12.24 |
$14.26 |
$16.95 |
$19.53 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$21,960 |
$25,460 |
$29,660 |
$35,260 |
$40,620 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
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) |
566,240 |
35.31 |
$14.25 |
$29,650 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
373,200 |
6.69 |
$15.64 |
$32,540 |
| Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly |
157,270 |
16.61 |
$13.99 |
$29,100 |
| Home Health Care Services |
78,080 |
5.21 |
$14.09 |
$29,310 |
| Individual and Family Services |
39,020 |
1.54 |
$13.49 |
$28,070 |
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) |
566,240 |
35.31 |
$14.25 |
$29,650 |
| Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly |
157,270 |
16.61 |
$13.99 |
$29,100 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals |
26,020 |
9.81 |
$15.95 |
$33,170 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
373,200 |
6.69 |
$15.64 |
$32,540 |
| Home Health Care Services |
78,080 |
5.21 |
$14.09 |
$29,310 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
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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 |
100,190 |
5.76 |
0.60 |
$17.61 |
$36,630 |
| Florida |
87,840 |
9.99 |
1.03 |
$13.36 |
$27,790 |
| New York |
85,090 |
8.93 |
0.92 |
$18.66 |
$38,810 |
| Texas |
80,110 |
6.44 |
0.67 |
$13.43 |
$27,930 |
| Pennsylvania |
75,090 |
12.72 |
1.32 |
$15.19 |
$31,590 |
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 |
9,300 |
19.24 |
1.99 |
$15.88 |
$33,020 |
| North Dakota |
8,020 |
18.99 |
1.96 |
$16.50 |
$34,320 |
| Kansas |
21,840 |
15.68 |
1.62 |
$13.12 |
$27,280 |
| Maine |
9,020 |
14.76 |
1.53 |
$14.79 |
$30,770 |
| Iowa |
22,450 |
14.49 |
1.50 |
$14.67 |
$30,520 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
1,730 |
5.46 |
0.56 |
$19.38 |
$40,320 |
| New York |
85,090 |
8.93 |
0.92 |
$18.66 |
$38,810 |
| Hawaii |
4,000 |
6.30 |
0.65 |
$18.13 |
$37,710 |
| California |
100,190 |
5.76 |
0.60 |
$17.61 |
$36,630 |
| District of Columbia |
3,460 |
4.78 |
0.49 |
$16.98 |
$35,320 |
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 |
93,850 |
9.72 |
1.01 |
$18.39 |
$38,250 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
41,150 |
6.59 |
0.68 |
$16.73 |
$34,800 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
39,440 |
8.43 |
0.87 |
$14.87 |
$30,930 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
37,970 |
13.20 |
1.37 |
$15.22 |
$31,670 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
26,310 |
8.28 |
0.86 |
$15.58 |
$32,400 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
26,270 |
9.39 |
0.97 |
$17.42 |
$36,240 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
22,130 |
8.37 |
0.87 |
$13.11 |
$27,260 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
21,530 |
5.89 |
0.61 |
$14.24 |
$29,610 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
20,810 |
10.51 |
1.09 |
$15.15 |
$31,520 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
19,460 |
9.63 |
1.00 |
$16.88 |
$35,110 |
United States Department of Labor
