• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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.

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National estimates for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
Industry profile for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
Geographic profile for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

National estimates for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
632,020	0.8 %	$ 26.86	$ 55,860	0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 19.47	$ 22.98	$ 26.26	$ 29.86	$ 34.93
Annual Wage (2)	$ 40,490	$ 47,800	$ 54,620	$ 62,110	$ 72,650

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Industry profile for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	171,030	12.73	$ 28.10	$ 58,440
Home Health Care Services	83,100	5.41	$ 27.10	$ 56,370
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	80,840	1.45	$ 24.69	$ 51,360
Offices of Physicians	79,130	2.84	$ 23.88	$ 49,660
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	41,350	4.70	$ 27.32	$ 56,830

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	171,030	12.73	$ 28.10	$ 58,440
Home Health Care Services	83,100	5.41	$ 27.10	$ 56,370
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	41,350	4.70	$ 27.32	$ 56,830
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	8,550	3.69	$ 26.80	$ 55,740
Outpatient Care Centers	33,230	3.25	$ 29.62	$ 61,610

Top paying industries for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Personal Care Services	90	0.01	$ 43.72	$ 90,950
Grantmaking and Giving Services	70	0.05	$ 34.94	$ 72,670
Insurance Carriers	480	0.04	$ 31.33	$ 65,170
Employment Services	29,120	0.74	$ 31.09	$ 64,660
Junior Colleges	50	0.01	$ 30.89	$ 64,260

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Geographic profile for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses:

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

States with the highest employment level in Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	73,740	4.18	0.98	$ 33.62	$ 69,930
Texas	62,240	4.79	1.12	$ 25.41	$ 52,850
New York	38,590	4.24	0.99	$ 27.67	$ 57,560
Ohio	37,310	6.94	1.62	$ 25.16	$ 52,330
Florida	36,970	4.01	0.94	$ 25.85	$ 53,780

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Louisiana	19,230	10.40	2.43	$ 22.80	$ 47,430
West Virginia	6,200	9.15	2.14	$ 21.89	$ 45,530
Arkansas	10,790	8.76	2.05	$ 22.11	$ 45,990
Mississippi	8,660	7.65	1.79	$ 21.64	$ 45,020
Oklahoma	12,170	7.58	1.77	$ 23.12	$ 48,090

Top paying states for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Washington	6,430	1.89	0.44	$ 33.63	$ 69,950
California	73,740	4.18	0.98	$ 33.62	$ 69,930
Massachusetts	15,630	4.38	1.03	$ 32.78	$ 68,170
Rhode Island	940	1.97	0.46	$ 32.10	$ 66,770
Alaska	390	1.28	0.30	$ 32.07	$ 66,710

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses:

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	32,620	3.55	0.83	$ 30.31	$ 63,050
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	28,280	4.64	1.08	$ 32.95	$ 68,530
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	14,900	3.92	0.92	$ 26.59	$ 55,320
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	14,170	5.12	1.20	$ 28.52	$ 59,320
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	12,160	3.98	0.93	$ 26.65	$ 55,420
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	10,920	4.00	0.94	$ 26.03	$ 54,140
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	10,880	2.46	0.58	$ 30.01	$ 62,410
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	10,340	3.83	0.90	$ 33.67	$ 70,020
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	8,730	3.65	0.85	$ 38.69	$ 80,470
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	8,670	3.30	0.77	$ 26.47	$ 55,060

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Rochester, MN	2,110	17.92	4.19	$ 25.78	$ 53,620
Monroe, LA	1,100	14.80	3.46	$ 20.91	$ 43,490
Hammond, LA	600	13.23	3.09	$ 22.61	$ 47,020
Hot Springs, AR	490	12.87	3.01	$ 21.33	$ 44,370
Pine Bluff, AR	370	12.78	2.99	$ 23.13	$ 48,110
Alexandria, LA	760	12.74	2.98	$ 22.20	$ 46,170
Wichita Falls, TX	700	12.50	2.92	$ 23.27	$ 48,390
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	2,060	12.37	2.89	$ 22.86	$ 47,540
Lafayette, LA	2,350	12.27	2.87	$ 21.48	$ 44,670
Beckley, WV	490	12.00	2.81	$ 20.71	$ 43,080