• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

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)
1,351,760	0.4 %	$ 19.04	$ 39,610	0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Nursing Assistants:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 14.44	$ 16.82	$ 18.36	$ 21.41	$ 23.45
Annual Wage (2)	$ 30,020	$ 34,990	$ 38,200	$ 44,540	$ 48,780

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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)	458,590	33.25	$ 18.62	$ 38,730
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	410,930	7.19	$ 19.64	$ 40,840
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	146,190	15.83	$ 18.10	$ 37,660
Home Health Care Services	81,370	5.08	$ 17.13	$ 35,640
Employment Services	59,480	1.59	$ 21.85	$ 45,460

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)	458,590	33.25	$ 18.62	$ 38,730
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	146,190	15.83	$ 18.10	$ 37,660
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	28,410	9.94	$ 20.28	$ 42,180
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	410,930	7.19	$ 19.64	$ 40,840
Home Health Care Services	81,370	5.08	$ 17.13	$ 35,640

Top paying industries for Nursing Assistants:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Dentists	(8)	(8)	$ 27.62	$ 57,450
Junior Colleges	40	0.01	$ 26.35	$ 54,820
Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation)	15,200	0.71	$ 23.36	$ 48,580
Scientific Research and Development Services	210	0.02	$ 23.31	$ 48,490
Technical and Trade Schools	70	0.05	$ 22.52	$ 46,850

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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	105,750	5.89	0.66	$ 22.63	$ 47,070
Florida	89,600	9.36	1.05	$ 17.67	$ 36,750
Texas	84,960	6.27	0.70	$ 17.01	$ 35,370
New York	84,550	9.00	1.01	$ 22.13	$ 46,020
Pennsylvania	65,220	10.96	1.23	$ 19.12	$ 39,780

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)
North Dakota	8,630	20.67	2.32	$ 19.72	$ 41,020
Rhode Island	8,370	17.14	1.92	$ 20.86	$ 43,390
Nebraska	16,530	16.52	1.86	$ 18.49	$ 38,470
Kansas	22,290	15.79	1.77	$ 17.32	$ 36,020
Arkansas	17,650	13.88	1.56	$ 15.41	$ 32,050

Top paying states for Nursing Assistants:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	2,820	4.02	0.45	$ 23.01	$ 47,860
Alaska	1,710	5.47	0.61	$ 22.63	$ 47,080
California	105,750	5.89	0.66	$ 22.63	$ 47,070
Oregon	13,660	7.03	0.79	$ 22.58	$ 46,970
Washington	36,820	10.53	1.18	$ 22.32	$ 46,430

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	80,540	8.48	0.95	$ 22.81	$ 47,450
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	41,870	9.29	1.04	$ 20.40	$ 42,430
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	41,860	6.77	0.76	$ 22.11	$ 46,000
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	32,410	11.46	1.29	$ 19.83	$ 41,240
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	25,200	9.13	1.03	$ 22.06	$ 45,880
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	23,570	5.94	0.67	$ 18.17	$ 37,790
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	22,940	8.43	0.95	$ 17.93	$ 37,300
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	22,840	7.39	0.83	$ 20.16	$ 41,930
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	21,540	7.65	0.86	$ 17.60	$ 36,620
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	20,730	9.97	1.12	$ 23.23	$ 48,320

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	1,900	26.71	3.00	$ 19.79	$ 41,160
Grand Forks, ND-MN	1,230	24.39	2.74	$ 19.57	$ 40,700
Greenville, NC	1,820	22.88	2.57	$ 16.53	$ 34,390
Rome, GA	910	22.21	2.50	$ 15.60	$ 32,440
Fargo, ND-MN	3,230	22.16	2.49	$ 19.51	$ 40,570
Hot Springs, AR	800	20.89	2.35	$ 14.85	$ 30,900
Peoria, IL	3,320	20.12	2.26	$ 19.13	$ 39,780
Morgantown, WV	1,280	19.68	2.21	$ 17.79	$ 37,010
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	800	19.52	2.19	$ 17.22	$ 35,830
Homosassa Springs, FL	660	18.98	2.13	$ 15.85	$ 32,970