Nursing Assistants 
General Information
Description
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.
Business Breakdown
People in this career work in these sectors.
- Private, for profit72.42%
- Private, not for profit15.57%
- State and local government7.09%
- Self-employed2.81%
- Federal government2.00%
Industry areas
- Health Science
Job Outlook
Salary
Salary Information
Median Salary This is the median, or the midpoint, of the salary range for this career.
$35,760
State-by-state Salary
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Education & Interests
Most Common Education Levels
People in this career achieve this level of education.
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High school 38%
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Post-secondary certificate 23%
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Some college 12%
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Associate's degree 9%
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Bachelor's degree 6%
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First professional degree 3%
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Master's degree 2%
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Less than high school 2%
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Doctoral degree 0%
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Post baccalaureate 0%
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Post-doctoral training 0%
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Post-master's certificate 0%
Related College Majors
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PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS
You may find this career fulfilling if you consider yourself to be:
- Social — You have an interest in helping, teaching, advising, assisting or providing service to others.
- Conventional — You have an interest in following procedures and regulations to organize information or data.
- Realistic — You have an interest in physically working with equipment, materials or structures.
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Knowledge
- Customer and Personal Service
- Psychology
- Education and Training
- English Language
- Public Safety and Security
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