Psychiatric Aides 
General Information
Description
Assist mentally impaired or emotionally disturbed patients, working under direction of nursing and medical staff. May assist with daily living activities, lead patients in educational and recreational activities, or accompany patients to and from examinations and treatments. May restrain violent patients. Includes psychiatric orderlies.
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.
$37,160
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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Some college 45%
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High school 24%
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Post-secondary certificate 16%
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Associate's degree 9%
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Bachelor's degree 4%
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Master's degree 0%
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Doctoral degree 0%
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Post baccalaureate 0%
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Less than high school 0%
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Post-doctoral training 0%
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Post-master's certificate 0%
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First professional degree 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.
- Realistic — You have an interest in physically working with equipment, materials or structures.
- Conventional — You have an interest in following procedures and regulations to organize information or data.
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Knowledge
- Psychology
- Customer and Personal Service
- Therapy and Counseling
- Administrative
- Computers and Electronics
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