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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.

Median salary

$39,530

Typical range

$31k – $50k

Job outlook

+2% (about average)

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Education

Typical entry: Associate degree

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Typical progression

  1. Junior Nursing Assistants

    Entry / Junior

    $31,390

    ~2 yrs to advance

  2. Nursing Assistants

    Established

    $39,530

    ~3 yrs to advance

  3. Senior Nursing Assistants

    Senior

    $44,835

Key skills

A typical day

  • Turn or reposition bedridden patients.
  • Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs.
  • Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink.
  • Measure and record food and liquid intake or urinary and fecal output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
  • Provide physical support to assist patients to perform daily living activities, such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking, or exercising.

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