Nursing Assistants — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$42,260
United States, 2025
Employment
1,448,910
United States, 2025
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job Zone 3
Skills identified
35
10 related careers
Career overview
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.
- O*NET code
- 31-1131.00
- Job zone
- 3
- Experience required
- None
Typical tasks
- 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.
- Document or otherwise report observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.
- Remind patients to take medications or nutritional supplements.
- Review patients' dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences to ensure patient receives appropriate diet.
- Undress, wash, and dress patients who are unable to do so for themselves.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$33,940
25th percentile
$37,260
75th percentile
$47,220
90th percentile
$51,980
Most important skills
- Service Orientation4.0
- Active Listening3.6
- Social Perceptiveness3.6
- Monitoring3.3
- Speaking3.1
- Coordination3.1
- Reading Comprehension3.1
- Critical Thinking3.1
- Judgment and Decision Making2.9
- Active Learning2.9
- Time Management2.9
- Writing2.8
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 8 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
8
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Orientation | 4.0 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.6 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Active Listening | 3.6 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Monitoring | 3.3 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Speaking | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Coordination | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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National median $97,550
Compare with Nursing AssistantsHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $56,840 | 5,350 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $56,080 | 11,790 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $51,990 | 16,530 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | $50,370 | 460 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | $50,350 | 8,890 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | $50,080 | 620 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | $49,860 | 1,030 | 2025 |
| OR | $49,830 | 14,800 | 2025 |
| Grants Pass, OR | $49,770 | 420 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $49,270 | 79,480 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $49,240 | 1,250 | 2025 |
| WA | $49,180 | 30,270 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | $49,160 | 850 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | $49,110 | 10,350 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | $49,020 | 500 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | $48,900 | 940 | 2025 |
| Vineland, NJ | $48,890 | 770 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | $48,870 | 1,070 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | $48,840 | 1,390 | 2025 |
| Corvallis, OR | $48,830 | 340 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Build a transition comparisonCareer and skills data: O*NET 31.0.
Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.