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Psychiatric Aides Salary in GA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Psychiatric Aides in GA have a median annual salary of $36,790, with 1,090 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $27,840 at the 10th percentile to $41,790 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$36,790

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$17.69

Employment

1,090

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$27,840
10th
$32,450
25th
$36,790
Median
$39,080
75th
$41,790
90th

Local compared with national

GA

$36,790

Median annual · 2025

United States

$44,910

Median annual · 2025

The GA median is 18.1% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $8,120).

Top skills

  1. 1.SpeakingImportance 3.9
  2. 2.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.9
  3. 3.Service OrientationImportance 3.9
  4. 4.Active ListeningImportance 3.8
  5. 5.MonitoringImportance 3.8
  6. 6.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.4
  7. 7.Active LearningImportance 3.3
  8. 8.CoordinationImportance 3.3
  9. 9.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.1
  10. 10.WritingImportance 3.1
  11. 11.InstructingImportance 3.1
  12. 12.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.1

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Some College Courses
Experience
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Email software
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Microsoft Word
  • Patient management software

Common tasks

  • Listen and provide emotional support and encouragement to psychiatric patients.
  • Provide patients with cognitive, intellectual, or developmental disabilities with routine physical, emotional, psychological, or rehabilitation care under the direction of nursing or medical staff.
  • Complete physical checks and monitor patients to detect unusual or harmful behavior and report observations to professional staff.
  • Restrain or aid patients as necessary to prevent injury.
  • Work as part of a team that may include psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurses, or social workers.
  • Record and maintain patient information, such as vital signs, eating habits, behavior, progress notes, treatments, or discharge plans.
  • Maintain patients' restrictions to assigned areas.
  • Organize, supervise, or encourage patient participation in social, educational, or recreational activities.
  • Provide patients with assistance in bathing, dressing, or grooming, demonstrating these skills as necessary.
  • Aid patients in becoming accustomed to hospital routines.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

Psychiatric Aides salary in other locations

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