State Registered Nurse Aide (SRNA)

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Most nursing assistants work in nursing and residential care facilities and in hospitals. They are physically active and may need to help lift or move patients.

Nursing assistants need to complete a state-approved education program and pass their state’s competency exam to become licensed or certified.

The median annual wage for nursing assistants was $35,760 in May 2022.

Overall employment of nursing assistants is projected to grow 4 percent from 2022 to 2032, about as fast as the average for all occupations.

About 209,400 openings for nursing assistants are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.