Healthcare Support

Nursing Assistants

SOC 31-1131

Provide hands-on basic care to patients in hospitals and nursing homes.

Median pay

$42k

$37k to $47k typical range

Outlook

Growing

204k openings / yr

Education

Postsecondary cert

AI exposure

modeled estimate · 5th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

53/100

Key skills

Active Listening
Monitoring
Reading Comprehension
Speaking
Critical Thinking
Active Learning

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.