Healthcare Support
Nursing Assistants
SOC 31-1131
Provide hands-on basic care to patients in hospitals and nursing homes.
The job
Median pay
$42k
$37k to $47k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing
+2.6% projected
Openings a year
196k
BLS projection
Typical education
Postsecondary cert
Our model
AI displacement risk
Very low
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
18/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
7th pct
More exposed than 7% of occupations · modeled estimate · 5th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
56/100
Key skills
- Active Listening
- Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Active Learning
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 110,060 | 6.0 | 0.7× | $48k |
| Florida | 96,960 | 9.8 | 1.1× | $38k |
| Texas | 88,680 | 6.3 | 0.7× | $38k |
| New York | 87,990 | 9.1 | 1.0× | $49k |
| Illinois | 68,640 | 11.3 | 1.2× | $46k |
| Pennsylvania | 67,740 | 11.2 | 1.2× | $45k |
| North Carolina | 64,010 | 13.0 | 1.4× | $38k |
| Ohio | 63,280 | 11.4 | 1.2× | $39k |
| Georgia | 43,440 | 8.9 | 0.9× | $38k |
| Michigan | 43,290 | 9.8 | 1.1× | $40k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 40,580 | 9.9 | 1.1× | $43k |
| Massachusetts | 38,130 | 10.5 | 1.1× | $47k |
| Missouri | 34,050 | 11.6 | 1.2× | $38k |
| Indiana | 33,640 | 10.5 | 1.1× | $38k |
| New Jersey | 32,400 | 7.6 | 0.8× | $47k |
| Washington | 30,270 | 8.5 | 0.9× | $49k |
| Minnesota | 29,120 | 9.9 | 1.1× | $47k |
| Wisconsin | 28,370 | 9.6 | 1.0× | $45k |
| Maryland | 27,720 | 10.0 | 1.1× | $43k |
| Tennessee | 27,040 | 8.2 | 0.9× | $38k |
| Alabama | 25,250 | 11.9 | 1.3× | $34k |
| Kansas | 24,610 | 17.1 | 1.8× | $38k |
| Kentucky | 23,410 | 11.7 | 1.3× | $38k |
| Iowa | 22,670 | 14.5 | 1.6× | $39k |
| Colorado | 22,240 | 7.7 | 0.8× | $47k |
| South Carolina | 21,760 | 9.4 | 1.0× | $37k |
| Connecticut | 21,380 | 12.6 | 1.4× | $45k |
| Louisiana | 20,690 | 10.7 | 1.1× | $31k |
| Arizona | 20,320 | 6.3 | 0.7× | $45k |
| Oklahoma | 19,410 | 11.4 | 1.2× | $36k |
| Arkansas | 17,260 | 13.2 | 1.4× | $34k |
| Nebraska | 16,450 | 16.1 | 1.7× | $40k |
| Oregon | 14,800 | 7.5 | 0.8× | $50k |
| Mississippi | 14,200 | 12.2 | 1.3× | $32k |
| Utah | 12,260 | 7.1 | 0.8× | $40k |
| Rhode Island | 10,220 | 20.4 | 2.2× | $46k |
| West Virginia | 9,390 | 13.4 | 1.4× | $37k |
| Maine | 8,540 | 13.3 | 1.4× | $47k |
| Nevada | 8,100 | 5.2 | 0.6× | $45k |
| Idaho | 7,910 | 9.2 | 1.0× | $39k |
| New Hampshire | 7,810 | 11.4 | 1.2× | $48k |
| South Dakota | 6,860 | 15.0 | 1.6× | $39k |
| North Dakota | 6,840 | 15.9 | 1.7× | $46k |
| Delaware | 5,530 | 11.4 | 1.2× | $42k |
| Hawaii | 5,050 | 8.0 | 0.9× | $45k |
| New Mexico | 4,750 | 5.5 | 0.6× | $39k |
| Montana | 4,390 | 8.6 | 0.9× | $41k |
| Washington DC | 3,490 | 5.0 | 0.5× | $48k |
| Vermont | 3,030 | 10.0 | 1.1× | $47k |
| Wyoming | 2,830 | 10.1 | 1.1× | $39k |
| Alaska | 2,060 | 6.3 | 0.7× | $46k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ79,480 jobs · $49k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN45,850 jobs · $47k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA43,090 jobs · $47k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD30,680 jobs · $46k median
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH26,130 jobs · $48k median
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV25,520 jobs · $46k median
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL23,490 jobs · $38k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX23,420 jobs · $39k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Nursing Assistants interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.