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Nursing Assistants
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.
Usually a certificate, vocational program, or associate degree — not a bachelor’s.
AI automation risk
37%
More resilient
Human characteristics
60%
Balanced human and task mix
Task orientation
68%
Higher automation risk
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs.
- Mostly human
Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink.
- Mostly human
Document or otherwise report observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.
The tasks we can read here lean on people, judgment, or hands-on work. The AI risk number is still this job’s rank against other occupations.
Core tasks
- 01Turn or reposition bedridden patients.
- 02Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs.
- 03Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink.
- 04Measure and record food and liquid intake or urinary and fecal output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
- 05Provide 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.
- 06Document or otherwise report observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks3.46
- Degree of automation1.77
- Time sitting1.69
- Originality (ability)2.00
- Conflict situations3.18
- Hands-on objects/tools2.85
- Outdoors / weather1.84
- Disease exposure4.25
- Decision freedom3.11
Top abilities
- Problem Sensitivity3.88
- Oral Comprehension3.88
- Oral Expression3.75
- Near Vision3.75
- Speech Recognition3.50
- Static Strength3.25
- Written Expression3.12
- Written Comprehension3.12
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension3.12
- Active Listening3.62
- Writing2.75
- Speaking3.12
- Mathematics2.12
- Science1.75
- Critical Thinking3.12
- Active Learning2.88
- Learning Strategies2.38
- Monitoring3.25
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 22 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Miami Dade College Miami, FL · Public | Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 51.3902 | $2,900 | 100% | 41% | 1 yr $48,432 2 yr $49,136 Certificate · CIP 51.39 |
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA · Public | Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 51.3902 | $19,600 | 55% | 86% | 1 yr $38,906 2 yr $42,841 Certificate · CIP 51.39 |
Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MN · Public | Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 51.3902 | $9,800 | 71% | 61% | 1 yr $36,275 2 yr $31,042 Certificate · CIP 51.39 |
University of Minnesota-Rochester Rochester, MN · Public | Health Aide 51.2601 | $14,200 | 72% | 73% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Certificate · CIP 51.26 |
Century College White Bear Lake, MN · Public | Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 51.3902 | $6,000 | 100% | 31% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Certificate · CIP 51.39 |
Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids, MN · Public | Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 51.3902 | $5,800 | 100% | 33% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Certificate · CIP 51.39 |
Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis, MN · Public | Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 51.3902 | $5,900 | 100% | 28% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Certificate · CIP 51.39 |
Saint Paul College St. Paul, MN · Public | Health Aide 51.2601 | $6,100 | 100% | 29% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Certificate · CIP 51.26 |
Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester, MN · Public | Health Aide 51.2601 | $6,200 | 100% | 33% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Ridgewater College Willmar, MN · Public | Health Aide 51.2601 | $6,100 | 100% | 36% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls, MN · Public | Health Aide 51.2601 | $6,000 | 100% | 37% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
North Hennepin Community College Brooklyn Park, MN · Public | Health Aide 51.2601 | $5,900 | 100% | 31% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |