Details Report for:
31-1131.00 - 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.
The occupation code you requested, 31-1014.00 (Nursing Assistants), is no longer in use. In the future, please use 31-1131.00 (Nursing Assistants) instead.
Sample of reported job titles: Certified Medication Aide (CMA), Certified Nurse Aide (CNA), Certified Nurses Aide (CNA), Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA), Nurses' Aide, Nursing Aide, Nursing Assistant, Patient Care Assistant (PCA), State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA)
Tasks | Technology Skills | Tools Used | Knowledge | Skills | Abilities | Work Activities | Detailed Work Activities | Work Context | Job Zone | Education | Credentials | Interests | Work Styles | Work Values | Wages & Employment | Job Openings | Additional Information
Tasks Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Technology Skills Save Table (XLS/CSV)
- Accounting software — Billing software
- Data base user interface and query software — Health information database software
- Electronic mail software — Microsoft Outlook
- Internet browser software — Web browser software
- Medical software — Epic Systems
; Medical condition coding software
; Medical procedure coding software; MEDITECH software
(see all 8 examples)
- Office suite software — Microsoft Office
- Spreadsheet software — Microsoft Excel
- Video conferencing software — FaceTime
- Video creation and editing software — YouTube
- Word processing software — Microsoft Word
Hot Technology — a technology requirement frequently included in employer job postings.
Tools Used Save Table (XLS/CSV)
- Arm orthopedic softgoods — Patient arm slings
- Automated external defibrillators AED or hard paddles — Automated external defibrillators AED
- Bedpans for general use — Hospital bedpans
- Blanket frames or lifters — Foot boards
- Canes or cane accessories — Walking canes
- Clinical hydraulic lifts or accessories — Hydraulic patient lifts
- Clinical trapeze bars — Clinical trapeze traction bars
- Crutches or crutch accessories — Crutches
- Desktop computers
- Electronic blood pressure units — Automated blood pressure cuffs
- Electronic medical thermometers — Electronic patient thermometers; Oral thermometers; Rectal thermometers; Tympanic thermometers
- Electronic stethoscopes or accessories — Electronic stethoscopes
- Extremities cradles — Bed cradles
- Extremity restraints — Patient limb restraints
- Gait belts for rehabilitation or therapy — Gait belts
- Glucose monitors or meters — Blood glucometers
- Gurneys or scissor lifts — Medical gurneys
- Hospital intercom systems — Hospital intercom equipment
- Medical acoustic stethoscope or accessory — Mechanical stethoscopes
- Medical aerosol tents — Oxygen tents
- Medical exam or non surgical procedure gloves — Medical examination protective gloves
- Medical gas cylinders or related devices — Oxygen tanks
- Medical nasal cannulae — Oxygen nasal cannulas
- Medical oxygen masks or parts — Oxygen masks
- Medical ultrasound or doppler or pulse echo or echography units for general diagnostic use — Bladder ultrasounds
- Mercury blood pressure units — Manual blood pressure equipment
- Notebook computers — Laptop computers
- Orthopedic splint systems — Orthopedic splint sets
- Oxygen therapy delivery system products accessories or its supplies — Oxygen therapy equipment
- Patient bed or table scales for general use — Patient bed scales
- Patient care beds or accessories for general use — Adjustable hospital beds
- Patient floor scales — Medical scales
- Patient shifting boards or accessories — Patient transfer boards
- Patient stabilization or fall prevention devices or accessories — Protective patient restraints
- Patient urinals for general use — Urinals
- Personal computers
- Photocopiers — Photocopying equipment
- Pulse oximeter units — Pulse oximeters
- Razors — Safety razors
- Shower or bath chairs or seats for the physically challenged — Shower chairs
- Special purpose telephones — Multi-line telephone systems
- Specimen collection container — Specimen collection containers
- Spirometers or its accessories or its supplies — Incentive spirometers
- Steam autoclaves or sterilizers — Steam sterilizers
- Therapeutic heating or cooling pads or compresses or packs — Therapeutic cold packs; Therapeutic hot packs
- Urinalysis test strips
- Urinary catheterization kit — Urinary catheters
- Vascular or compression apparel or support — Anti-embolism elastic stockings
- Walkers or rollators — Patient walkers
- Wheelchairs — Patient transport wheelchairs
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Work Activities Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Detailed Work Activities Save Table (XLS/CSV)
- Adjust positions of patients on beds or tables.
- Feed patients.
- Record vital statistics or other health information.
- Hold patients to ensure proper positioning or safety.
- Assist patients with daily activities.
- Monitor patients to detect health problems.
- Analyze patient data to determine patient needs or treatment goals.
- Assess physical conditions of patients to aid in diagnosis or treatment.
- Dispose of biomedical waste in accordance with standards.
- Interview patients to gather medical information.
- Prepare medical instruments or equipment for use.
- Collect medical information from patients, family members, or other medical professionals.
- Clean patient rooms or patient treatment rooms.
- Administer therapy treatments to patients using hands or physical treatment aids.
- Stock medical or patient care supplies.
- Assist practitioners to perform medical procedures.
- Operate medical equipment.
- Administer basic health care or medical treatments.
- Give medications or immunizations.
- Apply bandages, dressings, or splints.
- Move patients to or from treatment areas.
- Collect biological specimens from patients.
- Explain technical medical information to patients.
- Transport biological or other medical materials.
- Provide basic information to guests, visitors, or clients.
Find occupations related to multiple detailed work activities
Work Context Save Table (XLS/CSV)
Job Zone Save Table (XLS/CSV)
Title | Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed |
Education | Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. |
Related Experience | Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job. |
Job Training | Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations. |
Job Zone Examples | These occupations usually involve using communication and organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals. Examples include hydroelectric production managers, travel guides, electricians, agricultural technicians, barbers, court reporters, and medical assistants. |
SVP Range | (6.0 to < 7.0) |
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Interests Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Work Styles Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Wages & Employment Trends
Median wages (2019) | $14.26 hourly, $29,660 annual |
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Employment (2019) | 1,528,500 employees |
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Projected job openings (2019-2029) | 174,000 |
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Top industries (2019) | Health Care and Social Assistance (87% employed in this sector)
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2019 wage data
and 2019-2029 employment projections
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"Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2019-2029). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.
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