Service Orientation
80/100Actively looking for ways to help people.
Health care / federal career guide
SOC 31-1131
Nursing Assistants career data
Wages, employment, skills, and education-program connections for community-college planning.
- Median annual wage
- $42,260
- National OEWS, May 2025
- National employment
- 1,448,910
- Estimated jobs, not projected openings
- 10th–90th percentile
- $33,940–$51,980
- National annual wage range
- Mapped program classes
- 3
- Official CIP–SOC crosswalk records
Occupation definition
What this occupation covers
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.
Decision prompt
Which competencies can be recognized if a learner later enters practical or registered nursing?
Curriculum evidence
High-importance O*NET® skills
Importance scores are normalized to a 0–100 planning scale from the active O*NET® database importance records.
Social Perceptiveness
72/100Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Active Listening
72/100Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Monitoring
65/100Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Reading Comprehension
62/100Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Knowledge
Knowledge areas to review
Technology
Tools named in O*NET® data
Program connections
Education programs mapped to this occupation
The NCES crosswalk connects SOC 31-1131 with 3 CIP classifications. These mappings support exploration; they do not promise employment or licensure.
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