Nursing Assistants in Iowa

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You’re in luck! Jobs for Nursing Assistants in Iowa are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for Nursing Assistants in Iowa is growing faster than average.

• Nursing Assistants in Iowa earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

What Major Will Prepare You For a Nursing Assistant Career?

• Health Professions
• Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies
• Health Aide
• Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants
• Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide
• Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants

How Many Nursing Assistants Work in Iowa?

There were approximately 20,890 workers employed as Nursing Assistants in this state in 2018.

There were 20,740 Nursing Assistants employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 150 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 20,950 Nursing Assistants working in it, which means Iowa has fewer Nursing Assistants than average.

Job Projections for Iowa

Jobs for Nursing Assistants in this state are growing at a rate of 9.2% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 11.5%.

Iowa Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 2,820 annual Nursing Assistants job openings in Iowa, and 24,520 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 195,100 annual jobs and 1,683,700 total jobs in 2026.

What do Nursing Assistants Make in Iowa?

In 2018 wages for Nursing Assistants ranged from $22,330 to $37,430 with $28,520 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.74 to $17.99. The median hourly rate was $13.71.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $13.31 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.40.

The median salary in Iowa is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Iowa Metros for Nursing Assistants

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Nursing Assistants.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	6,600	$28,680
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	3,770	$29,830
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	2,140	$27,030
Cedar Rapids, IA	1,540	$28,650
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	1,220	$27,670
Iowa City, IA	1,210	$30,300
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	1,110	$28,480
Dubuque, IA	750	$26,770
Ames, IA	540	$29,040

Top States for Nursing Assistants Employment

View the list below to see where most Nursing Assistants work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	99,440	$33,070
New York	91,400	$36,610
Florida	89,860	$26,020
Texas	87,750	$25,760
Pennsylvania	76,260	$30,080
Ohio	65,860	$27,040
North Carolina	63,010	$25,260
Illinois	61,140	$27,860
New Jersey	56,500	$29,470
Michigan	49,760	$29,710
Virginia	39,320	$27,270
Massachusetts	39,100	$32,310
Missouri	38,560	$24,350
Georgia	36,780	$24,680
Washington	32,690	$31,220
Wisconsin	32,310	$29,240
Minnesota	31,640	$33,350
Indiana	30,220	$26,830
Tennessee	28,340	$25,680
Maryland	27,980	$30,230

Below are the states where Nursing Assistants get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Alaska	$38,500
New York	$36,610
Hawaii	$34,870
Nevada	$34,060
North Dakota	$33,980
Minnesota	$33,350
California	$33,070
Connecticut	$32,620
Oregon	$32,350
Massachusetts	$32,310

Related Careers in Iowa

Discover similar careers:

Occupation	Iowa Employment Total
Home Health Aides	3,940
Orderlies	270
Psychiatric Aides	180

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.