Nursing Assistants in Kentucky

Considering a career as a Nursing Assistant in Kentucky?

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

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

• Nursing Assistants in Kentucky 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 Kentucky?

In Kentucky, there were 24,060 people working as Nursing Assistants in the year 2018.

There were 23,880 Nursing Assistants employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 180 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Kentucky

Jobs for Nursing Assistants in this state are growing at a rate of 8.1% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 11.5%.

Kentucky Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 3,010 annual Nursing Assistants job openings in Kentucky, and 26,240 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 Kentucky?

In 2018 wages for Nursing Assistants ranged from $20,540 to $35,190 with $26,080 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.88 to $16.92. The median hourly rate was $12.54.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $12.09 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.45.

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

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Top Kentucky 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
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	12,100	$28,850
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	6,730	$28,730
Lexington-Fayette, KY	3,880	$28,220
Evansville, IN-KY	1,990	$27,070
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	1,900	$25,540
Clarksville, TN-KY	1,080	$26,420
Bowling Green, KY	940	$23,680
Owensboro, KY	800	$24,990
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	620	$25,010

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 Kentucky

Discover similar careers:

Occupation	Kentucky Employment Total
Home Health Aides	2,680
Psychiatric Aides	1,010
Orderlies	550

References

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.