Nursing Assistants in New Hampshire

Get the information you need to know about working as a Nursing Assistant.

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

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

• Nursing Assistants in New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire?

There were approximately 7,980 workers employed as Nursing Assistants in this state in 2018.

There were 8,270 Nursing Assistants employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 290 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for New Hampshire

Jobs for Nursing Assistants in this state are growing at a rate of 10.5% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 11.5%.

New Hampshire Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 1,170 annual job openings, and a total of 10,120 jobs for New Hampshire Nursing Assistants in 2026.

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

What do Nursing Assistants Make in New Hampshire?

In 2018 wages for Nursing Assistants ranged from $25,190 to $40,870 with $31,280 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.11 to $19.65. The median hourly rate was $15.04.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $14.56 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.48.

The median salary in New Hampshire is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Hampshire 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
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	26,030	$33,560
Manchester, NH	1,560	$31,840
Portsmouth, NH-ME	900	$32,810
Dover-Durham, NH-ME	580	$30,310

Top States for Nursing Assistants Employment

The table below shows the states 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 New Hampshire

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation	New Hampshire Employment Total
Home Health Aides	550
Psychiatric Aides	340
Orderlies	140

References

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.