Nursing Assistants in New Jersey

Considering a career as a Nursing Assistant in New Jersey?

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

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

• Nursing Assistants in New Jersey 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 Jersey?

There were approximately 56,500 workers employed as Nursing Assistants in this state in 2018.

There were 56,660 Nursing Assistants employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 160 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for New Jersey

Jobs for Nursing Assistants in this state are growing at a rate of 12.0% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 11.5%.

New Jersey Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 7,790 annual job openings, and 67,130 total jobs in 2026 for Nursing Assistants in this state.

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

What do Nursing Assistants Make in New Jersey?

In 2018 wages for Nursing Assistants ranged from $22,730 to $39,510 with $29,470 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.93 to $19. The median hourly rate was $14.17.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $13.73 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.44.

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

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Top New Jersey 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
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	99,940	$36,370
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	38,460	$29,990
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	5,360	$30,800
Trenton, NJ	2,990	$28,560
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	1,920	$30,500
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	1,100	$28,080
Ocean City, NJ	490	$29,480

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 New Jersey

Discover similar careers:

Occupation	New Jersey Employment Total
Home Health Aides	41,040
Orderlies	2,800
Psychiatric Aides	2,290

References

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.