Nursing Assistants in New York

Considering a career as a Nursing Assistant in New York?

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

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

• Nursing Assistants in New York 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 York?

There were approximately 91,400 workers employed as Nursing Assistants in this state in 2018.

There were 94,980 Nursing Assistants employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 3,580 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for New York

Jobs for Nursing Assistants in this state are growing at a rate of 15.8% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 11.5%.

New York Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 14,780 annual Nursing Assistants job openings in New York, and 125,990 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 New York?

In 2018 wages for Nursing Assistants ranged from $25,620 to $49,540 with $36,610 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.32 to $23.82. The median hourly rate was $17.6.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $16.88 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.72.

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

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Top New York 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
Rochester, NY	5,800	$29,480
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	5,800	$30,400
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	4,860	$28,710
Syracuse, NY	2,710	$29,160
Utica-Rome, NY	1,990	$27,050
Binghamton, NY	1,720	$26,830
Glens Falls, NY	690	$31,830
Kingston, NY	650	$30,180
Elmira, NY	550	$30,330
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	390	$28,280

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 York

Discover similar careers:

Occupation	New York Employment Total
Home Health Aides	191,820
Psychiatric Aides	5,560
Orderlies	3,240

References

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.