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Nursing Assistants in Wyoming

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9.8% Jobs Projection

$29,970 Median Salary

390 Job Openings

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

Projected employment for Nursing Assistants in Wyoming is growing faster than average.
Nursing Assistants in Wyoming earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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How Many Nursing Assistants Work in Wyoming?

3,310 people worked as Nursing Assistants in 2018 in this state.

There were 3,070 Nursing Assistants employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 240 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Wyoming

Jobs for Nursing Assistants in this state are growing at a rate of 9.8% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 11.5%.

Wyoming Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 390 annual job openings, and 3,370 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 Wyoming?

In 2018 wages for Nursing Assistants ranged from $24,250 to $39,310 with $29,970 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.66 to $18.9. The median hourly rate was $14.41.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $14.02 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.39.

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

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Top Wyoming 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
Cheyenne, WY	600	$30,720
Casper, WY	550	$29,150

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

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