Nursing Assistants in Minnesota
Is Minnesota a good place for you to work as a Nursing Assistant?
You’re in luck! Jobs for Nursing Assistants in Minnesota are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.
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Projected employment for Nursing Assistants in Minnesota is growing faster than average.
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Nursing Assistants in Minnesota earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.
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How Many Nursing Assistants Work in Minnesota?
In Minnesota, there were 31,640 people working as Nursing Assistants in the year 2018.
There were 31,580 Nursing Assistants employed in this state in 2017.
That’s growth of 60 jobs between 2017 and 2018.
The typical state has 20,950 Nursing Assistants working in it, which means Minnesota has more Nursing Assistants than average.
Job Projections for Minnesota
Jobs for Nursing Assistants in this state are growing at a rate of 5.8% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 11.5%.
Minnesota Annual Job Openings
The BLS is projecting 3,930 annual Nursing Assistants job openings in Minnesota, and 34,550 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 Minnesota?
In 2018 wages for Nursing Assistants ranged from $26,280 to $42,770 with $33,350 being the median annual salary.
Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.64 to $20.56. The median hourly rate was $16.03.
Workers in this field were paid a median of $15.37 an hour in 2017.
The hourly rate grew by $0.66.
The median salary in Minnesota is higher than the nationwide median salary.
Top Minnesota 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 |
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Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 16,270 | $35,140 |
Duluth, MN-WI | 2,250 | $32,590 |
Fargo, ND-MN | 1,960 | $33,310 |
St. Cloud, MN | 1,370 | $34,420 |
Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1,160 | $34,350 |
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 1,010 | $31,480 |
Mankato-North Mankato, MN | 890 | $28,820 |
Top States for Nursing Assistants Employment
View the list below to see where most Nursing Assistants work.
State | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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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 |
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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 |
References
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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