Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training

Types of Degrees Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many licensed practical/vocational nurse training graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Undergraduate Certificate	37,587
Basic Certificate	6,519
Associate Degree	1,755
Graduate Certificate	14
Bachelor’s Degree	11

What Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training Majors Need to Know

In an O*NET survey, licensed practical/vocational nurse training majors were asked to rate what knowledge areas, skills, and abilities were important in their occupations. These answers were weighted on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the most important.

Knowledge Areas for Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training Majors

Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training majors often go into careers in which the following knowledge areas are important:

• Medicine and Dentistry - Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Psychology - Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Therapy and Counseling - Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.

Skills for Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training Majors

When studying licensed practical/vocational nurse training, you’ll learn many skills that will help you be successful in a wide range of jobs - even those that do not require a degree in the field. The following is a list of some of the most common skills needed for careers associated with this major:

• Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Abilities for Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training Majors

As a licensed practical/vocational nurse training major, you will find yourself needing the following abilities:

• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.

What Can You Do With a Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training Major?

People with a licensed practical/vocational nurse training degree often go into the following careers:

Job Title	Job Growth Rate	Median Salary
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	12.3%	$46,240

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training?

This major is dominated by women with about 82% of recent graduates being female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of licensed practical/vocational nurse training majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Geographic Diversity

Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training appeals to people across the globe. About 27.3% of those with this major are international students.

Amount of Education Required for Careers Related to Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training

Some degrees associated with licensed practical/vocational nurse training may require an advanced degree, while others may not even require a bachelor’s in the field. In general, the more advanced your degree the more career options will open up to you. However, there is significant time and money that needs to be invested into your education so weigh the pros and cons.

Find out what the typical degree level is for licensed practical/vocational nurse training careers below.

Education Level	Percentage of Workers
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)	43.4%
Some College Courses	35.0%
Associate’s Degree (or other 2-year degree)	20.3%
Bachelor’s Degree	1.3%

Online Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	0	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	968	3
Certificate (2-4 Years)	49	0
Associate’s Degree	96	2
Bachelor’s Degree	1	1
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	0	0
Post-Master’s	1	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Majors Related to Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to licensed practical/vocational nurse training.

Major	Number of Grads
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	38,097
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants	4,826

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020

More about our data sources and methodologies.