Provide or assist with basic care or support under the direction of onsite licensed nursing staff. Perform duties such as monitoring of health status, feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, or ambulation of patients in a health or nursing facility. May include medication administration and other health-related tasks. Includes nursing care attendants, nursing aides, and nursing attendants.
On-The-Job Responsibilities:
Statewide
Typical Degree: Postsecondary nondegree award
Employed as of 2022: 19,916
2032 Projected Openings: 30,200
Entry Level Salary: $28,180
Median Salary: $36,510
Experienced Level Salary: $44,190
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*values presented are at the Local Workforce Area level
Employed as of 2022:
2032 Projected Openings:
Entry Level Salary:
Median Salary:
Experienced Level Salary:
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.
Administration and Management
Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.
Service Orientation
Actively looking for ways to help people.
Social Perceptiveness
Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
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.
Oral Comprehension
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
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 that there is a problem.
Oral Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Ashland Community and Technical College
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide
Hazard Community and Technical College
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide
Jefferson Community and Technical College
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide
Maysville Community and Technical College
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide
West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide
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