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Nursing Assistants: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
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RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
2,000 h
longest minimum 6,000 h
National median pay
$42,260
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
1,448,910
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 2,000 hours, Nurse Assistant (competency-based)
- State medians
- $49,830 in Oregon to $22,850 in Puerto Rico (53 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse Assistant | 0824 | Competency-Based: 6,000 hours Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Competency-Based (V3): 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
What nursing assistants earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | $49,830 | $23.96 | 14,800 |
| Washington | $49,180 | $23.65 | 30,270 |
| New York | $48,590 | $23.36 | 87,990 |
| New Hampshire | $47,870 | $23.02 | 7,810 |
| District of Columbia | $47,700 | $22.93 | 3,490 |
| California | $47,630 | $22.90 | 110,060 |
| Colorado | $47,380 | $22.78 | 22,240 |
| Vermont | $47,130 | $22.66 | 3,030 |
| Maine | $47,070 | $22.63 | 8,540 |
| New Jersey | $46,830 | $22.52 | 32,400 |
| Massachusetts | $46,680 | $22.44 | 38,130 |
| Minnesota | $46,680 | $22.44 | 29,120 |
| Rhode Island | $46,440 | $22.33 | 10,220 |
| Alaska | $46,370 | $22.29 | 2,060 |
| Illinois | $45,960 | $22.10 | 68,640 |
| North Dakota | $45,820 | $22.03 | 6,840 |
| Nevada | $45,490 | $21.87 | 8,100 |
| Hawaii | $45,350 | $21.80 | 5,050 |
| Wisconsin | $45,130 | $21.70 | 28,370 |
| Connecticut | $44,790 | $21.53 | 21,380 |
| Arizona | $44,780 | $21.53 | 20,320 |
| Pennsylvania | $44,590 | $21.44 | 67,740 |
| Maryland | $43,240 | $20.79 | 27,720 |
| Virginia | $43,200 | $20.77 | 40,580 |
| Delaware | $42,030 | $20.21 | 5,530 |
| Montana | $40,900 | $19.67 | 4,390 |
| Nebraska | $40,000 | $19.23 | 16,450 |
| Utah | $39,840 | $19.15 | 12,260 |
| Michigan | $39,570 | $19.03 | 43,290 |
| New Mexico | $39,390 | $18.94 | 4,750 |
| Iowa | $39,350 | $18.92 | 22,670 |
| Wyoming | $39,160 | $18.83 | 2,830 |
| Ohio | $39,010 | $18.76 | 63,280 |
| South Dakota | $38,800 | $18.65 | 6,860 |
| Idaho | $38,650 | $18.58 | 7,910 |
| North Carolina | $38,460 | $18.49 | 64,010 |
| Kentucky | $38,370 | $18.45 | 23,410 |
| Indiana | $38,330 | $18.43 | 33,640 |
| Kansas | $38,010 | $18.27 | 24,610 |
| Tennessee | $37,990 | $18.27 | 27,040 |
| Georgia | $37,680 | $18.12 | 43,440 |
| Missouri | $37,680 | $18.11 | 34,050 |
| Florida | $37,510 | $18.03 | 96,960 |
| Texas | $37,500 | $18.03 | 88,680 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | $37,240 | $17.90 | 110 |
| South Carolina | $37,220 | $17.90 | 21,760 |
| West Virginia | $36,720 | $17.66 | 9,390 |
| Oklahoma | $35,930 | $17.27 | 19,410 |
| Arkansas | $34,430 | $16.55 | 17,260 |
| Alabama | $34,140 | $16.41 | 25,250 |
| Mississippi | $31,520 | $15.15 | 14,200 |
| Louisiana | $30,510 | $14.67 | 20,690 |
| Puerto Rico | $22,850 | $10.99 | 430 |
Finding a program
How to find a sponsor that trains this title · Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations · CNA Classes at schools and training centers
- Approved titles and terms: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list, Last-Modified October 8, 2026, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay and jobs: BLS OEWS, May 2025, all industries, read October 8, 2026.