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7.2% Jobs Projection
$23,290 Median Salary
2,920 Job Openings

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

  • Projected employment for Nursing Assistants in Alabama is growing faster than average.

  • Nursing Assistants in Alabama earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Nursing Assistants Work in Alabama?

22,590 people worked as Nursing Assistants in 2018 in this state.

There were 23,280 Nursing Assistants employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 690 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Alabama

Jobs for Nursing Assistants in this state are growing at a rate of 7.2% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 11.5%.

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Alabama Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 2,920 annual Nursing Assistants job openings in Alabama, and 25,550 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 Alabama?

In 2018 wages for Nursing Assistants ranged from $18,230 to $31,280 with $23,290 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.77 to $15.04. The median hourly rate was $11.2.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $10.84 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.36.

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

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Top Alabama 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
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 5,420 $24,460
Mobile, AL 2,060 $22,990
Huntsville, AL 1,790 $24,040
Montgomery, AL 1,710 $23,870
Tuscaloosa, AL 1,400 $23,700
Columbus, GA-AL 1,250 $19,770
Dothan, AL 980 $21,200
Gadsden, AL 700 $22,420
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 670 $23,010
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL 620 $23,390
Auburn-Opelika, AL 570 $22,590
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL 450 $22,750
Decatur, AL 410 $22,890

Top States for Nursing Assistants Employment

The table below shows the states 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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