Nursing Assistants in Delaware
Considering a career as a Nursing Assistant in Delaware?
You’re in luck! Jobs for Nursing Assistants in Delaware are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.
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Projected employment for Nursing Assistants in Delaware is growing faster than average.
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Nursing Assistants in Delaware earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.
What Major Will Prepare You For a Nursing Assistant Career?
- Health Professions
- Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies
- Health Aide
- Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants
- Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide
- Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
How Many Nursing Assistants Work in Delaware?
4,850 people worked as Nursing Assistants in 2018 in this state.
There were 4,830 Nursing Assistants employed in this state in 2017.
That’s growth of 20 jobs between 2017 and 2018.
The typical state has 20,950 Nursing Assistants working in it, which means Delaware has fewer Nursing Assistants than average.
Job Projections for Delaware
Jobs for Nursing Assistants in this state are growing at a rate of 12.4% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 11.5%.
Delaware Annual Job Openings
The BLS is projecting 790 annual Nursing Assistants job openings in Delaware, and 6,790 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 Delaware?
In 2018 wages for Nursing Assistants ranged from $25,210 to $38,570 with $30,020 being the median annual salary.
Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.12 to $18.55. The median hourly rate was $14.44.
In 2017 the median pay for this field was $14.01 an hour.
The hourly rate grew by $0.43.
The median salary in Delaware is higher than the nationwide median salary.
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Top Delaware 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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Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 38,460 | $29,990 |
Salisbury, MD-DE | 2,280 | $28,650 |
Dover, DE | 810 | $28,840 |
Top States for Nursing Assistants Employment
The table below shows the states 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 |
Related Careers in Delaware
You may also be interested in the following careers:
Occupation | Delaware Employment Total |
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Home Health Aides | 1,620 |
Orderlies | 360 |
References
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
More about our data sources and methodologies.