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Nursing Assistants in Texas

Is Texas a good place for you to work as a Nursing Assistant?

19.7% Jobs Projection
$25,760 Median Salary
12,760 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Nursing Assistants Work in Texas?

In 2018, there were 87,750 Nursing Assistants working in the state.

There were 88,500 Nursing Assistants employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 750 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Texas

Jobs for Nursing Assistants in this state are growing at a rate of 19.7% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 11.5%.

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Texas Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 12,760 annual Nursing Assistants job openings in Texas, and 107,560 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 Texas?

In 2018 wages for Nursing Assistants ranged from $20,360 to $36,540 with $25,760 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.79 to $17.57. The median hourly rate was $12.39.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $11.96 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.43.

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

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Top Texas 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
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 22,970 $26,450
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 18,080 $27,300
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 7,890 $25,850
Austin-Round Rock, TX 5,250 $28,370
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 2,410 $22,770
El Paso, TX 2,260 $24,680
Tyler, TX 1,670 $23,040
Lubbock, TX 1,630 $26,070
Corpus Christi, TX 1,430 $25,320
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 1,170 $23,320
Waco, TX 1,150 $25,670
Killeen-Temple, TX 1,100 $25,880
Longview, TX 1,050 $23,850
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 980 $28,230
Abilene, TX 980 $23,230
Amarillo, TX 930 $27,570
Texarkana, TX-AR 880 $23,620
College Station-Bryan, TX 730 $26,680
Laredo, TX 690 $23,080
Midland, TX 630 $28,700
Sherman-Denison, TX 580 $26,690
Wichita Falls, TX 560 $22,200
San Angelo, TX 520 $25,950
Odessa, TX 480 $28,100
Victoria, TX 350 $27,470

Top States for Nursing Assistants Employment

View the list below to see 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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