Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing, & Nursing Assistants

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Total Degrees​
Awarded in 2022
85,339
growing 1.26%
Median In-State​
Public Tuition
$3,917
growing 2.62%
Median Out-of-State​
Private Tuition
$13,320
declining 0.195%
Average Wage
$87,543
growing 7.57%
People in Workforce
4.66M
growing 3.36%
Average Employee Age
42.6
declining 0.529%

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The most common degree awarded to students studying Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing, & Nursing Assistants is a 1 to 2 year postsecondary certificate.

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Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing, & Nursing Assistants and the types of students that study this field. Ivy Tech Community College awards the most degrees in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing, & Nursing Assistants in the US, but Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing and Isabella Graham Hart School of Practical Nursing (191940) have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing, & Nursing Assistants.

Tuition costs for Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing, & Nursing Assistants majors are, on average, $3,917 for in-state public colleges, and $13,320 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing, & Nursing Assistants programs are false institutions (N/A total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (48,371 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing, & Nursing Assistants (2022)
  1. Ivy Tech Community College
    3,020 degrees awarded
  2. Unitek College
    1,264 degrees awarded
  3. ECPI University (248934)
    737 degrees awarded

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing, & Nursing Assistants, is Public, 2-year (48,371 completions in 2022).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing, & Nursing Assistants programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$3,917
Median In-State Public
$13,320
Median Out of State Private

Ivy Tech Community College has the most Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing, & Nursing Assistants degree recipients, with 3,020 degrees awarded in 2022.

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Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution
  1. Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing
    100%
  2. Isabella Graham Hart School of Practical Nursing (191940)
    100%
  3. AMG School of Nursing (486415)
    100%

Out of all institutions that offer Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing, & Nursing Assistants programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing, & Nursing Assistants, with 100%.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing, & Nursing Assistants
  1. Marion County, IN
    3,020 degrees awarded
  2. Cook County, IL
    2,388 degrees awarded
  3. Los Angeles County, CA
    2,059 degrees awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing, & Nursing Assistants by year.

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Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded
  1. Calhoun County, AR
    3k%
  2. Plumas County, CA
    1.4k%
  3. Siskiyou County, CA
    1.05k%

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing, & Nursing Assistants.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for majors is $87,543 and the most common occupations are Registered nurses, Pharmacists, and Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives.

The industry that employs the most majors is false, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Farm supplies merchant wholesalers.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

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$87,543
Average Wage in Workforce
± $877
7.57%
1 Year Growth
± 1.33%

The average salary for majors is $87,543 and the most common occupations are Registered nurses, Pharmacists, and Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives.

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Highest Paying Locations

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing, & Nursing Assistants is from the 2 Digit Course .
Highest Paying Pumas
  1. Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Mountain View & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA
    $171,696
  2. Westchester County (Central) PUMA, NY
    $170,294
  3. Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Palo Alto City & Los Altos Hills Town PUMA, CA
    $160,755

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

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Most Common

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The most common occupations majors, by number of employees, are Registered nurses, Pharmacists, and Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives.

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Most Specialized

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Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of majors working as .

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Highest Paid

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The highest paid occupations by median income for majors are .

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Occupations by Share

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing, & Nursing Assistants is from the 2 Digit Course .
4.66M
2022 Workforce
± 52,192
3.36%
1 Year Growth
± 1.54%

The number of graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.36%, from 4.51M in 2021 to 4.66M in 2022.

The largest single share of graduates go on to work as Registered nurses (36.5%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in by share of the total number of graduates.

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Most Common

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The most common industries that employ majors, by number of employees, are .

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Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing, & Nursing Assistants is from the 2 Digit Course .

The highest paying industries of majors, by average wage, are Farm supplies merchant wholesalers, Aerospace products & parts manufacturing, and Metals & minerals (except petroleum) merchant wholesalers.

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Industries by Share

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing, & Nursing Assistants is from the 2 Digit Course .
4.66M
2022 Workforce
± 52,192
3.36%
1 Year Growth
± 1.54%

The number of graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.36%, from 4.51M in 2021 to 4.66M in 2022.

The industry which employs the most graduates by share is N/A, followed by N/A. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in .

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Specialty Locations

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing, & Nursing Assistants is from the 2 Digit Course .
PUMAS with a relatively high number of majors
  1. Olmsted County--Rochester City PUMA, MN
    2.9
  2. Houston-Galveston Area Council--Brazoria County (North), Pearland City PUMA, TX
    2.46
  3. Hamilton County (East)--Noblesville City & Fishers Town (East) PUMA, IN
    2.43

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

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Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in in the United States.

The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in is 42.6.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate. Female employees are more likely to hold degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in (40,335 students).

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing, & Nursing Assistants is from the 2 Digit Course .
42.6
Average Age in 2022
± 0.149 Years
0.529%
1 Year Change
± 0.499%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in . The most common ages of employees with this major are false and false years old, which represent NaNM% and NaNM% of the population, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing, & Nursing Assistants are 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate, Certificate of less than 1 academic year, and Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years.

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Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing, & Nursing Assistants is from the 2 Digit Course .

The most common degree types held by the working population in are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

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Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (89.4%)
Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing, & Nursing Assistants.

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity
  1. White
    40,335 degrees awarded
  2. Black or African American
    17,623 degrees awarded
  3. Hispanic or Latino
    15,245 degrees awarded

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing, & Nursing Assistants.

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Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing, & Nursing Assistants is from the 2 Digit Course .
Most Common Countries of Origin
  1. Philippines
    202,070 degree recipients
  2. India
    87,039 degree recipients
  3. Mexico
    36,759 degree recipients
High Relative Number of Students
  1. Philippines
    5.03 times more than expected
  2. Cameroon
    3.6 times more than expected
  3. Nigeria
    3.1 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Philippines that hold degrees (5.03 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Philippines (202,070 degree recipients).

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing, & Nursing Assistants field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing, & Nursing Assistants majors need many skills, but most especially Social Perceptiveness. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing, & Nursing Assistants majors need more than the average amount of Operation and Control, Service Orientation, and Coordination.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing, & Nursing Assistants majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Operation and Control is very distinctive for majors, but the Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation, and Coordination are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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