State Map for Nursing Assistants

Looking to move? Some states have more opportunities for this type of work than others.

  • Orange states have an above average share of this career in their workforce.
  • Blue states have a below average share of this career in their workforce.
StateJob Outlook
AlabamaAverage opportunities
AlaskaBelow average opportunities
American SamoaNo data available
ArizonaBelow average opportunities
ArkansasAbove average opportunities
CaliforniaBelow average opportunities
ColoradoAverage opportunities
ConnecticutAbove average opportunities
DelawareAverage opportunities
District of ColumbiaBelow average opportunities
FloridaAverage opportunities
GeorgiaAverage opportunities
GuamBelow average opportunities
HawaiiAverage opportunities
IdahoAverage opportunities
IllinoisAverage opportunities
IndianaAverage opportunities
IowaAbove average opportunities
KansasAbove average opportunities
KentuckyAverage opportunities
LouisianaAverage opportunities
MaineAbove average opportunities
MarylandAverage opportunities
MassachusettsAverage opportunities
MichiganAverage opportunities
MinnesotaAverage opportunities
MississippiAverage opportunities
MissouriAverage opportunities
MontanaAverage opportunities
NebraskaAbove average opportunities
NevadaBelow average opportunities
New HampshireAverage opportunities
New JerseyAverage opportunities
New MexicoBelow average opportunities
New YorkAverage opportunities
North CarolinaAbove average opportunities
North DakotaAbove average opportunities
Northern Mariana IslandsNo data available
OhioAverage opportunities
OklahomaAverage opportunities
OregonBelow average opportunities
PennsylvaniaAbove average opportunities
Puerto RicoBelow average opportunities
Rhode IslandAbove average opportunities
South CarolinaAverage opportunities
South DakotaAbove average opportunities
TennesseeAverage opportunities
TexasBelow average opportunities
UtahAverage opportunities
VermontAverage opportunities
Virgin IslandsBelow average opportunities
VirginiaAverage opportunities
WashingtonAverage opportunities
West VirginiaAbove average opportunities
WisconsinAverage opportunities
WyomingAverage opportunities

For detailed state-by-state info, see employment and wages external site from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

National Outlook

Bright
Nationwide, new job opportunities for nursing assistants are very likely in the future.