Nursing Assistants

AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
48%
risk level
POLLING
40%
Based on 56 votes
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
4.7%
by year 2032
WAGES
$35,760
or $17.19 per hour
Volume
1,310,090
as of 2022
SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
4.7/10

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Automation risk

48% (Moderate Risk)

Moderate Risk (41-60%): Occupations with a moderate risk of automation usually involve routine tasks but still require some human judgment and interaction.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Some very important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Assisting and Caring for Others

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Social Perceptiveness

User poll

40% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted they are unsure if this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 48% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Nursing Assistants will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?






Sentiment

The following graph(s) are included wherever there is a substantial amount of votes to render meaningful data. These visual representations display user poll results over time, providing a significant indication of sentiment trends.

Sentiment over time (yearly)

Growth

Moderate growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Nursing Assistants' job openings is expected to rise 4.7% by 2032

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031
Updated projections are due 09-2023.

Wages

Very low paid relative to other professions

In 2022, the median annual wage for 'Nursing Assistants' was $35,760, or $17 per hour

'Nursing Assistants' were paid 22.8% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $46,310

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Significantly greater range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2022 there were 1,310,090 people employed as 'Nursing Assistants' within the United States.

This represents around 0.9% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 112 people are employed as 'Nursing Assistants'.

Job description

Provide or assist with basic care or support under the direction of onsite licensed nursing staff. Perform duties such as monitoring of health status, feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, or ambulation of patients in a health or nursing facility. May include medication administration and other health-related tasks. Includes nursing care attendants, nursing aides, and nursing attendants.

SOC Code: 31-1131.00

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Comments

S (No chance) says
Robots have no emotions so how could they care for patients?
Sep 06, 2023 at 04:57 PM

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