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Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical · SOC 29-2061
0.0% AI Exposure — Low
$64,400
Median Annual Salary
Bright ↗
O*NET Outlook
66,300
Proj. Annual Openings
648,410
Employment (OEWS 2025)
100/100
AI Resiliency Score
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
AI Exposure Analysis
AI Exposure0.0%
AI Resiliency100/100
Exposure BandLow
Sector Avg. Exposure2.6%
Top Skills
1.Service Orientation
2.Social Perceptiveness
3.Coordination
4.Active Listening
5.Speaking
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Care for ill, injured, or convalescing patients or persons with disabilities in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, private homes, group homes, and similar institutions. May work under the supervision of a registered nurse. Licensing required.
Common titles: Charge Nurse, Clinic Licensed Practical Nurse (Clinic LPN), Clinic Nurse, Home Health Licensed Practical Nurse (Home Health LPN), Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN), Office Nurse
Representative Tasks
- •Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action.
- •Measure and record patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration.
- •Administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients' charts.
- •Provide basic patient care or treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, rubbing with alcohol, massaging, or performing catheterizations.
- •Answer patients' calls and determine how to assist them.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Record patient medical histories.
- •Monitor patient conditions during treatments, procedures, or activities.
- •Measure the physical or physiological attributes of patients.
- •Administer basic health care or medical treatments.
- •Administer intravenous medications.
Tools & Technologies
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Employment Projections & AI Exposure
15
Occupations Shown
2.6%
Avg AI Exposure
14
Bright Outlook
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.0% | 2.6% |
| Outlook | Bright ↗ | 93% Bright |
| Median Salary | $64,400 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |