Nursing Assistants
Healthcare Support · SOC 31-1131
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 31-1131 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 0.0%
- Low · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 42/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $42,260
- H-1B offered wage $37,898; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- —
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +2.3%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 4
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 28,152 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
Transition context
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
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.
Common titles: Certified Medication Aide (CMA), Certified Nurse Aide (CNA), Certified Nurses Aide (CNA), Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA), Nurses' Aide
Representative Tasks
- •Turn or reposition bedridden patients.
- •Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs.
- •Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink.
- •Measure and record food and liquid intake or urinary and fecal output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
- •Provide physical support to assist patients to perform daily living activities, such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking, or exercising.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Adjust positions of patients on beds or tables.
- •Provide basic information to guests, visitors, or clients.
- •Answer telephones to direct calls or provide information.
- •Feed patients.
- •Record vital statistics or other health information.
Tools & Technologies
Related Occupations
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.0% | 1.9% |
| Outlook | Average | 69% Bright |
| Median Salary | $42,260 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |