DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

31-1012 Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants

Occupational Description:

Provide basic patient care under direction of nursing staff. Perform duties, such as feed, bathe, dress, groom, or move patients, or change linens. Exclude "Home Health Aides" (31-1011) and "Psychiatric Aides" (31-1013).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to Second Quarter, 2010
					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
EDR 5 - North Central	1,140	66	$12.03/hr	$0.24/hr	$10.08/hr	$10.82/hr	$11.89/hr	$13.19/hr	$14.45/hr
Minnesota	30,550	947	$13.02/hr	$0.09/hr	$10.04/hr	$11.04/hr	$12.68/hr	$14.81/hr	$17.08/hr
U S	1,438,010	7,190	$12.17/hr	$0.02/hr	$8.53/hr	$9.98/hr	$11.72/hr	$14.13/hr	$16.55/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants
Industry	OES Employment	OES Median Wage
Education and Health Services	1,020	$11.77/hr

Other Regional Data For Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants
Geography (click title for details)	OES		Projections
Geography (click title for details)	Employment	Median Wage	% Change -
EDR 10 - Southeast	5,000	$12.52/hr	N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead	2,850	$12.29/hr	N/A
EDR 7W- Central	2,280	$11.92/hr	N/A
EDR 9 - South Central	2,020	$11.35/hr	N/A
EDR 4 - West Central	1,960	$11.21/hr	N/A
EDR 7E- East Central	1,250	$11.82/hr	N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest	1,230	$11.89/hr	N/A
EDR 5 - North Central	1,140	$11.89/hr	N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central	1,130	$11.44/hr	N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest	920	$11.22/hr	N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley	540	$12.34/hr	N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters	520	$11.42/hr	N/A
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities	N/A	$14.14/hr	N/A

Related Occupations
Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
Occupation (click title for details)	Employment	Median Wage	% Change -
Home Health Aides	770	$11.15/hr	N/A
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	120	$14.63/hr	N/A
Medical Assistants	70	$13.81/hr	N/A
Physical Therapists	60	$34.24/hr	N/A

Tasks for Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants

Feeds patients unable to feed themselves.
Sets up equipment, such as oxygen tents, portable x-ray machines, and overhead irrigation bottles.
Prepares food trays.
Bathes, grooms, and dresses patients.
Measures and records food and liquid intake and output.
Measures and records vital signs.
Administers medication as directed by physician or nurse.
Cleans room and changes linen.
Stores, prepares, and issues dressing packs, treatment trays, and other supplies.
Administers catheterizations, bladder irrigations, enemas, and douches.
Sterilizes equipment and supplies.
Administers massages and alcohol rubs.
Transports patient to areas, such as operating and x-ray rooms.
Turns and re-positions bedfast patients, alone or with assistance, to prevent bedsores.
Assists patient to walk.