Nursing Assistants
SOC Code: 31-1131
Nursing Assistantss turn or reposition bedridden patients. This career typically requires medium preparation (1-2 years). With an AI-proof score of 86.7/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Service Orientation, Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness.
AI-Proof Score: 86.7 — Very High
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Median Salary
$39,530
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Job Growth
2.3%
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Training Time
Medium preparation (1-2 years)
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Job Zone
Zone 3 / 5
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Training Cost
~$15,000
Key Skills
- •Service Orientation
- •Social Perceptiveness
- •Active Listening
- •Monitoring
- •Reading Comprehension
- •Critical Thinking
- •Speaking
Common 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.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation