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Career Information for Licensed Practical And Licensed Vocational Nurses in Pennsylvania

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Fast Facts for Licensed Practical And Licensed Vocational Nurses in Pennsylvania

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Lebanon, Altoona, and Williamsport
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Allentown

Salaries for Licensed Practical And Licensed Vocational Nurses in Pennsylvania

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Philadelphia, Reading, and Harrisburg. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Licensed Practical And Licensed Vocational Nurses in Pennsylvania are listed below.

Selected LPN Nursing Schools in Pennsylvania

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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Fortis College
Scranton

Looking to prepare for your dream career? Fortis College can give you the skills and training you need to succeed in the fast-growing and high-demand healthcare field.

  • Programs: Practical Nursing
  • Degrees/Course Work: Coursework, Diploma

Pittsburgh Technical Institute
Cranberry Township, Oakdale

Offers associate degree and certificate programs in a wide variety of fields. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Programs: Practical Nursing
  • Degrees/Course Work: Cisco Certificate
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

More Pennsylvania LPN Nursing Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Community College of Beaver CountyMonacaAssociate3,194
Harrisburg Area Community College-HarrisburgHarrisburgAssociate9,774
Keystone CollegeLa PlumeBachelor1,796
Lehigh Carbon Community CollegeSchnecksvilleAssociate7,184
Mercyhurst CollegeErieMasters4,253
Northampton County Area Community CollegeBethlehemAssociate7,912
Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsportBachelor6,682
Reading Area Community CollegeReadingAssociate4,682
Westmoreland County Community CollegeYoungwoodAssociate6,239
York College PennsylvaniaYorkMasters5,720

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Licensed Practical And Licensed Vocational Nurses

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Pennsylvania. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

PENNSYLVANIA

   
Lebanon540$38,6702.6
Altoona690$30,5502.5
Williamsport440$35,7501.9
Scranton2,360$38,9601.8
Reading1,390$41,5201.7
Lancaster1,830$38,8601.6
Johnstown390$34,0901.5
Allentown2,380$39,8401.4
Erie790$37,4101.3
State College330$29,6401.3
York1,110$38,7601.2
Philadelphia10,820$45,6601.1
Pittsburgh6,230$38,5601.1
Harrisburg1,440$40,3100.9
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