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Career Information for Nursing Aides And Attendants in Florida

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Fast Facts for Nursing Aides And Attendants in Florida

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Punta Gorda, Ocala, and Deltona
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Naples, Fort Walton Beach, and Tallahassee
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Tampa, Miami, and Orlando

Salaries for Nursing Aides And Attendants in Florida

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Naples, Sarasota, and Cape Coral. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Nursing Aides And Attendants in Florida are listed below.

Selected Nursing Aide Training Schools in Florida

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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Everest Institute
Ft. Lauderdale, Hialeah, Miami

Founded in 1851 as Duff's Business Institute, the school offers career education programs in 12 states with greater than 25 locations.

  • Programs: Patient Care Technician
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Ultimate Medical Academy
Clearwater, Tampa

Offers career training in health care. Located in Clearwater and Tampa, Florida

  • Programs: Patient Care Technician
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Florida Technical College
DeLand, Orlando

Florida Technical College (FTC) offers many different technically oriented programs that all have an emphasis on hands-on training with highly experienced faculty.

  • Programs: Patient Care Technician
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

More Florida Nursing Aide Training Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Americare School of Nursing Fern ParkFern ParkAssociate381
Angley CollegeDelandBachelor105
Chipola CollegeMariannaBachelor2,144
Florida National CollegeHialeahBachelor2,158
Health Opportunity Technical CenterMiami GardensAssociate101
Medvance Institute-Fort LauderdaleLauderdale LakesAssociate394
Medvance Institute-West PalmPalm SpringsAssociate512
Pasco-Hernando Community CollegeNew Port RicheyAssociate8,065
Saint Johns River Community CollegePalatkaAssociate5,111
Seminole Community CollegeSanfordAssociate12,745
South Florida Community CollegeAvon ParkAssociate2,787

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Nursing Aides And Attendants

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

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Nursing Aides and Attendants

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Nursing Aides and Attendants 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

FLORIDA

   
Punta Gorda770$23,7702.2
Ocala1,710$22,4701.9
Deltona2,760$24,2901.8
Sarasota4,700$25,3801.8
Gainesville1,780$23,0601.6
Sebastian690$23,3901.6
Lakeland2,970$22,2901.5
Cape Coral2,880$25,0201.4
Port St. Lucie1,690$24,1901.4
Pensacola1,950$22,7101.3
West Palm Beach7,280$23,0001.3
Palm Bay2,540$22,8701.3
Panama City740$21,9001.2
Tampa14,320$23,8001.1
Jacksonville6,350$24,2801
Miami10,280$23,1101
Fort Lauderdale7,000$22,7600.9
Orlando9,760$23,2300.9
Tallahassee1,340$20,6800.8
Fort Walton Beach590$23,5500.8
Naples930$27,1800.8
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