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Career Information for Nursing Aides And Attendants in Pennsylvania

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Fast Facts for Nursing Aides And Attendants in Pennsylvania

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Johnstown, Lebanon, and Scranton
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Harrisburg, York, and State College
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Allentown

Salaries for Nursing Aides And Attendants in Pennsylvania

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

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

Selected Nursing Aide Training 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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Everest Institute
Pittsburgh

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

Pittsburgh Technical Institute
Cranberry Township, Oakdale

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

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

More Pennsylvania Nursing Aide Training Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Commonwealth Technical InstituteJohnstownAssociate248
Delaware County Community CollegeMediaAssociate10,816
Erie Business CenterErieAssociate287
Keystone CollegeLa PlumeBachelor1,796
Pennsylvania Institute of TechnologyMediaAssociate853

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Nursing Aides And Attendants

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:
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

PENNSYLVANIA

   
Johnstown1,570$25,5203.1
Lebanon1,120$25,8002.7
Scranton4,580$24,5901.8
Altoona840$25,2701.6
Williamsport700$22,7201.5
Allentown5,210$25,1801.5
Reading2,260$25,9901.4
Erie1,630$23,9401.3
Lancaster3,130$26,6801.3
Pittsburgh15,570$24,8901.3
Philadelphia22,850$26,3501.2
State College580$22,9901.1
York1,730$25,7101
Harrisburg2,830$27,2700.9
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