Occupational Employment Statistics
29-2061 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
Care for ill, injured, or convalescing patients or persons with disabilities in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, private homes, group homes, and similar institutions. May work under the supervision of a registered nurse. Licensing required.
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Central Minnesota
| 1,760 | 96 | $28.00/hr | $22.90/hr | $24.68/hr | $27.90/hr | $30.06/hr | $35.02/hr |
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Northeast Minnesota
| 820 | 57 | $26.37/hr | $22.98/hr | $23.91/hr | $26.05/hr | $28.72/hr | $31.19/hr |
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Northwest Minnesota
| 1,650 | 81 | $27.03/hr | $23.69/hr | $24.81/hr | $26.41/hr | $29.05/hr | $31.03/hr |
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Southeast Minnesota
| 2,040 | 132 | $28.84/hr | $24.97/hr | $27.58/hr | $29.65/hr | $29.65/hr | $31.15/hr |
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Southwest Minnesota
| 1,120 | 70 | $27.69/hr | $24.01/hr | $24.90/hr | $28.12/hr | $29.62/hr | $31.28/hr |
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Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN
| 6,220 | 147 | $30.67/hr | $25.16/hr | $28.09/hr | $29.67/hr | $31.39/hr | $37.63/hr |
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Minnesota
| 13,870 | 541 | $29.15/hr | $24.18/hr | $25.79/hr | $29.15/hr | $30.41/hr | $34.22/hr |
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U S
| 630,250 | 6,933 | $30.11/hr | $22.62/hr | $25.09/hr | $29.59/hr | $33.26/hr | $38.57/hr |
| Financial Activities | 30 | $29.04/hr |
| Professional and Business Services | 1,320 | $29.05/hr |
| Education and Health Services | 11,560 | $29.12/hr |
| Other Services | 10 | $27.10/hr |
| Public Administration | 950 | $30.05/hr |
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La Crosse WI-MN MSA
| 200 | $28.51/hr | N/A |
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Northeast Balance of State
| 290 | $25.69/hr | N/A |
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Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA
| 300 | $28.79/hr | N/A |
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Grand Forks ND-MN MSA
| 390 | $28.37/hr | N/A |
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Duluth MN-WI MSA
| 630 | $26.29/hr | N/A |
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Northeast Minnesota
| 820 | $26.05/hr | 3.0% |
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St Cloud MN MSA
| 860 | $25.98/hr | N/A |
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Southwest Balance of State
| 900 | $27.24/hr | N/A |
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Southeast Balance of State
| 980 | $27.95/hr | N/A |
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Fargo ND-MN MSA
| 990 | $28.68/hr | N/A |
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Southwest Minnesota
| 1,120 | $28.12/hr | 1.9% |
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Rochester MN MSA
| 1,270 | $29.65/hr | N/A |
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Northwest Balance of State
| 1,450 | $26.15/hr | N/A |
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Northwest Minnesota
| 1,650 | $26.41/hr | 2.8% |
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Central Minnesota
| 1,760 | $27.90/hr | 4.9% |
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Southeast Minnesota
| 2,040 | $29.65/hr | 3.9% |
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Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN
| 6,220 | $29.67/hr | 3.7% |
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Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA
| 6,890 | $29.66/hr | N/A |
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Minnesota
| 13,870 | $29.15/hr | 3.5% |
- Record food and fluid intake and output.
- Evaluate nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other healthcare team members as necessary.
- Work as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and implement interventions.
- Inventory and requisition supplies and instruments.
- Supervise nurses' aides or assistants.
- Assemble and use equipment, such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers.
- Help patients with bathing, dressing, maintaining personal hygiene, moving in bed, or standing and walking.
- Answer patients' calls and determine how to assist them.
- Provide medical treatment or personal care to patients in private home settings, such as cooking, keeping rooms orderly, seeing that patients are comfortable and in good spirits, or instructing family members in simple nursing tasks.
- Clean rooms and make beds.