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Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurse

SOC Code
29-2061

Provide basic nursing care to patients in hospitals, doctors' offices, long-term care facilities or in their homes.

Recommended Education
Associate degree
Kansas Career Cluster
Health & Bio Sciences
High Demand! A career that Kansas businesses are currently struggling to hire for because there aren't enough people who are trained for it, or interested in working in it, to fill all open positions.

Job Growth & Salary Info

Kansas

Growth Projection: Growth

Median Salary: $45,140

National

Growth Projection: Growth

Median Salary: $48,820

Jobs labeled Growth or Extreme Growth have promising projections for the future, meaning industry's need for the job will continue to increase.
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