Licensed practical & licensed vocational nurses are most often employed by the General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals industry. The average yearly wage for Licensed practical & licensed vocational nurses was $40,929 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Licensed practical & licensed vocational nurses by wage are Interpreters and translators, Recreational therapists, and Weighers, measurers, checkers, & samplers, recordkeeping.
Licensed practical & licensed vocational nurses are part of the Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations, along with Chiropractors, Dentists, Dietitians & nutritionists, Optometrists, Pharmacists, and 37 more.
The top 3 locations that employ the most Licensed practical & licensed vocational nurses are Jamaica, Hollis & St. Albans PUMA, NY, Schuylkill County PUMA, PA, and Rapides & Vernon Parishes PUMA, LA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Licensed practical & licensed vocational nurses are Pearl River, Hancock, George & Stone Counties PUMA, MS, Schuylkill County PUMA, PA, and Henderson, Hardeman, McNairy, Hardin, Haywood & Decatur Counties PUMA, TN.