Salary for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
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These licensed medical professionals providing nursing care for patients in institutional or home-bound settings. They administer prescribed medication and intravenous therapy as directed by physicians, answer patient's calls, measure and record vital signs an changes in patient condition, assemble, sterilize, use and maintain specialized equipment, and prepare patients for medical exams and procedures. In addition to professional licensing, these nurses are expected to have some college training.A Licensed Practical or Licensed Vocational Nurse earns average salaries of around 32000 and 48000 based on experience and talent. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses can earn a salary of Forty One Thousand Six Hundred dollars yearly.
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses make the greatest compensation in Connecticut, where they can get an average pay rate of close to about $52300. People in this career group have the highest pay levels in Accommodation and Food Services, where they can earn pay levels, on average, of $46030.
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SALARY TREND
The annual compensation for this career has gone up since 2004. Salaries have increased by an average of 19.37 percent nationwide in that time.

INDUSTRIES
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses tend to make the most in the following industries
Administrative, Support and Waste Management Services | $46,030 |
Accommodation and Food Services | $44,710 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises | $42,510 |
Finance and Insurance | $42,130 |
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | $42,010 |
Public Administration | $42,000 |
In general, they earn less within the industries below
Educational Services | $35,000 |
Wholesale Trade | $36,120 |
Manufacturing | $37,720 |
Retail Trade | $38,780 |
Other Services (except Public Administration) | $40,090 |
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | $40,190 |