There were over 1,371,000 nursing assistants employed in the USA according to recently published May 2020 data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Approximately 229,000 of those employed as nursing assistants lived in the five-state Great Lakes region of the country. Annual mean wages for nursing assistants in the region ran slightly below the national average, except in Wisconsin. BLS data from May 2020 reveals the following about nursing assistant pay in the Great Lakes region of the U.S.:
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| Nursing Assistant Pay in the Great Lakes Region |
| State | # Employed | Annual Mean Wages | Wage Rank* |
| IL | 56,330 | $31,160 | 28th |
| IN | 30,120 | $29,610 | 34th |
| MI | 48,610 | $32,030 | 25th |
| OH | 63,290 | $29,710 | 33rd |
| WI | 30,460 | $32,560 | 24th |
| U.S. | 1,371,050 | $32,050 | ------- |
(*) annual mean wage ranking among the 50 states and the District of Columbia
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on May 15, 2021
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