Over 1,371,000 nursing assistants were employed as of May 2020 in the United States according to data released earlier this year by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). More than 47,800 of the nation's nursing assistants were employed in the five-state Rocky Mountain region of the country. A further examination of May 2020 BLS data provides the following details about nursing assistant pay in the Rocky Mountain region:
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| Nursing Assistant Pay in the Rocky Mountain Region |
| State | # Employed | Annual Mean Wages | Wage Rank* |
| CO | 21,310 | $34,470 | 13th |
| ID | 6,600 | $29,370 | 36th |
| MT | 5,110 | $31,720 | 26th |
| UT | 12,050 | $30,240 | 32nd |
| WY | 2,810 | $33,160 | 19th |
| 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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