Certified Nurse Assistant

Certified Nurse Assistant

Potential earnings range:
$25,688-$43,077*
Per year after graduation

Are you interested in the medical field and passionate about helping others? Thrive in hands-on, fast-paced environments? 

Then you may be a good fit for Job Corps’ Certified Nurse Assistant training program. 

On the job, you will ...

  • Clean and bathe patients 
  • Help patients use the toilet and dress 
  • Turn, reposition and transfer patients from beds to wheelchairs 
  • Measure patient vital signs such as blood pressure and temperature 
  • Serve meals and support feeding 
  • Record patients’ health concerns and report information to nursing/management staff 

Some of the career options you will have ... 

Individuals with their certified nurse assistant credentials often go on to work in hospitals, senior living facilities, schools, clinics, home health care agencies and more. 

In addition, completion of the Certified Nurse Assistant program is a prerequisite for Job Corps’ Advanced Training Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) program, which prepares students for additional health care career opportunities.

The credentials you will earn ...

In the Certified Nurse Assistant training program, you will earn nationally recognized credentials and a state-issued credential/license. 

  • Certified nurse assistant license 
  • BLS for Healthcare Providers 
  • Heartsaver® Bloodborne Pathogens 

Students should also earn a state-issued learner’s permit and driver’s license upon completion of the program. 

What you’ll need to start training ... 

  • Have a high school diploma or equivalent (can be earned at all Job Corps centers) 
  • Completion of all introductory and career preparation courses 
  • Passing scores on all written and performance tests 
  • Meet academic (math and reading) requirements 
  • Compliance with state requirements that may involve a criminal background check, and completion of a training program meeting state content requirements 
* Salary information comes from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics Program and is provided for planning purposes only. Actual salary will depend on student skill level, credentials earned, experience level and location.
Meet your instructors

Meet your instructors

Merry Woolsey
Merry Woolsey
Merry Woolsey is a Certified Nurse Assistant instructor at Earle C. Clements Job Corps. She graduated from practical nursing school in 1991 and become a registered nurse in 1993. Merry has worked half her career in the ICU, in both the United States and Germany. Merry is excited to use her experiences and lessons she has learned with all her students at Earle C. Clements Job Corps. 
Jennifer Arnett
Jennifer Arnett
Jennifer Arnett is an instructor for the Certified Nurse Assistant program at Earle C. Clements Job Corps and has been with the program since 2009. She graduated as a registered nurse in December 2000 and has experience working in the ICU, telemetry and pediatrics, and specializes in wound care. Jennifer is also an American Red Cross CPR instructor. Her years of experience working on the floor as a registered nurse have given Jennifer the insight to help educate students to be the best CNAs they possibly can be and further their careers as caring nurses.