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Also called charge nurse, clinic licensed practical nurse, clinic nurse and home health licensed practical nurse.
$64,400
Median pay a year
648,410
People do this work
6
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Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurse
1 certification
Summary
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses care for ill, injured, or convalescing patients in various healthcare settings, monitoring vital signs, administering medications, and providing basic patient care
Experience
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurse
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Observed patients, charted and reported changes in conditions, and took necessary action
Measured and recorded patients' vital signs, including height, weight, temperature, and blood pressure
Administered prescribed medications and started intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on charts
Provided basic patient care, including dressing wounds, treating bedsores, and performing catheterizations
Answered patients' calls and determined how to assist them in a healthcare setting
Worked as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs and implement interventions
Collected samples from patients and performed routine laboratory tests on samples
Skills
Core Skills
Recording medical histories, Preparing medical supplies, Monitoring activities, Measuring physical attributes, Analyzing quantitative data, Sterilizing medical equipment, Cleaning medical equipment and facilities, Collecting specimens from patients, Assisting patients
Checking & Planning
Testing biological specimens
Education
Certificate Your training program, Year
Certifications & Licenses
State license for this work Your state board, Year
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Observed patients and reported condition changesMeasured and recorded patients' vital signsAdministered prescribed medications and intravenous fluidsProvided basic patient care and treatmentsAnswered patients' calls and assisted themSupervised nurses' aides and assistants
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Observed patients and reported changes in their conditions to the healthcare team
Administered prescribed medications and intravenous fluids, ensuring accurate dosages and timing
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Observed patients and reported changes in their conditions to the healthcare team, leading to fewer complications due to timely reporting
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Fewer complications due to timely reportingBetter recovery times for patientsImproved communication among the team
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Administered prescribed medications and intravenous fluids, ensuring accurate dosages and timing
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Trusted with high-risk medicationsHandled IV fluids for critical patientsResponsible for pain management medications
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Recording medical histories
Assisting patients
Preparing medical supplies
Monitoring activities
Testing biological specimens
Measuring physical attributes
Analyzing quantitative data
Sterilizing medical equipment
Cleaning medical equipment and facilities
Collecting specimens from patients
Operating medical instruments
Maintaining medical facility records
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What a Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurse does
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Care for ill, injured, or convalescing patients or persons with disabilities in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, private homes, group homes, and similar institutions. May work under the supervision of a registered nurse. Licensing required.
What it pays
How much does a Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurse make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$59,000
Median
$64,400
75th percentile
$76,030
About 648,410 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$70,490
$80,800
$87,380
AL
$48,150
$57,030
$61,800
AR
$49,550
$56,620
$61,220
AZ
$66,770
$77,070
$81,860
CA
$74,840
$79,750
$93,720
CO
$61,890
$73,880
$79,800
CT
$66,660
$73,690
$76,830
DC
$63,960
$75,740
$81,400
DE
$64,420
$68,710
$75,020
FL
$58,540
$61,770
$64,710
GA
$52,900
$62,030
$70,690
HI
$62,460
$71,140
$75,250
IA
$56,400
$62,630
$70,840
ID
$58,310
$63,800
$74,050
IL
$63,580
$75,000
$79,560
IN
$61,060
$65,720
$73,430
KS
$56,260
$61,760
$69,470
KY
$54,290
$60,460
$65,090
LA
$49,650
$57,470
$61,220
MA
$72,610
$80,220
$84,570
MD
$65,300
$74,660
$79,670
ME
$63,530
$73,200
$77,420
MI
$62,050
$65,460
$73,880
MN
$59,960
$63,750
$71,270
MO
$56,280
$61,530
$70,230
MS
$46,790
$50,220
$58,030
MT
$58,130
$62,210
$66,850
NC
$59,270
$63,270
$69,700
ND
$58,290
$62,300
$65,020
NE
$59,080
$62,660
$71,860
NH
$67,650
$77,110
$82,760
NJ
$66,890
$75,160
$79,980
NM
$39,370
$59,330
$73,090
NV
$65,930
$76,160
$79,570
NY
$61,400
$67,180
$76,960
OH
$56,860
$61,950
$65,900
OK
$50,040
$58,320
$62,060
OR
$73,040
$80,470
$90,690
PA
$60,350
$63,940
$72,810
PR
$24,910
$30,760
$46,820
RI
$77,890
$80,090
$81,170
SC
$57,390
$61,820
$71,220
SD
$49,680
$52,750
$61,300
TN
$49,170
$58,870
$62,650
TX
$57,110
$62,240
$68,410
UT
$53,480
$63,230
$74,580
VA
$59,610
$64,920
$74,540
VT
$61,490
$69,930
$78,230
WA
$76,920
$83,150
$93,970
WI
$59,620
$63,760
$75,010
WV
$49,320
$55,360
$61,300
WY
$58,810
$63,460
$70,840
Other names
Other names for this job
charge nurse, clinic licensed practical nurse, clinic nurse, home health licensed practical nurse, licensed practical nurse, LPN, licensed vocational nurse, LVN, long term care licensed practical nurse, medical licensed practical nurse, nursing home licensed practical nurse, office nurse.
More names for this work
pediatric licensed practical nurse, private duty licensed practical nurse, private duty nurse, radiation oncology nurse, triage licensed practical nurse, nursing home lpn, clinic lpn, home health lpn, licensed care coordinator, LCC, long term care lpn, medical lpn, pediatric lpn, private duty lpn, triage lpn.
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From the crosswalk the US Department of Labor publishes itself. If one of these was your job, this page is about the civilian work it maps to.
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4N031H Aerospace Medical Service Apprentice, National Registry Paramedic
4N051H Aerospace Medical Service Journeyman, National Registry Paramedic
4N011C Aerospace Medical Service Helper, Independent Duty Medical Technician
4N071C Aerospace Medical Service Craftsman, Independent Duty Medical Technician
and 6 more service codes map here
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This page is about the occupation Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.