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How to become Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
Median annual wage for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses (29-2061) — BLS OEWS, May 2023.
What you would actually do
The tasks that make up the work of Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, weighted by how central each one is to the job.
- Monitor patient conditions during treatments, procedures, or activities.
- Measure the physical or physiological attributes of patients.
- Record patient medical histories.
- Administer intravenous medications.
- Administer basic health care or medical treatments.
- Apply bandages, dressings, or splints.
- Train patients, family members, or caregivers in techniques for managing disabilities or illnesses.
- Supervise patient care personnel.
The skills that actually carry the job
Scored on how much the work depends on each one — not a wishlist, a measurement.
- Service Orientation4.1/5
- Social Perceptiveness4.0/5
- Coordination4.0/5
- Active Listening3.9/5
- Speaking3.9/5
- Monitoring3.9/5
- Reading Comprehension3.8/5
- Critical Thinking3.8/5
- Judgment and Decision Making3.6/5
- Time Management3.6/5
Would this suit you?
Every occupation leans on a particular mix of interests. Here is the mix measured for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses — and our free 2-minute Career Match scores you on the same six.
- Social5.5/7
Helping, teaching, caring for and working directly with people
- Realistic4.6/7
Hands-on, practical, working with tools, machines or the body
- Conventional4.6/7
Ordering, checking, following a precise procedure accurately
- Investigative3.7/7
Investigating, diagnosing, reasoning through problems with evidence
- Enterprising2.1/7
Persuading, leading, selling, taking commercial risk
- Artistic1.1/7
Creating, expressing, working without a fixed procedure
Interest profiles from the O*NET 29.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Used under CC BY 4.0.
