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    {
      "id": "learn_r1664_job_discovery_health_entry_level_roles_angle_marketplaces_health_cna_overview",
      "category": "Getting Started",
      "title": "Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA): job_overview",
      "summary": "Certified Nursing Assistants provide basic care and support under licensed nursing staff in healthcare facilities.",
      "body": "Certified Nursing Assistants provide basic care and support under licensed nursing staff in healthcare facilities.\n\nWhat My Next Move (U.S. Department of Labor) actually says:\n\n“Median wages (2025) $20.32 hourly, $42,260 annual”\n\nNote: Data from My Next Move partner site of O*NET. Shows bright outlook job growth.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.mynextmove.org/profile/summary/31-1131.00",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-06",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "My Next Move (U.S. Department of Labor)",
      "evidence_quote": "Median wages (2025) $20.32 hourly, $42,260 annual",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "1664-job-discovery-health-entry-level-roles-angle-marketplaces",
      "subject": "Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)",
      "topic": "job_overview",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "National median wage data from O*NET/BLS",
      "job": {
        "job_name": "Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)",
        "category": "Health, beauty and wellness",
        "what_it_is": "Provide or assist with basic care or support under the direction of onsite licensed nursing staff. Perform duties such as monitoring of health status, feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, or ambulation of patients in a health or nursing facility. May include medication administration and",
        "startup_cost": "State-approved training program (typically $1,000-$3,000) plus certification exam fees",
        "skill_level": "Entry-level with short training",
        "typical_pay_range": "$20.32 hourly, $42,260 annual (median)",
        "pay_unit": "hourly and annual",
        "where_to_find_work": "Nursing homes, hospitals, assisted living facilities, home healthcare agencies",
        "adjacent_jobs": "Home Health Aide, Medical Assistant, Orderly, Personal Care Aide"
      },
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "running",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "onetonline",
        "topic": [
          "money.payout",
          "access.signup",
          "rules.content"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    }
  ]
}