Hourly wage for Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$30	$3	$1	$0
Average	$28	$2	$1	$0
25th Percentile	$25	$2	$0	$0

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$30	$3	$1	$0
Average	$28	$2	$1	$0
25th Percentile	$25	$2	$0	$0

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)	$55,532
Intermediate Level Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)	$55,701
Senior Level Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)	$57,825
Specialist Level Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)	$60,203
Expert Level Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)	$60,372

Year	Average Annual Salary
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2022	View More
2023	$64,112
2024	$64,591
2025	$63,648
2026	View More

Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.0%
High School	65.0%
Associates	26.9%
Bachelors	6.1%
Masters	0.9%
Doctorate	0.1%

FAQ about Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)

1. What are the responsibilities of Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)?

The Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) provides basic medical care, including changing bandages, administering medication, and collecting specimens. Administers nursing care under the supervision of a registered nurse or other medical supervisor. Being a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) monitors and reports changes in patient's condition to supervisor. Ensures the health, comfort and safety of patients by assisting with bathing, feeding, and dressing. In addition, Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) requires a high school diploma. Typically reports to a registered nurse or supervisor. Requires graduation from approved LPN educational program. Requires a state license to practice. Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)'s years of experience requirement may be unspecified. Certification and/or licensing in the position's specialty is the main requirement.

2. What are the skills of Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)

Specify the abilities and skills that a person needs in order to carry out the specified job duties. Each competency has five to ten behavioral assertions that can be observed, each with a corresponding performance level (from one to five) that is required for a particular job.

1.)

Planning: An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.

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Long Term Care: Long-term care (LTC) is a variety of services which help meet both the medical and non-medical needs of people with a chronic illness or disability who cannot care for themselves for long periods. Long term care is focused on individualized and coordinated services that promote independence, maximize patients' quality of life, and meet patients' needs over a period of time. It is common for long-term care to provide custodial and non-skilled care, such as assisting with normal daily tasks like dressing, feeding, using the bathroom. Increasingly, long-term care involves providing a level of medical care that requires the expertise of skilled practitioners to address the multiple chronic conditions associated with older populations. Long-term care can be provided at home, in the community, in assisted living facilities or in nursing homes. Long-term care may be needed by people of any age, although it is a more common need for senior citizens.

3.)

Life Insurance: Life Insurance can be defined as a contract between an insurance policy holder and an insurance company, where the insurer promises to pay a sum of money in exchange for a premium, upon the death of an insured person or after a set period

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Entry Level	3%
Mid Level	3%
Senior Level	1%
Top Level	5%
Experienced	5%

Core Compensation
Core Compensation	Median	% of Total
Base Salary	$57,400	69.2%
Bonus	$0	0.0%
Value of Benefits
Core Compensation	Median	% of Total
Social Security	$4,391	5.3%
401K/403B	$2,296	2.8%
Disability	$1,148	1.4%
Healthcare	$6,374	7.7%
Pension	$3,157	3.8%
Time Off	$8,168	9.8%
Total Compensation	$82,934	100%

Hourly Wage for Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) Salary in the United States