Certified Nurse Assistant
Training Programs > Health Care

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. Some also go on to be phlebotomy technicians or electrocardiogram (EKG) technicians. 

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.

Need help meeting one or more of these requirements?

Don’t worry! At Sacramento Job Corps Center, our staff will help you along your journey to make sure you have all the tools and resources you need to check those boxes and start your training.

Meet your instructors

Meet your instructors

Instructor
Brittney Wodkins
Brittney Wodkins recently started working with Sacramento Job Corps Center as a Certified Nursing Assistant instructor. She specializes in CNA care, home care, hospice and assisted living. Brittney enjoys making a difference in the lives of her patients and students.
Instructor
Debra Bockari
Debra Bockari has been a full-time Certified Nursing Assistant instructor at Sacramento Job Corps Center since January of 2017. She received her nursing education at Mission College in Santa Clara and, prior to Job Corps, worked in various hospitals and long-term care facilities as a licensed vocational nurse. Debra started as a charge nurse and eventually became the director of staff development and an infection control nurse. She was born and raised in Sierra Leone, West Africa, and migrated to the U.S. in the late ’80s.