Like any other job the salary of a nursing assistant depends on the place where the person gets the work, training, experience etc.
With proper training and an experience over a long period will help the person getting specialization skills.
The job is not one without promotional opportunities.
If the person acquits himself very well in the job he may get opportunities to work at a higher level by a help to nurses in their routine.
With adequate experience, commitment to the job and specialization, a nursing assistant can take the place of even trained nurses who may at times have to attend more onerous duties.
The nursing force is an over worked lot and any trained nursing assistant who can take up the job of nursing also will be of immense use.
Better salaries can be got in well known hospitals and nursing homes.
All hospitals and even nursing homes for mental patients require their services as they will be of immense use.
Getting trained nurses is also a difficult job.
There are some jobs requiring the services of people without much training in the medical field.
However, the finances of the hospital may such that such force cannot be filled by recruiting more people.
The duties are to be performed by nursing staff; nursing assistant will be of great assistance to therm.
The present unhealthy level of population in general means that public service has to provide using them.
When demand increases, with many people preferring comfort to saving money, there are good chances of improvement in their salaries.
They may stay at the home of the patients or visit as per preset program, they get paid extra for stay and travel.
A nursing assistant with bed care and maintaining sanitary levels improves chances of recovery of the patient.