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Job Market

The demand for LPNs is high.

Increased need

According the Bureau of Labor Statistics, "Employment of LPNs is expected to grow 14 percent between 2006 and 2016, faster than the average for all occupations, in response to the long-term care needs of an increasing elderly population and the general increase in demand for health care services."

Work settings

Central School of Practical Nursing graduates work in a variety of settings, including:

• Acute care
• Long-term care
• Rehabilitation
  
• Skilled nursing
• Behavioral health
  
• Outpatient clinics
• Physician offices
• Home-based nursing services
• Hospice
  

Starting wages...

...range from $18-$22/hour, with excellent benefit packages. Staffing agencies frequently employ our graduates for $25-$35/hour.

Additional employment assistance

Central School of Practical Nursing offers free career counseling and professional-quality résumé service to graduating students, as well as to our our alums.