Top skills for Certified Nurse Assistant jobs

Based on 130 active Certified Nurse Assistant postings · updated Oct 8, 2026.

Skills employers ask for

The share of Certified Nurse Assistant postings that list each skill. Text that appears in almost every posting — equal-opportunity and benefits sections — is left out.

  • Nursing94%
  • Supervision37%
  • Bathing33%
  • Vital Signs32%
  • Direct Care24%
  • Hiring22%
  • Wheelchairs18%
  • Housekeeping17%
  • Critical Thinking16%
  • Hand Hygiene16%
  • Human Behavior16%
  • Dental Hygiene15%
  • Food Safety15%
  • Genitourinary15%
  • Tubs15%
  • Disabilities14%
  • Shaving14%
  • Chemicals13%
  • Decision Making13%
  • Hepatitis B13%
  • Ambulation13%
  • Life Support13%
  • Blood Pressure12%
  • Health Care12%
  • Licensing12%

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