Top skills for Certified Nursing Assistant jobs
Based on 1,034 active Certified Nursing Assistant postings · updated Oct 8, 2026.
Skills employers ask for
The share of Certified Nursing Assistant postings that list each skill. Text that appears in almost every posting — equal-opportunity and benefits sections — is left out.
- Nursing94%
- Bathing32%
- Vital Signs32%
- Supervision27%
- Regulations23%
- Rehabilitation20%
- Reimbursement15%
- Licensing14%
- Health Care12%
- Acute Care12%
- English Language11%
- Skin Care11%
- Career Development10%
- Ambulation10%
- Emergency Situations9%
- Life Support9%
- Housekeeping8%
- Staff Meetings8%
- Nursing Services7%
- Direct Care7%
- Shaving7%
- Blood Pressure7%
- Memory Care6%
- Respiration6%
- Mental Health6%
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