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Medication aide jobs in Kentucky

5 open medication aide jobs in Kentucky at 3 employers. BLS measures a median of $18.45 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nursing Assistants in Kentucky, opens in a new tab) for nursing assistants here.

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Open in KY
3
Employers hiring
6
Towns
$18.45
BLS median in KY
37th of 52 states and territories

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Where the medication aide jobs are in Kentucky

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What medication aides earn in Kentucky

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in Kentucky

Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).

Measured by BLS in Kentucky, May 2025

$18.45/hr ($38,370 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nursing Assistants in Kentucky, opens in a new tab)

Median for nursing assistants, against $20.32 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nursing Assistants, national, opens in a new tab) for the whole US; 23,410 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nursing Assistants in Kentucky, opens in a new tab) employed in Kentucky. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for certified nursing assistants.

By metro area

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Nursing Assistants; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Employers hiring medication aides in Kentucky

What the job takes

Nurse aide certification, then a state medication aide course and exam.

  • Depends on the state

    Medication aide certification

    State board of nursing or health department; some states use NCSBN's MACE exam. Rules and titles differ by state

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Medication aide jobs in Kentucky: common questions

How much do medication aides make in Kentucky?

Too few open medication aide jobs in Kentucky post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $18.45/hr ($38,370 a year) for nursing assistants in Kentucky (May 2025), against $20.32 nationally, 37th highest of 52 states and territories. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for certified nursing assistants.

Where in Kentucky are the most medication aide jobs?

Louisville (2), Central City (1), Eddyville (1), Lexington (1) and Nicholasville (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring medication aides in Kentucky?

By open jobs on this board: Cedarhurst (2), Wellpath (2) and Brookdale Senior Living (1). In all, 3 employers have medication aide jobs open in Kentucky.

What do you need to work as a medication aide in Kentucky?

Nurse aide certification, then a state medication aide course and exam. Medication aide certification (State board of nursing or health department; some states use NCSBN's MACE exam; rules and titles differ by state). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Kentucky's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

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Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in Kentucky, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the hourly rates jobs here state, shown when at least eight jobs from three employers state one. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Kentucky, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 23, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Nursing Assistants (SOC 31-1131), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Nursing Assistants, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Nursing Assistants by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
  5. Medication aide certification: State board of nursing or health department; some states use NCSBN's MACE exam

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Medication aide jobs in Kentucky. Data as of October 23, 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/medication-aide/kentucky

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