Medication aide jobs in Pennsylvania

Where the medication aide jobs are in Pennsylvania

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

• Carlisle2
• Mechanicsburg1
• Pittsburgh1
• Sinking Spring1

What medication aides earn in Pennsylvania

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

By metro area

• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$22.22/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, opens in a new tab) · 30,680 (source: BLS OEWS, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, opens in a new tab) employed
• Pittsburgh, PA$20.71/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Pittsburgh, PA, opens in a new tab) · 12,140 (source: BLS OEWS, Pittsburgh, PA, opens in a new tab) employed
• Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$21.33/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ, opens in a new tab) · 4,970 (source: BLS OEWS, Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ, opens in a new tab) employed
• Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$21.12/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, opens in a new tab) · 4,490 (source: BLS OEWS, Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, opens in a new tab) employed
• Lancaster, PA$21.58/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Lancaster, PA, opens in a new tab) · 3,380 (source: BLS OEWS, Lancaster, PA, opens in a new tab) employed
• Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$21.14/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA, opens in a new tab) · 3,080 (source: BLS OEWS, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA, opens in a new tab) employed
• York-Hanover, PA$21.41/hr (source: BLS OEWS, York-Hanover, PA, opens in a new tab) · 1,890 (source: BLS OEWS, York-Hanover, PA, opens in a new tab) employed
• Reading, PA$21.89/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Reading, PA, opens in a new tab) · 1,830 (source: BLS OEWS, Reading, PA, opens in a new tab) employed
• Erie, PA$18.96/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Erie, PA, opens in a new tab) · 1,800 (source: BLS OEWS, Erie, PA, opens in a new tab) employed
• Altoona, PA$18.69/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Altoona, PA, opens in a new tab) · 820 (source: BLS OEWS, Altoona, PA, opens in a new tab) employed

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

Employers hiring medication aides in Pennsylvania

• Residence at Carlisle Management2 open in Pennsylvania
• BHBaptist Home Society1 open in Pennsylvania
• Harmony Senior Services1 open in Pennsylvania
• Residence at Village Greens1 open in Pennsylvania

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

  Official page

Medication aide jobs in Pennsylvania: common questions

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Medication aide jobs in other states

• Missouri19
• Texas18
• Kansas15
• Virginia14
• Indiana14
• Colorado13
• Minnesota13
• Maryland11
• Nebraska10
• Georgia10
• North Carolina10
• South Dakota9
• Wisconsin8
• Oklahoma7
• New Jersey7
• Ohio6
• Maine6
• Iowa5

Other CNAs & PCTs occupations in Pennsylvania

• Patient care technician232
• Certified nursing assistant179
• Emergency room technician20
• Patient transporter17