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Medication aide jobs in Rhode Island

8 open medication aide jobs in Rhode Island at 7 employers, posting $23–$26.50 an hour. BLS measures a median of $22.33 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nursing Assistants in Rhode Island, opens in a new tab) for nursing assistants here.

8
Open in RI
7
Employers hiring
$26.50
Median posted /hr
$22.33
BLS median in RI
13th of 52 states and territories

Newest medication aide jobs in Rhode Island

Checked 29 Oct 2026, 07:47 UTC

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    NURSES Etc StaffingHealthcare staffing agency

    Healthcare staffing firm since 2000 placing travel, per diem, local PRN and government service clinicians.

    Places: Nurses, CNAs & PCTs, Doctors, Therapy & rehab

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    GrapeTree Medical StaffingTravel nursing agency

    Places nurses, CNAs and allied professionals on contract and per diem assignments.

    Places: Nurses, CNAs & PCTs, Allied health

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Where the medication aide jobs are in Rhode Island

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 Rhode Island

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 Rhode Island

$23–$26.50/hr

Middle half of 5 jobs stating an hourly rate from 4 employers, median $26.50/hr.

Measured by BLS in Rhode Island, May 2025

$22.33/hr ($46,440 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nursing Assistants in Rhode Island, 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; 10,220 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nursing Assistants in Rhode Island, opens in a new tab) employed in Rhode Island. 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 Rhode Island

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 Rhode Island: common questions

How much do medication aides make in Rhode Island?

Open medication aide jobs in Rhode Island that post an hourly rate pay $23–$26.50 an hour in the middle half, median $26.50 (5 jobs from 4 employers). BLS measured a median of $22.33/hr ($46,440 a year) for nursing assistants in Rhode Island (May 2025), against $20.32 nationally, 13th highest of 52 states and territories. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for certified nursing assistants.

Where in Rhode Island are the most medication aide jobs?

Bristol (2), Warwick (2), East Providence (1), Exeter (1) and Providence (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring medication aides in Rhode Island?

By open jobs on this board: All American Assisted Living at Warwick (2), AdviniaCare Waterview Villa (1) and Apple Rehab Clipper (1). In all, 7 employers have medication aide jobs open in Rhode Island.

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

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 Rhode Island's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

How current are these jobs?

CareJobs.Now reads each employer's own job board every night; a job stays listed while the employer keeps it posted, and each opens the employer's own application.

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Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in Rhode Island, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the distinct hourly rates jobs here state (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), shown when at least three such rates from three employers stand behind it. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Rhode Island, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 29, 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 Rhode Island. Data as of October 29, 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/medication-aide/rhode-island

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