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Patient care technician jobs in Idaho

open patient care technician jobs in Idaho at . BLS measures a median of $18.58 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nursing Assistants in Idaho) for nursing assistants here.

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Checked 13 Nov 2026, 07:47 UTC

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Where the patient care technician jobs are in Idaho

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

What patient care technicians earn in Idaho

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 Idaho

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

Measured by BLS in Idaho, May 2025

$18.58/hr ($38,650 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nursing Assistants in Idaho)

Median for nursing assistants, against $20.32 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nursing Assistants, national) for the whole US; 7,910 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nursing Assistants in Idaho) employed in Idaho.

By metro area

  • Boise City, ID$18.85/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Boise City, ID) · 3,790 (source: BLS OEWS, Boise City, ID) employed
  • Coeur d'Alene, ID$19.15/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Coeur d'Alene, ID) · 970 (source: BLS OEWS, Coeur d'Alene, ID) employed
  • Logan, UT-ID$17.17/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Logan, UT-ID) · 630 (source: BLS OEWS, Logan, UT-ID) employed
  • Idaho Falls, ID$18.13/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Idaho Falls, ID) · 540 (source: BLS OEWS, Idaho Falls, ID) employed
  • Twin Falls, ID$18.59/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Twin Falls, ID) · 540 (source: BLS OEWS, Twin Falls, ID) employed
  • Lewiston, ID-WA$18.69/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Lewiston, ID-WA) · 350 (source: BLS OEWS, Lewiston, ID-WA) employed
  • Pocatello, ID$17.47/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Pocatello, ID) · 300 (source: BLS OEWS, Pocatello, ID) employed

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

What CNA and patient care technician jobs in Idaho offer

Counted from each job's own posting, the same reading as the lists across the state.

Employers hiring patient care technicians in Idaho

What the job takes

Nurse aide training or a PCT program; many hospitals hire nursing students or train on the job.

  • License

    Nurse aide certification (state registry)

    State nurse aide registry; exam often NCSBN's NNAAP. Federal rules require it to work as an aide in a nursing home

Where people train for it in Idaho

10 people finished nursing assistant and patient care programs at 1 school in Idaho in 2023-24. The schools with the most graduates:

Schools with the most graduates of nursing assistant and patient care programs in Idaho, 2023-24
SchoolTownGraduates
College of Southern IdahoTwin Falls10

Graduates of every award level, from short certificates to degrees, at the schools that report to the federal survey (those in the federal student aid system): short courses run by employers, the Red Cross or adult education are not counted. Online schools count where they are based, so a school teaching online across the country appears in its home state. From the U.S. Department of Education's completions survey, 2023-24: nces.ed.gov/ipeds (source: the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS))

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Patient care technician jobs in Idaho: common questions

How much do patient care technicians make in Idaho?

Too few open patient care technician jobs in Idaho post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $18.58/hr ($38,650 a year) for nursing assistants in Idaho (May 2025), against $20.32 nationally, 35th highest of 52 states and territories.

Where in Idaho are the most patient care technician jobs?

Coeur d'Alene (2), Post Falls (2), Blackfoot (1), Boise (1) and Lewiston (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring patient care technicians in Idaho?

By open jobs on this board: DaVita (1), Ernest Health (1) and Fresenius Medical Care (1). In all, 5 employers have patient care technician jobs open in Idaho.

Are patient care technicians in demand in Idaho?

5 patient care technician jobs are open in Idaho today at 5 employers on this board, about 0.6 for every 1,000 patient care technicians employed there (BLS counts 7,910, May 2025). Across the US, BLS projects employment of nursing assistants to grow 2.6% over 2025-2035.

Which CNA and patient care technician jobs in Idaho offer daily pay?

1 of the open CNA and patient care technician jobs here says so in its own posting: Patient & Equipment Transporter as-needed (Boise) at Trinity Health (...helping with coverage as team members are sick or on vacation. Daily Pay benefit available. Minimum...).

Which CNA and patient care technician jobs in Idaho want bilingual staff?

2 of the open CNA and patient care technician jobs here say so in their own posting: Nursing Staff - (CNA, MA, CMA, LPN) - Jerome Pioneer Clinic at Family Health Services (Bilingual: Spanish. ...Idaho LPN license in good standing or current CMA/MA certification. Bilingual...); CNA - Med Surg - PRN - Varying Shifts at Minidoka Memorial Hospital (Bilingual: Spanish. ...in English, both verbally and in writing. Preferred Requirements Bilingual (Spanish...).

Which CNA and patient care technician jobs in Idaho hire with no experience?

1 of the open CNA and patient care technician jobs here says so in its own posting: Become a CNA at Grangeville Health & Rehabilitation of Cascadia (Start Your Healthcare Career Today! Become a CNA – No Experience Necessary! We Pay for Training! PICK UP...).

Which CNA and patient care technician jobs in Idaho hire before you are certified?

5 of the open CNA and patient care technician jobs here say so in their own posting: Certified Nursing Assistant, CNA - Idaho Falls, ID at Ascend Health Idaho (Current CNA certification in the state of Idaho (or ability to obtain).); Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) Full Time Days - Buhl, ID at Desert View Care Center (Current CNA certification or willingness to become certified within 120 days of employment); Certified Nursing Assistant at Discovery Rehabilitation and Living (CNA certification is preferred but not required.). Every such job in Idaho.

Which CNA and patient care technician jobs in Idaho offer a sign-on bonus?

8 of the open CNA and patient care technician jobs here say so in their own posting: CNA $1500.00 sign on bonus, 6am-2pm, 2pm-10pm, NOC shifts at Canyon County of Cascadia ($1,500 sign-on bonus); Nursing Staff - (CNA, MA, CMA, LPN) - Jerome Pioneer Clinic at Family Health Services ($500 sign-on bonus); CNA - NOC SHIFT at Grangeville Health & Rehabilitation of Cascadia ($5,500 sign-on bonus). Every such job in Idaho.

Which hospitals hiring CNA and patient care technician jobs in Idaho are Magnet hospitals?

3 of the open CNA and patient care technician jobs here say so in their own posting: CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant at Kootenai Health (Magnet. ...No. 1 Best Place to Work in Large Healthcare Organizations, and Magnet™ Status for Nursing...); Emergency Department Technician at Kootenai Health (Magnet. ...No. 1 Best Place to Work in Large Healthcare Organizations, and Magnet™ Status for Nursing...); Patient Safety Attendant at Kootenai Health (Magnet. ...No. 1 Best Place to Work in Large Healthcare Organizations, and Magnet™ Status for Nursing...).

Which CNA and patient care technician jobs in Idaho are float pool jobs?

3 of the open CNA and patient care technician jobs here say so in their own posting: CNA, Emergency Tech, Med/surg (Float) at Shoshone Medical Center; CNA-Float Pool (Nights) at Trinity Health; Temporary CNA-Float Pool (Nights) at Trinity Health.

Which cities in Idaho pay patient care technicians the most?

Of the 7 metro areas in Idaho employing the most patient care technicians that BLS publishes a median for (May 2025), the highest are Coeur d'Alene, ID ($19.15 an hour), Boise City, ID ($18.85 an hour) and Lewiston, ID-WA ($18.69 an hour), and the lowest Logan, UT-ID ($17.17). The state's median is $18.58.

What do you need to work as a patient care technician in Idaho?

Nurse aide training or a PCT program; many hospitals hire nursing students or train on the job. Nurse aide certification (state registry) (State nurse aide registry; exam often NCSBN's NNAAP; federal rules require it to work as an aide in a nursing home). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Idaho's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

Which dialysis centers hiring patient care technicians in Idaho have the best Medicare ratings?

Of the employers hiring patient care technicians in Idaho, the dialysis centers Medicare rates highest (Oct 2026): Fmc Palouse in Moscow (Fresenius Medical Care, 4 of 5), Liberty Dialysis - Caldwell in Caldwell (Fresenius Medical Care, 3 of 5), Idaho Kidney Center - Blackfoot in Blackfoot (Fresenius Medical Care, 2 of 5) and Liberty Dialysis - Boise in Boise (Fresenius Medical Care, 2 of 5); Idaho's rated centers average 2.9 stars. Dialysis centers hiring now by Medicare rating. Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the jobs.

How current are these jobs?

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Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in Idaho, 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 Idaho, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 13 Nov 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Nursing Assistants (SOC 31-1131), every state, published 15 May 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Nursing Assistants, national, published 15 May 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Nursing Assistants by metropolitan area, published 15 May 2026
  5. Nurse aide certification (state registry): State nurse aide registry; exam often NCSBN's NNAAP
  6. U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS completions 2023-24: graduates of nursing assistant and patient care programs in Idaho

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Patient care technician jobs in Idaho. Data as of 13 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/patient-care-technician/idaho

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