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Psychiatric Aides
Assist mentally impaired or emotionally disturbed patients, working under direction of nursing and medical staff. May assist with daily living activities, lead patients in educational and recreational activities, or accompany patients to and from examinations and treatments. May restrain violent patients. Includes psychiatric orderlies.
What a psychiatric aide does
Become a psychiatric aide
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good psychiatric aide
- Talking to others.
- Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
- Looking for ways to help people.
- Understanding people's reactions.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $25 per hour with an average salary of $52,200 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $26 and $26 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $53,200 and $53,200 per year.
Psychiatric Aide job outlook
- There are 229 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 52 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.