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Certified Nursing Assistant market brief · Santa Maria, CA

# Certified Nursing Assistant Jobs in Santa Maria, CA

40 certified nursing assistant openings are live in the Santa Maria, CA area from 5 employers, led by Adventist Health, Compass Health Inc, and Assisted.

Data updated Oct 11, 2026

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## Role and market snapshot

A quick read on demand before you open the live listings

**Tracked jobs**
: 40
: Live certified nursing assistant openings currently tracked in the Santa Maria market.

**Companies hiring**
: 5
: Distinct employers represented in this publishable market view.

**Median compensation**
: Not published
: Not enough employers here disclose pay to publish a local median, so none is shown.

## Market analysis

Role-specific demand, level, employer, and compensation signals for this local market

Start with the level mix, then compare current demand, compensation coverage, and employer concentration before opening the live listings.

Level mix

### Career ladder

[Entry-level](/jobs/certified-nursing-assistant/locations/santa-maria-ca/entry-level)23 jobs

Level coverage is 57%. Counts remain visible, but fit guidance stays withheld until at least 60% of listings have a reliable level signal.

30-day window

### Demand and salary

Current jobs

40

Hiring employers

5

Salary coverage

15%

Median experience

2.0 years

Use Metaintro

### Turn this market signal into momentum

Move from aggregate demand to the live roles hiring in this market now.

- Open live certified nursing assistant listings in Santa Maria
- Compare the level mix before narrowing your search
- Use employer and compensation signals to prioritize outreach

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## Turn this market brief into a live search.

Use the signal

The best next step is opening the roles behind the aggregate: compare certified nursing assistant opportunities in Santa Maria, save the strongest fits, and keep the market signal close while you apply.

- 40 live roles tracked in this market.
- 5 employers represented in the current window.
- Market data refreshed Oct 11, 2026.

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## A practical market plan for Certified Nursing Assistant in Santa Maria

Use this sequence to move from aggregate labor-market data to a focused application list.

1. 01Read the demand 40 certified nursing assistant openings across 5 employers establish the current Santa Maria opportunity set.
2. 02Choose the right rung Use the live listings to calibrate title, scope, and experience expectations before applying.
3. 03Prioritize employers Adventist Health is one of the most active visible employers, with 33 current openings in this market view.
4. 04Open the live roles 8 representative openings connect this brief to jobs you can review now.

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Keep market research, live opportunities, saved roles, and the evidence behind your applications moving in one focused loop.

## Where this market is hiring

Move from the Santa Maria market view into active employers and representative certified nursing assistant openings

Employer activity · 5 companies

### Who is hiring in this market

The most active visible employers, ordered by openings represented in the current market sample.

[![Adventist Health logo](/api/favicon-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.adventisthealth.org%2Fimages%2Flocations%2Fadventist-health-hanford.jpg) Adventist HealthTop of market33Open roles](/company/adventist-health)[![Compass Health Inc logo](/api/company-logo?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcompass-health.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F08%2FLogo_star_black-250x250.jpg&sig=J1XsHHkI5lzBe7jIuE9eSMHr4UPf39u2bAu77kFFScY) Compass Health IncStartups & growing teams3Open roles](/company/compass-health-inc-2f38d284)
AssistedEstablished employers2Open roles
[![NurseCore logo](/api/company-logo?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nursecore.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F12%2Ffavicon.png&sig=b0JpwbYgN9j10weuztvpgdz2UPj06U-I8M3GJP75Tzg) NurseCoreStartups & growing teams1Open roles](/company/nursecore)[![transcendentcare logo](/api/company-logo?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.squarespace-cdn.com%2Fcontent%2Fv1%2F652eeec5284b061602e594d3%2Fb9738cbd-5317-4b26-9784-fee8f3a48e6b%2Ffavicon.ico%3Fformat%3D100w&sig=a_5HWFgVFPU2sVPBX_2mayB5d4jL4BB58LZZpUN8nIM) transcendentcareStartups & growing teams1Open roles](/company/transcendentcare)

Live opportunity sample · 8 of 40 matches

### Representative openings

Open a role to inspect the full requirements. Compensation appears only when the listing provides usable salary data.

[RN II-L&D (Mandatory Call), Per Diem, Day Shift (CNA)Entry-levelAdventist HealthSan Luis Obispo, CaliforniaPosted Oct 9, 2026](/job/rn-ii-l-and-d-mandatory-call-per-diem-day-shift-cna-at-adventist-a979a625-f332-5560-aa0a-5b557084cbe8)[RN II-L&D (Mandatory Call), Per Diem, Day Shift (CNA)Entry-levelAdventist HealthSan Luis Obispo, CaliforniaPosted Oct 9, 2026](/job/rn-ii-l-and-d-mandatory-call-per-diem-day-shift-cna-at-adventist-8331594f-1632-559b-87ee-c32437545496)[RN II-L&D (Mandatory Call), Per Diem, Day Shift (CNA)Entry-levelAdventist HealthSan Luis Obispo, CaliforniaPosted Oct 9, 2026](/job/rn-ii-l-and-d-mandatory-call-per-diem-day-shift-cna-at-adventist-8d65a4a7-6b14-5273-8eb9-c2268effcb46)[RN II-NICU (CNA), Full Time, Day ShiftEntry-levelAdventist HealthSan Luis Obispo, CaliforniaPosted Oct 9, 2026](/job/rn-ii-nicu-cna-full-time-day-shift-at-adventist-health-2931fa96-7e7a-5634-8e36-5b5f94b18f79)[RN II-MED-SURG (CNA), Full Time, Day ShiftEntry-levelAdventist HealthSan Luis Obispo, CaliforniaPosted Oct 9, 2026](/job/rn-ii-med-surg-cna-full-time-day-shift-at-adventist-health-63478803-2d9c-53c5-b378-c299d68f7684)[RN II-Case Management/Utilization Review (CNA), Full-Time, Day ShiftEntry-levelAdventist HealthSan Luis Obispo, CaliforniaPosted Oct 9, 2026](/job/rn-ii-case-management-utilization-review-cna-full-time-day-shift-at-8c57a299-fc88-57d5-b864-9f7e7bfa5c18)[RN II-SDU (CNA), Full Time, Day ShiftLive roleAdventist HealthSan Luis Obispo, CaliforniaPosted Oct 9, 2026](/job/rn-ii-sdu-cna-full-time-day-shift-at-adventist-health-f714a910-3003-5163-a3b0-ad02282a8454)[RN II-NICU (CNA), Part-Time, Night ShiftEntry-levelAdventist HealthSan Luis Obispo, CaliforniaPosted Oct 9, 2026](/job/rn-ii-nicu-cna-part-time-night-shift-at-adventist-health-05f7316e-a71d-5b28-bd15-93f0d4414146)
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## Certified Nursing Assistant jobs in Santa Maria: what applicants need to know

Current answers for a difficult AI-era job search, grounded in this publishable role and location market view rather than generic career advice.

1. 01### How many certified nursing assistant jobs are open in Santa Maria? Metaintro tracks 40 live certified nursing assistant openings from 5 employers in the Santa Maria, CA area over the last 30 days.
2. 02### Which companies are hiring for certified nursing assistant jobs in Santa Maria? Adventist Health, Compass Health Inc, Assisted, and NurseCore have the most open certified nursing assistant roles here right now, out of 5 hiring employers.

## Continue with the next market signal

Compare nearby cities, adjacent roles, and publishable level views without leaving the live jobs cluster

Nearby cities

Compare Certified Nursing Assistant demand around Santa Maria.

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Related roles

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Level views

Narrow the market to experience levels with enough reliable data.

[Entry-level Certified Nursing Assistant](/jobs/certified-nursing-assistant/locations/santa-maria-ca/entry-level)

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