Nursing Career Trends for 2019

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General Nursing Statistics

RN: http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes291141.htm

According to the BLS, there are nearly 2.7 million registered nurses in the U.S.
Mean hourly wage: $33.13
Mean annual wage: $68,910

LVN: http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes292061.htm

705,200 employed
Mean hourly wage: $20.63
Mean annual wage: $42,910

Nurse Practitioner: http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes291171.htm

113,370 employed
Mean hourly: $45.71
Mean annual: $95,070

Nursing Assistant: http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes311014.htm

1,427,830 employed
Mean hourly: $12.51
Mean annual: $26,020

Nurse Anesthetists: http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes291151.htm

35,430 employed
Mean hourly: $75.81
Mean annual: $157,690

Salary Statistics (http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes291141.htm)

Top 10%: $46.31 an hour – $96,320 a year
Bottom 10%: $21.94 an hour – $45,630 a year

Employment by Industry (http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes291141.htm)

General Hospitals: 1,553,080 (29.64% of the hospital workforce)
Doctor’s Offices: 178,810
Home Health: 166,910
Specialty Hospitals: 54,650 (22.84% of hospital workforce)
Outpatient Care Centers: 102,410 (15.24% of workforce)

Highest Paying States (http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes291141.htm)

California: $46.62 an hour – $96,980 a year
Hawaii: $41.05 an hour – $85,380 a year
Massachusetts: $40.25 an hour – $83,720 a year
Alaska: $40.21 an hour – $83,640 a year
Oregon – $38.67 an hour – $80,440 a year

Lowest Paying States (http://data.bls.gov/oes/search.jsp?data_tool=OES, search one occupation for multiple geo areas…all data on http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes291141.htm#st but not easy to read)

South Dakota: $25.51 an hour – $53,050 a year
Iowa: $25.73 an hour – $53,520 a year
West Virginia: $26.56 an hour – $55,240 a year
Alabama: $26.86 an hour – $55,870 a year
North Dakota: $26.94 an hour – $56,030 a year

States with Most Nurses (http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes291141.htm)

California: 252,940
Texas: 190,090
New York: 169,820
Florida: 162,530
Pennsylvania: 124,750

Job Growth

Nursing jobs are projected to grow by 19% from 2012 to 2022 (http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/registered-nurses.htm#tab-1), but recent studies show that may not be the case for all nursing professions (http://www.simplyhired.com/a/jobtrends/trend/q-licensed+practical+nurse%2Ctravel+nurse%2Cregistered+nurse%2Cnurse+practitioner%2Cnursing+assistant):

Registered nurse jobs increased 17%
Licensed practical nurse jobs decreased 30%
Certified medical assistant jobs decreased 8%
Nurse practitioner jobs decreased 21%
Travel nurse jobs decreased 8%

Work Environment (http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/registered-nurses.htm#tab-3)

Hospitals: 61%
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities: 7%
Doctor’s Offices: 7%
Home Health Care Services: 6%
Government Agencies: 6%

Demographics

9% of registered nurses are men (http://www.census.gov/people/io/files/Men_in_Nursing_Occupations.pdf)
Only 14.8% of RNs are 30 years old or younger (http://www.minoritynurse.com/minority-nursing-statistics – I think they got that info from this resource: http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/healthworkforce/rnsurveys/rnsurveyfinal.pdf)
The average registered nurse in the U.S. is nearly 45 years old (same as above)
More than 3/4 (75.4%) of RNs are white, with African Americans making up 9.9% of the RN population. By comparison, 63.2% of LPNs are white and 23.6% are black. (same as above)

Minority Nurses (http://www.minoritynurse.com/minority-nursing-statistics – I think they got that info from this resource: http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/healthworkforce/rnsurveys/rnsurveyfinal.pdf)

This is for RNs. Look at the other chart in the link if you want LPNs