Registered nurses (RNs) provide and coordinate patient care, educate patients and the public about various health conditions, and provide advice and emotional support to patients and their families. Some nurses do not work directly with patients, but they must still have an active registered nurse license.
Registered nurses typically do the following:
Source:
https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/registered-nurses.htm#tab-2
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median annual wage for registered nurses was $75,330 in May 2020. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $53,410, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $116,230.
In May 2020, the median annual wages for registered nurses in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:
Source:
https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/registered-nurses.htm#tab-5
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational outlook handbook, employment of registered nurses is projected to grow 9 percent from 2020 to 2030. About 194,500 openings for registered nurses are projected each year, on average, over the decade. There is high demand for healthcare services because of the large number of older people, who typically have more medical problems than younger people. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.
Employment growth is also projected to be much faster than average in outpatient care centers, where patients do not stay overnight, such as those that provide same-day chemotherapy, rehabilitation, and surgery.
Source
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Registered Nurses,
at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/registered-nurses.htm (visited December 21, 2021).
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