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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

29-1171 Nurse Practitioners

Diagnose and treat acute, episodic, or chronic illness, independently or as part of a healthcare team. May focus on health promotion and disease prevention. May order, perform, or interpret diagnostic tests such as lab work and x rays. May prescribe medication. Must be registered nurses who have specialized graduate education.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
179,650 1.2 % $52.90 $110,030 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $37.64 $43.64 $51.46 $60.31 $72.27
Annual Wage (2) $78,300 $90,760 $107,030 $125,440 $150,320


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Physicians 84,720 3.27 $51.70 $107,530
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 44,160 0.80 $54.76 $113,900
Outpatient Care Centers 17,270 1.87 $56.04 $116,550
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 5,750 0.63 $53.62 $111,520
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 5,390 0.18 $48.45 $100,770

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Physicians 84,720 3.27 $51.70 $107,530
Outpatient Care Centers 17,270 1.87 $56.04 $116,550
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 2,260 0.86 $55.23 $114,880
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 44,160 0.80 $54.76 $113,900
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 5,750 0.63 $53.62 $111,520

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Personal Care Services 220 0.03 $67.20 $139,770
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services 70 0.04 $63.43 $131,930
Religious Organizations (8) (8) $60.89 $126,650
Computer Systems Design and Related Services 60 (7) $58.41 $121,490
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities 490 0.08 $56.46 $117,440


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 13,710 1.46 1.18 $58.16 $120,970
California 13,420 0.79 0.64 $64.32 $133,780
Texas 12,020 0.99 0.80 $53.39 $111,060
Florida 10,590 1.23 0.99 $48.61 $101,100
Ohio 7,510 1.39 1.12 $49.02 $101,970




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Mississippi 2,930 2.61 2.10 $52.74 $109,700
Tennessee 7,010 2.37 1.91 $46.15 $95,990
Maine 1,240 2.05 1.65 $49.63 $103,220
Alabama 3,680 1.89 1.52 $46.14 $95,970
New Hampshire 1,140 1.74 1.40 $52.62 $109,460




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 13,420 0.79 0.64 $64.32 $133,780
Alaska 440 1.40 1.13 $59.08 $122,880
Massachusetts 6,200 1.74 1.40 $59.01 $122,740
New Jersey 5,900 1.46 1.17 $58.70 $122,100
New York 13,710 1.46 1.18 $58.16 $120,970





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 13,470 1.42 1.14 $60.85 $126,570
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 4,680 1.70 1.37 $59.85 $124,490
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 4,350 1.53 1.23 $51.29 $106,690
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 4,110 0.67 0.54 $65.01 $135,230
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 3,950 0.85 0.68 $51.52 $107,160
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 3,600 1.34 1.08 $52.60 $109,410
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 3,300 0.92 0.74 $51.25 $106,610
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 3,070 1.19 0.96 $49.92 $103,840
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 3,000 1.00 0.81 $58.50 $121,670
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 2,840 0.91 0.73 $54.01 $112,330




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hattiesburg, MS 290 4.59 3.70 $61.18 $127,250
Johnson City, TN 290 3.80 3.06 $46.12 $95,930
Lima, OH 170 3.28 2.64 $51.29 $106,680
Cleveland, TN 150 3.22 2.60 $41.29 $85,880
Joplin, MO 260 3.21 2.59 $45.58 $94,800
Jackson, MS 840 3.21 2.58 $51.58 $107,280
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 170 3.20 2.58 $44.44 $92,440
Knoxville, TN 1,180 3.06 2.47 $45.91 $95,490
Macon, GA 300 3.05 2.46 $49.22 $102,390
Chattanooga, TN-GA 740 3.02 2.43 $50.50 $105,030




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New Bedford, MA 70 1.01 0.81 $75.47 $156,980
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 2,100 0.87 0.70 $72.50 $150,790
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 380 1.61 1.30 $71.37 $148,440
Sumter, SC 60 1.51 1.22 $70.14 $145,890
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 150 1.11 0.90 $69.90 $145,400
Leominster-Gardner, MA 50 1.02 0.82 $69.72 $145,020
Yuma, AZ 90 1.47 1.19 $68.58 $142,650
Rochester, MN (8) (8) (8) $68.58 $142,640
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 410 1.91 1.54 $68.18 $141,800
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 460 1.10 0.88 $68.01 $141,460

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 560 2.42 1.95 $48.03 $99,910
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 530 1.57 1.27 $49.57 $103,110
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 510 1.30 1.04 $50.82 $105,700
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 410 2.27 1.83 $47.31 $98,410
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 380 2.50 2.02 $53.89 $112,090

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 340 3.37 2.71 $42.93 $89,300
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 350 3.27 2.64 $44.34 $92,220
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 320 2.96 2.38 $50.32 $104,670
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 380 2.50 2.02 $53.89 $112,090
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 250 2.44 1.97 $51.04 $106,160

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 80 0.80 0.64 $68.98 $143,480
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 120 1.53 1.23 $67.97 $141,380
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 50 0.79 0.64 $61.73 $128,410
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 110 0.77 0.62 $61.24 $127,370
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 220 1.19 0.96 $60.22 $125,260


About May 2018 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2018 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 29, 2019