Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
29-1141 Registered Nurses
Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or registration required. Includes Clinical Nurse Specialists. Excludes "Nurse Anesthetists" (29-1151), "Nurse Midwives" (29-1161), and "Nurse Practitioners" (29-1171).
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) |
| 2,982,280 |
0.5 % |
$37.24 |
$77,460 |
0.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$25.04 |
$28.90 |
$35.24 |
$43.64 |
$53.47 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$52,080 |
$60,110 |
$73,300 |
$90,760 |
$111,220 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
1,713,120 |
30.69 |
$38.20 |
$79,460 |
| Offices of Physicians |
197,890 |
7.47 |
$33.45 |
$69,570 |
| Home Health Care Services |
177,790 |
11.86 |
$35.41 |
$73,660 |
| Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) |
151,300 |
9.43 |
$33.53 |
$69,740 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
147,550 |
15.47 |
$40.73 |
$84,720 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
1,713,120 |
30.69 |
$38.20 |
$79,460 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals |
62,670 |
23.63 |
$38.86 |
$80,840 |
| Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals |
40,390 |
16.35 |
$35.87 |
$74,610 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
147,550 |
15.47 |
$40.73 |
$84,720 |
| Home Health Care Services |
177,790 |
11.86 |
$35.41 |
$73,660 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
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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) |
| California |
302,770 |
17.42 |
0.86 |
$54.44 |
$113,240 |
| Texas |
218,090 |
17.54 |
0.86 |
$35.84 |
$74,540 |
| Florida |
181,670 |
20.66 |
1.02 |
$32.50 |
$67,610 |
| New York |
178,320 |
18.73 |
0.92 |
$42.23 |
$87,840 |
| Pennsylvania |
148,040 |
25.08 |
1.24 |
$34.33 |
$71,410 |
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) |
| South Dakota |
12,950 |
30.47 |
1.50 |
$28.63 |
$59,540 |
| West Virginia |
19,830 |
28.24 |
1.39 |
$30.39 |
$63,220 |
| Mississippi |
29,550 |
26.19 |
1.29 |
$28.73 |
$59,750 |
| Rhode Island |
12,630 |
26.12 |
1.29 |
$39.57 |
$82,310 |
| Delaware |
11,730 |
25.96 |
1.28 |
$35.63 |
$74,100 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
302,770 |
17.42 |
0.86 |
$54.44 |
$113,240 |
| Hawaii |
11,330 |
17.83 |
0.88 |
$50.03 |
$104,060 |
| District of Columbia |
10,890 |
15.05 |
0.74 |
$45.59 |
$94,820 |
| Massachusetts |
81,020 |
22.38 |
1.10 |
$44.79 |
$93,160 |
| Oregon |
36,660 |
19.23 |
0.95 |
$44.69 |
$92,960 |
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 |
174,210 |
18.04 |
0.89 |
$44.85 |
$93,280 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
111,780 |
17.91 |
0.88 |
$51.05 |
$106,190 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
97,030 |
20.75 |
1.02 |
$37.22 |
$77,430 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
71,120 |
24.73 |
1.22 |
$37.33 |
$77,640 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
60,620 |
16.58 |
0.82 |
$36.89 |
$76,740 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
58,690 |
20.98 |
1.03 |
$46.40 |
$96,510 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
54,780 |
17.95 |
0.88 |
$39.11 |
$81,350 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
54,020 |
20.44 |
1.01 |
$33.61 |
$69,920 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
43,450 |
13.67 |
0.67 |
$40.08 |
$83,370 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
41,640 |
21.12 |
1.04 |
$40.58 |
$84,400 |
United States Department of Labor
