• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

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).

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National estimates for Registered Nurses
Industry profile for Registered Nurses
Geographic profile for Registered Nurses

National estimates for Registered Nurses:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Registered Nurses:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
2,986,500	0.5 %	$ 38.47	$ 80,010	0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Registered Nurses:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 25.68	$ 29.63	$ 36.22	$ 44.99	$ 55.88
Annual Wage (2)	$ 53,410	$ 61,630	$ 75,330	$ 93,590	$ 116,230

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Industry profile for Registered Nurses:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Registered Nurses:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	1,729,200	30.90	$ 39.27	$ 81,680
Offices of Physicians	192,300	7.42	$ 34.45	$ 71,660
Home Health Care Services	169,630	11.35	$ 36.48	$ 75,870
Outpatient Care Centers	150,380	15.66	$ 42.93	$ 89,300
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	143,250	9.34	$ 34.66	$ 72,090

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Registered Nurses:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	1,729,200	30.90	$ 39.27	$ 81,680
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	63,910	23.93	$ 39.86	$ 82,910
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	39,840	16.47	$ 37.14	$ 77,250
Outpatient Care Centers	150,380	15.66	$ 42.93	$ 89,300
Home Health Care Services	169,630	11.35	$ 36.48	$ 75,870

Top paying industries for Registered Nurses:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Business Support Services	560	0.07	$ 51.28	$ 106,670
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation)	86,860	4.17	$ 46.26	$ 96,230
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	340	0.11	$ 44.29	$ 92,110
Other Investment Pools and Funds	100	0.92	$ 44.23	$ 91,990
Office Administrative Services	(8)	(8)	$ 43.02	$ 89,490

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Geographic profile for Registered Nurses:

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

States with the highest employment level in Registered Nurses:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	307,060	18.69	0.87	$ 57.96	$ 120,560
Texas	219,330	18.12	0.84	$ 36.92	$ 76,800
Florida	183,130	21.69	1.01	$ 33.42	$ 69,510
New York	178,550	20.54	0.96	$ 43.16	$ 89,760
Pennsylvania	146,640	26.60	1.24	$ 35.66	$ 74,170

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Registered Nurses:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
South Dakota	13,130	31.93	1.49	$ 29.31	$ 60,960
West Virginia	19,800	30.46	1.42	$ 31.31	$ 65,130
Rhode Island	12,150	27.42	1.28	$ 39.81	$ 82,790
Delaware	11,410	26.77	1.25	$ 35.74	$ 74,330
Mississippi	28,800	26.74	1.25	$ 29.45	$ 61,250

Top paying states for Registered Nurses:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	307,060	18.69	0.87	$ 57.96	$ 120,560
Hawaii	11,260	19.62	0.91	$ 50.40	$ 104,830
Massachusetts	84,030	25.08	1.17	$ 46.27	$ 96,250
Oregon	36,840	20.39	0.95	$ 46.27	$ 96,230
Alaska	6,240	21.05	0.98	$ 45.81	$ 95,270

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Registered Nurses:

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	173,570	19.65	0.92	$ 45.63	$ 94,920
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	109,790	18.86	0.88	$ 54.38	$ 113,120
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	95,730	21.95	1.02	$ 37.48	$ 77,970
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	70,350	26.09	1.21	$ 38.45	$ 79,980
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	62,260	23.93	1.11	$ 47.79	$ 99,410
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	60,140	16.76	0.78	$ 37.50	$ 77,990
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	56,520	19.04	0.89	$ 40.85	$ 84,960
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	53,900	21.49	1.00	$ 34.76	$ 72,300
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	43,250	24.31	1.13	$ 36.64	$ 76,210
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	42,820	14.17	0.66	$ 40.14	$ 83,490

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Registered Nurses:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Rochester, MN	11,700	101.72	4.74	$ 34.67	$ 72,110
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	2,590	66.90	3.12	$ 33.98	$ 70,680
Morgantown, WV	3,200	51.66	2.41	$ 32.52	$ 67,640
Greenville, NC	3,460	46.91	2.18	$ 32.88	$ 68,390
Ann Arbor, MI	9,690	46.51	2.17	$ 39.09	$ 81,310
Iowa City, IA	4,000	46.25	2.15	$ 33.14	$ 68,940
Sebring, FL	1,120	45.49	2.12	$ 32.61	$ 67,830
Sioux Falls, SD	6,550	42.69	1.99	$ 29.70	$ 61,770
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	3,020	42.10	1.96	$ 36.67	$ 76,270
Carbondale-Marion, IL	2,120	42.09	1.96	$ 30.64	$ 63,740