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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2010
29-1111 Registered Nurses*
* This occupation has the same title, but not necessarily the same content, as the 2010 SOC occupation
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. Include advance practice nurses such as: nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse midwives, and certified registered nurse anesthetists. Advanced practice nursing is practiced by RNs who have specialized formal, post-basic education and who function in highly autonomous and specialized roles.
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) |
| 2,655,020 |
0.5 % |
$32.56 |
$67,720 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$21.24 |
$25.47 |
$31.10 |
$37.99 |
$45.74 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$44,190 |
$52,980 |
$64,690 |
$79,020 |
$95,130 |
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 |
1,521,400 |
29.49 |
$32.99 |
$68,610 |
| Offices of Physicians |
232,000 |
10.04 |
$33.91 |
$70,530 |
| Home Health Care Services |
146,380 |
13.66 |
$30.70 |
$63,850 |
| Nursing Care Facilities |
134,460 |
8.12 |
$28.84 |
$59,990 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
89,090 |
15.04 |
$32.47 |
$67,550 |
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 |
1,521,400 |
29.49 |
$32.99 |
$68,610 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals |
50,070 |
23.35 |
$35.23 |
$73,280 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
89,090 |
15.04 |
$32.47 |
$67,550 |
| Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals |
33,500 |
13.86 |
$31.54 |
$65,600 |
| Home Health Care Services |
146,380 |
13.66 |
$30.70 |
$63,850 |
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.
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) |
| California |
240,030 |
17.14 |
0.82 |
$42.06 |
$87,480 |
| Texas |
176,330 |
17.48 |
0.84 |
$31.82 |
$66,180 |
| New York |
169,710 |
20.34 |
0.97 |
$35.58 |
$74,000 |
| Florida |
158,390 |
22.30 |
1.07 |
$30.29 |
$63,010 |
| Pennsylvania |
130,930 |
23.88 |
1.14 |
$31.29 |
$65,070 |
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) |
| Rhode Island |
12,430 |
27.73 |
1.33 |
$33.96 |
$70,640 |
| South Dakota |
10,690 |
27.58 |
1.32 |
$26.31 |
$54,730 |
| Massachusetts |
85,120 |
27.29 |
1.31 |
$40.86 |
$84,990 |
| Mississippi |
28,200 |
26.33 |
1.26 |
$27.86 |
$57,940 |
| Kentucky |
44,920 |
26.18 |
1.25 |
$27.95 |
$58,130 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
240,030 |
17.14 |
0.82 |
$42.06 |
$87,480 |
| Massachusetts |
85,120 |
27.29 |
1.31 |
$40.86 |
$84,990 |
| Hawaii |
9,390 |
16.43 |
0.79 |
$39.48 |
$82,130 |
| Alaska |
5,150 |
16.71 |
0.80 |
$38.15 |
$79,350 |
| Maryland |
50,480 |
20.50 |
0.98 |
$36.76 |
$76,450 |
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-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
96,270 |
19.32 |
0.93 |
$39.42 |
$82,000 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division |
76,600 |
21.62 |
1.04 |
$34.14 |
$71,010 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
64,630 |
16.93 |
0.81 |
$39.71 |
$82,590 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division |
48,240 |
29.09 |
1.39 |
$44.52 |
$92,600 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division |
44,720 |
24.78 |
1.19 |
$34.66 |
$72,100 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX |
42,220 |
16.90 |
0.81 |
$34.47 |
$71,700 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
35,270 |
28.06 |
1.34 |
$28.99 |
$60,300 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
34,060 |
20.30 |
0.97 |
$36.45 |
$75,810 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA |
33,790 |
15.36 |
0.74 |
$30.81 |
$64,090 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
33,060 |
16.52 |
0.79 |
$32.66 |
$67,940 |
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) |
| Rochester, MN |
6,660 |
67.04 |
3.21 |
$38.20 |
$79,460 |
| Gainesville, FL |
5,240 |
44.16 |
2.11 |
$29.62 |
$61,600 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH |
4,600 |
42.64 |
2.04 |
$28.06 |
$58,350 |
| Morgantown, WV |
2,450 |
42.51 |
2.04 |
$28.35 |
$58,960 |
| Durham, NC |
11,070 |
41.45 |
1.98 |
$30.31 |
$63,030 |
| Winston-Salem, NC |
8,120 |
40.80 |
1.95 |
$28.95 |
$60,220 |
| Florence, SC |
3,130 |
40.71 |
1.95 |
$26.94 |
$56,030 |
| Lima, OH |
1,990 |
40.20 |
1.92 |
$28.73 |
$59,770 |
| Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL |
1,770 |
37.71 |
1.81 |
$27.23 |
$56,630 |
| Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI |
3,040 |
37.70 |
1.81 |
$31.70 |
$65,930 |
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