# Registered Nurses

SOC 29-1141. Page: https://educationguide.com/careers/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.

## Pay and outlook
- U.S. median wage $97,550 (middle half $80,330–$112,350; BLS May 2025)
- Ages 25-34: median $72,083; 77% hold a bachelor's or higher (Census ACS 2020-2024)
- Jobs 2025-35: 5.6%; ~180.8k openings a year; typical entry: Bachelor's degree

## Fields of degree of young workers (ages 25-34, bachelor's+)
- Nursing: 71% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/nursing)
- Biology: 4% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/biology)
- Psychology: 3% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/psychology)
- Physical Fitness Parks Recreation And Leisure: 1% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/kinesiology-exercise-science, https://educationguide.com/degrees/parks-recreation-and-leisure-studies)
- General Medical And Health Services: 1% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/health-sciences)
- Business Management And Administration: 1% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/business-administration)
- Multi-Disciplinary Or General Science: 1% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/biological-and-physical-sciences)
- General Business: 1% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/business)
- Community And Public Health: 1% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/public-health)
- Communications: 1% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/communications, https://educationguide.com/degrees/communication-journalism-and-related-programs-other)

## Median wage by state
- AK: $109,480
- AL: $77,080
- AR: $78,940
- AZ: $99,500
- CA: $140,270
- CO: $100,260
- CT: $102,740
- DC: $102,540
- DE: $99,520
- FL: $84,190
- GA: $93,550
- HI: $136,320
- IA: $78,630
- ID: $92,460
- IL: $95,990
- IN: $83,500
- KS: $79,320
- KY: $81,040
- LA: $80,230
- MA: $104,550
- MD: $99,790
- ME: $86,990
- MI: $94,300
- MN: $101,510
- MO: $81,780
- MS: $77,090
- MT: $85,280
- NC: $84,350
- ND: $80,730
- NE: $84,730
- NH: $99,700
- NJ: $106,500
- NM: $94,340
- NV: $103,670
- NY: $109,440
- OH: $82,510
- OK: $82,920
- OR: $129,010
- PA: $96,430
- PR: $39,880
- RI: $100,640
- SC: $82,360
- SD: $78,060
- TN: $81,500
- TX: $95,970
- UT: $84,600
- VA: $93,600
- VI: $84,120
- VT: $97,460
- WA: $124,200
- WI: $95,530
- WV: $80,130
- WY: $83,760

Method: https://educationguide.com/how-we-score#careers

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