Registered Nurses are not only the most important health care practitioners, they are also one of the most important occupations in the entire United States. There are over 2.5 million Registered Nurses in the US, which places them fourth in terms of total employment after Retail Salespersons, Cashiers, Office Clerks, and Food Preparation Workers. They come second in terms of economic importance: with an average annual income of $65,000, more than $165 billion is paid out in wages every year to RNs, second only to General and Operations Managers who have the advantage of an average salary of $108,000.

The following table shows the 15 areas where Registered Nurses (SOC 291111) are in greatest demand based on our S/D Ratio:

Source: WANTED Supply/Demand Ratios

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