Nurses in the United States

Statistics report on nurses in the United States

Nurses in the United States

This report provides some of the most important facts and figures concerning nursing professions in the United States. Nurses are central to every health system. This report supplies information on the workforce, wages, employment perspectives, and includes a chapter on the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic among nurses.

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Workforce

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  • Premium Statistic Number of nurse practitioners employed by U.S. state 2022
  • Premium Statistic Registered nurses employment in US states 2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of nurse midwives employed by U.S. state 2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of nurse anesthetists employed by U.S. state 2022
  • Premium Statistic Licensed practical and vocational nurses employment in US states 2022
  • Basic Statistic Distribution of registered nurses in the U.S. 2022, by employer

Wages

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  • Premium Statistic Mean annual wage of different types of nurses in the US 2022
  • Premium Statistic Mean hourly wage of different types of nurses in the US 2022
  • Premium Statistic Annual salary of registered nurses in the U.S. 2011-2022
  • Premium Statistic Registered nurse mean annual wage in US states 2022
  • Premium Statistic Nurse practitioners mean annual wage in US states 2022

Age, gender, and ethnicity

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  • Premium Statistic Gender distribution of registered nurses in the US 2014-2021
  • Premium Statistic Age distribution of registered nurses in the U.S. 2021, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Race distribution of registered nurses in the US 2021

Employment perspectives

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  • Premium Statistic Registered nurse turnover rate in the U.S. 2022, by discipline
  • Premium Statistic Registered nurse recruitment difficulty index in US hospitals 2021-2023, by specialty
  • Premium Statistic Registered nurse vacancy rate in U.S. hospitals 2023
  • Premium Statistic Most common reasons for wanting to quit among nurses in the U.S. 2023
  • Premium Statistic Fastest growing occupations in U.S. healthcare 2022-2032

Career

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  • Premium Statistic Satisfaction with career choice among registered nurses U.S. 2015-2023
  • Premium Statistic Share of nurses who would encourage others to become nurses U.S. 2023
  • Premium Statistic Share of nurses who want to leave nursing and change career U.S. 2019-2023
  • Premium Statistic Share of registered nurses who are eligible to retire from nursing U.S. 2023
  • Premium Statistic Share of registered nurses who plan to retire in the upcoming years U.S. 2023

COVID-19

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  • Premium Statistic Probability of nurses to leave nursing for another career due to COVID-19 U.S. 2023
  • Basic Statistic Most common feelings experienced by nurses in the U.S. 2020-2023
  • Basic Statistic Impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the wellbeing of nurses in the U.S. 2020
  • Basic Statistic Supply of COVID-19 PPE in healthcare facilities U.S. April 2020
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. nurse employers with plans in place for COVID-19 as of March 3, 2020
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. nurses with access to adequate COVID-19 PPE as of March 3, 2020
  • Basic Statistic U.S. nurses whose employers have taken measures in response to COVID-19 March 3, 2020
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