Nursing By The Numbers: How Nurses Stack Up

NURSING BY THE NUMBERS 1. 7 • 3 • 5 . 2 HOW NURSES STACK UP More than half of U.S. registered nurses have a bachelor's 55% degree or higher. Degree This percentage has increased by more than 5% in the last 10 years. =100,000 There were 2,711,500 registered nurses In the U.S. in 2012. Degree Degree Degree Degree Degree Two in five 19 to 39-year-old American nurses plan to obtain a master's in nursing or a higher degree. There's expected to be almost 20% more nurses in the United States by 2022. HOW NURSE GROWTH COMPARES TO OTHER INDUSTRIES 10 30 Nine out of ten U.S. registered nurses are female. Registered Nurse - 19% 10 30 Nurses Aide - 21% 9.6% 10 10 20 30 8.9% 7.6% X-ray Technician - 21% 5.7% 10 20 30 4.1% 4 2.7% Doctor - 18% 10 20 30 Midwife - 31% 1970 1980 1990 2000 2006 2011 But there are three times more 10 20 30 Average Non-Medical Growth - 11% male registered nurses now than in 1970. гu For every female doctor in the U.S., there are two male doctors. That means nursing will grow by nearly twice the rate of non-medical professions. This growth is comparable to many other medical professions, as seen in the graph. Almost 2/3 of U.S. nurses work Nine out of ten U.S. nurses at state, local, and private hospitals. are satisfied with their career Hospitals - 61% in nursing. Nursing Homes - 7% Doctors Offices - 7% Nearly 3/4 of American nurses would encourage Government - 6% 72% Home Health - 6% Other - 13% others to choose (correctional facilities, schools, military) this profession. 48% ШI AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS WORKED BY MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS IN THE UNITED STATES Registered Nurse O00O( 42 Less than half of all U.S. doctors say they would choose a career in medicine if they could start over. Nurses Aide O00O 40 De X-ray Technician TYPICAL ANNUAL SALARY RANGES O000 40 FOR AMERICAN HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS* Nurses aide: $17,941 - $30,835 24 Doctor O000O(52 X-ray Technician: $27,452 - $59,648 2$ =10 Hours Registered Nurse: $42,223 - $82,020 Midwife: $46,065 - $109,254 %2$ SOURCES: HTTP://WWW.BLS.GOV/NEWS.RELEASE/PDF/ECOPRO.PDF Doctor: $96,509 - $206,282 HTTP://WWW.BLS.GOV/0OH/HEALTHCARE/RADIOLOGIC-TECHNOLOGISTS.HTM HTTP://WWW.BLS.GOV/0OH/HEALTHCARE/PHYSICIANS-AND-SURGEONS.HTM *FIGURES CORRECT AT MARCH 4, 2014 = $25,000 HTTP://WWW.BLS.GOV/0OH/HEALTHCARE/NURSE-ANESTHETISTS-NURSE-MIDWIVES-AND-NURSE-PRACTITIONERS.HTM HTTP://WwW.BLS.GOV/0OH/HEALTHCARE/REGISTERED-NURSES.HTM HTTP://WWW.AMNHEALTHCARE.COM/UPLOADEDFILES/MAINSITE/CONTENT/HEALTHCARE_INDUSTRY_INSIGHTS/INDUSTRY_RESEARCH/2013_RNSURVEY.PDF HTTP://SCIENCE.EDUCATION.NIH.GOV/LIFEWORKS.NSF/ALPHABETICAL+LIST/AIDE,+NURSING,+ORDERLIES+AND+ATTENDANTS?OPENDOCUMENT&SHOWTAB=ALL& HTTP://EXPLOREHEALTHCAREERS.ORG/EN/CAREER/32/RADIOLOGIC_TECHNOLOGIST HTTP://WWW.NERDWALLET.COM/BLOG/HEALTH/2014/01/17/PRIMARY-CARE-SHORTAGE-OBAMACARE-PHYSICIAN-SALARY-SPECIALTY/ HTTP://BHPR.HRSA.GOV/HEALTHWORKFORCE/REPORTS/NURSINGWORKFORCE/NURSINGWORKFORCEFULLREPORT.PDF HTTP://WWW.CENSUS.GOV/PEOPLE/IO/FILES/MEN_IN_NURSING_OCCUPATIONS.PDF HTTP://WwW.FSMB.ORG/PDF/CENSUS.PDF HTTP://WWW.PAYSCALE.COM/RESEARCH/US/JOB=NURSE%27S_AIDE_%28CERTIFIED%29/HOURLY_RATE HTTP://WWW.PAYSCALE.COM/RESEARCH/US/JOB=X-RAY_TECHNICIAN/HOURLY_RATE MARYVILLE QUNIVERSITY HTTP://WWW.PAYSCALE.COM/RESEARCH/US/JOB=REGISTERED_NURSE_%28RN%29/HOURLY_RATE HTTP://WWW.PAYSCALE.COM/RESEARCH/US/JOB=FAMILY_PHYSICIAN_%2F_DOCTOR/SALARY HTTP://WWW.PAYSCALE.COM/RESEARCH/US/JOB=NURSE_MIDWIFE/SALARY ST. LOUIS· m 10 E