Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives

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2019 Workforce

216k

Average Age

43.7

Estimated Job Growth

20%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$99,761

Average Male Salary

$112,431

Average Female Salary

$98,210

About

Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives are most often employed by the General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals industry. The average yearly wage for Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives was $99,761 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives by wage are Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, Financial examiners, and Advertising & promotions managers.

Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives are part of the Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations, along with Chiropractors, Dentists, Dietitians & nutritionists, Optometrists, Pharmacists, and 37 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives are Rochester City PUMA, MN, Louisville/Jefferson County (Southeast) PUMA, KY, and Kendall (North), Sunset & Westwood Lakes PUMA, FL. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives are Kendall (North), Sunset & Westwood Lakes PUMA, FL, Louisville/Jefferson County (Southeast) PUMA, KY, and Rochester City PUMA, MN.

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives and on wages and locations for those in the field. General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals is the industry that employs the most Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives, by average wage, is Psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals. Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives are paid most in Rice, Goodhue & Le Sueur Counties PUMA, MN but are relatively concentrated in Kendall (North), Sunset & Westwood Lakes PUMA, FL.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$99,761

AVERAGE SALARY

± $2,385

In 2019, Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives earned an average of $99,761, $44,237 more than than the average national salary of $55,524.

Financial examiners make somewhat more than Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives while Magnetic resonance imaging technologists make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.233

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.233, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives, by number of employees, are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, Offices of physicians, and Outpatient care centers.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives, by average wage, are Employment services, Psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals, Scientific research & development services, Justice, public order, & safety activities , Insurance carriers, Insurance carriers & related activities, Administration of human resource programs, Civic, social, advocacy organizations, & grantmaking & giving services, Insurance carriers & related activities, Employment services, National security & international affairs, Administration of human resource programs, Hospitals, Employment services, Hospitals, Insurance carriers & related activities, Hospitals, and Other health care services.

Industries by Share

216k

2019 Workforce

± 11,393

8.65%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 7.02%

The number of people employed as Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives has been growing at a rate of 8.65%, from 198,458 people in 2018 to 215,630 people in 2019.

This graphic shows the share of Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives employed by various industries. General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals employs the largest share of Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives at 38.1%, followed by Offices of physicians with 25% and Outpatient care centers with 18.3%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives in the US. The average age of male Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives in the workforce is 43.3 and of female Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives is 43.8, and the most common race/ethnicity for Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

23.5k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 3,765

192k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 10,754

89.1% of Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives are Female, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
Asian (Non-Hispanic)

77.5% of Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 8.72% of Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives.

Age by Gender

43.3

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.62

43.8

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.64

The median age of Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives is 43.7, and Male employees are generally 0.521 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives is Health but a relatively high number of Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives hold a major in Health.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives need many skills, but most especially Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening, and Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives need more than the average amount of Science, Operations Analysis, and Social Perceptiveness.

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Growth Projections

Projections on wages and job growth for Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The ten-year national workforce is projected to grow 6.85%, but Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives are expected to see a growth of 20% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow higher than the national average.

Job Growth

20%

ESTIMATED GROWTH

6.85%

NATIONAL AVERAGE

This line chart shows the 10-year projected employment growth (from 2018 to 2028) for Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives. This profession is expected to grow faster than 6.85%, the average rate of national job growth.