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Job Numbers and Growth
Across the US there are 2,505,000 RNs. This occupation has an unemployment level that is very low.
Part-Time Work and Self-Employment
Employees may end up working less than full time; 22% of those in the career did so in 2008. 1% of the time RNs are self employed.
Training and Education
Finding jobs is easier for workers with an associate degree. Recent government surveys (2008) show that 56% of employees have received at least a 4 year degree. RNs who attended college, but do not have a degree make up 43% of the total. A high school diploma was all the education obtained by 1% of workers. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which, if any, could help you with this career.
Area Job Conditions
The fewest jobs (per capita) are found in Austin (Texas), Midland (Texas), and Dalton (Georgia), and the most jobs are found in Rochester (Minnesota), Cumberland (Maryland), and Gainesville (Florida).
The earnings potential (not adjusted for cost of living) is highest in San Jose (California), San Francisco (California), and Oakland (California). However, the potential is lowest in Johnstown (Pennsylvania), Davenport (Iowa), and Punta Gorda (Florida).
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RNs: Job and Salary Data by Metropolitan Area
The table below shows data for RNs, as of 2008. The Popularity in Area number tells you how common jobs for RNs are in the area, compared to other US metro areas. A value of 1.0 means an average number of people in the position for area population. Lower numbers mean fewer of these positions in the metro area. The most popular areas for RNs are starred .
State Area Positions Typical Pay Popularity in Area Alabama Anniston 1,030 $61,590 1.3 Alabama Auburn 680 $52,940 0.9 Alabama Birmingham 13,810 $58,330 1.4 Alabama Decatur 1,010 $52,610 1.1 Alabama Dothan 1,540 $52,240 1.5 Alabama Florence 1,330 $51,310 1.5 Alabama Gadsden 980 $55,630 1.8 Alabama Huntsville 3,990 $58,030 1 Alabama Mobile 4,690 $55,240 1.4 Alabama Montgomery 3,010 $58,960 0.9 Alabama Tuscaloosa 2,130 $57,240 1.3 Alaska Anchorage 3,460 $73,740 1.1 Arizona Flagstaff 1,080 1.1 Arizona Kingman 1,020 $59,770 1.2 Arizona Phoenix 24,130 $65,660 0.7 Arizona Prescott 1,310 $62,770 1.2 Arizona Tucson 7,690 $63,710 1.1 Arizona Yuma 930 $62,110 0.9 Arkansas Fayetteville 2,550 $52,140 0.7 Arkansas Fort Smith 2,470 $51,900 1.1 Arkansas Hot Springs 1,160 $53,110 1.9 Arkansas Jonesboro 890 $50,170 1.1 Arkansas Little Rock 9,300 $62,100 1.4 California Bakersfield 2,990 $74,790 0.6 California Chico 1,640 $80,290 1.3 California El Centro 660 $69,400 0.8 California Fresno 5,190 $77,630 0.8 California Hanford 800 $81,700 1.7 California Madera 1,310 $73,160 2.2California Modesto 3,040 $86,690 1 California Napa 1,430 $88,970 1.3 California Oakland 17,410 $96,150 0.9 California Oxnard 4,560 $73,370 0.8 California Redding 760 $76,020 0.6 California Riverside 20,790 $75,020 0.8 California Sacramento 13,920 $84,630 0.8 California Salinas 2,300 $87,790 0.8 California San Diego 24,380 $78,880 0.9 California San Francisco 15,370 $96,700 0.8 California San Jose 14,590 $104,400 0.8 California San Luis Obispo 1,660 $77,410 0.9 California Santa Ana 22,670 $76,040 0.7 California Santa Barbara 2,250 $81,300 0.7 California Santa Cruz 1,300 $88,010 0.8 California Santa Rosa 3,200 $83,860 0.9 California Stockton 3,590 $75,290 0.9 California Vallejo 3,010 $85,040 1.3 California Visalia 2,310 $103,660 0.9 California Yuba City 790 $64,390 1.2 Colorado Boulder 2,610 $68,120 0.9 Colorado Colorado Springs 4,630 $58,970 1 Colorado Denver 21,500 $66,880 0.9 Colorado Fort Collins 2,750 $62,320 1.2 Colorado Grand Junction 820 $61,380 0.8 Colorado Greeley 1,070 $64,660 0.8 Colorado Pueblo 1,840 $59,970 2 Connecticut Bridgeport 7,830 $69,630 0.9 Connecticut Danbury 1,230 $70,400 1 Connecticut Hartford 12,850 $71,970 1.1 Connecticut New Haven 7,200 $71,800 1.3 Connecticut Norwich 2,400 $65,700 1 Connecticut Waterbury 1,930 $70,240 1.6 Delaware Wilmington 7,530 $69,150 1.2 District of Columbia Washington 28,600 $72,550 0.6 Florida Cape Coral 5,140 $65,100 1.3 Florida Deltona 3,120 $60,370 1.1 Florida Fort Lauderdale 13,430 $64,240 0.9 Florida Fort Walton Beach 1,100 $54,450 0.8 Florida Gainesville 4,880 $61,080 2.3Florida Jacksonville 11,560 $59,560 1 Florida Lakeland 3,680 $57,260 1 Florida Miami 20,130 $69,250 1 Florida Naples 2,210 $65,010 1 Florida Ocala 1,950 $59,520 1.1 Florida Orlando 15,470 $58,040 0.7 Florida Palm Bay 4,260 $59,310 1.1 Florida Panama City 1,400 $51,340 1.1 Florida Pensacola 3,680 $56,610 1.3 Florida Port St Lucie 2,240 $60,160 1 Florida Punta Gorda 1,430 $45,330 2.2Florida Sarasota 5,230 $57,340 1 Florida Sebastian 1,220 $55,810 1.5 Florida Tallahassee 2,980 $54,600 1 Florida Tampa 22,540 $61,370 0.9 Florida West Palm Beach 10,310 $63,430 1 Georgia Albany 1,440 $49,940 1.4 Georgia Athens 1,800 $56,000 1.3 Georgia Atlanta 33,050 $61,770 0.7 Georgia Augusta 5,500 $61,240 1.4 Georgia Brunswick 850 $54,360 1.2 Georgia Columbus 2,100 $58,690 1 Georgia Dalton 670 $52,050 0.5 Georgia Gainesville 1,500 $59,350 1.2 Georgia Hinesville 190 1 Georgia Macon 3,350 $59,640 1.8 Georgia Rome 1,220 $57,490 2Georgia Savannah 3,630 $68,790 1.3 Georgia Valdosta 1,070 $52,480 1.1 Hawaii Honolulu 6,490 $79,920 0.8 Idaho Boise 5,890 $58,560 1.1 Idaho Coeur Dalene 820 0.9 Idaho Idaho Falls 760 $53,170 0.9 Idaho Lewiston 670 $54,650 1.9 Idaho Pocatello 550 $59,760 1.1 Illinois Bloomington 800 $53,260 0.6 Illinois Champaign 1,740 $62,760 1 Illinois Chicago 71,170 $67,740 0.9 Illinois Danville 480 $61,660 1.2 Illinois Peoria 5,260 $54,190 1.6 Illinois Rockford 3,210 $57,710 1.1 Illinois Springfield 2,600 $60,210 1.4 Indiana Anderson 870 $55,880 1.3 Indiana Bloomington 1,220 $53,260 1 Indiana Columbus 650 $58,240 0.9 Indiana Elkhart 2,020 $64,120 0.8 Indiana Evansville 3,810 $52,470 1.2 Indiana Fort Wayne 4,800 $51,770 1.2 Indiana Gary 6,130 $60,570 1.1 Indiana Indianapolis 19,600 $61,530 1.1 Indiana Kokomo 840 $51,930 1.4 Indiana Lafayette 1,270 $53,540 0.9 Indiana Michigan City 810 $58,190 1.1 Indiana Muncie 1,230 $54,030 1.6 Indiana South Bend 2,500 $53,650 1 Indiana Terre Haute 1,330 $54,730 1.1 Iowa Ames 710 $56,210 1.1 Iowa Cedar Rapids 2,600 $50,000 1 Iowa Davenport 3,540 $46,370 1 Iowa Des Moines 6,170 $52,980 1 Iowa Dubuque 1,150 $49,500 1.3 Iowa Sioux City 1,460 $47,870 1.2 Iowa Waterloo 1,890 $49,300 1.2 Kansas Lawrence 580 $53,600 0.8 Kansas Topeka 2,530 $55,390 1.2 Kansas Wichita 5,510 $53,390 0.9 Kentucky Bowling Green 1,100 $57,210 1.1 Kentucky Elizabethtown 990 $57,030 1.3 Kentucky Lexington 6,590 $63,800 1.4 Kentucky Louisville 14,590 $57,600 1.2 Kentucky Owensboro 1,520 $50,320 1.8 Louisiana Alexandria 2,280 $53,300 2.2Louisiana Baton Rouge 7,040 $56,710 1 Louisiana Houma 1,310 $57,430 0.8 Louisiana Lafayette 2,850 $63,580 1.1 Louisiana Lake Charles 1,820 $56,750 1.2 Louisiana Monroe 2,220 $60,390 1.6 Louisiana New Orleans 11,260 $64,540 1.1 Louisiana Shreveport 4,500 $57,450 1.4 Maine Bangor 1,490 $58,210 1.3 Maine Lewiston 1,370 $58,720 1.6 Maine Portland 4,510 $63,970 1.2 Maryland Baltimore 30,810 $75,230 1.2 Maryland Bethesda 9,460 $79,910 0.8 Maryland Cumberland 1,400 $54,850 2.4Maryland Hagerstown 1,990 $60,180 1.1 Maryland Salisbury 1,330 $66,540 1.5 Massachusetts Barnstable Town 2,330 $71,790 1.3 Massachusetts Boston 45,540 $85,140 1.3 Massachusetts Brockton 2,190 $72,220 1.4 Massachusetts Framingham 2,660 $76,360 0.9 Massachusetts Haverhill 1,510 $59,970 1.1 Massachusetts Lawrence 1,850 $76,040 1.9 Massachusetts Leominster 1,060 $66,980 1.2 Massachusetts Lowell 1,910 $71,060 0.9 Massachusetts New Bedford 1,560 $65,030 1.4 Massachusetts Springfield 6,600 $66,630 1.1 Massachusetts Taunton 720 $75,370 0.9 Massachusetts Worcester 6,960 $76,120 1.5 Michigan Ann Arbor 6,080 $67,110 1.9 Michigan Battle Creek 1,230 $61,560 1.5 Michigan Bay City 720 $63,660 1.3 Michigan Detroit 18,280 $67,000 1.3 Michigan Flint 3,930 $62,070 1.5 Michigan Grand Rapids 7,380 $58,850 1 Michigan Holland 1,090 $56,420 0.6 Michigan Kalamazoo 3,280 $63,590 1.3 Michigan Lansing 4,690 $62,400 1.3 Michigan Monroe 500 $57,200 0.8 Michigan Muskegon 1,700 $55,340 1.6 Michigan Niles 1,310 $58,230 1.2 Michigan Warren 19,440 $66,770 0.9 Minnesota Duluth 3,610 $71,970 1.5 Minnesota Minneapolis 34,700 $72,370 1 Minnesota Rochester 6,450 3.8Minnesota St Cloud 2,080 $72,270 1.1 Mississippi Gulfport 2,600 $56,560 1.3 Mississippi Hattiesburg 2,030 $53,680 2.1Mississippi Jackson 7,270 $58,560 1.5 Mississippi Pascagoula 1,420 $54,800 1.8 Missouri Columbia 2,900 $57,120 2 Missouri Jefferson City 1,260 $53,410 1 Missouri Joplin 1,760 $50,900 1.2 Missouri Kansas City 19,900 $59,680 1 Missouri Springfield 4,730 $53,200 1.3 Missouri St Joseph 1,160 1.4 Missouri St Louis 29,950 $57,940 1.1 Montana Billings 1,750 $58,940 1.2 Montana Great Falls 850 $56,380 1.5 Montana Missoula 1,180 $56,600 1.3 Nebraska Lincoln 3,390 1.1 Nebraska Omaha 10,200 $56,580 1.1 Nevada Carson City 580 $65,990 1.3 Nevada Las Vegas 11,570 $71,270 0.6 Nevada Reno 3,010 $71,150 0.8 New Hampshire Manchester 2,210 $64,590 1.2 New Hampshire Nashua 2,290 $60,540 0.9 New Hampshire Portsmouth 630 $61,680 0.6 New Hampshire Rochester 1,020 $54,940 1 New Jersey Atlantic City 2,760 $67,970 1 New Jersey Camden 10,910 $69,520 1 New Jersey Edison 19,410 $72,140 1 New Jersey Newark 19,540 $75,890 1 New Jersey Ocean City 610 $62,890 0.9 New Jersey Trenton 4,390 $65,500 1.1 New Jersey Vineland 1,270 $65,750 1.3 New Mexico Albuquerque 5,970 $64,600 0.8 New Mexico Farmington 850 $60,970 0.9 New Mexico Las Cruces 1,100 $60,270 1 New Mexico Santa Fe 940 $59,210 0.8 New York Albany 8,810 $59,450 1 New York Binghamton 2,360 $55,280 1.2 New York Buffalo 11,470 $58,570 1.1 New York Elmira 700 $53,470 1.2 New York Glens Falls 1,060 $55,720 1.2 New York Ithaca 680 $54,540 1 New York Kingston 1,090 $59,480 1.1 New York Nassau 25,630 $76,400 1 New York New York 97,790 $82,290 1 New York Poughkeepsie 4,790 $69,160 1 New York Rochester 10,300 $58,630 1.1 New York Syracuse 5,730 $56,110 1 New York Utica 3,250 $54,470 1.4 North Carolina Asheville 4,870 $58,560 1.4 North Carolina Burlington 1,070 $54,200 1 North Carolina Charlotte 16,400 $57,670 0.9 North Carolina Durham 10,500 $59,600 2 North Carolina Fayetteville 2,640 $59,360 1.2 North Carolina Goldsboro 1,110 $58,490 1.8 North Carolina Greensboro 6,210 $57,910 0.9 North Carolina Greenville 2,370 $56,470 1.9 North Carolina Hickory 3,330 $54,620 1.1 North Carolina Jacksonville 680 $61,270 1 North Carolina Raleigh 8,230 $61,650 0.8 North Carolina Rocky Mount 1,140 $56,700 1.1 North Carolina Wilmington 2,920 $56,480 1.1 North Carolina Winston Salem 6,570 $58,140 1.6 North Dakota Bismarck 1,730 $50,250 1.8 North Dakota Fargo 1,580 $58,800 0.7 North Dakota Grand Forks 950 $64,860 1.2 Ohio Akron 7,450 $58,920 1.1 Ohio Canton 3,760 $58,470 1.1 Ohio Cincinnati 21,230 $60,740 1 Ohio Cleveland 25,030 $62,370 1.2 Ohio Columbus 16,750 $59,950 0.9 Ohio Dayton 10,440 $57,910 1.4 Ohio Lima 2,010 $55,430 2.2Ohio Mansfield 1,120 $60,710 1.3 Ohio Sandusky 640 $55,390 1.1 Ohio Springfield 990 $51,330 1.2 Ohio Toledo 8,550 $55,540 1.4 Ohio Youngstown 4,870 $51,510 1.1 Oklahoma Lawton 700 $56,630 1.1 Oklahoma Oklahoma City 10,980 $53,200 1 Oklahoma Tulsa 7,060 $50,940 0.8 Oregon Bend 1,260 $71,780 1 Oregon Corvallis 710 $73,410 1.4 Oregon Eugene 2,700 $70,730 1 Oregon Medford 1,750 $68,790 1.2 Oregon Portland 18,430 $73,870 0.9 Oregon Salem 2,240 $68,840 0.8 Pennsylvania Allentown 7,530 $61,800 1.1 Pennsylvania Altoona 1,350 $51,820 1.3 Pennsylvania Erie 3,140 $54,550 1.4 Pennsylvania Harrisburg 6,460 $60,290 1.1 Pennsylvania Johnstown 2,220 $42,440 2.3Pennsylvania Lancaster 3,950 $62,560 0.9 Pennsylvania Lebanon 970 $61,800 1.2 Pennsylvania Philadelphia 42,740 $68,280 1.1 Pennsylvania Pittsburgh 30,790 $59,420 1.4 Pennsylvania Reading 2,610 $60,990 0.8 Pennsylvania Scranton 5,840 $58,050 1.2 Pennsylvania State College 1,180 $50,630 1.2 Pennsylvania Williamsport 1,020 $55,200 1.2 Pennsylvania York 3,470 $60,610 1 Rhode Island Providence 13,600 $67,550 1.2 South Carolina Charleston 8,490 $60,420 1.5 South Carolina Columbia 7,400 $57,930 1.1 South Carolina Florence 2,480 $57,720 1.6 South Carolina Greenville 5,430 $58,370 0.9 South Carolina Myrtle Beach 1,560 $49,610 0.7 South Carolina Spartanburg 2,440 $56,420 1.1 South Carolina Sumter 590 $58,470 1 South Dakota Rapid City 1,640 $57,840 1.5 South Dakota Sioux Falls 4,320 $54,550 1.7 Tennessee Chattanooga 5,680 $58,900 1.3 Tennessee Clarksville 800 $54,010 0.6 Tennessee Cleveland 600 $56,180 1 Tennessee Jackson 1,900 $52,020 1.9 Tennessee Johnson City 2,330 $56,780 1.8 Tennessee Kingsport 2,730 $52,100 1.3 Tennessee Knoxville 7,730 $54,880 1.2 Tennessee Memphis 13,520 $61,100 1.1 Tennessee Morristown 600 $53,810 0.8 Tennessee Nashville 19,510 $61,880 1.3 Texas Abilene 1,380 $55,920 1.3 Texas Amarillo 2,310 $57,490 1.3 Texas Austin 8,700 $60,280 0.6 Texas Beaumont 2,570 $58,260 0.9 Texas Brownsville 2,280 $63,340 1 Texas College Station 1,670 $61,120 1.2 Texas Corpus Christi 3,060 $55,180 0.9 Texas Dallas 31,530 $65,390 0.8 Texas El Paso 4,190 $57,080 0.8 Texas Fort Worth 13,140 $60,210 0.8 Texas Houston 41,340 $65,810 0.8 Texas Killeen 3,280 $60,780 1.5 Texas Laredo 970 $59,730 0.7 Texas Longview 1,260 $58,720 0.7 Texas Lubbock 3,140 $54,450 1.4 Texas Mcallen 3,730 $63,420 0.9 Texas Midland 590 0.5 Texas Odessa 1,050 $58,060 1.1 Texas San Angelo 1,020 $55,820 1.5 Texas San Antonio 14,160 $60,420 0.9 Texas Sherman 1,390 $54,090 2.1Texas Texarkana 1,280 $57,770 1.4 Texas Tyler 3,080 $55,280 1.9 Texas Victoria 1,220 $48,920 1.5 Texas Waco 1,950 $63,320 1.1 Texas Wichita Falls 1,160 $53,550 1.2 Utah Logan 520 $55,340 0.7 Utah Ogden 2,690 $55,160 0.7 Utah Provo 2,880 $57,660 0.9 Utah Salt Lake City 9,000 $59,920 0.7 Vermont Burlington 2,080 $66,240 1 Virginia Blacksburg 930 $51,640 0.9 Virginia Charlottesville 3,450 $63,090 2Virginia Danville 440 $65,310 0.8 Virginia Harrisonburg 790 $56,320 0.8 Virginia Lynchburg 2,630 $59,190 1.4 Virginia Richmond 12,380 $60,720 1.1 Virginia Roanoke 3,620 $55,210 1.2 Virginia Virginia Beach 12,280 $58,860 0.8 Virginia Winchester 1,320 1.5 Washington Bremerton 1,620 $68,470 1.1 Washington Kennewick 1,400 $61,520 0.9 Washington Longview 690 $69,020 1.3 Washington Mount Vernon 960 $68,780 1.3 Washington Olympia 1,490 $71,950 0.9 Washington Seattle 23,570 $75,460 0.8 Washington Spokane 5,220 $68,380 1.3 Washington Tacoma 6,370 $72,780 1.2 Washington Wenatchee 950 $65,100 1.4 Washington Yakima 1,720 $62,840 1.2 West Virginia Charleston 3,500 $54,080 1.3 West Virginia Huntington 3,880 $57,210 1.9 West Virginia Parkersburg 1,700 $49,630 1.4 West Virginia Weirton 1,360 $52,930 1.9 West Virginia Wheeling 1,770 $46,670 1.6 Wisconsin Appleton 1,640 $59,630 0.8 Wisconsin Eau Claire 1,850 $61,190 1.4 Wisconsin Fond 700 $58,280 0.9 Wisconsin Green Bay 3,060 $60,980 1 Wisconsin Janesville 1,160 $62,030 1 Wisconsin La Crosse 2,760 $63,430 2.3Wisconsin Madison 6,100 $67,780 0.9 Wisconsin Milwaukee 17,280 $62,440 1 Wisconsin Oshkosh 1,630 $61,050 1.1 Wisconsin Racine 1,400 $60,310 1 Wisconsin Sheboygan 830 $58,200 0.8 Wisconsin Wausau 1,250 $61,120 1.1 Wyoming Casper 800 $55,510 1.3 Wyoming Cheyenne 900 $59,030 1.2
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