Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives

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2024 Workforce

291k

Average Age

43.8

Average Salary

$119,577

Average Male Salary

$139,178

Average Female Salary

$117,040

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 $119,577 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives are Central Region--Rankin & Simpson Counties PUMA, MS, Johnson County (Southeast)--Blue Valley Region PUMA, KS, and Durham County (South)--Durham City (South) PUMA, NC. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives are Stanly & Cabarrus (East) Counties PUMA, NC, Pima County (Northeast) PUMA, AZ, and Central Region--Rankin & Simpson Counties PUMA, MS.

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Employment and salary information for the Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives workforce. Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives workforce in 2024 was 291,269 people, of which 88.5% were women and 11.5% were men.

Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives are paid most in Oklahoma County (Central)--Oklahoma City, The Village & Nichols Hills Cities PUMA, OK but are relatively concentrated in Stanly & Cabarrus (East) Counties PUMA, NC.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

33,380

Male Workforce

± 4.49k

257,889

Female Workforce

± 12.5k

The Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives workforce in 2024 was 291,269 people (88.5% women and 11.5% men). This implies an average annual growth of 178% between 2014 (104,960) and 2024 (291,269).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were California ($148,758), Delaware ($141,866), and Nevada ($132,535).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$119,577

AVERAGE WAGE

#39 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives earned an average of $119,577, $49,700 more than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.229

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.229, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. 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).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives and on wages 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 Beauty salons ($209,802).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

291k

2024 Workforce

± 13,238

9.02%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 6.03%

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 45.2%, followed by Offices of physicians with 25.5% and Outpatient care centers with 23.4%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives in the US. The workforce of Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives in 2024 was 291,269 people, with 88.5% woman, and 11.5% men. The average age of male Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives in the workforce is 44.9 and of female Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives is 43.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives in 2024 was 291,269 people, with 88.5% woman, and 11.5% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 35 to 39 years (56,620 people), 30 to 34 years (50,254 people), and 40 to 44 years (49,139 people). Among them they concentrated 53.6% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 7.4% of Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives workers were Hispanic and 92.6% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (44.3%), Cuban (15.7)%, and Puerto Rican (11.7)%

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Races

In 2024, 74.5% of the Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives workforce were White, of which 89.8% were women and 10.2% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (9.24%) and Two or More Races (7.39%).

Education & Skills

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 the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Health.

Among the necessary skills for Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives, Active Listening stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives need more than the average amount of Science.

Majors

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

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Health (201,411 people), Biology (20,624 people), and Psychology (10,225 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives workers were Graduate Degree (259,800 people), Bachelors Degree (24,759 people), and High School or Equivalent (3,130 people).

The graphic shows the Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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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 Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Social Perceptiveness.