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Registered Nurses

Wages & Outlook

 

Typical Wages   This career pays well above the median wage.

Wages listed below are for a variety of experience and education levels. Make sure that you research the typical entry-level education and work experience and training requirements for this occupation.

This career: $41.96
Statewide median: $24.25

 

This is a very high-wage career. It pays well above the statewide median wage.


Wages for Registered Nurses *

Area Low Median High
U S
$33.29 $40.55 $50.47
Minnesota
$38.66 $41.96 $51.86
Central Minnesota
$38.14 $41.68 $52.31
Northeast Minnesota
$32.14 $37.92 $41.18
Northwest Minnesota
$34.77 $39.02 $48.44
Southeast Minnesota
$40.42 $41.68 $48.98
Southwest Minnesota
$33.98 $38.80 $46.67
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN
$40.40 $43.82 $52.33

* "Low" indicates 25% of workers earn less and 75% earn more.
"Median" indicates 50% of workers earn less and 50% earn more.
"High" indicates 75% of workers earn less and 25% earn more.

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Employment

In Minnesota, there are 63,800 workers employed in this very large career.

Where do Registered Nurses most often work?

 

Current Demand

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This career is currently in very high demand.

 

Future Demand

This career is seeing high growth compared to other careers.

There will be a need for about 43,201 new Registered Nurses to meet market demand between 2020-2030. This includes the demand due to replacement (workers leaving the occupation or retiring) as well as growth.

 

Employment Outlook for Registered Nurses
Area Employment Employment Change
2020 2030 Number Percent
U S 3,080,100 3,356,800 276,800 9%
Minnesota 71,782 76,538 4,756 6.6%
Central Minnesota 6,414 6,791 377 5.9%
Northeast Minnesota 5,270 5,613 343 6.5%
Northwest Minnesota 5,448 5,748 300 5.5%
Southeast Minnesota 14,496 15,466 970 6.7%
Southwest Minnesota 3,698 3,886 188 5.1%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 36,355 38,953 2,598 7.1%


Source: You can learn about our data sources in the About Us section.




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