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Registered Nurses

Wages & Outlook

Typical Wages

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: $39.02
Statewide median: $23.00

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	$30.23	$36.95	$45.90
Minnesota	$33.20	$39.02	$46.75
Central Minnesota	$34.03	$40.54	$48.21
Northeast Minnesota	$28.79	$34.38	$39.62
Northwest Minnesota	$29.64	$34.77	$40.71
Southeast Minnesota	$31.21	$35.31	$39.61
Southwest Minnesota	$30.49	$36.89	$44.53
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	$35.78	$42.44	$49.38

* "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 70,820 workers employed in this very large career.

Where do Registered Nurses most often work?

Current Demand

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
Area		2018	2028	Number	Percent
U S	3,059,800	3,431,300	371,500	12.1%
	2020	2030	Number	Percent
Minnesota	71,782	76,538	4,756	6.6%
	2018	2028	Number	Percent
Central Minnesota	6,403	7,556	1,153	18%
Northeast Minnesota	4,658	4,922	264	5.7%
Northwest Minnesota	4,841	5,325	484	10%
Southeast Minnesota	13,019	14,509	1,490	11.4%
Southwest Minnesota	3,581	3,872	291	8.1%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	37,928	42,436	4,508	11.9%

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