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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
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29-1171 Nurse Practitioners
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Diagnose and treat acute, episodic, or chronic illness, independently or as part of a healthcare team. May focus on health promotion and
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disease prevention. May order, perform, or interpret diagnostic tests such as lab work and x rays. May prescribe medication. Must be
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registered nurses who have specialized graduate education.
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Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation: Employment (1)
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Employment Mean hourly Mean annual Wage RSE (3) RSE (3) wage wage (2)
150,230
1.3 %
$50.30
$104,610
0.5 %
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
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Percentile
10%
25%
50% (Median)
75%
90%
Hourly Wage
$34.82
$41.81
$48.52
$57.91
$67.76
Annual Wage (2) $72,420 $86,970 $100,910 $120,450 $140,930
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
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Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function. Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
Industry
Employment (1)
Percent of industry employment
Offices of Physicians
68,490
2.72
$49.54
$103,030
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
39,040
0.72
$52.42
$109,030
Outpatient Care Centers
13,660
1.64
$51.52
$107,160
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
4,640
0.15
$46.51
$96,750
Offices of Other Health Practitioners
4,230
0.50
$49.12
$102,160
Hourly mean wage
Annual mean wage (2)
Hourly mean wage
Annual mean wage (2)
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
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Industry
Employment (1)
Percent of industry employment
Offices of Physicians
68,490
2.72
$49.54
$103,030
Outpatient Care Centers
13,660
1.64
$51.52
$107,160
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals
2,010
0.78
$56.31
$117,120
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
39,040
0.72
$52.42
$109,030
Offices of Other Health Practitioners
4,230
0.50
$49.12
$102,160
Industry
Employment (1)
Percent of industry employment
Hourly mean wage
Annual mean wage (2)
Personal Care Services
340
0.05
$65.52
$136,280
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services
40
(7)
$63.47
$132,010
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals
2,010
0.78
$56.31
$117,120
Offices of Dentists
(8)
(8)
$56.17
$116,820
Computer Systems Design and Related Services
(8)
(8)
$55.06
$114,530
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
State
Employment (1)
Employment per thousand jobs
Location quotient (9)
Hourly mean wage
Annual mean wage (2)
New York
13,060
1.44
1.34
$54.55
$113,450
California
12,740
0.80
0.75
$59.78
$124,330
Florida
8,940
1.09
1.02
$45.99
$95,650
Texas
8,890
0.76
0.71
$52.91
$110,060
Ohio
6,650
1.25
1.16
$47.92
$99,680
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
State
Employment (1)
Employment per thousand jobs
Location quotient (9)
Hourly mean wage
Annual mean wage (2)
Mississippi
2,350
2.10
1.96
$48.02
$99,880
Maine
1,130
1.90
1.77
$47.67
$99,140
Tennessee
5,230
1.81
1.69
$45.09
$93,790
Massachusetts
6,190
1.79
1.67
$56.66
$117,860
Vermont
530
1.75
1.64
(8)
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State
Employment (1)
Employment per thousand jobs
Location quotient (9)
Hourly mean wage
Annual mean wage (2)
California
12,740
0.80
0.75
$59.78
$124,330
Alaska
450
1.38
1.29
$58.29
$121,250
Massachusetts
6,190
1.79
1.67
$56.66
$117,860
Hawaii
330
0.52
0.48
$56.34
$117,180
New Jersey
3,840
0.97
0.91
$55.40
$115,230
Location quotient (9)
Hourly mean wage
Annual mean wage (2)
Top paying States for this occupation:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
Metropolitan area
Employment (1)
Employment per thousand jobs
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division
8,460
1.28
1.20
$58.18
$121,010
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division
3,520
1.95
1.83
$58.43
$121,530
Los Angeles-Long BeachGlendale, CA Metropolitan Division
2,830
0.67
0.63
$62.64
$130,290
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division
2,480
1.00
0.93
$51.55
$107,220
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
2,120
0.83
0.78
$49.91
$103,810
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
2,050
0.70
0.65
$61.25
$127,390
St. Louis, MO-IL
2,020
1.50
1.40
$44.31
$92,160
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
1,960
1.46
1.36
$52.21
$108,590
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division
1,930
0.53
0.49
$49.00
$101,930
Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division
1,900
1.47
1.38
$55.18
$114,770
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
Metropolitan area
Employment (1)
Employment per thousand jobs
Rochester, MN
920
7.99
7.47
$50.64
$105,330
Hattiesburg, MS
210
3.55
3.32
$52.67
$109,560
Beckley, WV
150
3.53
3.30
$44.18
$91,890
Joplin, MO
240
3.07
2.87
$43.28
$90,030
Danbury, CT
240
3.03
2.83
$47.62
$99,040
Bangor, ME
190
2.99
2.80
$47.08
$97,930
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
850
2.92
2.73
$56.22
$116,930
Pueblo, CO
160
2.83
2.64
$47.74
$99,300
Johnson City, TN
210
2.64
2.47
$41.09
$85,480
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
420
2.56
2.39
$44.52
$92,610
Location quotient (9)
Hourly mean wage
Annual mean wage (2)
Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:
Metropolitan area
Employment (1)
Employment per thousand jobs
Location quotient (9)
Hourly mean wage
Annual mean wage (2)
Altoona, PA
50
0.81
0.76
$86.79
$180,520
San Francisco-Redwood CitySouth San Francisco, CA Metropolitan Division
880
0.82
0.77
$75.99
$158,050
Peabody-Salem-Beverly, MA NECTA Division
190
1.95
1.82
$74.67
$155,320
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
780
0.75
0.70
$69.94
$145,480
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA
210
1.65
1.54
$68.37
$142,210
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
490
1.17
1.09
$65.65
$136,540
Panama City, FL
80
0.92
0.86
$65.39
$136,020
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
210
0.84
0.79
$64.23
$133,600
Madera, CA
70
1.71
1.60
$63.86
$132,820
Oakland-Hayward-Berkeley, CA Metropolitan Division
910
0.84
0.78
$63.64
$132,380
Location quotient (9)
Hourly mean wage
Annual mean wage (2)
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:
Nonmetropolitan area
Employment (1)
Employment per thousand jobs
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
510
2.20
2.06
$47.20
$98,180
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
310
2.02
1.89
$48.12
$100,100
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area
300
1.60
1.49
$48.79
$101,490
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (non-contiguous)
300
0.90
0.84
$47.83
$99,490
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
290
2.85
2.66
$40.53
$84,300
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
Nonmetropolitan area
Employment (1)
Employment per thousand jobs
Location quotient (9)
Hourly mean wage
Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
230
3.26
3.05
$48.57
$101,020
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
290
2.85
2.66
$40.53
$84,300
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area
190
2.78
2.59
(8)
(8)
West Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
180
2.73
2.56
$48.44
$100,750
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
260
2.42
2.26
$41.59
$86,510
Location quotient (9)
Hourly mean wage
Annual mean wage (2)
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:
Nonmetropolitan area
Employment (1)
Employment per thousand jobs
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
30
0.53
0.49
$77.81
$161,840
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
70
2.01
1.88
$66.07
$137,430
North and West Central New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
60
0.87
0.82
$65.45
$136,130
Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area
50
1.32
1.24
$64.60
$134,370
Balance of Alaska nonmetropolitan area
140
1.90
1.78
$63.50
$132,080
About May 2016 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files. The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages. (1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers. (2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data. (3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate. (7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment. (8) Estimate not released. (9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average. Other OES estimates and related information: May 2016 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates May 2016 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates May 2016 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates May 2016 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates May 2016 Occupation Profiles Technical Notes Last Modified Date: March 31, 2017
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