Families / Care

Registered Nurse

Delivers and coordinates patient care across shifts. Demand is durable and geographically everywhere.

Pay band (est.)
$78k–$125k
Time to competence
4 years
Licence
Required
Setting
clinic
Leverage
low
Place constraint
low
Physical demand
72/100
Hours burden
75/100

Factor percentiles

Percentile against the whole curated set. Higher is better on that factor only.

  • Play15th

    Absorbing rather than merely paid.

  • Specific knowledge4th

    A combination of skills that is hard to copy.

  • Leverage14th

    Output that scales through code, media, capital or crew.

  • Demand98th

    Durability and shortage, scored conservatively.

  • Pay64th

    Mid-career floor and the range above it.

  • Body13th

    Inverse of physical demand and hours.

  • Autonomy4th

    Control of methods and time.

  • People fit4th

    Distance from your preferred people level.

  • Place flexibility61th

    Remote fit and freedom from specific metros.

  • Time to skill79th

    Inverse of years to competence.

  • Meaning load89th

    Care, craft and stewardship weight. Not a moral score.

  • Downside tolerance29th

    Inverse of named risk to body, market or platform.

Downside

Shift rotation, staffing ratios and moral injury.

Examine this against your weights

The percentiles above use the default weights. Set your own on the ranking and this vocation moves with them.

Source note: BLS-style outlook and wage patterns; estimate. All figures are estimates for comparison.