Occupational Employment Statistics
29-1141 Registered Nurses
Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or registration required. Includes Clinical Nurse Specialists. Excludes “Nurse Anesthetists” (29-1151), “Nurse Midwives” (29-1161), and “Nurse Practitioners” (29-1171).
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Minnesota
| 64,740 | 1,165 | $48.50/hr | $36.98/hr | $40.82/hr | $49.19/hr | $53.83/hr | $62.51/hr |
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U S
| 3,282,010 | 6,564 | $47.99/hr | $32.20/hr | $38.33/hr | $45.64/hr | $52.64/hr | $65.98/hr |
| Manufacturing | 30 | $44.97/hr |
| Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 720 | $48.38/hr |
| Financial Activities | 1,100 | $46.86/hr |
| Professional and Business Services | 2,740 | $47.15/hr |
| Education and Health Services | 55,980 | $49.19/hr |
| Other Services | 70 | $43.64/hr |
| Public Administration | 4,090 | $50.80/hr |
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Northeast Balance of State
| 980 | $42.07/hr | N/A |
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Grand Forks ND-MN MSA
| 1,250 | $37.32/hr | N/A |
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Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA
| 1,460 | $50.22/hr | N/A |
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Southwest Balance of State
| 2,320 | $41.31/hr | N/A |
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Southeast Balance of State
| 2,330 | $44.11/hr | N/A |
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La Crosse WI-MN MSA
| 2,780 | $46.71/hr | N/A |
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St Cloud MN MSA
| 2,940 | $50.66/hr | N/A |
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Southwest Minnesota
| 3,500 | $41.93/hr | 3.3% |
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Duluth MN-WI MSA
| 4,140 | $40.60/hr | N/A |
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Northwest Balance of State
| 4,190 | $42.15/hr | N/A |
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Northwest Minnesota
| 4,600 | $41.91/hr | 4.2% |
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Northeast Minnesota
| 4,700 | $40.60/hr | 5.0% |
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Fargo ND-MN MSA
| 4,970 | $38.52/hr | N/A |
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Rochester MN MSA
| 5,510 | $50.02/hr | N/A |
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Central Minnesota
| 6,050 | $48.94/hr | 7.0% |
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Southeast Minnesota
| 7,270 | $50.02/hr | 5.5% |
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Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN
| 37,860 | $49.92/hr | 5.5% |
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Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA
| 40,510 | $49.86/hr | N/A |
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Minnesota
| 64,740 | $49.19/hr | 5.3% |
- Identify patients' age-specific needs and alter care plans as necessary to meet those needs.
- Evaluate patients' vital signs or laboratory data to determine emergency intervention needs.
- Monitor patients for changes in status and indications of conditions such as sepsis or shock and institute appropriate interventions.
- Identify patients at risk of complications due to nutritional status.
- Assess patients' pain levels or sedation requirements.
- Conduct pulmonary assessments to identify abnormal respiratory patterns or breathing sounds that indicate problems.
- Assess family adaptation levels and coping skills to determine whether intervention is needed.
- Compile and analyze data obtained from monitoring or diagnostic tests.
- Monitor patients' fluid intake and output to detect emerging problems, such as fluid and electrolyte imbalances.
- Collect specimens for laboratory tests.