Occupational Employment Statistics
29-1171 Nurse Practitioners
Diagnose and treat acute, episodic, or chronic illness, independently or as part of a healthcare team. May focus on health promotion and disease prevention. May order, perform, or interpret diagnostic tests such as lab work and x rays. May prescribe medication. Must be registered nurses who have specialized graduate education.
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Central Minnesota
| 420 | 39 | $68.74/hr | $52.39/hr | $60.51/hr | $67.30/hr | $77.33/hr | $86.15/hr |
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Minnesota
| 7,780 | 490 | $67.16/hr | $48.90/hr | $55.22/hr | $65.86/hr | $76.73/hr | $84.09/hr |
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U S
| 323,040 | 3,876 | $67.86/hr | $50.08/hr | $58.32/hr | $65.39/hr | $77.45/hr | $86.21/hr |
| Financial Activities | 50 | $85.95/hr |
| Professional and Business Services | 330 | $76.24/hr |
| Education and Health Services | 7,310 | $65.32/hr |
| Public Administration | 90 | $78.70/hr |
- Maintain complete and detailed records of patients' health care plans and prognoses.
- Analyze and interpret patients' histories, symptoms, physical findings, or diagnostic information to develop appropriate diagnoses.
- Prescribe medications based on efficacy, safety, and cost as legally authorized.
- Diagnose or treat acute health care problems, such as illnesses, infections, or injuries.
- Recommend diagnostic or therapeutic interventions with attention to safety, cost, invasiveness, simplicity, acceptability, adherence, and efficacy.
- Educate patients about self-management of acute or chronic illnesses, tailoring instructions to patients' individual circumstances.
- Provide patients with information needed to promote health, reduce risk factors, or prevent disease or disability.
- Prescribe medication dosages, routes, and frequencies, based on such patient characteristics as age and gender.
- Treat or refer patients for primary care conditions, such as headaches, hypertension, urinary tract infections, upper respiratory infections, and dermatological conditions.
- Develop treatment plans, based on scientific rationale, standards of care, and professional practice guidelines.