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29-1171 Nurse Practitioners

Occupational Description:
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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2025

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Southwest Minnesota	310	35	$66.84/hr	$53.42/hr	$62.70/hr	$64.70/hr	$74.15/hr	$80.18/hr
Minnesota	8,690	721	$62.48/hr	$47.16/hr	$50.35/hr	$62.69/hr	$68.06/hr	$79.80/hr
U S	307,390	3,996	$64.36/hr	$47.77/hr	$53.61/hr	$63.00/hr	$72.93/hr	$82.87/hr

Leading Industries for Nurse Practitioners

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	N/A	N/A
Financial Activities	60	$81.75/hr
Professional and Business Services	130	$59.73/hr
Education and Health Services	8,400	$62.56/hr
Public Administration	90	$74.85/hr

Other Regional Data for Nurse Practitioners

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	60	$62.82/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	140	$65.92/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	170	$63.36/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	190	$67.59/hr	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	210	$56.46/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	260	$63.52/hr	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	280	$64.22/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	310	$64.70/hr	37.7%
Northwest Minnesota	340	$63.39/hr	41.8%
Duluth MN-WI MSA	450	$62.87/hr	N/A
Central Minnesota	460	$65.93/hr	42.9%
Fargo ND-MN MSA	460	$62.96/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	490	$62.87/hr	38.5%
Rochester MN MSA	1,360	$59.89/hr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	1,510	$59.89/hr	57.2%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	5,500	$62.69/hr	39.8%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	5,680	$62.69/hr	N/A
Minnesota	8,690	$62.69/hr	43.8%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Nurse Midwives	260	$62.01/hr	5.7%
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	460	>$100/hr	2.1%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	530	$38.17/hr	8.1%
Physical Therapists	5,220	$48.21/hr	10.7%
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	1,470	$79,219.65/yr	17.5%
General Internal Medicine Physicians	1,870	>$100/hr	2.3%
Chiropractors	1,000	$44.75/hr	9.0%
Athletic Trainers	840	$65,254.03/yr	13.4%
Dermatologists	200	>$100/hr	2.6%
Family Medicine Physicians	2,290	>$100/hr	3.1%

Task for Nurse Practitioners

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.