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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Southwest Minnesota
| 270 | 31 | $69.15/hr | $53.05/hr | $62.52/hr | $66.93/hr | $77.73/hr | $80.00/hr |
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Minnesota
| 5,360 | 284 | $66.87/hr | $52.25/hr | $59.84/hr | $64.88/hr | $69.35/hr | $79.27/hr |
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U S
| 280,140 | 3,642 | $63.65/hr | $46.82/hr | $52.97/hr | $62.53/hr | $69.64/hr | $83.23/hr |
| Trade, Transportation and Utilities | N/A | N/A |
| Financial Activities | 30 | $63.72/hr |
| Professional and Business Services | 120 | $75.98/hr |
| Education and Health Services | 5,070 | $64.79/hr |
| Public Administration | 90 | $78.20/hr |
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Nurse Midwives
| 240 | $62.46/hr | 5.7% |
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Obstetricians and Gynecologists
| 440 | >$100/hr | 2.1% |
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Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other
| 670 | $37.92/hr | 8.1% |
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Physical Therapists
| 4,140 | $47.82/hr | 10.7% |
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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
| 1,260 | $83,899.95/yr | 17.5% |
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General Internal Medicine Physicians
| 1,790 | >$100/hr | 2.3% |
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Chiropractors
| 1,150 | $35.21/hr | 9.0% |
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Athletic Trainers
| 1,310 | $62,451.07/yr | 13.4% |
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Dermatologists
| 420 | >$100/hr | 2.6% |
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Family Medicine Physicians
| 2,840 | >$100/hr | 3.1% |
- 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.