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29-1151 Nurse Anesthetists



Administer anesthesia, monitor patient’s vital signs, and oversee patient recovery from anesthesia. May assist anesthesiologists, surgeons, other physicians, or dentists. Must be registered nurses who have specialized graduate education.

Geography Click link for Career Profile EmploymentEmp SE*Percentiles
Mean10th25thMedian75th90th
Northwest Minnesota 13022>$100/hr$42.43/hr>$100/hr>$100/hr>$100/hr>$100/hr


IndustryOES Employment (Statewide)OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Education and Health Services2,570N/A
Public AdministrationN/AN/A
 
Geography Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2022-2032
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
St Cloud MN MSA N/A>$100/hrN/A
Southwest Balance of State N/A>$100/hrN/A
Northeast Balance of State 20N/AN/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 40>$100/hrN/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA 50>$100/hrN/A
Northeast Minnesota 60>$100/hr8.9%
Southwest Minnesota 60>$100/hr12.2%
La Crosse WI-MN MSA 60>$100/hrN/A
Southeast Balance of State 60>$100/hrN/A
Northwest Balance of State 110>$100/hrN/A
Northwest Minnesota 130>$100/hr9.6%
Fargo ND-MN MSA 140>$100/hrN/A
Central Minnesota 220>$100/hr12.0%
Rochester MN MSA 440>$100/hrN/A
Southeast Minnesota 490>$100/hr8.6%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 1,610>$100/hr7.5%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 1,700>$100/hrN/A
Minnesota 2,570>$100/hr8.7%


Occupations Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2022-2032
Anesthesiologists 970>$100/hr2.4%
Respiratory Therapists 1,190$42.93/hr14.0%
Nuclear Medicine Technologists 180$50.64/hr0.6%
Veterinarians 2,060$57.21/hr21.9%
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 30>$100/hrN/A
Radiologists 450>$100/hrN/A


  • Perform pre-anesthetic screenings, including physical evaluations and patient interviews, and document results.
  • Assess patients' medical histories to predict anesthesia response.
  • Obtain informed consent from patients for anesthesia procedures.
  • Select and prescribe post-anesthesia medications or treatments to patients.
  • Select, order, or administer pre-anesthetic medications.
  • Develop anesthesia care plans.
  • Manage patients' airway or pulmonary status, using techniques such as endotracheal intubation, mechanical ventilation, pharmacological support, respiratory therapy, and extubation.
  • Monitor patients' responses, including skin color, pupil dilation, pulse, heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, ventilation, or urine output, using invasive and noninvasive techniques.
  • Select, prepare, or use equipment, monitors, supplies, or drugs for the administration of anesthetics.
  • Perform or evaluate the results of diagnostic tests, such as radiographs (x-rays) and electrocardiograms (EKGs).