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.
Northwest Minnesota
| 330 | 31 | $59.61/hr | $44.62/hr | $53.14/hr | $62.96/hr | $66.04/hr | $73.99/hr |
Trade, Transportation and Utilities | N/A | N/A |
Financial Activities | 30 | $54.85/hr |
Professional and Business Services | 100 | $64.01/hr |
Education and Health Services | 5,050 | $63.80/hr |
Public Administration | N/A | $73.87/hr |
Nurse Midwives
| 340 | $57.52/hr | 12.2% |
Obstetricians and Gynecologists
| 790 | $94.17/hr | -1.3% |
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other
| 760 | $38.08/hr | N/A |
Physical Therapists
| 4,430 | $45.73/hr | 13.8% |
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
| 1,410 | $79,398.79/yr | 18.2% |
General Internal Medicine Physicians
| 2,440 | >$100/hr | 0.9% |
Chiropractors
| 1,330 | $37.56/hr | 13.6% |
Athletic Trainers
| 1,160 | $60,187.73/yr | N/A |
Dermatologists
| 660 | >$100/hr | N/A |
Family Medicine Physicians
| 2,840 | >$100/hr | 4.4% |
- 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.