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.
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN
| 2,190 | 70 | $64.11/hr | $39.81/hr | $51.62/hr | $64.99/hr | $66.68/hr | $83.14/hr |
Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 170 | $69.91/hr |
Financial Activities | 50 | $61.82/hr |
Professional and Business Services | 80 | $64.99/hr |
Education and Health Services | 4,130 | $65.11/hr |
Public Administration | 60 | $64.94/hr |
Nurse Midwives
| 200 | $61.85/hr | 12.2% |
Obstetricians and Gynecologists
| 500 | >$100/hr | -1.3% |
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other
| 560 | $38.66/hr | N/A |
Physical Therapists
| 4,510 | $40.78/hr | 13.8% |
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
| 1,400 | $81,986.59/yr | 18.2% |
General Internal Medicine Physicians
| 2,540 | >$100/hr | 0.9% |
Chiropractors
| 1,220 | $39.69/hr | 13.6% |
Athletic Trainers
| 1,000 | $59,110.80/yr | N/A |
Dermatologists
| 750 | >$100/hr | N/A |
Family Medicine Physicians
| 2,340 | >$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.