DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

29-1141 Registered Nurses

Occupational Description:
Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or registration required. Includes Clinical Nurse Specialists. Excludes "Nurse Anesthetists" (29-1151), "Nurse Midwives" (29-1161), and "Nurse Practitioners" (29-1171).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota 71,0005,822$38.92/hr$0.51/hr$27.72/hr$32.66/hr$38.16/hr$45.62/hr$51.00/hr
U S 2,982,28014,911$37.63/hr$0.08/hr$25.30/hr$29.20/hr$35.60/hr$44.09/hr$54.02/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Registered Nurses
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Education and Health Services64,450$38.03/hr
Public Administration3,500$40.75/hr
Professional and Business Services1,420$38.48/hr
Financial Activities1,400$37.51/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities140$36.76/hr
Manufacturing40$36.20/hr
Other Regional Data For Registered Nurses
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2020 - 2030
Minnesota 71,000 $38.16/hr 6.6%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 41,640 $40.98/hr N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 38,970 $41.15/hr 7.1%
Southeast Minnesota 13,100 $36.62/hr 6.7%
Central Minnesota 6,870 $37.70/hr 5.9%
Northeast Minnesota 5,100 $32.01/hr 6.5%
Duluth MN-WI MSA 4,720 $31.31/hr N/A
Northwest Minnesota 4,470 $34.07/hr 5.5%
Fargo ND-MN MSA 4,260 $32.01/hr N/A
Northwest Balance of State 3,930 $34.26/hr N/A
Southwest Minnesota 3,340 $33.15/hr 5.1%
La Crosse WI-MN MSA 2,990 $35.20/hr N/A
St Cloud MN MSA 2,960 $38.68/hr N/A
Southeast Balance of State 2,560 $34.93/hr N/A
Southwest Balance of State 2,440 $33.27/hr N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 1,500 $34.24/hr N/A
Northeast Balance of State 750 $36.30/hr N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Rochester MN MSA N/A $36.82/hr N/A