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
Northeast Minnesota 5,100544$33.35/hr$1.39/hr$24.77/hr$27.33/hr$32.01/hr$38.27/hr$46.13/hr
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 Services4,840$31.77/hr
Public Administration190$35.07/hr
Other Regional Data For Registered Nurses
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2020 - 2030
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%
Northwest Minnesota 4,470 $34.07/hr 5.5%
Southwest Minnesota 3,340 $33.15/hr 5.1%