However, before you make a career move, take a look at U.S. News & World Report’s list of the top occupations for 2022. Five of the top twenty jobs on the list are nurse-related or nursing-related.
“Careers are arbitrary. To others, creating high-profile marketing campaigns for hot products sounds like the ideal career, while others fantasize about delivering healthy infants to excited new parents,” the staff of US News stated. “However, certain occupational characteristics are quite widely desired. Workers often want better wages, a large number of open positions, and advancement chances.”
The news organization began by identifying professions with the highest predicted number and percentage of openings from 2020 to 2030, as indicated by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. The complete technique is available here.
The following five nursing occupations made the top twenty:
Practical nurse
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- 114,900 jobs are anticipated.
- Salary median: $111,680
- Required education: master’s degree
Nurse practitioners are registered nurses who have completed further schooling. They are the second most common type of nurse. They obtain patient histories, do physical examinations, order lab tests, analyze the data, prescribe medications, authorize treatments, and educate patients and families about ongoing care.
Assistant physician
- 40,100 jobs are anticipated.
- Salary median: $115,390
- Required education: master’s degree
Physician assistants, ranked third overall, diagnose ailments, formulate and carry out treatment programs, help surgeons, execute procedures, and counsel patients. Their duties are generally similar to those of a general internist or doctor, but in the majority of states, PAs must practice in conjunction with a licensed physician or surgeon. While the transition from registered nurse to physician assistant is uncommon, it is not unheard of.
Manager of medical and health services
- 139,600 jobs are anticipated.
- Salary median: $104,280
- Bachelor’s degree is required.
Medical and health services managers, ranked fourth overall on the list, are the planners, directors, and coordinators who work behind the scenes to ensure the efficiency of hospitals, nursing homes, group practices, and other health care institutions. In a nutshell, they are extremely well-organized experts. While a nursing degree is not required, this might be an excellent transition for someone seeking to leave the bedside yet remain in health care.
Licensed nurse
- 276,800 jobs are anticipated.
- Salary median: $75,330
- Bachelor’s degree is required.
Registered nurses are responsible for monitoring a patient’s condition, performing medical operations, and providing medication, ranking as the No. 12 best job overall. Additionally, they track a patient’s progress. RNs care for the healthy, the pregnant, and those nearing the end of life and hoping for a peaceful death.
Anesthetist nurse
- 5,600 jobs are anticipated.
- Salary median: $183,580
- Required education: master’s degree
While it is ranked No. 19 overall, this is the No. 9 highest paid job. The educational background of a nurse anesthetist differs from that of an anesthesiologist. Nurse anesthetists are registered nurses who have completed at least one year of critical care experience and hold a master’s degree in anesthesiology. Anesthesiologists are physicians with a four-year medical school degree, a one-year internship, a three-year residency, and perhaps an extra one- to two-year fellowship.
“Both anesthesia specialists employ the same techniques and procedures to safely administer the same types of anesthetic drugs for any procedure that requires the patient to be sedated,” Frank Gerbasi, a certified registered nurse anesthetist and executive director of the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs, told US News.
