Registered Nurses — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$97,550
United States, 2025
Employment
3,379,720
United States, 2025
Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Job Zone 4
Skills identified
35
10 related careers
Career overview
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.
- O*NET code
- 29-1141.00
- Job zone
- 4
- Experience required
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Typical tasks
- Engage in research activities related to nursing.
- Inform physician of patient's condition during anesthesia.
- Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
- Administer medications to patients and monitor patients for reactions or side effects.
- Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
- Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.
- Provide health care, first aid, immunizations, or assistance in convalescence or rehabilitation in locations such as schools, hospitals, or industry.
- Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$68,940
25th percentile
$80,330
75th percentile
$112,350
90th percentile
$137,470
Most important skills
- Social Perceptiveness4.1
- Critical Thinking4.0
- Service Orientation4.0
- Coordination4.0
- Speaking4.0
- Active Listening4.0
- Reading Comprehension3.9
- Judgment and Decision Making3.9
- Writing3.8
- Monitoring3.8
- Active Learning3.5
- Complex Problem Solving3.5
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 18 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
18
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Perceptiveness | 4.1 | 4.4 | Not selected | 4.4 |
| Speaking | 4.0 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Active Listening | 4.0 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.9 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Critical Thinking | 4.0 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Service Orientation | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Coordination | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Monitoring | 3.8 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.9 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Writing | 3.8 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Active Learning | 3.5 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Instructing | 3.3 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.5 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.3 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Time Management | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Operations Monitoring | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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National median $256,560
Compare with Registered NursesHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $216,740 | 22,930 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | $203,290 | 4,120 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $186,610 | 41,750 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $174,550 | 3,720 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | $171,460 | 23,590 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | $170,960 | 1,750 | 2025 |
| Yuba City, CA | $149,320 | 1,080 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | $144,350 | 1,270 | 2025 |
| CA | $140,270 | 338,940 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | $139,520 | 28,680 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $139,260 | 9,680 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | $138,820 | 2,180 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $137,360 | 3,280 | 2025 |
| HI | $136,320 | 12,940 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $135,560 | 109,360 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | $135,010 | 2,500 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | $134,910 | 3,180 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | $134,580 | 5,460 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | $134,350 | 1,720 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | $133,940 | 35,290 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Build a transition comparisonCareer and skills data: O*NET 31.0.
Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.