Health
Care
Registered Nurses
A
s the largest healthcare occupation,
registered nurses held about 2.6 mil-
lion jobs in 2008. Hospitals employed
the majority of RNs, with 60 percent of
such jobs. About 8 percent of jobs were in
offices of physicians, 5 percent in home
healthcare services, 5 percent in nursing
care facilities, and 3 percent in employment
services. The remainder worked mostly in
government agencies, social assistance
agencies, and educational services.
Overall job opportunities for registered
nurses are expected to be excellent, but
may vary by employment and geographic
setting. Some employers report difficulty
in attracting and retaining an adequate
number of RNs. Employment of RNs is
expected to grow much faster than the av-
erage and, because the occupation is very
large, 581,500 new jobs will result, among
the largest number of new jobs for any oc-
cupation. Additionally, hundreds of thou-
sands of job openings will result from the
need to replace experienced nurses who
leave the occupation.
Employment change.
Employment of registered nurses is ex-
pected to grow by 22 percent through
2018, much faster than the average for all
occupations. Growth will be driven by
technological advances in patient care,
which permit a greater number of health
problems to be treated, and by an increas-
ing emphasis on preventive care. In addi-
tion, the number of older people, who are
much more likely than younger people to
need nursing care, is projected to grow Employment is expected to grow more for more than 24 hours) is not likely to
rapidly. slowly in hospitals—healthcare’s largest grow by much. Patients are being dis-
However, employment of RNs will not industry—than in most other healthcare charged earlier, and more procedures are
grow at the same rate in every industry. industries. While the intensity of nursing being done on an outpatient basis, both
The projected growth rates for RNs in the care is likely to increase, requiring more inside and outside hospitals. Rapid growth
industries with the highest employment of nurses per patient, the number of inpa- is expected in hospital outpatient facili-
these workers are (see chart below). tients (those who remain in the hospital ties, such as those providing same-day
surgery, rehabilitation, and chemothera-
Industry Percent
py.
Offices of physicians 48
More and more sophisticated proce-
Home health care services 33
Nursing care facilities 25
dures, once performed only in hospitals,
Employment services 24
are being performed in physicians’ offices
Hospitals, public and private 17 and in outpatient care centers, such as
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