Pastor Dewey Note: My precious wife Sharon is a RN, she gives so very, very much to everyone she meets. All nurses are a gift from God. Happy National Nurses Week babe and to all nurses!

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With National Nurses Week kicking off May 6, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2019’s Best & Worst States for Nursesas well as accompanying videos.

In order to help new nursing graduates find the best markets for their profession, WalletHub compared the relative attractiveness of the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 21 key metrics. The data set ranges from monthly average starting salary for nurses to health-care facilities per capita to nursing-job openings per capita.

Best States for Nurses Worst States for Nurses
1 Oregon 42 Virginia
2 Minnesota 43 Vermont
3 Washington 44 Ohio
4 New Mexico 45 Mississippi
5 Maine 46 Alabama
6 Montana 47 Oklahoma
7 Arizona 48 Louisiana
8 Nevada 49 Hawaii
9 New Hampshire 50 New York
10 Iowa 51 District of Columbia

Best vs. Worst

  • Oregon has the highest annual mean wage for registered nurses (adjusted for cost of living), $83,867, which is about 1.4 times higher than in Vermont, the lowest at $58,810.
  • Utah has the lowest current competition (number of nurses per 1,000 residents), 8.46, which is 2.4 times lower than in the District of Columbia, the highest at 20.49.
  • Nevada has the lowest future competition (projected number of nurses per 1,000 residents by 2026), 7.47, which is 4.2 times lower than in the District of Columbia, the highest at 31.49.
  • Minnesota has the highest ratio of nurses to hospital beds, 5.03, which is 2.3 times higher than in District of Columbia, the lowest at 2.22.

To view the full report and your state or the District’s rank, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-states-for-nurses/4041/

 

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