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