Occupations/29-1141.00
Registered Nurses
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.
Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.
AI automation risk
28%
More resilient
Human characteristics
80%
Strong human-characteristic mix
Task orientation
67%
Higher automation risk
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.
- Mostly routine
Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
- Mostly human
Administer medications to patients and monitor patients for reactions or side effects.
Split from the wording of these tasks, shown next to the occupation’s AI risk. It is not a separate score for each task, and it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
- 02Administer medications to patients and monitor patients for reactions or side effects.
- 03Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
- 04Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.
- 05Provide health care, first aid, immunizations, or assistance in convalescence or rehabilitation in locations such as schools, hospitals, or industry.
- 06Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks3.94
- Degree of automation2.38
- Time sitting2.93
- Originality (ability)3.00
- Conflict situations3.82
- Hands-on objects/tools3.17
- Outdoors / weather1.05
- Disease exposure4.24
- Decision freedom4.10
Top abilities
- Problem Sensitivity4.12
- Deductive Reasoning4.12
- Written Comprehension4.00
- Oral Expression4.00
- Oral Comprehension4.00
- Inductive Reasoning4.00
- Speech Clarity3.88
- Near Vision3.88
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension3.88
- Active Listening4.00
- Writing3.75
- Speaking4.00
- Mathematics2.88
- Science2.88
- Critical Thinking4.00
- Active Learning3.50
- Learning Strategies3.25
- Monitoring3.75
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 72 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit | Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801 | $68,200 | 12% | 92% | 1 yr $161,637 2 yr $163,225 Master's · CIP 51.38 |
San Jose State University San Jose, CA · Public | Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801 | $8,200 | 77% | 71% | 1 yr $99,251 2 yr $92,277 Bachelor's · CIP 51.38 |
New York University New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801 | $60,400 | 12% | 88% | 1 yr $94,572 2 yr $94,243 Bachelor's · CIP 51.38 |
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · Public | Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801 | $7,400 | 48% | 60% | 1 yr $90,031 2 yr $94,255 Bachelor's · CIP 51.38 |
University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · Public | Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801 | $15,200 | 24% | 87% | 1 yr $89,746 2 yr $90,678 Bachelor's · CIP 51.38 |
Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN · Private nonprofit | Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801 | $43,600 | 76% | 64% | 1 yr $77,847 2 yr $67,660 Bachelor's · CIP 51.38 |
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801 | $68,200 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $76,460 2 yr $90,856 Bachelor's · CIP 51.38 |
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA · Public | Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801 | $12,600 | 48% | 84% | 1 yr $74,527 2 yr $72,152 Bachelor's · CIP 51.38 |
Georgetown University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801 | $65,400 | 12% | 95% | 1 yr $73,949 2 yr $71,686 Bachelor's · CIP 51.38 |
The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX · Public | Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801 | $14,600 | 65% | 73% | 1 yr $71,690 2 yr $72,515 Bachelor's · CIP 51.38 |
Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN · Private for-profit | Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801 | $18,600 | 100% | 64% | 1 yr $71,623 2 yr $70,783 Bachelor's · CIP 51.38 |
Miami Dade College Miami, FL · Public | Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801 | $2,900 | 100% | 41% | 1 yr $71,202 2 yr — Bachelor's · CIP 51.38 |