Occupations/29-1141.02
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses
Assess, diagnose, and treat individuals and families with mental health or substance use disorders or the potential for such disorders. Apply therapeutic activities, including the prescription of medication, per state regulations, and the administration of psychotherapy.
Usually a graduate or professional degree.
AI automation risk
42%
Mixed exposure
Human characteristics
71%
Strong human-characteristic mix
Task orientation
49%
Mixed exposure
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Document patients' medical and psychological histories, physical assessment results, diagnoses, treatment plans, prescriptions, or outcomes.
- Mostly human
Educate patients and family members about mental health and medical conditions, preventive health measures, medications, or treatment plans.
- Mostly human
Assess patients' mental and physical status, based on the presenting symptoms and complaints.
The tasks we can read here lean on people, judgment, or hands-on work. The AI risk number is still this job’s rank against other occupations.
Core tasks
- 01Assess patients' mental and physical status, based on the presenting symptoms and complaints.
- 02Diagnose psychiatric disorders and mental health conditions.
- 03Document patients' medical and psychological histories, physical assessment results, diagnoses, treatment plans, prescriptions, or outcomes.
- 04Educate patients and family members about mental health and medical conditions, preventive health measures, medications, or treatment plans.
- 05Write prescriptions for psychotropic medications as allowed by state regulations and collaborative practice agreements.
- 06Monitor patients' medication usage and results.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks3.05
- Degree of automation1.82
- Time sitting4.48
- Originality (ability)3.38
- Conflict situations3.39
- Hands-on objects/tools2.17
- Outdoors / weather1.32
- Disease exposure3.35
- Decision freedom4.65
Top abilities
- Problem Sensitivity4.62
- Oral Expression4.25
- Oral Comprehension4.25
- Written Comprehension4.12
- Deductive Reasoning4.12
- Written Expression4.00
- Speech Recognition4.00
- Speech Clarity4.00
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension4.00
- Active Listening4.38
- Writing4.00
- Speaking4.12
- Mathematics2.75
- Science2.88
- Critical Thinking4.00
- Active Learning3.88
- Learning Strategies3.75
- Monitoring4.00
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
San Jose State University San Jose, CA · Public | Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801 | $8,200 | 77% | 71% | 1 yr $164,586 2 yr — Master's · CIP 51.38 |
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 |
University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY · Public | Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801 | $10,700 | 70% | 76% | 1 yr $148,031 2 yr $159,761 Doctoral · CIP 51.38 |
Florida State University Tallahassee, FL · Public | Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801 | $6,500 | 25% | 84% | 1 yr $136,657 2 yr — Master's · CIP 51.38 |
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · Public | Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801 | $7,400 | 48% | 60% | 1 yr $122,273 2 yr $114,807 Master's · CIP 51.38 |
New York University New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801 | $60,400 | 12% | 88% | 1 yr $119,805 2 yr $111,833 Master's · CIP 51.38 |
Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · Public | Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801 | $5,200 | 100% | 21% | 1 yr $119,247 2 yr $136,434 Professional · 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 $112,520 2 yr $109,659 Master's · CIP 51.38 |
North Dakota State University Fargo, ND · Public | Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801 | $10,900 | 96% | 68% | 1 yr $108,852 2 yr $107,376 Master'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 $107,376 2 yr $105,392 Master's · CIP 51.38 |
Georgetown University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801 | $65,400 | 12% | 95% | 1 yr $104,337 2 yr $100,876 Master's · CIP 51.38 |
University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI · Public | Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801 | $11,200 | 49% | 89% | 1 yr $103,078 2 yr — Professional · CIP 51.38 |