Occupations/29-1151.00
Nurse Anesthetists
Administer anesthesia, monitor patient's vital signs, and oversee patient recovery from anesthesia. May assist anesthesiologists, surgeons, other physicians, or dentists. Must be registered nurses who have specialized graduate education.
Usually a graduate or professional degree.
AI automation risk
24%
More resilient
Human characteristics
86%
Strong human-characteristic mix
Task orientation
73%
Higher automation risk
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Manage patients' airway or pulmonary status, using techniques such as endotracheal intubation, mechanical ventilation, pharmacological support, respiratory therapy, and extubation.
- Mostly routine
Select, prepare, or use equipment, monitors, supplies, or drugs for the administration of anesthetics.
- Mostly human
Assess patients' medical histories to predict anesthesia response.
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
- 01Manage patients' airway or pulmonary status, using techniques such as endotracheal intubation, mechanical ventilation, pharmacological support, respiratory therapy, and extubation.
- 02Respond to emergency situations by providing airway management, administering emergency fluids or drugs, or using basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques.
- 03Monitor patients' responses, including skin color, pupil dilation, pulse, heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, ventilation, or urine output, using invasive and noninvasive techniques.
- 04Select, order, or administer anesthetics, adjuvant drugs, accessory drugs, fluids or blood products as necessary.
- 05Select, prepare, or use equipment, monitors, supplies, or drugs for the administration of anesthetics.
- 06Assess patients' medical histories to predict anesthesia response.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks4.15
- Degree of automation2.23
- Time sitting3.11
- Originality (ability)3.12
- Conflict situations3.78
- Hands-on objects/tools4.11
- Outdoors / weather1.19
- Disease exposure4.85
- Decision freedom4.70
Top abilities
- Problem Sensitivity4.75
- Written Comprehension4.12
- Oral Comprehension4.12
- Information Ordering4.12
- Written Expression4.00
- Speech Clarity4.00
- Oral Expression4.00
- Near Vision4.00
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension4.12
- Active Listening4.00
- Writing3.38
- Speaking4.00
- Mathematics3.25
- Science3.88
- Critical Thinking4.12
- Active Learning4.00
- Learning Strategies3.38
- 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 | Nurse Anesthetist 51.3804 | $8,200 | 77% | 71% | 1 yr $164,586 2 yr — Master's · CIP 51.38 |
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit | Nurse Anesthetist 51.3804 | $68,200 | 12% | 92% | 1 yr $161,637 2 yr $163,225 Master's · CIP 51.38 |
University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY · Public | Nurse Anesthetist 51.3804 | $10,700 | 70% | 76% | 1 yr $148,031 2 yr $159,761 Doctoral · CIP 51.38 |
Florida State University Tallahassee, FL · Public | Nurse Anesthetist 51.3804 | $6,500 | 25% | 84% | 1 yr $136,657 2 yr — Master's · CIP 51.38 |
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · Public | Nurse Anesthetist 51.3804 | $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 | Nurse Anesthetist 51.3804 | $60,400 | 12% | 88% | 1 yr $119,805 2 yr $111,833 Master's · CIP 51.38 |
Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · Public | Nurse Anesthetist 51.3804 | $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 | Nurse Anesthetist 51.3804 | $68,200 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $112,520 2 yr $109,659 Master's · CIP 51.38 |
North Dakota State University Fargo, ND · Public | Nurse Anesthetist 51.3804 | $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 | Nurse Anesthetist 51.3804 | $18,600 | 100% | 64% | 1 yr $107,376 2 yr $105,392 Master's · CIP 51.38 |
Georgetown University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Nurse Anesthetist 51.3804 | $65,400 | 12% | 95% | 1 yr $104,337 2 yr $100,876 Master's · CIP 51.38 |
University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI · Public | Nurse Anesthetist 51.3804 | $11,200 | 49% | 89% | 1 yr $103,078 2 yr — Professional · CIP 51.38 |