Occupations/29-1171.00
Nurse Practitioners
Diagnose and treat acute, episodic, or chronic illness, independently or as part of a healthcare team. May focus on health promotion and disease prevention. May order, perform, or interpret diagnostic tests such as lab work and x rays. May prescribe medication. Must be registered nurses who have specialized graduate education.
Usually a graduate or professional degree.
AI automation risk
23%
More resilient
Human characteristics
81%
Strong human-characteristic mix
Task orientation
57%
Mixed exposure
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Analyze and interpret patients' histories, symptoms, physical findings, or diagnostic information to develop appropriate diagnoses.
- Mostly human
Diagnose or treat complex, unstable, comorbid, episodic, or emergency conditions in collaboration with other health care providers as necessary.
- Mostly human
Maintain complete and detailed records of patients' health care plans and prognoses.
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
- 01Maintain complete and detailed records of patients' health care plans and prognoses.
- 02Develop treatment plans, based on scientific rationale, standards of care, and professional practice guidelines.
- 03Provide patients with information needed to promote health, reduce risk factors, or prevent disease or disability.
- 04Analyze and interpret patients' histories, symptoms, physical findings, or diagnostic information to develop appropriate diagnoses.
- 05Diagnose or treat complex, unstable, comorbid, episodic, or emergency conditions in collaboration with other health care providers as necessary.
- 06Prescribe medication dosages, routes, and frequencies, based on such patient characteristics as age and gender.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks3.48
- Degree of automation2.04
- Time sitting2.83
- Originality (ability)3.00
- Conflict situations3.30
- Hands-on objects/tools3.30
- Outdoors / weather1.30
- Disease exposure4.78
- Decision freedom4.70
Top abilities
- Written Comprehension4.25
- Problem Sensitivity4.25
- Inductive Reasoning4.25
- Written Expression4.12
- Oral Expression4.12
- Near Vision4.12
- Deductive Reasoning4.12
- Speech Recognition4.00
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension4.12
- Active Listening4.12
- Writing4.00
- Speaking4.00
- Mathematics3.00
- Science3.75
- Critical Thinking4.12
- Active Learning4.00
- Learning Strategies3.50
- 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 | Nursing Administration 51.3802 | $8,200 | 77% | 71% | 1 yr $164,586 2 yr — Master's · CIP 51.38 |
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit | Nursing Administration 51.3802 | $68,200 | 12% | 92% | 1 yr $161,637 2 yr $163,225 Master's · CIP 51.38 |
University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY · Public | Nursing Administration 51.3802 | $10,700 | 70% | 76% | 1 yr $148,031 2 yr $159,761 Doctoral · CIP 51.38 |
Florida State University Tallahassee, FL · Public | Nursing Administration 51.3802 | $6,500 | 25% | 84% | 1 yr $136,657 2 yr — Master's · CIP 51.38 |
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · Public | Nursing Administration 51.3802 | $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 | Nursing Administration 51.3802 | $60,400 | 12% | 88% | 1 yr $119,805 2 yr $111,833 Master's · CIP 51.38 |
Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · Public | Nursing Administration 51.3802 | $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 | Nursing Administration 51.3802 | $68,200 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $112,520 2 yr $109,659 Master's · CIP 51.38 |
North Dakota State University Fargo, ND · Public | Nursing Administration 51.3802 | $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 | Nursing Administration 51.3802 | $18,600 | 100% | 64% | 1 yr $107,376 2 yr $105,392 Master's · CIP 51.38 |
Georgetown University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Nursing Administration 51.3802 | $65,400 | 12% | 95% | 1 yr $104,337 2 yr $100,876 Master's · CIP 51.38 |
University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI · Public | Nursing Administration 51.3802 | $11,200 | 49% | 89% | 1 yr $103,078 2 yr — Professional · CIP 51.38 |