Employment
Where do nurses work?
Registered nurses held about 3.2 million jobs in 2022. The largest employers of registered nurses were as follows:
- Hospitals; state, local, and private - 59%
- Ambulatory healthcare services - 18%
- Nursing and residential care facilities - 6%
- Government - 5%
- Educational services; state, local, and private - 3%
Ambulatory healthcare services includes industries such as physicians’ offices, home healthcare, and outpatient care centers. Nurses who work in home health travel to patients’ homes; public health nurses may travel to community centers, schools, and other sites.
Some nurses travel frequently in the United States and throughout the world to help care for patients in places where there are not enough healthcare workers.
External Website: Bureau of Labor Statistics - Occupational Outlook Handbook
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