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RN salaries always a hot topic
Learn more about issues that can help you increase your salary.
Nurses are on the move
More than half of surveyed nurses say they'd consider relocating.
Look beyond pay rates
Cost of living can make a huge impact on your take-home pay.
Make 'cents' of money matters
Salary plus other popular benefits add up to happy nurses.
Salary survey has a lot to say
Age, commute times, generational differences all come into play.
Nurse staffing's future course
Nurse shines light on which specialties will be in high demand.
Are you satisfied?
Upward mobility, team support and feeling valued are important to RNs.
Take charge in negotiations
Negotiating your salary can have a huge impact on lifetime earnings.
A special kind of compensation
Never underestimate the value of thanks from patients, families.
Travel nursing's special perks
Find out what attracts nurses to this specialty.
Market, culture influence pay
Find out what drives pay rates in the healthcare market.
FREE CE: Interview like a pro
Ace a job interview with this comprehensive CE module.
Continuing education catalog
Learn how to switch specialties, build your network and more.
Revisit the Equal Pay Act
There's still work to be done in reaching equal pay across genders.
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Salary survey
brings to light what nurses wantThe ideal mixture of benefits and opportunities is what nurses crave
Career change
Are you considering changing employers?
Yes
No, not actively looking
Not actively looking, but open to new positions
When do active job seekers want to change employers?
7 months or more
4-6 months
0-3 months
22%
32%
46%
65% of all nurses are open to changing employers!
There’s a large pool of passive job seekers you need to reach – almost half of all nurses at 49%
78% of nurses actively looking want new jobs fast
- Almost half want one within 3 months or less
- About one-third want one within 6 months
Takeaways
When do you think you will change employers?
46%
33%
46%
32%
48%
33%
0-3 months
4-6 months
21%
22%
20%
7 months or more
Millennials
Generation X
Baby Boomers
Despite their differences, all age groups are similar on timing
Almost half of nurses looking for a job want one quickly
Baby boomers want a new job in 3 months or less, 2% more than younger generations
Takeaways
Are you considering leaving nursing?
13%
87%
13%
87%
17%
83%
Yes
No
Millennials
Generation X
Baby Boomers
14% of all nurses in our survey said they are considering leaving nursing
Baby boomers are most likely to leave the profession most likely to retire
Millennials and Generation X are less likely to leave the nursing profession, but only by 4% less
- Need to ask nurses during exit interviews why they are leaving nursing and address those issues
Takeaways
Commutes
How many miles are you willing to commute?
24
16
27
16
26
16
Miles willing to commute to job one way
Miles one way to your current job
Millennials
Generation X
Baby Boomers
All age groups commute about 16 miles one way for their current nursing jobs
All generations are willing to commute about a maximum of 25 miles one way
The state willing to commute the furthest is Mississippi at 38 miles one way
Takeaways
The state least willing to commute is Hawaii at only 18 miles one way
How far nurses in each state are willing to commute
Salary survey quality indicators
4,522
Workforce alignment
Our overall sample is representative of each state’s percentage of RNs when compared nationally
91% women and 9% men
Our gender representation is close to the national average of almost 12% for male nurses
Summer 2017
Survey was emailed to our RN database and shared on social media from June 9 to July 17
95% confidence interval
With a 1.5% margin of error on our sample size
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