10 Fastest Growing Jobs In America

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2. Nurse Practitioners

Employment Change: 44.5%

In May 2022, there were approximately 258,230 employed Nurse Practitioners in the US, earning an average annual wage of $124,680. The highest employment levels were in Offices of Physicians (122,830), while the highest-paying industry was Home Health Care Services, offering an annual mean wage of $148,960. California employed the most Nurse Practitioners (19,130), with an hourly mean wage of $76.02, leading to an annual mean wage of $158,130. Tennessee had the highest concentration of jobs, with 4.18 employment per thousand jobs.

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