10 Highest Paying Jobs with an Associates Degree

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5. Registered Nurse

Average Salary: $89,010

Nursing is the largest healthcare profession with 5.2 million registered nurses (RNs) in the US. RNs contribute to care delivery, health system evolution, disparity reduction, and national health. The pre-COVID-19 nursing shortages stemmed from retirements, economic shifts, and increased healthcare needs. However, during the pandemic, the shortages worsened even more owing to the surging healthcare demands from aging populations, and an insufficient number of nurses. To read more about nurses, see the countries that need nurses the most.

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