Nurse practitioners and nurse midwives

This post summarizes key statistics on Nurse practitioners and nurse midwives using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 30,898
25 96,396
30 108,040
35 113,291
40 117,514
45 123,591
50 122,167
55 122,167
60 124,748
65 119,724


Hours Worked Share
0-20 5.80
20-39 21.30
39-41 49.30
41-50 16.70
50-60 5.10
More than 60 1.80

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Nurse practitioners and nurse midwives.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share Income Industry
38.80 122,167 Hospitals
27.80 113,407 Health services, n.e.c.
22.40 110,004 Offices and clinics of physicians
2.50 113,291 Colleges and universities
1.60 113,441 Nursing and personal care facilities
1.50 118,440 Administration of human resources programs
0.80 117,943 Insurance
0.60 109,951 Drug stores
0.40 112,262 Personnel supply services
0.40 118,440 Residential care facilities, without nursing

This table highlights the top industries people working as Nurse practitioners and nurse midwives work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Nurse practitioners and nurse midwives. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

This table highlights the top majors people working as Nurse practitioners and nurse midwives received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Nurse practitioners and nurse midwives. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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