Nurse Practitioner

Provides advanced clinical care and can prescribe treatment.

Also known as:NPACNP (Acute Care Nurse Practitioner)Adult Nurse PractitionerAdvanced Practice Nurse (APN)Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)ARNP Specialist (Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner Specialist)Cardiology Nurse Practitioner

Compensation by seniority

Reported

Median

$132k

Mean

$137k

10th–90th pct

$101k–$174k

Employed (US)

323040

Confidence: 90% · based on real BLS OEWS data covering all experience levels (not broken out by seniority) · 323,040 employed nationally · last updated 9/24/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated

Common skills

Patient Care

Core

Pharmacology

Core

Common certifications

Registered Nurse (RN) License · 26% of postings

Education requirements

Share of surveyed workers/experts reporting each education level as typical for this occupation (O*NET).

Reported

Master's Degree

65% typical

Doctorate

30% typical

Bachelor's Degree

4% typical

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Common next roles

Physician Assistant+74.9%Physician+34.5%Nurse Manager+34.5%Medical Director+335.4%Registered Nurse-33.0%

Common previous roles

Registered Nurse-49.3%Physician Assistant+42.8%Physician+25.6%Nurse Manager+25.7%Medical Director+77.0%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)4,986

Posting growth (est. from real category-level trend)-5.8%

Median days to fill—

Estimated

Employed (US)323,040

Projected growth9.2%/yr

Reported

Role characteristics

Remote-friendliness15%

Automation exposure25%

Sources & freshness

Compensation and employment figures on this page are real, reported datafrom the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (all experience levels combined — BLS doesn't break wages out by seniority). Education requirements and some alternate titles are real data from O*NET. Historical trend, projections, and demand figures below remain simulated demo data.

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