2018’s Best & Worst States for Nurses: WalletHub

From: Diana Popa
WalletHub

With National Nurses Week kicking off May 6, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on 2018’s Best & Worst States for Nurses.

In order to help new nursing graduates find the best markets for their profession, WalletHub compared the relative attractiveness of the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 21 key metrics. The data set ranges from monthly average starting salary for nurses to health-care facilities per capita to nursing-job openings per capita.

The Nursing Market in Illinois (1=Best; 25=Avg.)

• 16^th – Monthly Avg. Starting Salary for Nurses (Adjusted for Cost of Living)
• 49^th – Health-Care Facilities per Capita
• 20^th – Nurses per Capita
• 42^nd – Projected Share of Elderly Population by 2030
• 44^th – Nursing-Job Openings per Capita
• 19^th – Average Annual Salary for Nurses (Adjusted for Cost of Living)
• 41^st – Share of Best Nursing Homes
• 15^th – Projected Competition by 2024
• 8^th – Avg. Number of Work Hours

For the full report, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-states-for-nurses/4041/

Please let me know if you have any questions or if you would like to schedule a phone, Skype or in-studio interview with one of our experts. Full data sets for specific states and the District are also available upon request.

Best,
Diana Popa
WalletHub Communications Manager
(202) 684-6386

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