WALLETHUB News:With National Nurses Week kicking off May 6, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on 2017’s Best & Worst States for Nurses.
In order to help newly minted nurses find the best markets for their profession, WalletHub’s analysts compared the relative attractiveness of the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 18 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 New Mexico (1=Best; 25=Avg.)
- 24th – Monthly Avg. Starting Salary for Nurses (Adjusted for Cost of Living)
- 20th – Health-Care Facilities per Capita
- 6th – Nurses per Capita
- 4th – Projected Share of Elderly Population by 2030
- 4th – Nursing-Job Openings per Capita
- 8th – Average Annual Salary for Nurses (Adjusted for Cost of Living)
- 9th – Projected Competition by 2024
- 17th – Avg. Number of Work Hours
For the full report, visit: https://wallethub.com/edu/best-states-for-nurses/4041/