Factors that determine nurse practitioner (NP) salaries vary, depending on the employer. If the employer is a hospital, NP salaries may be set in a schedule on the basis of surveys of the market, ...

Discover the geographical and specialty factors behind the surprising financial reality of a new nurse practitioner’s ...

PracticeMatch released a survey on nurse practitioner and physician assistant compensation and career satisfaction. The survey included more than 1,000 NP and PA respondents. Here are 10 key findings: ...

Veronica Beagle is the managing editor for Education at Forbes Advisor. She completed her master’s in English at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Before coming to Forbes Advisor she worked on ...

Sarah, a graduating college student, knew she wanted to pursue a career in healthcare and was weighing the options between becoming a physician associate/assistant (PA) and a nurse practitioner (NP).

NP ranks No. 1 in top healthcare jobs, No. 2 of all jobs, says U.S. News & World Report. Nurse practitioner (NP) is the best healthcare job in the United States, and No. 2 overall, U.S. News & World ...

In five years of writing for various audiences, Uche has learned to simplify career-focused content for ambitious learners regardless of their qualifications. Her work is published in notable ...

For future health care professionals who do not intend to pursue careers as doctors but who still want to have significant authority and influence in the health care sector, jobs such as physician ...

When reviewing job growth and salary information, it’s important to remember that actual numbers can vary due to many different factors—like years of experience in the role, industry of employment, ...

Among all U.S. states, Tennessee has the highest number of jobs for nurse practitioners per 1,000 jobs in the state, according to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Below are NP ...

PracticeMatch released a survey on nurse practitioner and physician assistant compensation and career satisfaction. 1. Thirty-eight percent of NPs and 44 percent of PAs report being very satisfied in ...