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Industries with Fastest Registered Nurses Salary Growth

These industries raised Registered Nurses salaries the most from 2019 to 2024. Useful for deciding which industry to work in or switch to for better pay growth.

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Industries with Growth
+118.4%
Highest Growth
+27.4%
Average Growth
6
Industries with Decline

Top 15 Industries for Salary Growth

Registered Nurses salary increase from 2019 to 2024

All 99 Industries with Salary Growth

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Increase % Growth
1 Spectator Sports $45,110 $98,530 +$53,420 +118.4%
2 Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries $53,330 $98,530 +$45,200 +84.8%
3 Offices of Chiropractors $60,820 $108,560 +$47,740 +78.5%
4 Computer Systems Design and Related Services $72,410 $120,120 +$47,710 +65.9%
5 Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing $71,610 $116,230 +$44,620 +62.3%
6 Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing $69,540 $109,360 +$39,820 +57.3%
7 Business Schools and Computer and Management Training $56,710 $87,680 +$30,970 +54.6%
8 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing $71,680 $109,360 +$37,680 +52.6%
9 Facilities Support Services $69,740 $106,270 +$36,530 +52.4%
10 Miscellaneous Manufacturing $72,890 $105,700 +$32,810 +45.0%
11 Grantmaking and Giving Services $62,300 $87,740 +$25,440 +40.8%
12 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing $67,610 $95,030 +$27,420 +40.6%
13 Other Schools and Instruction $58,400 $81,670 +$23,270 +39.8%
14 Technical and Trade Schools $61,680 $85,290 +$23,610 +38.3%
15 Temporary Help Services $70,050 $96,220 +$26,170 +37.4%
16 Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution $69,630 $95,030 +$25,400 +36.5%
17 Employment Services $70,390 $95,890 +$25,500 +36.2%
18 Administrative and Support Services $70,740 $95,870 +$25,130 +35.5%
19 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills $72,340 $97,180 +$24,840 +34.3%
20 Animal Slaughtering and Processing $61,410 $81,910 +$20,500 +33.4%
21 Hospitals $75,030 $99,980 +$24,950 +33.3%
22 Utilities $69,630 $92,530 +$22,900 +32.9%
23 Rental and Leasing Services $62,130 $82,230 +$20,100 +32.4%
24 Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only) $62,130 $82,230 +$20,100 +32.4%
25 Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories $65,170 $86,090 +$20,920 +32.1%
26 Food Manufacturing $61,930 $81,720 +$19,790 +32.0%
27 Paper Manufacturing $75,710 $99,900 +$24,190 +32.0%
28 Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals $77,460 $101,050 +$23,590 +30.5%
29 Insurance Agencies and Brokerages $72,190 $93,970 +$21,780 +30.2%
30 Office Administrative Services $73,730 $95,890 +$22,160 +30.1%
31 Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists $68,050 $88,340 +$20,290 +29.8%
32 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals $75,030 $97,230 +$22,200 +29.6%
33 Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing $81,290 $104,940 +$23,650 +29.1%
34 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences $76,320 $98,220 +$21,900 +28.7%
35 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $74,980 $96,360 +$21,380 +28.5%
36 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods $78,230 $100,410 +$22,180 +28.4%
37 Other Residential Care Facilities $64,220 $82,320 +$18,100 +28.2%
38 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $76,590 $98,030 +$21,440 +28.0%
39 Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services $74,630 $94,990 +$20,360 +27.3%
40 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) $78,360 $99,410 +$21,050 +26.9%
41 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing $80,820 $102,460 +$21,640 +26.8%
42 Individual and Family Services $62,870 $79,330 +$16,460 +26.2%
43 Scientific Research and Development Services $75,800 $95,560 +$19,760 +26.1%
44 Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers $79,510 $99,880 +$20,370 +25.6%
45 Social Assistance $62,860 $78,790 +$15,930 +25.3%
46 Management of Companies and Enterprises $76,180 $95,070 +$18,890 +24.8%
47 Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services $65,360 $81,550 +$16,190 +24.8%
48 Offices of Optometrists $62,530 $77,930 +$15,400 +24.6%
49 Outpatient Care Centers $76,920 $95,830 +$18,910 +24.6%
50 Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities $64,800 $80,300 +$15,500 +23.9%
51 Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) $76,530 $94,720 +$18,190 +23.8%
52 Postal Service (Federal Government) $68,440 $84,610 +$16,170 +23.6%
53 Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals $71,570 $88,440 +$16,870 +23.6%
54 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities $66,250 $81,820 +$15,570 +23.5%
55 Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly $64,640 $79,780 +$15,140 +23.4%
56 Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) $66,840 $82,450 +$15,610 +23.4%
57 Chemical Manufacturing $79,450 $97,540 +$18,090 +22.8%
58 Offices of Physicians $66,690 $81,190 +$14,500 +21.7%
59 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $65,540 $79,740 +$14,200 +21.7%
60 Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing $86,010 $104,620 +$18,610 +21.6%
61 Social Advocacy Organizations $61,820 $74,900 +$13,080 +21.2%
62 Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing $72,270 $87,530 +$15,260 +21.1%
63 Insurance Carriers $76,100 $91,990 +$15,890 +20.9%
64 Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers $75,920 $91,370 +$15,450 +20.4%
65 Primary Metal Manufacturing $68,240 $82,080 +$13,840 +20.3%
66 Personal and Laundry Services $66,510 $79,910 +$13,400 +20.1%
67 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods $66,680 $79,740 +$13,060 +19.6%
68 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities $74,970 $89,650 +$14,680 +19.6%
69 Offices of Other Health Practitioners $68,820 $82,070 +$13,250 +19.3%
70 Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations $70,280 $83,790 +$13,510 +19.2%
71 Ambulatory Health Care Services $70,330 $83,780 +$13,450 +19.1%
72 Home Health Care Services $69,160 $81,820 +$12,660 +18.3%
73 Vocational Rehabilitation Services $62,770 $73,960 +$11,190 +17.8%
74 Warehousing and Storage $69,080 $81,370 +$12,290 +17.8%
75 Personal Care Services $66,490 $78,260 +$11,770 +17.7%
76 Other Ambulatory Health Care Services $70,800 $83,230 +$12,430 +17.6%
77 Junior Colleges $68,590 $80,460 +$11,870 +17.3%
78 Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) $69,700 $81,640 +$11,940 +17.1%
79 Educational Services $63,690 $74,360 +$10,670 +16.8%
80 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing $75,620 $87,630 +$12,010 +15.9%
81 Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $76,260 $88,350 +$12,090 +15.9%
82 Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities $71,030 $82,150 +$11,120 +15.7%
83 Motor Vehicle Manufacturing $74,940 $86,490 +$11,550 +15.4%
84 Engineering Services $70,050 $80,830 +$10,780 +15.4%
85 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations $70,020 $80,430 +$10,410 +14.9%
86 Offices of All Other Health Practitioners $69,530 $79,840 +$10,310 +14.8%
87 Other Insurance Related Activities $70,750 $80,740 +$9,990 +14.1%
88 Legal Services $72,390 $81,990 +$9,600 +13.3%
89 Machinery Manufacturing $72,490 $81,820 +$9,330 +12.9%
90 Elementary and Secondary Schools $58,530 $65,780 +$7,250 +12.4%
91 Civic and Social Organizations $63,370 $70,510 +$7,140 +11.3%
92 Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) $73,010 $80,930 +$7,920 +10.8%
93 Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services $73,430 $80,910 +$7,480 +10.2%
94 Offices of Dentists $66,430 $73,080 +$6,650 +10.0%
95 Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services $77,930 $82,690 +$4,760 +6.1%
96 Educational Support Services $59,700 $63,060 +$3,360 +5.6%
97 Accommodation $63,030 $65,230 +$2,200 +3.5%
98 RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps $56,730 $57,940 +$1,210 +2.1%
99 Religious Organizations $78,570 $79,920 +$1,350 +1.7%

6 Industries with Salary Decline

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Decrease % Decline
1 Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles $80,460 $57,020 -$23,440 -29.1%
2 Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries $77,450 $57,370 -$20,080 -25.9%
3 Other Amusement and Recreation Industries $69,440 $57,370 -$12,070 -17.4%
4 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities $67,880 $60,690 -$7,190 -10.6%
5 Business Support Services $81,360 $74,090 -$7,270 -8.9%
6 Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions $52,360 $49,500 -$2,860 -5.5%

About This Data

Salary growth is calculated by comparing the median annual wage for Registered Nurses in each industry between 2019 and 2024, using Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Growth percentage = (2024 median - 2019 median) / 2019 median × 100.

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