Washington State Is Best For Future Nurses

National Nurses Week is underway and I feel better already!  Part of the reason for that is because according to analysis by the personal-finance website WalletHub,  nursing is expected to be the fastest growing industry over the next 8 years and the road to good health for nursing leads to Washington State.

WalletHub’s 2016’s Best & Worst States for Nurses report looks at things like “monthly median starting salary for nurses,” “number of health-care facilities per capita” and “nursing job openings per capita.”  They found Washington D.C as the worst and our Washington as the best.

Top Ten Best States for Nursing

Working & Living as a Nurse in Washington (1=Best; 25=Avg.)

• 25^th – Monthly Median Starting Salary for Nurses (Adjusted for Cost of Living)
• 13^th – Number of Health-Care Facilities per Capita
• 7^th – Number of Nurses per Capita
• 11^th – Nursing-Job Openings per Capita
• 15^th – Average Annual Salary for Nurses (Adjusted for Cost of Living)
• 20^th – Share of the Best Nursing Homes
• 7^th – Projected Competition by 2022
• 23^rd – Average Number of Work Hour

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