NEW YORK, NY – New York state is home to a great healthcare network, great jobs and lots of opportunities for nurses according to a new study released by WalletHub. New York ranked 14th in America in the Best and Worst Places to be a Nurse study.
According to the report, New York’s nurses get paid better than nurses in most other states and aren’t as overworked in hours as nurses in 44 other states.
Nurses have always played a crucial role in keeping people healthy, and their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic have gained them a newfound appreciation from Americans. Despite the difficult conditions they work in, nurses are among the highest-paid professionals in the country, with a mean annual wage of over $89,000 and some of the lowest unemployment rates.
New York has a large elderly population, good nursing homes and a decent network of healthcare facilities.
To help new nursing graduates and experienced registered nurses find the best places to live and work, personal finance website WalletHub conducted a study to rank the 50 states based on 20 key metrics. These metrics included the number of nursing job openings, nursing job opportunities, and average nursing salaries, as well as factors like nursing school quality, nurse-patient ratios, and healthcare facilities per capita.