Becker's Healthcare November 14, 2023
In just one year, the nurse practitioner profession has added 30,000 employees to the workforce, according to data released Nov. 13 by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
The role has already been dubbed one of the fastest growing professions in the U.S. by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The latest data revealing a nearly 9% year-over-year growth rate for the profession underscores that this will not slow down anytime soon.
In fact, the BLS estimates that the nurse practitioner role will experience a 38% growth rate within the next decade, with around 30,000 annual openings for the role every year until 2032.
The footprint of the profession’s impact within patient care is also widening. Between 2013 and...
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