Registered Nurse Career Path
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Based on 291 Jobtrees users who were a Registered Nurse in their career, on average, they have 3.72 years of experience and 3 jobs prior to this one. They have spent a significant amount of time in this job before moving on 5.1 years on average and earn $92K per year on average in this less senior role.
33% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Registered Nurse are Nurse Practitioner, Nursing Instructor and Nursing Director. Nurse Practitioner, the most common next career step, is a less experienced role which is common to see in career paths as titles aren't synonymous across companies (higher title doesn't always mean higher pay or larger scope) and not all job seekers are looking to increase their responsibility in their next career step. While Nurse Practitioner is from the same job family, Medical - Nurse, there are other common opportunities outside this discipline that Jobtrees users are taking as shown by Nursing Instructor, also being a common career path to Registered Nurse. All of the most common career paths from this job are from the same job family, Medical - Nurse, which shows that your mostly likely path is within this discipline.
If you are looking for more ideas on potential career paths from this job, you should also consider Nurse and Nurse Manager as they commonly lead to Registered Nurse as well. Find more insights below about this specific career path based on our Jobtrees users' experience.
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How can I become a
The most common career steps to get to Registered Nurse are Nurse Practitioner, Nursing Instructor and Nursing Director based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
While Nurse Practitioner is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Registered Nurse that is an overwhelmingly common path. Another characteristic of the Registered Nurse career path is that experience within the same job family as this role isn't common and as a result likely not necessary. This shows there are many potential paths to becoming a Registered Nurse so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
While Nurse Practitioner is from the same job family , Medical - Nurse as Registered Nurse, you don't necessarily need direct experience in this discipline show by Nursing Instructor also leading to Registered Nurse.
If you are looking for more potential career paths to Registered Nurse, you should also consider Staff Nurse, Nurse and Nurse Manager as they commonly lead to Registered Nurse as well.
What should I know about the career path
Career paths aren't linear with people often returning to a prior role which is what you see with Nurse Practitioner being the most common role to and from Registered Nurse. This is common when people move to companies of different sizes or choose to return to a function they fit well with. Career paths aren't linear with people often returning to a prior role which is what you see with Nurse Practitioner being on the path to and from Registered Nurse. This is common when people move to companies of different sizes or choose to return to a function they fit well with.
Registered Nurse is a role that people spend a significant amount of time in before moving on. In roles like this that are less senior, this can mean there is room to grow within the role but can also mean there isn't a clear career path so make sure you have a clear sense of you path before pursuing this.
Registered Nurse is part of the Medical - Nurse job family which has a variety of unique role within that discipline. Choosing to pursue a role within this family likely will mean that you will need to look outside of your discipline to find new roles and so should focus on related skills as part of that search.
Other common titles that have similar job requirements and career paths as Registered Nurse are Critical Care Registered Nurse, Emergency Room Registered Nurse, Registered Nurse Certification, Registered Nurse Ii, Rn.