In 2023, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, over 5.5 million people were working in nursing in the United States. The most frequent occupation was registered nurse with over three million people, followed by around 1.43 million nursing assistants, orderlies and aides. On the other hand, only around seven thousand nurse-midwives were working in the United States in 2023.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (April 9, 2024). Number of people working in nursing in the United States in 2023, by type of occupation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1226986/number-of-people-working-in-nursing-in-the-united-states-by-type/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of people working in nursing in the United States in 2023, by type of occupation." Chart. April 9, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1226986/number-of-people-working-in-nursing-in-the-united-states-by-type/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Number of people working in nursing in the United States in 2023, by type of occupation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1226986/number-of-people-working-in-nursing-in-the-united-states-by-type/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of People Working in Nursing in The United States in 2023, by Type of Occupation." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1226986/number-of-people-working-in-nursing-in-the-united-states-by-type/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Number of people working in nursing in the United States in 2023, by type of occupation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1226986/number-of-people-working-in-nursing-in-the-united-states-by-type/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Number of people working in nursing in the United States in 2023, by type of occupation [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 9, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1226986/number-of-people-working-in-nursing-in-the-united-states-by-type/