From 2015 to 2023, registered nurses mostly held high career satisfaction rates in the United States. According to this survey, in 2023, over 70 percent of registered nurses in the U.S. stated to be satisfied with their choice of nursing as a career. Nonetheless, satisfaction rates have significantly declined during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2023, the share of registered nurses who said they were extremely satisfied or somewhat satisfied with their choice of nursing as a career fell by ten percent.
Share of registered nurses who said they were extremely satisfied or somewhat satisfied with their choice of nursing as a career in the United States from 2015 to 2023
The question was framed as ''How satisfied are you with your choice of nursing as a career?''
The survey polled more than 800,000 Registered Nurses in the United States from Jan. 5 to Jan. 18, 2023, and received 18,226 completed questionnaires used in this report, of which 11,918 were from staff nurses with the remainder being travel nurses, per diem and other. The margin of error is 1% at a 99% confidence level, and the response rate is 2.5%.
Percentages in the report may not total 100% due to
rounding or to comparisons of independent samples.
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Merritt Hawkins. (May 1, 2023). Share of registered nurses who said they were extremely satisfied or somewhat satisfied with their choice of nursing as a career in the United States from 2015 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388919/registered-nurses-career-satisfaction-by-year-united-states/
Merritt Hawkins. "Share of registered nurses who said they were extremely satisfied or somewhat satisfied with their choice of nursing as a career in the United States from 2015 to 2023." Chart. May 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388919/registered-nurses-career-satisfaction-by-year-united-states/
Merritt Hawkins. (2023). Share of registered nurses who said they were extremely satisfied or somewhat satisfied with their choice of nursing as a career in the United States from 2015 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388919/registered-nurses-career-satisfaction-by-year-united-states/
Merritt Hawkins. "Share of Registered Nurses Who Said They Were Extremely Satisfied or Somewhat Satisfied with Their Choice of Nursing as a Career in The United States from 2015 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388919/registered-nurses-career-satisfaction-by-year-united-states/
Merritt Hawkins, Share of registered nurses who said they were extremely satisfied or somewhat satisfied with their choice of nursing as a career in the United States from 2015 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388919/registered-nurses-career-satisfaction-by-year-united-states/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of registered nurses who said they were extremely satisfied or somewhat satisfied with their choice of nursing as a career in the United States from 2015 to 2023 [Graph], Merritt Hawkins, May 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388919/registered-nurses-career-satisfaction-by-year-united-states/
