South Carolina Nursing Schools

There are multiple nursing certificates available which allow professionals to work in the nursing speciality that they desire. For every certificate, there are different education and work related requirements that are necessary in order to achieve these qualifications. One of the ways to start working in the nursing field with minimum training is by being a nursing assistant. Some of the common job titles at this level include certified nursing assistant, care assistant, registered nursing assistant, etc. Other types of nursing certificates include HIV/AIDS Certified Registered Nurse, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (Adult), Advanced Oncology Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist, Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nurse, Acute/Critical Care Nursing (Adult, Pediatric & Neonatal), Certified Dialysis Licensed Vocational Nurse,Certified Hospice and Palliative Care Administrator, etc. All of these certifications have different requirements. People who earn a certification find better jobs and are considered to have a higher level of knowledge.

National Estimates for Registered Nurses in South Carolina

Employment 1Hourly mean wageAnnual mean wage 2Employment per 1,000 jobsLocation quotient 9
45930$32.28$67,140231.06

(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a “year-round, full-time” hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.

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