JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — With nurses working to administer the COVID-19 vaccine while facing continued PPE shortages, and with National Nurses Week kicking off May 6, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2021’s Best & Worst States for Nurses.
Wyoming ranked 4th overall as the best state for nurses—a metric driven in great part to projected share of its elderly population in 2030.
The Nursing Market in Wyoming (1=Best; 25=Avg.):
- 26th – Monthly Avg. Starting Salary for Nurses (Adjusted for Cost of Living)
- 26th – Health-Care Facilities per Capita
- 9th – Nurses per Capita
- 3rd – Projected Share of Elderly Population by 2030
- 20th – Average Annual Salary for Nurses (Adjusted for Cost of Living)
- 6th – Share of Best Nursing Homes
- 23rd – Projected Competition by 2028
- 25th – Avg. Number of Work Hours
In order to help new nursing graduates find the best markets for their profession, WalletHub compared the relative attractiveness of the 50 states across 22 key metrics. The data set ranges from monthly average starting salary for nurses to health-care facilities per capita to nursing-job openings per capita.
