| In general, the highest paying nursing jobs will belong to | | | | a nurse to sign up with several companies. In demand, |
| those who have chosen to specialize in a particular | | | | nursing specialties may also negotiate salaries, and |
| type of nursing and will often require education in | | | | benefits with the nursing service. |
| addition to the usual Bachelor Degree in nursing which | | | | It is an inescapable conclusion that even in the high |
| is required for an RN. | | | | demand field of nursing, the more education and |
| The top paying nursing jobs are those of the Certified | | | | specialization, the higher paid the position usually is. Not |
| Registered Nurse Anesthetist, the Nurse Researcher, | | | | all specializations will necessarily require a commitment |
| the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, and the Certified | | | | to a Master Nursing Degree program, an RN with 1750 |
| Nurse Midwife. The CRNA (certified registered nurse | | | | hours of acute or critical bedside care experience and |
| anesthetist) pays on average $135,000 a year. | | | | a current license may be eligible to take the Critical |
| However, there are rigorous training requirements | | | | Care RN examination, which can give the nurse a |
| including an RN degree from a four-year school, a | | | | higher salary potential and put them in demand as |
| year in acute care setting experience and then the | | | | travel nurses. |
| program itself, which can last from 2 to 3 years. | | | | Many nurses will begin with an associate degree in |
| The lowest paid of the highest paying nursing jobs is | | | | Nursing, which is 2 years, but for the highest paying |
| that of a certified nurse midwife, which on average | | | | nursing jobs a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and |
| pays around $86,000 a year. Entry into this demanding | | | | some certification and advanced education will be |
| program requires the applicant to hold a Bachelor of | | | | required. |
| Science in Nursing from an accredited school. The | | | | Such responsible and high paying nursing positions as a |
| nurse midwifery program will award the successful | | | | Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist will have the |
| graduate with a Master of Science in Nursing and | | | | nurse performing procedures that in the past were |
| after passing a state exam, they are qualified to | | | | only the province of doctors or anesthetists and of |
| practice as midwives. | | | | course, they are compensated by way of some of |
| The nursing situation is tight in the US as well as all | | | | the highest paying nursing jobs salaries for the |
| over the globe. That means that sometimes hospitals | | | | increased responsibilities. |
| or other facilities may end up short staffed for greater | | | | Travel nursing jobs for the specialist can provide the |
| or shorter periods. This brings in the possibility of | | | | nurse the opportunity for travel, some of the highest |
| working as a travel nurse. | | | | pay in the nursing field and such benefits as top |
| The highest paying travel nursing jobs are much like | | | | salaries, housing benefits and per diem expenses in |
| regular nursing jobs and the highest pays go to the | | | | some cases. For the qualified nurse who wants to |
| nurse who specializes. Critical care nurses are in high | | | | travel at the expense of the company this can be the |
| demand among travel nursing companies. Nurses often | | | | ideal position and provide the highest paying job |
| work through a travel nursing service. In order to | | | | salaries in nursing. |
| command the highest salaries it may be necessary for | | | | |