Healthcare Practitioners

Nurse Practitioners

SOC 29-1171

Diagnose, treat, and prescribe, often as a patient's primary provider.

Median pay

$132k

$118k to $157k typical range

Outlook

Growing fast

30k openings / yr

Education

Master's

AI exposure

61%

modeled estimate · 50th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

82/100

Key skills

Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Writing
Speaking
Active Learning

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.