The Top Paying Nursing Specialties

After a nurse finishes nursing school, he or she has to choose the right specialty, which soon becomes the chief focus for weeks or even months. There are so many different specialties that a nurse can choose from and that means many nurses are finding it extremely difficult when picking just one. However, when you have nearly every specialty that requires its candidates to turn around and pass a number of exams and then fulfill on-the-job training, it all seems like a race to the finish.

Pay shouldn’t be a nurse’s only concern when they consider a specialty however it can be a factor when looking at choosing between several specialties. There are other things to look at when choosing a specialty like what medical scrubs you can wear, is child care going to be a problem and so on. No matter what your choice is, the important thing is that you should be happy.

With that said, if you do have a degree and are looking to get into a top paying nursing career, one of the following may be for you. Take a look at the top 10 highest earning nurse professions in the country:

#10: Neonatal Nurse whose average salary is $74,000

#9: Gerontological Nurse Practitioner whose average annual salary is $75,000

#8: Clinical Nurse Specialist whose average salary is $76,000

#7: Nurse Practitioner whose average salary is $78,000

#6: Orthopedic Nurse whose average salary is $81,000

#5: Pediatric Endocrinology Nurse whose average salary is $81,000

#4: Certified Nurse Midwife whose average salary is $84,000

#3: Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner whose average salary is $95,000

#2: Nurse Researcher whose average salary is $95,000

#1:  Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist whose average salary is $135,000