This page contains all of the nurse and healthcare jobs currently listed on Nurse Job Shop in Massachusetts.
There were more than 91,600 licensed registered nurses (RNs) in Massachusetts in 2000; nearly 75,800 were employed in nursing. There were 1,191.4 RNs per 100,000 population in Massachusetts in 2000, significantly more than the national rate of 780.2.
Massachusetts ranked 18th among the states in the number of Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses (LPNs) employed in 2000 with 15,690 workers. With 246.6 LPNs per 100,000 population as compared to the national rate of 240.8 per 100,000, Massachusetts ranked 24th in the per capita employment of LPNs.
There were 5,170 nurse practitioners in Massachusetts in 2000. This was equal to 81.3 nurse practitioners per 100,000 population, giving Massachusetts one of the highest ratios of nurse practitioners per capita in the nation.
With 398 certified nurse midwives in 2000, Massachusetts had 6.2 certified nurse midwives per 100,000 population, well above the national rate of 2.9. Massachusetts also had one of the highest ratios of certified nurse midwives per capita in the nation.
With 465 certified registered nurse anesthetists in 2000, Massachusetts had 7.3 nurse anesthetists per 100,000 population, lower than the national rate of 9.3.
