Nursing is one of the fastest growing careers in the health care industry today. Job growth for nursing, nursing aides, nursing assistants, and certified nursing assistants is expected to grow by 19% between 2008-2018. This career field currently employs 1,532,300 professionals. This figure is expected to increase to 1,811,800, resulting in excellent job opportunities for nursing in the coming years.
Employment of registered nurses will grow by 22%. There are 2,618,700 registered nurses working in the industry. This figure is expected to reach 3,200,200 by 2018.