Clinical Nurse Specialists

Bright outlookJob zone 5: extensive preparationO*NET 29-1141.04

Pay and outlook shown for

median pay per year, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX

$66k10th$94kMedian$123k90th

New workers start near $66,430; experienced workers reach $122,990. About 23,660 people do this job in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.

Job outlook

Alamo region (San Antonio and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034; U.S. figures from the BLS.

Employment change: +16.3%; Alamo region, 24,492 to 28,477 jobs · U.S. +5%
Openings a year: 1,712; in the Alamo region, from growth and people leaving · U.S. 189,100
Employed in 2024: 24,492; in the Alamo region · U.S. 3,391,000

Typical entry education: Bachelor's degree

Alamo Colleges programs that lead here

9 programs, with the college that teaches each.

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Skills this career uses

The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.

Reading Comprehension4.4
Active Listening4.3
Critical Thinking4.3
Service Orientation4.3
Active Learning4.4
Speaking4.3
Social Perceptiveness4.3
Coordination4.1

What the work is

Direct nursing staff in the provision of patient care in a clinical practice setting, such as a hospital, hospice, clinic, or home. Ensure adherence to established clinical policies, protocols, regulations, and standards.

Coordinate or conduct educational programs or in-service training sessions on topics, such as clinical procedures.
Observe, interview, and assess patients to identify care needs.
Evaluate the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice or organizational systems.
Provide direct care by performing comprehensive health assessments, developing differential diagnoses, conducting specialized tests, or prescribing medications or treatments.
Provide specialized direct and indirect care to inpatients and outpatients within a designated specialty, such as obstetrics, neurology, oncology, or neonatal care.
Maintain departmental policies, procedures, objectives, or infection control standards.

Education people in this job have

Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.

Master's degree100%

Job zone 5, extensive preparation: A graduate or professional degree, usually after a bachelor's.

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