Critical Care Nurses

Bright outlookJob zone 4: considerable preparationO*NET 29-1141.03

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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

9 programs, with the college that teaches each.

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

Provide specialized nursing care for patients in critical or coronary care units.

Identify patients' age-specific needs and alter care plans as necessary to meet those needs.
Provide post-mortem care.
Evaluate patients' vital signs or laboratory data to determine emergency intervention needs.
Perform approved therapeutic or diagnostic procedures, based upon patients' clinical status.
Administer blood and blood products, monitoring patients for signs and symptoms related to transfusion reactions.
Administer medications intravenously, by injection, orally, through gastric tubes, or by other methods.

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

Job zone 4, considerable preparation: Usually a bachelor's degree, sometimes a strong associate plus experience.

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