U.S. News & World Report recently released their list of Best Jobs that Help People, and guess who's on top? Nurse practitioners! 

<h2>Want to Make a Difference? Become a Nurse Practitioner!</h2>

 U.S. News &amp; World Report recently released their list of
 <a
 href="https://money.usnews.com/careers/slideshows/the-best-jobs-that-help-people?slide=16"
 rel="noopener noreferrer"
 target="_blank"
 >Best Jobs That Help People</a
 >, and guess who's on top? Nurse practitioners! In addition
 to being ranked #1 in Best Jobs That Help People, nurse practitioner was also
 rated
 <a
 href="https://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/nurse-practitioner"
 rel="noopener noreferrer"
 target="_blank"
 >#1 in Best Healthcare Jobs</a
 >,<a
 href="https://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/rankings/the-100-best-jobs"
 rel="noopener noreferrer"
 target="_blank"
 > #2 in 100 Best Jobs</a
 >, and
 <a
 href="https://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/rankings/best-stem-jobs"
 rel="noopener noreferrer"
 target="_blank"
 >#2 in Best STEM Jobs</a
 >!


 We're not one bit surprised! Here are some reasons we believe this outstanding
 career ranks above the rest:


 1. Nurse practitioners can develop long-term, in-depth relationships with
 their patients, helping them improve their overall health.


 2. NPs provide comprehensive care and focus on whole-person wellness. They not
 only diagnose and treat diseases, they also help prevent disease and manage
 health (<a
 href="https://www.aanp.org/about/all-about-nps/whats-a-nurse-practitioner"
 rel="noopener noreferrer"
 target="_blank"
 >AANP</a
 >).


 3. Because they enjoy a great deal of practice autonomy, NPs can order
 diagnostic tests, treat illness, infection and injury, prescribe medications,
 manage care, educate patients and families and more.


 4. NPs can provide primary or specialized care, allowing them to pursue
 various professional and clinical interests. 88% of NPs are prepared in
 primary care (AANP). However, specialties include acute care, adult health,
 family health, gerontology health, neonatal health, oncology, pediatric/child
 health, psychiatric/mental health, and women's health.


 5. If they choose to, nurse practitioners can become even more highly
 specialized. NPs can subspecialize in allergy and immunology, cardiovascular,
 dermatology, emergency, endocrinology, gastroenterology, hematology and
 oncology, neurology, occupational health, orthopedics, pulmonology and
 respiratory, sports medicine, and urology.


 6. Nurse practitioners can work in any healthcare environment, including
 hospitals, outpatient centers, private practice, acute care, skilled nursing,
 home health, telehealth, rural health, government services, etc.


 7. The median salary for nurse practitioners was $120,680 and is on an upward
 trajectory (<a
 href="https://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/nurse-practitioner/salary"
 rel="noopener noreferrer"
 target="_blank"
 >USNWR</a
 >).


 8. The number of NPs grew to 355,000 in 2022, and there's no sign of a
 decrease in demand as the aging population of patients continues to grow (<a
 href="https://storage.aanp.org/www/documents/NP_Infographic_111122.pdf?_gl=1*w6kd01*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE2ODE5Mjk4MTQuQ2p3S0NBandvdjZoQmhCc0Vpd0F2cnZONkViYUI0Z3RGcE9HNVoxLU9NUmFYMWstUlYxMk8tb1pvLUNxeC1obE1IcHNyN0trMVlHYkFSb0NSVzRRQXZEX0J3RQ.."
 rel="noopener noreferrer"
 target="_blank"
 >AANP</a
 >).


 9. The sky's the limit regarding career opportunities for nurse practitioners!
 There are jobs at exciting locations across the nation. NPs can take full- or
 part-time permanent positions, work per diem, travel on locum tenens
 assignments, and much more.


 Are you ready to make the leap to locums? Explore our
 <a
 href="https://www.crosscountry.com/locums"
 rel="noopener noreferrer"
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 >locum tenens opportunities</a
 >
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