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Arizona Ranked The Best State For Nurses: WalletHub
Arizona has been ranked the best state in America for nurses by WalletHub. See why the Grand Canyon State ranks so highly here.
ARIZONA — The Grand Canyon State is the best place in the county to be a nurse, according to a study by WalletHub.
In the study, Arizona ranks ahead of the likes of Washington, Nevada, Wyoming and New Mexico, thanks in large part to the state's relatively high starting salary and number of nurses statewide.
The WalletHub survey ranked states based on 22 metrics, including average monthly and annual starting salary, nurses per capita, projected share of elderly population, share of best nursing homes and projected competition for job openings by 2028.
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Of those metrics, Arizona ranked in the top-five when it came to projected competition by 2028 (2nd), share of best nursing homes (3rd) and nurses per capita (5th).
The 48th State's monthly average starting salary and annual salary for nurses ranked 6th nationally, while its projected share of elderly population by 2030 ranked 14th.
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The 22 relevant metrics were broken down into two dimensions, "Opportunity & competition," and "Work environment," WalletHub said.
The bottom-five states for nurses were Alabama, New Jersey, Vermont, Delaware and Maryland.
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