What Can I Do With A Degree In Nursing?

Are you considering majoring in nursing, but aren't sure what careers it will prepare you for? This site is designed to explore some of the numerous opportunities open to you. The major will prepare students fora variety of careers including but not limited to:

For information on these careers and others, please consult the following links:

• Sonoma State University Nursing Department
  Want to know more about SSU's Nursing Department? 
• American Association of Colleges of Nursing
  This site looks at employment facts, career options and education requirements.

What skills are used?

Careers in nursing share similar characteristics where skills are concerned. Skills include the ability to understand concepts and systems and the ability to carry out instructions. Nurses need to have high level language ability and feel comfortable making decisions. Nurses have many changing duties and have the ability to deal with people effectively. The ability to use computers is also important.

Where are the jobs?

Nurses can be found working in hospitals, private practices, home health care, schools, health maintenance organizations, hospices and the military.

How much will I earn?

For salary information, please click on the links below:

JobSmart Salary Survey
WAGEWEB
Occupational Outlook Handbook

For additional salary information, come into the Career Services to utilize the National Association of Colleges and Employers Salary Survey. It is published quarterly and gives the national average starting offer by major and by occupation.

Where can I learn more?

The Career Services is located in Salazar 1070 and has extensive information for nursing careers. Resources of interest include: Choices & Eureka (computerized career exploration programs), Career Library (over 500 books related to careers), Internship & Job Postings, Community Involvement Program (volunteer for credit and experience) and much, much more.