Nurse practitioner is the No. 1 job for 2025, the second year it achieved that ranking. Nurse practitioners have a strong career outlook, with job growth projected to increase by 46% by 2033.

For the second year in a row, nurse practitioners (NPs) took the No. 1 spot in the "Best Jobs" rankings from U.S. News & World Report. This was not the only healthcare job in the top five ...

Other top in-demand jobs of 2025 include nurse anesthetist, nurse midwife and nurse practitioner, as well as software ...

What they do: In addition to performing routine caretaking tasks, nurse practitioners have the advanced medical training to diagnose and treat a wide range of ailments. They can also prescribe ...

Nurse practitioners (NPs) are in high demand with the fastest-growing job in healthcare—and it doesn’t look like that growth is going to slow down anytime soon. Over the next decade ...

Nurse practitioners, also known as advanced practice ... consider practical factors that could affect your job satisfaction in the long run, such as the salary, career outlook and work environment.