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	Nurse Anesthetists	Acute Care Nurses	Critical Care Nurses	Anesthesiologist Assistants	Respiratory Therapists
SUMMARY	12% Minimal Risk	7% Minimal Risk	7% Minimal Risk	21% Low Risk	19% Minimal Risk
JOB SCORE	8.0/10	7.4/10	8.5/10	8.3/10	7.6/10
POLLING	34% (Low Risk, Based on 151 votes)	There hasn't been enough votes on this occupation yet	21% (Low Risk, Based on 51 votes)	31% (Low Risk, Based on 29 votes)	35% (Low Risk, Based on 105 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	8.6%	4.9%	4.9%	20.4%	12.1%
WAGES	$223,210 or $107.30 per hour	$93,600 or $45.00 per hour	$93,600 or $45.00 per hour	$133,260 or $64.06 per hour	$80,450 or $38.67 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	50,350	3,282,010	3,282,010	155,540	136,420
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DESCRIPTION	Administer anesthesia, monitor patient's vital signs, and oversee patient recovery from anesthesia. May assist anesthesiologists, surgeons, other physicians, or dentists. Must be registered nurses who have specialized graduate education.	Provide advanced nursing care for patients with acute conditions such as heart attacks, respiratory distress syndrome, or shock. May care for pre- and post-operative patients or perform advanced, invasive diagnostic or therapeutic procedures.	Provide specialized nursing care for patients in critical or coronary care units.	Assist anesthesiologists in the administration of anesthesia for surgical and non-surgical procedures. Monitor patient status and provide patient care during surgical treatment.	Assess, treat, and care for patients with breathing disorders. Assume primary responsibility for all respiratory care modalities, including the supervision of respiratory therapy technicians. Initiate and conduct therapeutic procedures; maintain patient records; and select, assemble, check, and operate equipment.

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