Outpatient case management is the happiest job for nurses while school nurse is the unhappiest job for nurses, according to 2023 rankings by Nursing Process.
Independent, educational resource site Nursing Process used criteria such as salary, upward mobility, stress level, flexibility, work-life balance and future growth to determine happiness within nurse specialties.
Here are the top 15 unhappiest jobs for nurses:
1. School nurse
2. Hospital staff nurse
3. Emergency room nurse
4. Substance abuse nurse
5. Correctional nursing
6. Nurse educator
7. Nurse manager
8. Home health nurse
9. Insurance physical nurse
10. Nursing home RN
11. Public health nurse
12. Camp nurse
13. Diabetic educator
14. Hospice nurse
15. Hospital OR nurse
Here are the top 15 jobs for nurse happiness:
1. Outpatient case management
2. Office nurse
3. NICU nurse
4. Informatics nurse
5. Legal nurse consultant
6. Health writer
7. Private duty nurse
8. Dermatology nurse
9. Virtual nurse coach
10. Stress lab nurse
11. Occupational health nurse
12. Transplant nurse
13. Research nurse
14. Ambulatory surgery nurse
15. Nurse medical reviewer