Nursing Career Plans and Salary Survey Report
1999-2000 Graduates
Each year Career Services surveys graduates of the School of Nursing to identify their post-graduation plans. This report summarizes information reported by the December 1999, May 2000 and August 2000 graduates who responded to the survey.
BSN Graduates
Bachelor of Science in Nursing students returned surveys at a rate of 35 percent (35 responses from 100 graduates). They reported their plans upon graduation as follows:
POST GRADUATION PLANS
|
Plan |
Number |
Percentage |
Percentage in 1999 |
|
Full-time employment |
34 |
89.4 |
78.6 |
|
new position |
(33) |
(97) |
(100) |
|
Part-time employment |
0 |
0 |
(0) |
|
Full-time graduate school |
1 |
2.7 |
(21.4) |
|
Seeking employment |
0 |
0 |
(0) |
Salary Information
Salaries for the 32 respondents who reported their salaries ranged from $32,000 to $58,500 with an average of $44,419. This represents a 4% increase over the 1999 average salary of $42,591. Some graduates reported receiving financial incentives like bonuses, additional pay for shift differentials and relocation assistance. Nursing salaries are consistently among the highest of all undergraduate salaries at the University.
Six respondents reported employment in Philadelphia. The salaries ranged from $37,835 to $40,726, with an average of $39,552. The average salary in Philadelphia increased by 5% over last year’s average.
Nine respondents reported employment in New York. The salaries in New York ranged from $50,000 to $58,500 with an average of $54,696. The average salary in New York represents a 3% increase over last year’s average.
Geographic Information
As the chart below indicates, 30 of the full-time respondents indicated the location of their employment. Respondents accepted employment in 9 states (compared to 10 in 1999).
STATES IN WHICH BSN RESPONDENTS ACCEPTED JOBS
|
State |
Number |
Percentage |
Percentage in 1999 |
|
New York |
9 |
30 |
41 |
|
Pennsylvania |
6 |
20 |
23 |
|
California |
4 |
13.3 |
0 |
|
Maryland |
4 |
13.3 |
0 |
|
Massachusetts |
3 |
10 |
0 |
|
Delaware |
1 |
3.3 |
0 |
|
DC |
1 |
3.3 |
4.5 |
|
Oregon |
1 |
3.3 |
4.5 |
|
Washington |
1 |
3.3 |
0 |
POSITIONS ACCEPTED BY BSN RESPONDENTS
|
Organization |
City |
State |
Number of
positions |
Title |
|
Beth Israel Boston |
Boston |
MA |
2 (0) |
Staff Nurse |
|
Boston Medical Center |
Boston |
MA |
1 (0) |
Staff Nurse |
|
Children's Hospital |
Philadelphia |
PA |
4 (2) |
Staff Nurse |
|
Columbus Hospital |
Newark |
DE |
1 (0) |
Staff Nurse |
|
Highline Community Hospital |
Burien |
WA |
1 (0) |
Staff Nurse |
|
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia |
PA |
1 (1) |
Staff Nurse |
|
Jefferson Hospital |
Philadelphia |
PA |
1 (0) |
Staff Nurse |
|
Johns Hopkins |
Baltimore |
MD |
3 (0) |
Staff Nurse |
|
Memorial Sloane Kettering |
New York |
NY |
3 (2) |
Staff Nurse |
|
NY Presbyterian/Cornell Medical Center |
New York |
NY |
3 (4) |
Staff Nurse |
|
NYU Medical Center |
New York |
NY |
3 (1) |
Staff Nurse |
|
Oregon Health Services |
Portland |
OR |
1 (0) |
Staff Nurse |
|
Torrance Memorial Medical Center |
Torrance |
CA |
2 (0) |
Staff Nurse |
|
UCSF Medical Center |
San Francisco |
CA |
1 (0) |
Staff Nurse |
|
University of Maryland |
Baltimore |
MD |
1 (0) |
Staff Nurse |
|
US Naval Hospital |
San Diego |
CA |
1 (0) |
Staff Nurse |
|
Washington Hospital Center |
New Haven |
CT |
1 (2) |
Staff Nurse |
1999-2000 MSN Graduates
The master's respondents reported strong and steady results. Ninety percent of the master's respondents secured full-time (84%) or part-time (6%) employment. The average salary for new full-time positions was $58,464, a 5.7 % increase over the preceding year.
Master of Science in Nursing graduates returned surveys at a rate of forty-two percent (62 out of 148 graduates). The respondents reported their plans upon graduation as follows:
|
Plan |
Number |
Percentage |
Percentage in 1999 |
|
Full-time employment |
52 |
83.9 |
74 |
|
new position |
(34) (1) |
(54.8) (1.6) |
(84) (0) |
|
Part-time employment |
4 |
6.5 |
8 |
|
Full-time graduate school |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Seeking employment |
6 |
9.7 |
16 |
|
Other |
0 |
0 |
2 |
It is noteworthy that of the 17 who remained in previous positions, 8 are
in the process of seeking new employment.
1999-2000 Salary Information
Thirty-two respondents reported salaries for new full-time positions, which
ranged from $34,112 to $95,000 with an average of $58,464. This represents a 5.7% increase over
last year’s average of $55,143.
The average salary of the twelve respondents who reported salaries and
continued their current employment was $59,267 with a range of $35,000 -
$83,200. This represents a 23.4%
increase from the 1999 average of $45,375.
Salary information is listed below for specific graduate programs. Salaries are listed only when reported by three or more respondents.
|
Program |
Salaries Reported |
Range |
Average |
Average in 1999 |
|
Adult Critical Care N.P. |
3 |
$60,000 - $70,000 |
$64,333 |
($53,333) |
|
Adult Cardiopulmonary N.P. |
3 |
$62,000 - $65,000 |
($63,667) |
(N/A) |
|
Gerontological N.P. |
1 |
(N/A-fewer than 3 salaries reported) |
(N/A) |
(N/A) |
|
Health Care of Women |
2 |
(N/A-fewer than 3 salaries reported) |
(N/A) |
(N/A) |
|
Nurse Midwifery |
3 |
$35,000 - $54,000 |
$42,600 |
$59,000 |
|
Nursing Administration |
2 |
(N/A - fewer than 3 salaries reported) |
(N/A) |
(N/A) |
|
Occupational Health Nursing |
2 |
(N/A - fewer than 3 salaries reported) |
(N/A) |
(N/A) |
|
Oncology Advanced Practice |
1 |
(N/A-fewer than 3 salaries reported) |
(N?A) |
($51,000) |
|
Pediatric Acute/Chronic N.P. |
4 |
$53,500 - $ $78,000 |
$61,875 |
(N/A) |
|
Pediatric Critical Care N.P. |
2 |
(N/A - fewer than 3 salaries reported) |
(N/A) |
(N/A) |
|
Perinatal Nursing |
3 |
$42,500 - $70,000 |
$56,366 |
(N/A) |
|
Primary Care |
13 |
$34,112 - $66,000 |
$52,800 |
$54,300 |
|
Adult |
(6) |
($52,000 - $66,000) |
($58,167) |
(N/A) |
|
Family |
(3) |
($46,172 - $55,000) |
($51,391) |
$56,200 |
|
Pediatric |
(4) |
($34,112 - $60,000) |
($50,153) |
($52,800) |
|
Psychiatric Mental Health |
4 |
$42,000 - $ 83,200 |
$65,050 |
(N/A) |
|
Tertiary N.P. |
0 |
(N/A - fewer than 3 salaries reported) |
(N/A) |
(N/A) |
STATES IN WHICH
MSN GRADUATES ACCEPTED JOBS
(Of 56 Working Full-time and Part-time)
While over sixty percent of the respondents accepted employment in
Pennsylvania (34), another eighteen percent accepted positions in New Jersey
(7) and New York (3). Ten additional states welcomed at least one of our
graduates.
|
State |
Number |
Percentage |
Percentage in 1999 |
|
Pennsylvania |
34 |
60.7 |
47 |
|
New Jersey |
7 |
12.5 |
9 |
|
New York |
3 |
5.4 |
10 |
|
Delaware |
2 |
3.6 |
(N/A) |
|
California |
2 |
3.6 |
5 |
Maryland, Massachusetts, Kentucky, Georgia, Illinois, Florida, North Carolina and one unspecified Northeast city each received one of our graduates.
POSITIONS ACCEPTED BY MSN
GRADUATES
Adult Critical Care Nurse Practitioner
|
Organization |
City |
State |
Position Title |
|
Frankford Torresdale Hospital |
Philadelphia |
PA |
Cardiology CRNP |
|
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia |
PA |
Lung Transplant NP |
|
No Employer Listed |
San Diego |
CA |
Trauma Nurse Practitioner |
Adult Cardiopulmonary Nurse Practitioner
|
Organization |
City |
State |
Position Title |
|
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia |
PA |
Long Transplant NP |
|
Presbyterian Medical Center |
Philadelphia |
PA |
Cardiology NP |
|
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital |
New Brunswick |
NJ |
Cardiac Surgery Acute Care NP |
Health Care of Women Nurse Practitioner
|
Organization |
City |
State |
Position Title |
|
Capital Health System |
Trenton |
NJ |
Maternal Child Health Educator |
|
Ladies Choice OB/GYN |
Anselm |
NJ |
OB/GYN Nurse Practitioner |
|
Planned Parenthood of Central NJ |
Shrewsbury |
NJ |
Family Planning Nurse Practitioner |
|
Women’s Health Clinic |
Philadelphia |
PA |
Sexual Health Counselor |
Gerontological Nurse Practitioner
|
Organization |
City |
State |
Position Title |
|
Inglis House |
Philadelphia |
PA |
Nurse Practitioner |
Nurse Midwifery
|
Organization |
City |
State |
Position Title |
|
Central Maine Medical Center |
Lewistown |
ME |
Midwife |
|
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia |
Philadelphia |
PA |
Nurse Manager |
|
Joan K. Leiser, MD |
Springfield |
NJ |
Certified Nurse-Midwife |
|
MERCK |
Blue Bell |
PA |
Coordinator, Worldwide Product Safety/Epidemiology |
|
Nursefinders |
Harrisburg |
PA |
RN |
|
Planned Parenthood of PA |
Philadelphia |
PA |
No Title Listed |
|
Self Employed |
Shillington |
PA |
No Title Listed |
Oncology Advanced Nurse Practitioner
|
Organization |
City |
State |
Position Title |
|
PENN/School of Med-Hema/Oncology |
Philadelphia |
PA |
Clinical Research Coordinator |
Pediatric Acute/Chronic Care Nurse Practitioner
|
Organization |
City |
State |
Position Title |
|
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia |
Philadelphia |
PA |
Staff Nurse |
|
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia |
Philadelphia |
PA |
Oncology RN |
|
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia |
Philadelphia |
PA |
Liver Transplant Coordinator |
|
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia |
Philadelphia |
PA |
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner |
|
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford Med Center |
Palo Alto |
CA |
Clinical Nurse Specialist |
|
New York University Hospital |
New York |
NY |
Hematology Pediatric NP |
Occupational Health Nursing
|
Organization |
City |
State |
Position Title |
|
Wyeth-Ayerst |
Cherry Hill |
NJ |
Occupational Health Nurse |
|
Inglis Innovative Services |
Philadelphia |
PA |
Assoc. Admin./Director of Nursing Services |
Perinatal Nursing
|
Organization |
City |
State |
Position Title |
|
Delaware County Memorial Hospital |
Drexel Hill |
PA |
Maternity/Child Staff Nurse |
|
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital |
New Brunswick |
NJ |
Perinatal Staff Nurse |
|
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center |
Philadelphia |
PA |
Labor Delivery/Neonatal Staff Nurse |
Primary Care - Adult
|
Organization |
City |
State |
Position Title |
|
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia |
PA |
Cardio-Thoracic Surgical ICU RN |
|
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia |
PA |
Trauma SICU RN |
|
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia |
PA |
Transplant Nurse Practitioner |
|
Abington Memorial Hospital |
Willow Grove |
PA |
Adult Nurse
Practitioner |
|
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital |
Philadelphia |
PA |
Hema/Onc/Bone
Marrow Trans CRNP |
|
Prime Health Network |
Drexel Hill |
PA |
Adult Nurse
Practitioner |
Primary Care - Family
|
Organization |
City |
State |
Position Title |
|
Alivio Medical Center |
Chicago |
IL |
Family Nurse Practitioner |
|
Chatham County Health Department |
Pittsboro |
NC |
Family Nurse Practitioner |
|
Emory Children’s Center |
Atlanta |
GA |
Nurse Practitioner |
|
Lowell Community Health Center |
Lowell |
MA |
Family Nurse Practitioner |
Primary Care - Pediatrics
|
Organization |
City |
State |
Position Title |
|
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia |
Philadelphia |
PA |
Development Nurse Practitioner |
|
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia |
Philadelphia |
PA |
Urology Pediatric Nurse Practitioner |
|
Dr. Kimall & Dr. Rishiem |
Reading |
PA |
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner/CRNP |
|
Dupont Hospital for Children |
Wilmington |
DE |
RN |
|
NY Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell |
New York |
NY |
Children’s Clinical Research RN |
|
St. Joseph’s Hospital/Tampa Children’s |
Tampa |
FL |
Pediatric Infectious Disease Staff Nurse |
Psychological/Mental Health Advanced Practice Nurse Specialist
|
Organization |
City |
State |
Position Title |
|
Biogen, Inc |
Cambridge |
MA |
Clinical Data Associate |
|
Delaware Psychiatric Center |
New Castle |
DE |
Clinical Care Coordinator |
|
Fox Chase Cancer Center |
Cheltenham |
PA |
Palliative Care Staff Nurse |
|
NY State Psych Instit/Columbia Presbyterian Med Ctr |
New York |
NY |
Project Coord/Substance Use |
|
Presbyterian Medical Center |
Philadelphia |
PA |
Psychiatry Nurse |
|
Presbyterian Medical Center |
Philadelphia |
PA |
Psychiatry Nurse Manager |
Pediatric Critical Care Nurse Practitioner
|
Organization |
City |
State |
Position Title |
|
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia |
Philadelphia |
PA |
Neonat/Newborn NP |
|
Kosair Children’s Hospital |
Louisville |
KY |
PICU Nurse Practitioner |
|
University of Maryland Medical System |
Baltimore |
MD |
Pediatric Critical Care NP |
1999- 2000 Doctoral Level Graduates
Career Plans Surveys were received from nine of the 19 doctoral recipients. This represents a 48% rate of return. Seven of these graduates remained in the northeast while 2 have moved to the west. Four have accepted part-time employment, two
accepted full-time employment and one accepted a post-doctoral fellowship. The average salary for the four graduates employed in full-time positions is $68,750. Out of the eight graduates who are employed (part of full-time) six are working in academic settings and two are working in health care settings. The respondents reported their plans upon graduation as follows:
POSITIONS ACCEPTED BY DOCTORAL GRADUATES
|
Organization |
City |
State |
Position Title |
|
American College of Physicians |
Philadelphia |
PA |
Research Center Director |
|
California State University Fresno |
Fresno |
CA |
Assistant Professor of Nursing |
|
DuPont Hospital For Children |
Wilmington |
DE |
Clinical Instructor/NP |
|
Fletcher Allen Health Care |
Burlington |
VT |
Director, Nurse Midwifery |
|
University of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia |
PA |
Lecturer |
|
University of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia |
PA |
Research Assistant Professor |
|
Villanova University |
Villanova |
PA |
Clinical Instructor in Nursing |
|
Villanova University |
Villanova |
PA |
Clinical Instructor in Nursing |
Genny Dunne, Associate Director
Career Services
Dunne@pobox.upenn.edu (215) 898-4381
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