Also called: AGNP, Geriatric Nurse Practitioner
Nurse practitioner who specializes in caring for adults and older people.
Visits nursing home residents, manages heart failure and diabetes, adjusts medications to prevent falls, and talks with families about goals of care.
Estimate based on BLS nurse practitioners.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 8 years after high school. BSN, RN experience, then a master's or DNP adult-gerontology NP program and board certification.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, Certification. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Nursing.
Growing much faster than average. NPs are among the fastest-growing jobs.
Low risk for 10 years. AI drafts notes and flags fall-risk medications; exams and goals-of-care talks with families stay human.
Classes: Biology, Chemistry, Psychology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-1171.
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