Also called: WOC Nurse, Wound Care Nurse, CWOCN
Specialist RN who heals stubborn wounds and helps patients live with ostomies.
Measures and photographs a bedsore, chooses the right dressing or wound vacuum, then teaches a young patient after colon surgery how to care for their new ostomy bag with confidence.
Estimate based on BLS registered nurses with specialty premium.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 5 years after high school. BSN and RN license, then a WOC nursing education program and board certification.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Nursing.
Growing faster than average. Strong demand from aging and diabetic patients.
Low risk for 10 years. Wound-photo AI measures healing; choosing dressings, hands-on care and teaching patients to live with an ostomy stay human.
Classes: Biology, Anatomy & physiology, Chemistry, Health science CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-1141.
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