Also called: NNP, NICU Nurse Practitioner
Advanced practice nurse who diagnoses and treats premature and sick newborns.
Attends high-risk deliveries, places tiny IV lines in babies who weigh barely two pounds, and writes the orders that guide their care in the NICU.
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, NICU nursing experience, then a master's or DNP as a neonatal nurse practitioner.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, Certification. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Nursing.
Growing much faster than average. Nurse practitioners are among the fastest-growing jobs in the US.
Low risk for 10 years. AI helps read monitors and labs; treating fragile newborns and procedures like intubation stay human.
Classes: AP Biology, AP Chemistry, Child development, Anatomy & physiology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-1171.
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