This page contains all of the nurse and healthcare jobs currently listed on Nurse Job Shop in Alaska.
There were nearly 5,900 licensed registered nurses (RNs) in 1996; more than 4,900 RNs were employed in nursing. There were 782.9 RNs per 100,000 population in 2000, close to the national rate of 780.2.
Alaska ranked last among the states in the per capita employment of Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses (LPNs), with 66.9 LPNs per 100,000 population as compared to the national rate of 240.8 per 100,000. Alaska also ranked last in the number of LPNs employed in the state in 2000 with 420 workers.
There were 420 nurse practitioners in Alaska in 2000. This was equal to 66.9 per 100,000 population, giving Alaska one of the highest ratio of nurse practitioners per capita in the nation.
With 47 certified nurse midwives in 2000, Alaska had 7.5 certified nurse midwives 100,000 population, well above the national rate of 2.9. Alaska ranked 2nd in the nation the number of certified nurse midwives per capita.
Alaska had 49 certified registered nurse anesthetists in 2000, equal to 7.8 nurse anesthetists per 100,000 population, compared to 9.3 nationally.
