Nursing Workforce Growth Projection
Within nursing and allied nursing care, all job
roles may continue to see high job growth
Registered Nurses
Job Growth
%, 2020-2025
6.3%
Home Health and
Personal Care Aides
16.3%
Nursing jobs in Georgia by occupation
2020-2025, thousands
80
75
70
65
60
55
50
35
30
25
20
15
10
Phlebotomists
5
Orderlies
0
2020
21
22
23
24
2025
Source: Lightcast TM (formerly EMSI-Burning Glass), Bureau of Labor Statistics, American Nursing Association, Nurse.com
1.5%
Key factors influencing
nursing demand
.
Nursing Assistants
Licensed Practical and
•
4.0%
Licensed Vocational Nurses
16.6%
3.3%
Share of Care
Responsibility: Nurses could
see increased utilization and
care responsibility as
physicians and surgeons may
not fully meet the growing
demand for healthcare
services. That demand is
further passed through to
nursing partners
Non-care Activities: Growth
of nonclinical nursing careers
(e.g., hospital administrators,
health policymakers, and
bioinformatic analysts) can
take nursing labor out of
nursing roles
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