According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), as of 2019 more than 12% of Registered Nurses in the U.S. are men. And while nursing has been a historically female-dominated industry, the tide is certainly changing for gender equality in all professions.
The benefits of a nursing career — from job security to flexibility to the reward of helping people in very tangible and immediate ways — certainly don’t extend to just one gender. And many predict that the demand for more males and non-female genders in the nursing profession will only continue to grow.
Here’s more on why nursing is a great choice for men to get into right now.
