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Healthcare

Registered Nurse in Raleigh

78 postings read · sampled 2026-09-01 · source ats

What employers actually ask for

Credentials named in the 78 postings we read, ranked by how many mentioned each one.

What it costs

Exam and application fees plus typical self-study hours. Almost nobody needs every credential on this list — start with the top line.

Most-asked-for, on its own
$200RN · ~300 hrs
asked for in 22 of 78 postings — 28%
If you earned all 1 of them
$200
fees checked 2026-08
300 hrs
300 hours — about 30 weeks at 10 hrs/wk

What the official taxonomy says

O*NET surveys people already doing this job. That describes who got hired over a long window, not what employers are asking for now — where it disagrees with the counts above, the counts are the more current answer.

Education levels O*NET lists for this job
  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Post-secondary certificate
  • Associate’s degree or other 2-year degree

Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

O*NET 29-1141.00 · pulled 2026-09-01 · O*NET publishes the levels but no shares for this occupation, so they are shown in its order without percentages

What it pays

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. A different survey from the postings above, so the two do not share a sample.

$72,460
10th percentile
$84,830
median
$110,220
90th percentile

Every credential above costs $200 — less than a day's pay at the median.

Who was hiring

Employers with at least one matching posting in this sample.

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The same role elsewhere

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