Trauma Nurse

Responsibilities: Trauma nurses care for people with critical, often life-threatening injuries. These injuries include auto accidents, blunt or sharp trauma such as falls or stabbings, work accidents, electrocutions, burns, and many more. Trauma nurses are also some of the first responders of the emergency department (ED) team to care for victims of self-inflicted injuries and violent crimes.

Salary: California: $96,470
            Hawaii: $90,220
            Alaska: $85,530
            Oregon: $83,650
            Massachusetts: $81,380

Education Required: 
* A current, unrestricted RN license in the U.S. or its territories (or equivalent certificate)

* Two years of trauma nursing experience with an average of 1,000 practice hours per year in trauma nursing


* Twenty to 30 hours of trauma-specific coursework across the trauma continuum.


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