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Show Women's Income and Earnings 156 Registered nurses represented the second largest group of profes sional women, according to the 1960 Census of Population. At the time of the census count, employed registered nurses numbered about 568,000. The American Nurses' Association estimated that 63 per cent of all female registered nurses were similar institutions in 1962 (taJble 75). employed by hospitals and About 12 percent of all private-duty school, industrial, or office nurses, or were working in schools of nursing or in other fields. nurses were nurses. The remainder were public health, Table 75.-WOMEN PROFESS1iONAL :REGISTERED NURSES, BY FIELD OF EMPLOY MENT, 1962 Field of employment TotM Number _ Hospital or other institution School of nursing _ _ Privateduty _ Public health _ Percent distribution 526, 522 100.0 331,211 16, 126 63,647 23,871 16,658 17,319 43,425 2,465 11, 794 62. 9 3. 1 12.1 4. 5 3. 2 3.3 8. 2 .5 2.2 Private-duty nurses are self-employed, and their compensation is individually determined. The median daily fee of private-duty nurses was $20 for a basic 8-hour day, according to a survey made by the American Nurses' Association in November 1962,11 Ninety-five per cent of the nurses charged at least $16 a day. They worked a median number of 18 days in January 1962 and had a median income of $320 fOil" the month. Offio@ nurse« had an annual median salary of $4,500 for full-time work when surveyed by the American Nurses' Association in July 1964.12 Their salaries were generally lowest in the Southeast ($3,900) ($4,980) in Pacific Coast States. About 43 percent of the office nurses regularly worked 40 hours a week; 37 percent, between and highest 30 and 40 hours; and 12 percent, more than 40 hours. there was no report of hours worked. 11 "Facts About Nursing." ulbid. American Nurses' Association. For 8 percent 1965 Edition. |
