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Nurse jobs across the USA

There are 438 open federal nurse jobs across 49 US states and territories.Advertised salaries run from $34k to $292k a year.

Key findings

New this week
11
last 7 days
Closing this week
184
next 7 days
Open to public
90%
who can apply
Security clearance
43%
of roles require one
In the top 3 states
26%
TX · NY · IA
States hiring
49
of 54 nationwide

Top states by openings

Where the most roles are nationwide

  1. Texas62 open
  2. New York32 open
  3. Iowa20 open

Top employers

Agencies with the most openings nationwide

  1. Veterans Health Administration296 open
  2. Military Treatment Facilities under DHA48 open
  3. Immigration and Customs Enforcement44 open

Pay insights — Nurse jobs

Typical pay
$72k–$125k
middle 50% of roles
Median salary
$106k
per year
Highest-paying state
Alaska
$184k median

Salary figures use annual postings only · “typical pay” is the range the middle 50% of roles fall in, median is robust to outliers.

Hiring trend — roles opened per month

Nurse roles newly posted each month, from our 2-year archive.

↑ 1200%
Oct 26 vs Sep 26
May 25: 1,107 opened1,107May 25Jun 25: 1,316 opened1,316Jul 25: 1,612 opened1,612Aug 25: 1,624 opened1,624Aug 25Sep 25: 1,286 opened1,286Oct 25: 1,937 opened1,937Nov 25: 1,463 opened1,463Nov 25Dec 25: 1,113 opened1,113Jan 26: 1,308 opened1,308Feb 26: 1,582 opened1,582Feb 26Mar 26: 1,776 opened1,776Apr 26: 1,731 opened1,731May 26: 1,652 opened1,652May 26Jun 26: 1,221 opened1,221Jul 26: 32 opened32Aug 26: 38 opened38Aug 26Sep 26: 92 opened92Oct 26: 1,196 opened1,196Oct 26
  • About 1,227 roles opened per month on average over the last 18 months.
  • Oct 25 was the busiest month, with 1,937 new roles posted.
  • Recent momentum is down 54%: the last 3 months averaged 442/mo vs 968/mo in the 3 before.

Last 18 complete months · the current month is excluded until it finishes · updated daily.

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Frequently asked

How many open nurse jobs are there?

There are currently 438 open federal nurse jobs across 49 US states and territories, updated daily from USAJOBS.

Where do I apply?

Each listing links to the official USAJOBS posting, where you apply directly and for free — we never sit between you and the employer.

Which states have the most nurse openings?

Texas (62), New York (32), Iowa (20) currently have the most open roles.

What do nurse jobs pay?

The median advertised salary is $106k a year, based on annual postings — figures vary widely by location and grade.