Research Guides: Nursing: Careers, Jobs and Salaries

Careers, Jobs and Salaries

Seeking a job in a nursing, then check out the various sites listed on this page!

Also check out the SJC's Nursing Program and the SJC Center for Student Careers and Employment for more help with job searching and resumes!

Where to begin looking for a job?

Navajo Department of Health / Navajo Nation
New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions
New Mexico Health Resources Inc. : Job and Career Opportunities for Doctors, Dentists, Nurses and Health Professionals
New Mexico Health Resources, Inc. (NMHR), is a private, non-profit, no-fee agency organized to support efforts to recruit and retain healthcare personnel for communities including rural and medically underserved areas around New Mexico.
Career Coach / San Juan College
U.S. Department of Labor
VA Nursing Jobs
San Juan College Career Center
SJC’s Center for Student Careers and Employment provides students and alumni with services and resources focused on employment and career readiness.

Job Descriptions, Salaries and Oulook / Occupational Outlook Handbook, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Associatons

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
The mission of AANP is to empower all nurse practitioners to advance quality health care through practice, education, advocacy, research and leadership.
American Association for Men In Nursing
American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
American Nurses Association / ANA Enterprise
Nurses advancing our profession to improve health for all.
Emergency Nurses Association
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Our mission is to advocate for patient safety and excellence in emergency nursing practice. We envision our self to be the global emergency nursing resource and advocate for Safe Practice and Safe Care.
National Alaska Native American Indian Nurses Association (NANAINA)
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NANAINA is a committed group of persons from every corner of the country, dedicated to the health and well-being of the American Indian and Alaska Native people. Some of us are ourselves American Indian, Alaska Native, some not. We are nurses, non-nurses, serving or not in communities and programs for American Indians and Alaska Natives. Regardless, we hope you will join us in our cause, our endeavors to raise the health of our people and to advance our profession.
National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurse Associations
The National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurse Associations (NCEMNA) is a unified force advocating for equity and justice in nursing and health care for ethnic minority populations.
National Student Nurses Association
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SNA’s mission is to mentor students preparing for initial licensure as registered nurses, and to convey the standards, ethics, and skills that students will need as responsible and accountable leaders and members of the profession.
New Mexico Nurses Association
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NMNA promotes high standards of nursing practice through professional and educational advancement of nurses, personal and professional self-advocacy, recognizing the contribution of the nurse in health care, and by upholding the integrity of the New Mexico Nursing Practice Act through legislative, regulatory and policy making endeavors.
New Mexico Native American Indian Nurses Association
The New Mexico Native American Indian Nurses Association is a professional organization which is designed to advocate for the health needs of native peoples, developing nursing education activities, recommend nursing care strategies that benefit native peoples, and support American Indian students pursuing health careers. The organization is open to registered nurses and licensed practical/vocational nurses, students enrolled in nursing programs and interested associate members.

Agencies and Boards

National Council of State Boards of Nursing
National Indian Health Board
The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) represents Tribal governments—both those that operate their own health care delivery systems through contracting and compacting, and those receiving health care directly from the Indian Health Service (IHS).
National Institute of Nursing Research / National Institute of Health,
New Mexico Board of Nursing
The New Mexico Board of Nursing is a state agency, whose purpose is to protect the citizens of the State of New Mexico by licensing Nurses and certifying Hemodialysis Technicians and Medication Aides; regulating education programs for licensees and certificate holders; regulating practice; taking complaints and disciplining licensees and certificate holders who violate the law and rules.
Nursing Licensure Requirements
NursingLicensure.org provides a reference for those seeking licensure to become a Registered Nurse, LPN or LVN.