Degree: Bachelor of science or professional master's
Work focus: Hospital nursing, public health nursing
Annual salary (full time): $66,500
Degree: Master of science
Work focus: Can prescribe drugs and treatments
Annual salary (full time): $86,000
Degree: Doctorate
Work focus: Leadership roles in health organizations, clinical research, improving systems
Annual salary: Yet to be determined by the market
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; NP Central
Just as Lawrence Kazmerski, a top official at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, was about to give the keynote address at the University of Minnesota's annual E3 conference at the RiverCentre in St. Paul, the lights went out, bathing the audience in darkness and a deep sense of irony.
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