The Nursing family
DORA groups its license types into 40 families. This one holds 154,590 active licenses across 12 types.
1,881 of the 154,590 active licenses in the Nursing family carry a disciplinary action in DORA's file — 1.2%.
This site publishes that count and no more: never who, and never a case number. DORA records the type of action and no reason at all, and the two most common entries statewide are a stipulation and a letter of admonition — agreed outcomes. Every license counted here is active. Why that line is drawn there.
The license types in Nursing
| License type | Active licenses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurse | 93,823 | 60.7% |
| Certified Nurse Aide | 51,479 | 33.3% |
| Licensed Practical Nurse | 8,297 | 5.4% |
| Medication Aide Authority | 382 | 0.2% |
| Psychiatric Technician - Developmentally Disabled | 322 | 0.2% |
| Military Spouse - Registered Nurse Single State | 120 | 0.1% |
| Psychiatric Technician - Mentally Ill | 95 | 0.1% |
| Military Spouse - Certified Nurse Aide | 49 | 0.0% |
| Military Spouse - Licensed Practical Nurse Single State | 17 | 0.0% |
| Special Student Permit - RN | 3 | 0.0% |
| Military Spouse - Medication Aide Authority | 2 | 0.0% |
| DOC - Registered Nurse (Historic Only) | 1 | 0.0% |
The other families
- Barber/Cosmetology — 76,222
- Medical — 45,311
- Architects, Engineers and Land Surveyors — 43,390
- Electrical — 42,362
- Pharmacy — 25,378
- Plumbing — 21,401
- Professional Counselors — 19,545
- Accountancy — 17,908
- Social Work — 16,728
- Dental — 16,378
- Massage Therapists — 13,791
- Physical Therapy — 12,269
- Veterinary — 10,962
- Occupational Therapy — 6,551
- Chiropractic — 5,999
- Psychology — 5,682
- Addiction Counselors — 5,411
- Respiratory Therapy — 5,172
- Speech Language Pathology — 4,577
- Surgical Assistant and Surgical Technologist — 3,749
- Marriage and Family Therapists — 3,010
- Optometric — 1,724
- Acupuncture — 1,618
- Landscape Architects — 1,299
- Athletic Trainers — 1,206
- Unlicensed Psychotherapist — 1,175
- Outfitters — 926
- Natural Medicine — 904
- Combative Sports — 879
- Nursing Home Administrators — 799
- Radon Professionals — 781
- Audiology — 762
- Funeral and Mortuary Science — 625
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