KHN: Report Finds Men Earn More in Nursing
![Dr. Rose Okoro, a nurse practitioner, who owns Daystar Family Clinic in Katy, is shown on May 12. 2014. She says she has struggled to treat a greater number of Medicaid patients because of state regulations.](https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/_SWijs_-QHWfdT6HQICNSWHhHv0=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/05/16/TexTrib-NURSE-009.jpg)
A recent study finds that men are earning more in the nursing field despite being outnumbered by women 10-to-1. In hospital settings, men earned about $3,900 more and in outpatient settings up to $7,000 more.
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