The paint manufacturing industry produces a wide variety of products for coating a number of different surfaces. There are base paints, colored paints, top coat paints, lacquers, stains, spray paints, and sealers. All of these products use large quantities of benzene in the production of the products.
Nurses starting salaries are much higher than in other industries due to the current shortage of qualified staff, particularly registered nurses (RNs). The national median nurse starting salary is projected at $66,640 during 2016-2017, with overall employment in the field expected to rise 16% within the next decade. Nurse Practitioners have the highest of all employees in the field ($95,350-95,820). The current RN starting salary is $15,000 more than that of an LPN.
Registered Nurse Average Salary: Mean Salaries for RNs. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics lastest data (as of 2015), the average salary of a registered nurse in the United States is $71,000. The average hourly wage of a registered nurse is $34.14. Keep in mind that these are only averages, and that a registered nurse may make more or less than these amounts based on location, experience, and other factors. In addition, the starting salaries for an RN may be much less than the average salary.