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.
The BLS breaks down the information into categories of average nurse salary and high and low wages, and geographic profiles by states and regions of the US. Nationwide, the hourly wage for Registered Nurses range from the lowest 10% at $22.06 (or $45,880), to the highest 90% at $47.54 (or $98,880). The average hourly wage is$32.04 (or $66,640). Nurse starting salary is $51,719. Nurses who earn a Master of Degree in Nursing (MSN) may become advanced practice nurses and can earn significantly higher salaries, ranging from $67,350 to as high as $103,719.