New York, New York ¬ it’s a city so famous for finance and business, it may come as something of a surprise to learn that, like most big cities in America, the number one employer is healthcare. While Wall Street¹s presence is felt here, for instance in the name of one of the biggest hospitals, Morgan Stanley Children¹s Hospital, the city is also known for being a world class medical research and treatment center.

On the Best Hospital winners list, you’ll find New York Presbyterian. In the Nobel department, who can even count the number of Nobel Prizes in medicine awarded to NY recipients? One insitution alone ¬ Columbia University Medical Center has more than 16 to its credit ¬ and there are more in this worldly metropolis.

Registered Nurses

- Mean Annual Salary: $74, 830

- Number Employed: 96,720





Biggest Employers

- Beth Israel Medical Center

- Mt. Sinai Medical Center

- Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital

- Columbia University Health Center

- New York Presbyterian Healthcare

- St. Vincent Catholic Medical Center


Other Employers of Note

- BlueCross BlueShield




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