Healthcare & care · Healthcare
RN (Critical Care)
Frontline medical care. Requires high EQ, complex physical care, and critical empathetic decision-making.
Career economics
- Average salary
- $77k / yr
- Upper estimate
- $120k / yr
- Growth estimate
- +6%
- Demand
- High
- Green-energy relevance
- 5/100
- AI exposure
- Low
Requirements
- Eyesight
- Good
- Fitness
- High
- Work at heights
- Not typical
- Own tools
- Not typical
Skills that matter
- Empathy · Soft100
- Clinical · Technical95
- Triage · Technical90
A day in the work
- 1
Assess
Vitals.
- 2
Treat
Care.
- 3
Support
Comfort.
Trade matrix analysis
Six factors on one chart. A wider shape means more strength — but a high entry barrier or physical demand is a cost, not a benefit.
- Pay ceiling
- 48 · Upper estimate $120k
- Resilience
- 95 · CladScore 95
- Growth
- 65 · +6% estimate
- Entry barrier
- 75 · Multi-year training
- Physical demand
- 40 · Fitness: High
- Green relevance
- 5 · 5/100
Verdict · Safe harbour
Very resilient, with steadier growth. Strong for long-term footing.
Illustrative 5-year pay path
Sustained demand: the role is structurally embedded in modern infrastructure and services.
Not directly green-tech, but materials, waste and energy rules will still change the job.
Derived from DeepClad's illustrative catalogue, not a live forecast.
Your pathway in
Step 1
BSN
4 Years · NCLEX · Estimate $60k
- Then: build experience, specialise, and keep credentials current. Requirements vary by location.
Where it can lead
Illustrative figures from the supplied catalogue, not a live labour-market forecast. USD estimates vary by region.