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21 fieldsOfficial education crosswalk

Adult Health Nurse/Nursing

CIP 2020 · 51.3803

7 careers →

Clinical Nurse Leader

CIP 2020 · 51.3820

8 careers →

Clinical Nurse Specialist

CIP 2020 · 51.3813

7 careers →

Critical Care Nursing

CIP 2020 · 51.3814

7 careers →

Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing

CIP 2020 · 51.3816

7 careers →

Family Practice Nurse/Nursing

CIP 2020 · 51.3805

7 careers →

Forensic Nursing

CIP 2020 · 51.3824

7 careers →

Geriatric Nurse/Nursing

CIP 2020 · 51.3821

7 careers →

Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing

CIP 2020 · 51.3806

7 careers →

Nursing Administration

CIP 2020 · 51.3802

7 careers →

Nursing Practice

CIP 2020 · 51.3818

8 careers →

Nursing Science

CIP 2020 · 51.3808

7 careers →

Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing

CIP 2020 · 51.3815

7 careers →

Palliative Care Nursing

CIP 2020 · 51.3819

7 careers →

Pediatric Nurse/Nursing

CIP 2020 · 51.3809

7 careers →

Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing

CIP 2020 · 51.3812

7 careers →

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing

CIP 2020 · 51.3810

7 careers →

Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing

CIP 2020 · 51.3811

7 careers →

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other

CIP 2020 · 51.3899

7 careers →

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse

CIP 2020 · 51.3801

6 careers →

Women's Health Nurse/Nursing

CIP 2020 · 51.3822

7 careers →

This directory covers fields present in the published education crosswalk. It is not a complete CIP classification or a list of currently available college programs. A relationship is a research lead, not an admission, licensing or employment requirement.

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Education relationships: O*NET® Resource Center crosswalks, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, based on NCES CIP data. CIP 2020 → O*NET-SOC 2019, source edition July 2024. Used under CC BY 4.0. StudyIndex groups the source relationships and adds exploration pages; no USDOL/ETA endorsement.