Nursing
The largest clinical profession. Wide specialisation and genuine international mobility.
Nurse Practitioner
degree requiredDiagnoses, treats and prescribes — much of a physician's remit, reached from nursing in about half the time. The clearest example on this site of a career you get to by specialising rather than by starting again.
9–11 yrs trainingmoderate with peaksvery strong incomeRegistered Nurse
degree requiredThe profession that actually runs hospitals. Three to four years of training instead of ten, and the qualification travels almost anywhere in the world.
5–6 yrs trainingshift workcomfortable income