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46/ 100
Healthcare #701 of 1000 overall
LPN / LVN
PerspectaScore 46/100 — our composite grade across wealth, freedom, stability, ROI, burnout and automation risk.
Where LPN / LVN ranks
How this career places against all 1000 careers in our database.
The nine scores
Wealth Potential10/100
Lifetime net-worth percentile vs every other career.
Freedom & Flexibility43/100
Remote work, mobility, self-employment and early-FI potential.
Job Stability80/100
Resilience to layoffs and recessions.
Career Mobility30/100
Room to climb and grow income over time.
Geographic Flexibility80/100
How easily this career relocates between states.
Degree / Training ROI62/100
Payoff relative to the time and debt to get in.
Family Friendliness59/100
Stability, benefits and lower burnout for raising a family.
Burnout Risk70/100
Emotional and physical toll of the work.
Automation Risk20/100
Exposure to being replaced by AI / automation.
Key facts
- Median salary
- $54,000
- Median take-home
- $45,373
- Top 10% salary
- $68,000
- Net worth @ 65
- $2.2M
- Lifetime earnings
- $4.7M
- Financial independence
- Age 56
- Education
- Practical nursing certificate
- Typical debt
- $15,000
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