Family Practice
NP Jobs in the United States.

Family nurse practitioners deliver primary care across the entire lifespan: preventive visits, chronic disease management, and acute episodic care for children, adults, and older adults. FNPs practice in primary care clinics, FQHCs, urgent care, retail health, and telehealth.

FNPs complete a graduate (MSN or DNP) family nurse practitioner program, then certify through AANP (FNP-C) or ANCC (FNP-BC), alongside state APRN licensure. Employers may also require DEA registration for prescribing.

Nationally, nurse practitioners earn a median annual wage of $132,300 (BLS OEWS, Nurse Practitioners (29-1171), median annual wage, May 2025). Family practice NP pay varies with experience, practice setting, geography, and employment type, so compare pay listing by listing using the ranges employers post.

Practice authority is set state by state, and the tier alone does not settle what applies to you. The AANP State Practice Environment classifies 27 states + DC as Full Practice, where state law lets nurse practitioners evaluate patients, diagnose, order and interpret diagnostic tests, and initiate and manage treatments, including prescribing medications and controlled substances, under the exclusive licensure authority of the state board of nursing. Several of those states first require a transition period of collaborative or supervised practice. Most other states require a collaborative agreement, supervision or delegation involving a physician or another health provider, and several of them offer a route out of it after a set amount of experience. Check the practice-authority details for the state you are browsing on its state jobs page, or in the Full Practice Authority guide, before relying on the tier.

The BLS projects 40% employment growth for nurse practitioners from 2024 to 2034 (BLS Employment Projections, Nurse Practitioners (2024 to 2034)). There are currently 50 family practice positions listed here.