After completing GNM nursing and becoming a registered nurse you may pursue a career as a clinical nurse, staff nurse in a hospital or become a home nurse. A career as a midwifery nurse is also an option after GNM. You may also choose to become an educator in the field after further education. Upon completing a specialisation course in any specific area you can further your career in that direction. As the seniority increases you may gain the opportunity of leading the nursing staff depending upon the set up you are serving in.
In its ‘heal report’ on nursing reforms- 2016 FICCI recognises the demand-supply gap in the need of well-trained nurses in India. The report reveals that the existing nurse to population ratio in India was 1.7 par 1000 people against a stipulated ratio of 2.5 to 1000 by WHO. Similarly, in a piece published in April 2019 The economic times mentioned the study by CDDEP, US researchers which found that there was an acute shortage of 2 million nurses in India. Clearly there is tremendous scope in nursing careers as medical facilities grow.
The average salary of a registered nurse in India is 294,090 rupees per year. In the initial years, nurses can expect to earn about 124 k per year while as their career proceeds in seniority they can start earning as much as 484 k per year.
In Banglore city, the average salary for nursing staff is more or less the same as the national average. However, at the peak of their careers employees have reported earning a much higher wage of 550k per year in the city as against the country highest of rupees 484K.