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Health care is an industry that will always be in demand, especially for nurses.

In recent years, there's been a rise in the number of men joining the field.

According to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data from 2023, men represent nearly 12% of all licensed practical nurses, registered nurses and nurse practitioners.

In 2002, it was only 7%.

"Almost a 25% slice of our nurses are men, which is drastically different than what it was at the beginning of my career. So really interesting trends and I think it's really valuable to have a wide variety of people doing any kind of job," said Kristopher Meyer, a nurse manager of critical care at St. Vincent's Medical Center.