Average nurse practitioner retirement age

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Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Does anyone happen to know the usual retirement age for NP?

I'm trying to figure out if this is a job I could be working well into my late 50s.

Thanks for your input!

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I don't know if there are statistics for that or not. All I know is I have been practicing for one year and I'm 46. My goal is to be in a place where I can continue to work on a part-time basis until I die. Seriously. I think retirement is generally unwise unless a person is going on to do other good works with their talents and blessings. As long as my mind is sharp and I continue to love people, I want to work.

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Yes, that is my hope as well. I want to pursue a job where I am not physically limited to retire when I want to keep on working and support my family.

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

Lol. I'm in my mid50's and plan to go another 20 yrs...

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Specializes in Correctional Nursing; MSN student.
Lol. I'm in my mid50's and plan to go another 20 yrs...

Haha! I'm 51 and starting NP school in Jan...plan on a good 20+ year career in psych...why not?

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Specializes in FNP, ONP.

I'm 52 and the youngest in my practice, by almost 10 years.

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Specializes in Correctional Nursing; MSN student.
I'm 52 and the youngest in my practice, by almost 10 years.

How cool is that?!!:)

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Specializes in Gerontology, Med surg, Home Health.

The best nurse practitioner I ever worked with was close to 80.

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Specializes in allergy and asthma, urgent care.

I'm 51 and plan on working full time til I'm 70. After that, I'd like to keep on working part time til they carry me out.

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Specializes in APRN, ACNP-BC, CNOR, RNFA.

I'm 37, and I'm planning on at least another 30 years as an NP. With the way things are going with the economy, who will be able to retire before 67?

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I just found your post, I am 49 and starting NP classes for mental health cert in fall..I plan on working at least another 20years..

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Specializes in ACNP-BC, Adult Critical Care, Cardiology.

Interesting question. I have been in practice as a nurse practitioner since May 2004, when I was 34. I'm in my 40's, my ICU NP colleagues are between late 20's, 30's, to same age as myself (I'm one of 3 who are in our 40's). I'd like to do something different by the time I'm in my mid-50's possibly teaching or doing research and have been torn between a DNP or a PhD for years now. I intend to work until my late 60's outside of active clinical practice.

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