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Career transition

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesRegistered Nurses

What it takes to move from licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses into registered nurses — the overlap, the gaps, and the pay change.

The transferable cut

Refit analysis ·10 of the top skills overlap between Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses and Registered Nurses — Active Listening, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, so that experience transfers directly. The main gaps to close are few. Median pay moves from $62,340 to $93,600 (+50%).

Skills that transfer

You likely already have these from licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses.

  • Active Listening
  • Speaking
  • Critical Thinking
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Writing
  • Monitoring
  • Active Learning
  • Learning Strategies
  • Mathematics
  • Science

Gaps to close

What registered nursesasks for that you'll need to build.

  • No major missing skills among the top set.

Pay change

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
$62,340
Registered Nurses
$93,600

Re-angle your Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses experience toward Registered Nurses

Honest tailoring

See how your resume lines up with Registered Nurses

Refit re-angles your real experience toward this role using the skills above — and never invents skills you don't have. A no-fabrication gate checks every change before you see it.

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