‘Forget About the Stigma’: Male Nurses Explain Why Nursing Is a Job of the Future for Men<br />The pay is great, the opportunities are endless and you end up going home every day knowing that you did something very positive for someone else.”<br />Jorge Gitler, 50<br />Oncology nurse manager; former business owner<br />“Men desire to be caring, and you get a chance to have a career that allows you to care for people meaningfully.”<br />Graham Seaton, 41<br />Hospital infection prevention and neuro-trauma nurse; former retail and nonprofit worker<br />Several said they felt an advantage in applying for nursing jobs because men are a minority in the field.<br />Male nurses are more likely than females to have worked as emergency medical technicians, military nurses or lab technicians,<br />and to work in acute care in hospitals rather than primary care clinics.<br />It’s not you doing it as a male or a female, but just generally as a caregiver.”<br />Justin Kuunifaa, 41<br />Family practice nurse; former in-home caregiver<br />The researchers also found that economic factors have played a role — a decline in some jobs because of automation, trade<br />and the housing crisis, and a growth in jobs and wages in health care.
