Best and worst states to ply their trade.

• Position: Nurses - Brief article

With the nursing industry expected to grow faster than any other occupation through 2022, the personal finance website WalletHub conducted an analysis of 2015's Best & Worst States for Nurses.

In order to help newly minted nurses find the best markets for their profession, WalletHub analyzed the attractiveness of each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 15 key metrics, including monthly median starting salary and number of health care facilities and job openings per capita.

The 10 best states, In order, are Washington, Colorado, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Texas, Wyoming, Alaska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, and Oklahoma.

The 10 worst, starting at the bottom, are Louisiana, Hawaii, Kentucky, West Virginia, New Jersey, Mississippi, District of Columbia, Delaware, Alabama, and Tennessee.

Some key statistics indicate that:

* Registered nurses in Nevada earn twice as...