Is being an NP worth it in SoCal?

Just graduated an accelerated nursing program but it’s also an entry level masters program for FNP so I am enrolled in that automatically, kind of why I’m asking before I even get my feet wet in regular nursing.

It seems like most (not all) NPs I know still work as a bedside nurse part time, work a job with way too many hours and spend their weekends charting, or just not really that great of pay compared to when they were a bedside nurse, or have multiple jobs. I know some who have great jobs but seem like the minority.

Also for context for myself on debating whether it is a good fit for me. I’m 31, spend 9 years in the military in healthcare, I have been in school for 10/13 years (night classes, in-between deployments, and changing my mind lol) so part of me said no way I don’t want to continue with school, I’m burnt out and want to work and finally settle down into my post military life but the other part of me is worrying about not wanting give me spot up in the program since I’m already in it and wasting an opportunity. Lastly I love patient care but I have only know military medicine so I am not totally sure my path other than I do thrive in chaotic settings and have been in emergency medicine most of my time in healthcare so I know that’s the area I want to be for now.