DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA
25-1071 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Occupational Description:
Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary medicine. Excludes "Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary" (25-1042) and "Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary" (25-1072) who teach medical science.Percentiles | |||||||||
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Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
Duluth MN-WI MSA | N/A | N/A | $101,692/yr | $5,491/yr | $45,527/yr | $69,270/yr | $97,429/yr | $124,365/yr | $164,415/yr |
Minnesota | 3,920 | 165 | $116,656/yr | $18,665/yr | $52,882/yr | $63,885/yr | $91,690/yr | $143,915/yr | N/A |
U S | 201,920 | 5,856 | $122,879/yr | $2,826/yr | $44,809/yr | $62,996/yr | $98,328/yr | $161,606/yr | N/A |
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate. |
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Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
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Employment | Median Wage | % Change - | |
Pharmacists | 370 | $69.00/hr | N/A |
Veterinarians | 70 | $40.11/hr | N/A |
Biological Technicians | N/A | $21.71/hr | N/A |
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary | N/A | $67,956/yr | N/A |
Tasks for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
- Prepares and delivers lectures to students.
- Advises students on academic and vocational curricula.
- Conducts research in particular field of knowledge and publishes findings in professional journals.
- Directs research of other teachers or graduate students working for advanced academic degrees.
- Serves on faculty committee providing professional consulting services to government and industry.
- Acts as adviser to student organizations.
- Compiles, administers, and grades examinations, or assigns this work to others.
- Compiles bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.
- Stimulates class discussions.