Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary

Education & Training · Teaching/Training

Bright outlookJob zone 5: extensive preparationO*NET 25-1072.00

Pay and outlook shown for

median pay per year, Texas (no San Antonio figure is published for this career)

$51k10th$85kMedian$138k90th

New workers start near $50,760; experienced workers reach $137,530. About 6,830 people do this job in Texas.

Job outlook

U.S. projection, 2024 to 2034.

Employment change: +17%; nationwide
Openings a year: 8,600; nationwide, from growth and people leaving
Employed in 2024: 91,600; nationwide

Typical entry education: Doctoral or professional degree · Experience: Less than 5 years

Alamo Colleges programs that lead here

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Skills this career uses

The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.

Instructing5.0
Speaking4.8
Learning Strategies4.3
Reading Comprehension5.0
Writing4.9
Active Listening4.6
Critical Thinking4.3
Monitoring4.1

What the work is

Demonstrate and teach patient care in classroom and clinical units to nursing students. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as pharmacology, mental health nursing, and community health care practices.
Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
Supervise students' laboratory and clinical work.
Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory and clinic work, assignments, and papers.

Education people in this job have

Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.

Bachelor's degree5%
Master's degree52%
Doctoral or professional43%

Job zone 5, extensive preparation: A graduate or professional degree, usually after a bachelor's.

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