Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary medicine.
- O*NET-SOC code
25-1071.00 - Preparation Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
Wages
Median annual wage, U.S.$107,310
Employment, U.S.221,270
Median hourly wageNot available
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $59,270 | $75,690 | $107,310 | $210,370 | $322,020 |
By state (51)
| State | Employment | Median annual | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 3,360 | $92,310 | 1.12 |
| Alaska | $73,890 | ||
| Arizona | 3,620 | $99,000 | 0.79 |
| Arkansas | 2,080 | $124,890 | 1.12 |
| California | 17,350 | $165,110 | 0.67 |
| Colorado | 7,800 | $136,930 | 1.91 |
| Connecticut | 7,370 | Not available | 3.05 |
| Delaware | 260 | $105,780 | 0.38 |
| District of Columbia | 1,460 | $167,520 | 1.46 |
| Florida | 8,500 | $88,710 | 0.60 |
| Georgia | 4,860 | $106,960 | 0.70 |
| Hawaii | 290 | $81,480 | 0.33 |
| Idaho | $101,910 | ||
| Illinois | 7,740 | $92,860 | 0.89 |
| Indiana | 4,880 | $98,170 | 1.07 |
| Iowa | 3,230 | $128,490 | 1.45 |
| Kansas | 1,060 | $86,700 | 0.52 |
| Kentucky | 1,380 | $83,680 | 0.48 |
| Louisiana | 2,250 | $125,130 | 0.82 |
| Maine | 730 | $103,090 | 0.80 |
| Maryland | 7,460 | $108,160 | 1.90 |
| Massachusetts | 10,250 | $134,520 | 1.98 |
| Michigan | 3,430 | $108,970 | 0.55 |
| Minnesota | 3,050 | $103,510 | 0.73 |
| Mississippi | 1,890 | $137,220 | 1.14 |
| Missouri | 5,700 | $130,490 | 1.37 |
| Montana | 370 | $101,220 | 0.51 |
| Nebraska | 2,760 | $80,960 | 1.89 |
| Nevada | 1,230 | $77,160 | 0.56 |
| New Hampshire | 430 | $85,250 | 0.44 |
| New Jersey | 2,960 | $96,630 | 0.48 |
| New Mexico | 1,430 | $134,600 | 1.15 |
| New York | 21,410 | $131,220 | 1.55 |
| North Carolina | 9,240 | $103,220 | 1.31 |
| North Dakota | 510 | $100,760 | 0.83 |
| Ohio | 5,670 | $74,720 | 0.72 |
| Oklahoma | 950 | $76,450 | 0.39 |
| Oregon | 2,170 | $103,180 | 0.78 |
| Pennsylvania | 14,890 | $107,920 | 1.73 |
| Rhode Island | 480 | $103,780 | 0.67 |
| South Carolina | 1,030 | $82,480 | 0.31 |
| South Dakota | 270 | $78,720 | 0.41 |
| Tennessee | 4,400 | $98,870 | 0.94 |
| Texas | 18,960 | $108,150 | 0.95 |
| Utah | 3,520 | $168,060 | 1.43 |
| Vermont | 1,170 | $107,500 | 2.72 |
| Virginia | 5,040 | $106,880 | 0.86 |
| Washington | 4,510 | $137,520 | 0.89 |
| West Virginia | 2,400 | $60,300 | 2.40 |
| Wisconsin | 4,410 | $81,500 | 1.05 |
| Wyoming | 230 | $93,480 | 0.58 |
Similar occupations
Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.
Circles are the 20 most similar occupations, coloured by Job Zone. Lines join pairs where one is among the other's 10 most similar; darker lines are pairs O*NET also lists as related. Drag a circle to move it out of the way; select one to open it.
| # | Occupation | Job Zone | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary | 5 | 0.982 |
| 2 | Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary | 5 | 0.981 |
| 3 | Preventive Medicine Physicians | 5 | 0.968 |
| 4 | Clinical Nurse Specialists | 5 | 0.967 |
| 5 | Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 5 | 0.964 |
| 6 | Exercise Physiologists | 4 | 0.964 |
| 7 | Pharmacists | 5 | 0.962 |
| 8 | Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | 5 | 0.960 |
| 9 | Dietitians and Nutritionists | 5 | 0.959 |
| 10 | Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 5 | 0.959 |
One skill away
Among the 50 occupations most similar to Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.
| Occupation | Skill to build | Level gap | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise Physiologists | Service Orientation | 1.00 | 0.964 |
| Pharmacists | Service Orientation | 1.00 | 0.962 |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | Service Orientation | 1.00 | 0.958 |
| Allergists and Immunologists | Systems Evaluation | 0.87 | 0.956 |
| Special Education Teachers, Secondary School | Service Orientation | 0.88 | 0.955 |
| Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary | Science | 1.00 | 0.955 |
| Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | Mathematics | 1.00 | 0.950 |
| Podiatrists | Active Learning | 0.88 | 0.946 |
| Nurse Midwives | Service Orientation | 1.12 | 0.945 |
| Obstetricians and Gynecologists | Critical Thinking | 0.88 | 0.942 |
Software to learn next
Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary, excluding software Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.
| Software | Similar jobs using it | Lift |
|---|---|---|
| eClinicalWorks EHR software | 5 of 20 | 4.8x |
| MEDITECH software | 6 of 20 | 3.6x |
| Epic Systems | 5 of 20 | 3.7x |
| Bizmatics PrognoCIS EMR | 3 of 20 | 7.7x |
| Moodle | 3 of 20 | 4.3x |
| The MathWorks MATLAB | 3 of 20 | 1.2x |
| Database software | 4 of 20 | 1.1x |
| 3 of 20 | 1.0x |
Skills
From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.
| Skill | Type | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | Essential skill | 4.12 | 5.00 |
| Speaking | Essential skill | 4.12 | 4.88 |
| Instructing | Transferable skill | 4.12 | 4.38 |
| Writing | Essential skill | 4.00 | 5.00 |
| Active Listening | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.62 |
| Critical Thinking | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Learning Strategies | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Active Learning | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | Transferable skill | 3.88 | 3.88 |
| Complex Problem Solving | Transferable skill | 3.75 | 4.00 |
| Time Management | Transferable skill | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| Monitoring | Essential skill | 3.62 | 3.88 |
| Social Perceptiveness | Transferable skill | 3.25 | 3.62 |
| Science | Essential skill | 3.25 | 3.50 |
| Coordination | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.50 |
| Persuasion | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Mathematics | Essential skill | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Negotiation | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Service Orientation | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | Transferable skill | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Systems Analysis | Transferable skill | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Systems Evaluation | Transferable skill | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Operations Analysis | Transferable skill | 2.38 | 2.75 |
| Quality Control Analysis | Transferable skill | 2.00 | 1.38 |
| Operations Monitoring | Transferable skill | 1.88 | 1.38 |
| Management of Material Resources | Transferable skill | 1.88 | 1.25 |
| Management of Financial Resources | Transferable skill | 1.88 | 1.12 |
| Equipment Maintenance | Transferable skill | 1.62 | 0.75 |
| Repairing | Transferable skill | 1.62 | 0.75 |
| Troubleshooting | Transferable skill | 1.62 | 0.75 |
| Equipment Selection | Transferable skill | 1.62 | 0.62 |
| Operation and Control | Transferable skill | 1.62 | 0.62 |
| Programming | Transferable skill | 1.38 | 0.50 |
| Technology Design | Transferable skill | 1.38 | 0.50 |
| Installation | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Education and Training | 4.68 | 5.93 |
| English Language | 4.61 | 5.69 |
| Biology | 4.32 | 5.16 |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 4.24 | 4.49 |
| Psychology | 3.77 | 4.63 |
| Administrative | 3.71 | 4.17 |
| Computers and Electronics | 3.69 | 4.23 |
| Administration and Management | 3.69 | 3.82 |
| Public Safety and Security | 3.41 | 3.27 |
| Customer and Personal Service | 3.38 | 4.30 |
| Personnel and Human Resources | 3.37 | 3.66 |
| Therapy and Counseling | 3.28 | 3.73 |
| Mathematics | 3.21 | 3.93 |
| Communications and Media | 3.18 | 3.49 |
| Chemistry | 3.09 | 3.94 |
| Law and Government | 3.07 | 3.07 |
| Sociology and Anthropology | 2.88 | 3.77 |
| Philosophy and Theology | 2.50 | 3.05 |
| Sales and Marketing | 2.46 | 2.61 |
| Economics and Accounting | 2.37 | 1.86 |
| Production and Processing | 2.21 | 1.95 |
| Physics | 2.12 | 2.54 |
| Engineering and Technology | 2.12 | 2.50 |
| Telecommunications | 2.09 | 1.67 |
| Mechanical | 2.02 | 2.03 |
| History and Archeology | 1.88 | 2.22 |
| Geography | 1.70 | 1.94 |
| Fine Arts | 1.69 | 1.29 |
| Transportation | 1.60 | 1.05 |
| Design | 1.58 | 1.37 |
| Foreign Language | 1.58 | 1.12 |
| Building and Construction | 1.51 | not rated |
| Food Production | 1.38 | not rated |
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Oral Expression | 4.75 | 5.12 |
| Written Comprehension | 4.12 | 5.00 |
| Written Expression | 4.00 | 5.00 |
| Oral Comprehension | 4.00 | 4.88 |
| Speech Clarity | 4.00 | 4.62 |
| Deductive Reasoning | 3.88 | 3.88 |
| Inductive Reasoning | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| Near Vision | 3.50 | 3.62 |
| Speech Recognition | 3.38 | 3.75 |
| Problem Sensitivity | 3.25 | 3.75 |
| Information Ordering | 3.12 | 3.75 |
| Fluency of Ideas | 3.12 | 3.25 |
| Originality | 3.00 | 3.75 |
| Category Flexibility | 3.00 | 3.50 |
| Selective Attention | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Mathematical Reasoning | 2.88 | 3.00 |
| Memorization | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Number Facility | 2.75 | 2.88 |
| Far Vision | 2.75 | 2.75 |
| Time Sharing | 2.62 | 2.75 |
| Flexibility of Closure | 2.25 | 2.75 |
| Speed of Closure | 2.12 | 2.75 |
| Visual Color Discrimination | 2.12 | 2.25 |
| Perceptual Speed | 2.12 | 2.12 |
| Visualization | 2.12 | 2.12 |
| Finger Dexterity | 2.12 | 1.62 |
| Auditory Attention | 2.00 | 1.75 |
| Hearing Sensitivity | 2.00 | 1.25 |
| Trunk Strength | 1.88 | 1.50 |
| Arm-Hand Steadiness | 1.88 | 1.12 |
| Multilimb Coordination | 1.88 | 1.12 |
| Control Precision | 1.75 | 1.12 |
| Static Strength | 1.75 | 1.12 |
| Dynamic Strength | 1.75 | 0.88 |
| Manual Dexterity | 1.62 | 1.00 |
| Extent Flexibility | 1.62 | 0.88 |
| Depth Perception | 1.62 | 0.75 |
| Stamina | 1.62 | 0.62 |
| Wrist-Finger Speed | 1.50 | 0.75 |
| Rate Control | 1.50 | 0.50 |
| Reaction Time | 1.50 | 0.50 |
| Explosive Strength | 1.38 | 0.50 |
| Gross Body Coordination | 1.25 | not rated |
| Gross Body Equilibrium | 1.12 | not rated |
| Dynamic Flexibility | 1.00 | not rated |
| Glare Sensitivity | 1.00 | not rated |
| Night Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Peripheral Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Response Orientation | 1.00 | not rated |
| Sound Localization | 1.00 | not rated |
| Spatial Orientation | 1.00 | not rated |
| Speed of Limb Movement | 1.00 | not rated |
Software used
Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.
- Learning management system LMS in demand
- Google Docs hot
- IBM SPSS Statistics hot
- Microsoft Access hot
- Microsoft Excel hot
- Microsoft Office software hot
- Microsoft Outlook hot
- Microsoft PowerPoint hot
- Microsoft Word hot
- SAS hot
- Adobe Presenter
- Articulate Rapid E-Learning Studio
- Blackboard Learn
- Blackboard software
- Collaborative editing software
- Course management system software
- DOC Cop
- Dental software
- Desire2Learn LMS software
- EcoLogic ADAM Indoor Air Quality and Analytical Data Management
- Electronic health record EHR software
- Email software
- Geographic information system GIS software
- Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
- Image scanning software
- InteractElsevier Netter's 3D Interactive Anatomy
- Material safety data sheet MSDS software
- Medical condition coding software
- Medical procedure coding software
- Sakai CLE
All 34
- TechSmith Snagit
- Turning Technologies TurningPoint
- Web browser software
- iParadigms Turnitin
Where it concentrates
Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.
| Metro area | Employment | Location quotient | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ithaca, NY | 1,140 | 16.69 | $159,720 |
| Morgantown, WV | 1,400 | 14.65 | $60,300 |
| Greenville, NC | 700 | 6.05 | $181,290 |
| Madison, WI | 2,390 | 4.12 | $85,510 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 3,380 | 3.96 | $107,090 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 750 | 3.94 | $164,660 |
| Jackson, MS | 1,330 | 3.46 | $175,090 |
| Worcester, MA | 1,690 | 3.40 | $106,520 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 1,560 | 3.06 | $214,790 |
| Corvallis, OR | 170 | 3.05 | $132,700 |