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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary

Part of Education & Training, in the Teaching/Training pathway.

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

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.

On a typical day

  • 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.

What it pays

$84,930
Median pay per year, Texas (no San Antonio figure published)
New workers start near $50,760
Experienced workers reach $137,530
  1. $51k10th
  2. $66k25th
  3. $85kMedian
  4. $106k75th
  5. $138k90th
Wage percentiles: 10th $50,760, 25th $65,560, Median $84,930, 75th $106,140, 90th $137,530

Job outlook

U.S. projection, 2024 to 2034.

+17%

U.S. employment change

8,600

openings a year nationwide, from growth and people leaving

91,600

employed nationwide in 2024

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

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.

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

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.

  1. Bachelor's degree5%
  2. Master's degree52%
  3. Doctoral or professional43%

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

Alamo programs that lead here

  • Northeast Lakeview
  • Palo Alto
  • St. Philip's
  • San Antonio
  1. Biology: Pre-Nursing

    Transfer pre-major · Health & Biosciences

  2. Nursing A.A.S.

    Alamo program

  3. Biology (Pre-Nursing)

    Transfer pre-major · Health & Biosciences

  4. Nursing

    Degree · Health & Biosciences

  5. Nursing Generic

    Degree · Health & Biosciences

  6. Biology: Pre-Nursing

    Transfer pre-major · Health & Biosciences

  7. Nursing Generic AAS

    Degree · Transfer pre-major · Health & Biosciences

  8. Nursing RN-BSN

    Degree · Online option · Health & Biosciences

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