Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
What Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary Do
Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary medicine.
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Career Outlook
National employment outlook, 2024–2034.
- Related work experience
- Less than 5 years
- On-the-job training
- None
- Self-employed
- 0.3%
Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.
How Much Preparation Does This Take?
Job Zone 5 of 5Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
- Experience
- Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience.
- Education
- Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
- Job training
- Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
Source: O*NET Job Zones.
Key Knowledge Areas
Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.
- Education and Trainingimportance 4.7/5
- English Languageimportance 4.6/5
- Biologyimportance 4.3/5
- Medicine and Dentistryimportance 4.2/5
- Psychologyimportance 3.8/5
- Administrativeimportance 3.7/5
- Administration and Managementimportance 3.7/5
- Computers and Electronicsimportance 3.7/5
Work Environment
What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.
- Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.9/5
- E-Mail4.9/5
- Freedom to Make Decisions4.8/5
- Contact With Others4.8/5
- Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.6/5
- Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals4.6/5
Careers With Similar Skills
Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.
- History Teachers, Postsecondary98% skill match
- Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary98% skill match
- Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary98% skill match
- Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary98% skill match
- Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary97% skill match
- Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary97% skill match
- Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary97% skill match
- Historians97% skill match
Transferable Skills
Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.
- Instructingimportance 4.1/5
- Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 3.9/5
- Complex Problem Solvingimportance 3.8/5
- Time Managementimportance 3.8/5
- Social Perceptivenessimportance 3.3/5
- Coordinationimportance 3.1/5
- Persuasionimportance 3.0/5
- Negotiationimportance 3.0/5
Software & Technologies
Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.
Hot Technologies
In-Demand Technologies
Other Software Used
- Adobe Presenter
- Articulate Rapid E-Learning Studio
- Blackboard Learn
- Blackboard software
- Collaborative editing software
- Course management system software
- DOC Cop
- Dental software
Work Style
Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.
- Intellectual Curiosity
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Integrity
- Achievement Orientation
- Social Orientation
- Cooperation
Career Interests
This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.
- SocialHigh
- InvestigativeHigh
- ConventionalMedium
- RealisticMedium
- ArtisticMedium
- EnterprisingLow
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Where This Career Is Most Concentrated
Metro areas where health specialties teachers, postsecondary make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).
- 1Ithaca, NY16.69× national avg
- 2Morgantown, WV14.65× national avg
- 3Greenville, NC6.05× national avg
- 4Madison, WI4.12× national avg
- 5Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT3.96× national avg
Possible Career Moves
A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.
- Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryLateral Move
- Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, PostsecondaryLateral Move
- Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryLateral Move
- Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryLateral Move
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Related Education Programs
Schools that offer related fields of study, based on the NCES CIP-SOC crosswalk — not a guarantee that graduates enter this specific career.
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
- Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale (Fort Lauderdale, FL)grads earn ~$61,608
- Santa Rosa Junior College (Santa Rosa, CA)
- Victor Valley College (Victorville, CA)grads earn ~$119,604
- Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting (Nashville, TN)grads earn ~$79,119
- Smith Chason College (Los Angeles, CA)grads earn ~$64,611
Medical/Clinical Assistant
- Ivy Tech Community College (Indianapolis, IN)grads earn ~$35,525
- Hillsborough College (Tampa, FL)
- NUC University (Bayamon, PR)grads earn ~$31,621
- Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale (Fort Lauderdale, FL)grads earn ~$39,852
- The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest (Houston, TX)grads earn ~$32,907
Environmental Health
- George Washington University (Washington, DC)grads earn ~$92,573
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC)grads earn ~$86,115
- Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD)grads earn ~$99,605
- University of South Carolina-Columbia (Columbia, SC)grads earn ~$58,715
- Columbia University in the City of New York (New York, NY)grads earn ~$98,728