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Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary medicine.
- Median pay
- $105,620
- per year
- 10-year outlook
- +17.3%
- Growing
- Typical entry
- Doctoral or professional degree
Key skills
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Instructing
- Active Listening
- Writing
- Critical Thinking
- Active Learning
- Learning Strategies
What they do
- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
- Supervise laboratory sessions.
- Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
- Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
- Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
- Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
- Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.
Majors that lead here
- 01.8101
- 01.8107
- 01.8301
- 26.0913
- Anatomy
- Biostatistics
- Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
- Developmental Biology and Embryology
- Environmental Toxicology
- Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
- Neuropharmacology
- Pharmacology
- Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Pharmacology and Toxicology, Other
- Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences, Other
- Toxicology
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, Employment Projections) and O*NET, used under CC BY 4.0.