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Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

US occupation · SOC 25-1071

Job titles people report: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Clinical Professor, Instructor, Lecturer, Occupational Therapy Professor, Pharmacology Professor, Physical Therapy Professor, Professor, Public Health Professor

Pay and outlook

Median annual wage, May 2025
$107,310
Half earn more, half earn less
Middle half earn
$75,690 – $210,370
25th to 75th percentile
People employed, May 2025
221,270
Wage and salary jobs (OEWS)
Projected change, 2025–35
+17.9%
Growing at twice the all-jobs rate or more (7%+)
Openings a year (projected)
24,900
New jobs plus replacing people who leave
Typical education to enter
Doctoral or professional degree
BLS
  • All figures are for the United States as a whole. Pay varies a lot by state and city.
  • Wages are for everyone working in the occupation in May 2025, at every career stage. They are not starting salaries or figures for new graduates.
  • Growth and openings are BLS projections for 2025–35. They are estimates, not promises. Openings include jobs that open up when people retire or change occupation, not just new jobs.

What the work involves

Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary medicine.

Main tasks

  • 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.

Description and tasks from the O*NET® 31.0 Database.

Getting in

Typical education to enter (BLS)
Doctoral or professional degree
Work experience in a related job: less than 5 years
O*NET Job Zone 5
Extensive preparation
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).

Interests it suits

The strongest of the six O*NET interest types for this occupation, highest first. The short glosses are ours.

  • Social: helping, teaching and caring for people
  • Investigative: research, analysis and solving problems with ideas
  • Conventional: organising information, records and procedures

Fields of study that lead here

From the federal CIP–SOC crosswalk, which links 337 programmes to this occupation. A link means the programme prepares people for this kind of work. It doesn't mean the programme is required, or that it's the only route.

Biology & Life Sciences

  • Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
  • Anatomy
  • Developmental Biology and Embryology
  • Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
  • Biomechanics
  • Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences, Other
  • Pharmacology
  • Molecular Pharmacology
9 more programmes
  • Neuropharmacology
  • Toxicology
  • Molecular Toxicology
  • Environmental Toxicology
  • Pharmacology and Toxicology
  • Pharmacology and Toxicology, Other
  • Biostatistics
  • Epidemiology
  • Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Find colleges that fit you with our matcher: choose Biology & Life Sciences at the Major step.

Where many students take biology & life sciences

Ordered by the field's share of degrees awarded times undergraduate enrolment (College Scorecard), among colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online universities are included. It's a rough measure of how big the programme is. It says nothing about quality. The share counts every programme in the field, not only the ones linked to this career.

Health & Nursing

  • Chiropractic
  • Communication Sciences and Disorders, General
  • Audiology/Audiologist
  • Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other
  • Dentistry
  • Dental Clinical Sciences, General
102 more programmes
  • Advanced General Dentistry
  • Dental Public Health and Education
  • Dental Materials
  • Endodontics/Endodontology
  • Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Orthodontics/Orthodontology
  • Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics
  • Periodontics/Periodontology
  • Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology
  • Digital Dentistry
  • Geriatric Dentistry
  • Implantology/Implant Dentistry
  • Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Other
  • Dental Assisting/Assistant
  • Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
  • Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician
  • Medical/Clinical Assistant
  • Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant
  • Occupational Therapist Assistant
  • Pharmacy Technician/Assistant
  • Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist
  • Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician
  • Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist
  • Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
  • Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist
  • Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist
  • Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
  • Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
  • Surgical Technology/Technologist
  • Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician
  • Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer
  • Physician Assistant
  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Gene/Genetic Therapy
  • Cardiopulmonary Technology/Technologist
  • Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician
  • Polysomnography
  • Mammography Technology/Technician
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology/Technician
  • Hyperbaric Medicine Technology/Technician
  • Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Technology/Technician
  • Orthopedic Technology/Technician
  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other
  • Blood Bank Technology Specialist
  • Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist
  • Hematology Technology/Technician
  • Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician
  • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
  • Ophthalmic Laboratory Technology/Technician
  • Histologic Technology/Histotechnologist
  • Histologic Technician
  • Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist
  • Cytogenetics/Genetics/Clinical Genetics Technology/Technologist
  • Renal/Dialysis Technologist/Technician
  • Sterile Processing Technology/Technician
  • Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other
  • Tropical Medicine
  • Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs
  • Pharmaceutics and Drug Design
  • Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
  • Natural Products Chemistry and Pharmacognosy
  • Clinical and Industrial Drug Development
  • Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics
  • Clinical, Hospital, and Managed Care Pharmacy
  • Industrial and Physical Pharmacy and Cosmetic Sciences
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management
  • Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other
  • Public Health, General
  • Environmental Health
  • Health/Medical Physics
  • Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene
  • Public Health Education and Promotion
  • Community Health and Preventive Medicine
  • Maternal and Child Health
  • Behavioral Aspects of Health
  • Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality
  • Public Health Genetics
  • Public Health, Other
  • Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, General
  • Art Therapy/Therapist
  • Dance Therapy/Therapist
  • Music Therapy/Therapist
  • Occupational Therapy/Therapist
  • Orthotist/Prosthetist
  • Physical Therapy/Therapist
  • Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor
  • Animal-Assisted Therapy
  • Rehabilitation Science
  • Drama Therapy/Therapist
  • Horticulture Therapy/Therapist
  • Play Therapy/Therapist
  • Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other
  • Health Professions Education
  • Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage
  • Asian Bodywork Therapy
  • Somatic Bodywork
  • Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services, Other
  • Hypnotherapy/Hypnotherapist

Find colleges that fit you with our matcher: choose Health & Nursing at the Major step.

Where many students take health & nursing

Ordered by the field's share of degrees awarded times undergraduate enrolment (College Scorecard), among colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online universities are included. It's a rough measure of how big the programme is. It says nothing about quality. The share counts every programme in the field, not only the ones linked to this career.

Psychology

  • Psychopharmacology

Find colleges that fit you with our matcher: choose Psychology at the Major step.

Where many students take psychology

Ordered by the field's share of degrees awarded times undergraduate enrolment (College Scorecard), among colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online universities are included. It's a rough measure of how big the programme is. It says nothing about quality. The share counts every programme in the field, not only the ones linked to this career.

Education

  • Health Occupations Teacher Education

Find colleges that fit you with our matcher: choose Education at the Major step.

Where many students take education

Ordered by the field's share of degrees awarded times undergraduate enrolment (College Scorecard), among colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online universities are included. It's a rough measure of how big the programme is. It says nothing about quality. The share counts every programme in the field, not only the ones linked to this career.

Agriculture

  • Veterinary Medicine
  • Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General
  • Comparative and Laboratory Animal Medicine
  • Large Animal/Food Animal and Equine Surgery and Medicine
  • Small/Companion Animal Surgery and Medicine
  • Veterinary Anatomy
  • Veterinary Infectious Diseases
  • Veterinary Microbiology and Immunobiology
6 more programmes
  • Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology
  • Veterinary Physiology
  • Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, and Public Health
  • Veterinary Toxicology and Pharmacology
  • Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Other
  • Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant

Find colleges that fit you with our matcher: choose Agriculture at the Major step.

Where many students take agriculture

Ordered by the field's share of degrees awarded times undergraduate enrolment (College Scorecard), among colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online universities are included. It's a rough measure of how big the programme is. It says nothing about quality. The share counts every programme in the field, not only the ones linked to this career.

Other fields

Our college matcher doesn't offer these fields as a major, so we can't suggest colleges for them here.

Medical Residency/Fellowship Programs

  • Combined Medical Residency/Fellowship Program, General
  • Diagnostic Radiology/Nuclear Medicine Combined Specialty Program
  • Emergency Medicine/Anesthesiology Combined Specialty Program
  • Family Medicine/Emergency Medicine Combined Specialty Program
  • Family Medicine/Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine Combined Specialty Program
  • Family Medicine/Preventive Medicine Combined Specialty Program
  • Family Medicine/Psychiatry Combined Specialty Program
  • Internal Medicine/Anesthesiology Combined Specialty Program
183 more programmes
  • Internal Medicine/Dermatology Combined Specialty Program
  • Internal Medicine/Emergency Medicine Combined Specialty Program
  • Internal Medicine/Emergency Medicine/Critical Care Medicine Combined Specialty Program
  • Internal Medicine/Family Medicine Combined Specialty Program
  • Internal Medicine/Medical Genetics and Genomics Combined Specialty Program
  • Internal Medicine/Neurology Combined Specialty Program
  • Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Combined Specialty Program
  • Internal Medicine/Preventive Medicine Combined Specialty Program
  • Internal Medicine/Psychiatry Combined Specialty Program
  • Medical Genetics and Genomics/Maternal-Fetal Medicine Combined Specialty Program
  • Pediatrics/Anesthesiology Combined Specialty Program
  • Pediatrics/Emergency Medicine Combined Specialty Program
  • Pediatrics/Medical Genetics and Genomics Combined Specialty Program
  • Pediatrics/Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Combined Specialty Program
  • Pediatrics/Psychology/Child-Adolescent Psychology Combined Specialty Program
  • Psychiatry/Neurology Combined Specialty Program
  • Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility/Medical Genetics and Genomics Combined Specialty Program
  • Combined Medical Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other
  • Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Program
  • Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program
  • Health Policy Fellowship Program
  • Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program
  • Integrative Medicine Fellowship Program
  • Medical Education Fellowship Program
  • Medical Toxicology Fellowship Program
  • Neuromuscular Medicine Fellowship Program
  • Pain Medicine Fellowship Program
  • Simulation Fellowship Program
  • Sleep Medicine Fellowship Program
  • Sports Medicine Fellowship Program
  • Surgery of the Hand Fellowship Program
  • Telemedicine Fellowship Program
  • Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Fellowship Program
  • Wilderness Medicine Fellowship Program
  • Women's Health Fellowship Program
  • Multiple-Pathway Medical Fellowship Programs, Other
  • Allergy and Immunology Fellowship Program
  • Allergy and Immunology Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other
  • Anesthesiology Residency Program
  • Anesthesiology Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other
  • Dermatology Residency Program
  • Dermatopathology Fellowship Program
  • Pediatric Dermatology Fellowship Program
  • Dermatology Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other
  • Emergency Medicine Residency Program
  • Disaster Medicine Fellowship Program
  • Emergency Medical Services Fellowship Program
  • Emergency Medicine Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other
  • Family Medicine Residency Program
  • Family Medicine Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other
  • Internal Medicine Residency Program
  • Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program
  • Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship Program
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism Fellowship Program
  • Gastroenterology Fellowship Program
  • Hematology Fellowship Program
  • Hematology-Oncology Fellowship Program
  • Infectious Disease Fellowship Program
  • Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program
  • Nephrology Fellowship Program
  • Medical Oncology Fellowship Program
  • Pulmonary Disease Fellowship Program
  • Rheumatology Fellowship Program
  • Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Program
  • Internal Medicine Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other
  • Clinical Biochemical Genetics Residency Program
  • Clinical Genetics and Genomics Residency Program
  • Laboratory Genetics and Genomics Residency Program
  • Medical Biochemical Genetics Residency Program
  • Medical Genetics and Genomics Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other
  • Neurological Surgery Residency Program
  • Neurological Surgery Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other
  • Neurology Residency Program
  • Child Neurology Residency Program
  • Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship Program
  • Epilepsy Fellowship Program
  • Headache Medicine Fellowship Program
  • Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Fellowship Program
  • Vascular Neurology Fellowship Program
  • Neurology Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other
  • Nuclear Medicine Residency Program
  • Nuclear Medicine Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program
  • Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship Program
  • Maternal and Fetal Medicine Fellowship Program
  • Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility Fellowship Program
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other
  • Ophthalmology Residency Program
  • Ophthalmology Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other
  • Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program
  • Musculoskeletal Oncology Fellowship Program
  • Orthopedic Sports Medicine Fellowship Program
  • Orthopedic Surgery of the Spine Fellowship Program
  • Pediatric Orthopedics Fellowship Program
  • Orthopedic Surgery Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other
  • Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine Residency Program
  • Osteopathic Medicine Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other
  • Otolaryngology Residency Program
  • Neurotology Fellowship Program
  • Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship Program
  • Otolaryngology Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other
  • Combined Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Residency Program
  • Anatomic Pathology Residency Program
  • Clinical Pathology Residency Program
  • Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine Fellowship Program
  • Chemical Pathology Fellowship Program
  • Cytopathology Fellowship Program
  • Forensic Pathology Fellowship Program
  • Hematological Pathology Fellowship Program
  • Immunopathology Fellowship Program
  • Laboratory Medicine Fellowship Program
  • Medical Microbiology Fellowship Program
  • Molecular Genetic Pathology Fellowship Program
  • Neuropathology Fellowship Program
  • Pediatric Pathology Fellowship Program
  • Radioisotopic Pathology Fellowship Program
  • Pathology Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other
  • Pediatrics Residency Program
  • Adolescent Medicine Fellowship Program
  • Child Abuse Pediatrics Fellowship Program
  • Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Fellowship Program
  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Program
  • Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program
  • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Program
  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program
  • Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship Program
  • Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship Program
  • Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Fellowship Program
  • Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program
  • Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship Program
  • Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship Program
  • Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship Program
  • Pediatric Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Program
  • Pediatrics Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other
  • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Program
  • Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Fellowship Program
  • Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Fellowship Program
  • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other
  • Plastic Surgery Residency Program
  • Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency Program
  • Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck Fellowship Program
  • Plastic Surgery Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other
  • Podiatric Medicine and Surgery Residency Program
  • Podiatric Medicine Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other
  • Public Health and General Preventive Medicine Residency Program
  • Aerospace Medicine Residency Program
  • Occupational Medicine Residency Program
  • Preventive Medicine Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other
  • Psychiatry Residency Program
  • Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship Program
  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program
  • Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship Program
  • Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Program
  • Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship Program
  • Psychiatry Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other
  • Radiation Oncology Residency Program
  • Radiation Oncology Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other
  • Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program
  • Integrated Interventional Radiology Residency Program
  • Abdominal Radiology Fellowship Program
  • Diagnostic Radiologic Physics Residency Program
  • Medical Nuclear Physics Residency Program
  • Musculoskeletal Radiology Fellowship Program
  • Neuroradiology Fellowship Program
  • Nuclear Radiology Fellowship Program
  • Pediatric Radiology Fellowship Program
  • Radiologic Physics Residency Program
  • Therapeutic Radiologic Physics Residency Program
  • Vascular and Interventional Radiology Fellowship Program
  • Radiology Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other
  • General Surgery Residency Program
  • Colon and Rectal Surgery Residency Program
  • Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship Program
  • Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship Program
  • Pediatric Surgery Fellowship Program
  • Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Program
  • Thoracic Surgery Fellowship Program
  • Vascular Surgery Fellowship Program
  • Surgery Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other
  • Urology Residency Program
  • Pediatric Urology Fellowship Program
  • Urology Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other
  • Medical Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

  • Gerontology
  • Nutrition Sciences

Public Administration and Social Service Professions

  • Health Policy Analysis

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Sources

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Changes: we show the core tasks in the O*NET database with the highest importance ratings (up to eight, in that order), the top three O*NET interest types by score, and shortened Job Zone names. Titles, descriptions and task text are unchanged.

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Projections, typical entry education and training: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025–35. Fields of study: NCES and BLS CIP 2020–SOC 2018 Crosswalk. All public domain. OEWS · Employment Projections · CIP–SOC crosswalk