Career
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
Teach the next generation of health professionals.
$107,310
Median pay
+17.9%
Job growth, 2025–35
24,900
Openings a year
Doctoral or professional degree
Typical education
7–8 years
Typical time after high school
Here's what you actually need to know.
The work
What people in this job 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.
The outlook
How the forecast changed this year
The deeper question
What kind of person does this path ask you to become?
What this work centers on
O*NET interest profile, scored 1–7.
The work
Do you want most of your days spent on people & care, then ideas & analysis?
Responsibility
Are you willing to be the one responsible for this?
“Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.”
Development
What would you need to build over the next 5–10 years?
Reading Comprehension, Instructing, Speaking, Writing.
Trade-offs
What does it ask of you in exchange?
7–8 years of education after high school (doctoral or professional degree), for a median of $107,310 a year and 24,900 openings nationally each year.
Paths in
Degrees that lead here
- Public HealthSee the degree →
- Teaching (by Subject)See the degree →
- Experimental PsychologySee the degree →
- Speech and Hearing SciencesSee the degree →
- Allied Health ProfessionsSee the degree →
- PhysiologySee the degree →
Paths across
Careers that use similar skills
- Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$80,250 · +17.1%
- Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$77,270 · +2.2%
- Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$84,620 · +7.3%
- Clinical Nurse Specialists
- Health Education Specialists$64,070 · +5.6%
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Sources
- BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- BLS Employment Projections, 2024–34 (archived), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- O*NET 31.0 Database (August 2026), National Center for O*NET Development / U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 Crosswalk, NCES and BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-01.