Education
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 salary (BLS)
$107,310
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$59k – $322k
Job outlook
+17% (much faster than average)
AI exposure
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $85,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
Plan a path to Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Education
Typical entry: Master's degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Entry / Junior
$59,270
~2 yrs to advance
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Established
$107,310
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Senior
$214,665
Key skills
A typical day
- •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.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Education
Explore all- University of Michigan18% admit · $87,000 grad pay
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill19% admit · $73,000 grad pay
- University of Wisconsin–Madison49% admit · $72,000 grad pay
- Vanderbilt University7% admit · $88,000 grad pay
- University of Virginia19% admit · $85,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.