Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Career, Salary and Skills
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $80,250 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 77,960. Wage data is published for 229 locations.
Occupation description
Demonstrate and teach patient care in classroom and clinical units to nursing students. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
O*NET code
25-1072.00
Job zone
5
Typical education
Master's Degree
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
National salary and employment
Median annual
$80,250
Hourly median
Not published
Employment
77,960
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Instructing | 4.25 | 5.00 |
| Speaking | 4.12 | 4.75 |
| Learning Strategies | 4.12 | 4.25 |
| Writing | 4.00 | 4.88 |
| Active Listening | 4.00 | 4.62 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.00 | 5.00 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.88 | 4.25 |
| Monitoring | 3.88 | 4.12 |
| Active Learning | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.88 | 3.88 |
Typical tasks
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory and clinic work, assignments, and papers.
- Supervise students' laboratory and clinical work.
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
- Assess clinical education needs and patient and client teaching needs using a variety of methods.
- Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as pharmacology, mental health nursing, and community health care practices.
- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- Conduct faculty performance evaluations.
Technology
- Blackboard Learn
- Blackboard software
- Collaborative editing software
- Common Curriculum
- Course management system software
- Desire2Learn LMS software
- DOC Cop
- Email software
- Google Docs
- Image scanning software
- Interactive learning software
- iParadigms Turnitin
- Learning management system LMS
- MEDITECH software
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in TXMedian $84,930 · Employment 6,830
- Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in NYMedian $82,950 · Employment 6,340
- Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in CAMedian $81,960 · Employment 5,610
- Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in New York, NYMedian $92,050 · Employment 5,290
- Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in ILMedian $79,150 · Employment 4,940
- Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in FLMedian $82,410 · Employment 4,320
- Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in OHMedian $76,700 · Employment 4,290
- Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in PAMedian $78,460 · Employment 4,290
- Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Chicago, ILMedian $80,440 · Employment 3,840
- Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in NCMedian $80,400 · Employment 2,560
- Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Los Angeles, CAMedian $79,680 · Employment 2,350
- Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in MAMedian $85,130 · Employment 2,280
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.