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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$80,250
United States, 2025
Employment
77,960
United States, 2025
Typical education
Master's Degree
Job Zone 5
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
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
- Experience required
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Typical tasks
- Conduct faculty performance evaluations.
- 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.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$48,800
25th percentile
$63,510
75th percentile
$101,090
90th percentile
$129,500
Most important skills
- Instructing4.3
- Learning Strategies4.1
- Speaking4.1
- Writing4.0
- Reading Comprehension4.0
- Active Listening4.0
- Active Learning3.9
- Critical Thinking3.9
- Monitoring3.9
- Judgment and Decision Making3.9
- Social Perceptiveness3.8
- Coordination3.8
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 20 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
20
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instructing | 4.3 | 5.0 | Not selected | 5.0 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.0 | 5.0 | Not selected | 5.0 |
| Speaking | 4.1 | 4.8 | Not selected | 4.8 |
| Writing | 4.0 | 4.9 | Not selected | 4.9 |
| Active Listening | 4.0 | 4.6 | Not selected | 4.6 |
| Learning Strategies | 4.1 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.9 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Monitoring | 3.9 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Active Learning | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.9 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.8 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Coordination | 3.8 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.6 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Time Management | 3.3 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Service Orientation | 3.3 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.1 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.1 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Persuasion | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Negotiation | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waco, TX | $206,810 | 60 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | $150,400 | 140 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | $135,080 | 110 | 2025 |
| HI | $129,530 | 1,890 | 2025 |
| Augusta, GA | $111,820 | 260 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | $111,440 | 100 | 2025 |
| Wilmington, NC | $110,620 | 220 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $109,080 | 230 | 2025 |
| DC | $107,770 | 110 | 2025 |
| Fargo, ND | $106,380 | 70 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | $103,900 | 360 | 2025 |
| Houston, TX | $103,010 | 1,580 | 2025 |
| Durham, NC | $101,640 | — | 2025 |
| Columbia, SC | $101,340 | 260 | 2025 |
| Springfield, IL | $101,250 | 40 | 2025 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $101,160 | 50 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | $100,170 | 360 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | $99,120 | 150 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | $98,970 | 1,180 | 2025 |
| Greenville, NC | $98,380 | 100 | 2025 |
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.