Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary (25-1071)

Occupation description:  Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary medicine. Excludes Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary (25-1072) and Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary (25-1042) who teach medical science.

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Employment and Job Openings   (click here for the 10-year forecast)

Job outlook

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2019 Wages

* indicates the estimate is not available, or the hourly wage is greater than $100, or the annual wage is greater than $208,000.

Labor Force Indicators

2016 Worker Characteristics
Total workers	Nonresident workers	Percent nonresident	Percent age 45 plus	Percent age 50 plus
64	4	6.3	59.0	50.8

2016 Potential Supply
Qualified but working in another occupation	20
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation	19
UI claimants previously working in occupation	1

2016 ALEXsys Employment Data
Number of registrants	33
Number of job position postings	0
Ratio of registrants to job position postings	0.0

Typical Entry-level Education, Experience, and/or On-the-job Training

Training Resources