Skip navigation

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

Also called: Professor, Clinical Professor, Physical Therapy Professor, Assistant Professor

What they do:
Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary medicine.
On the job, you would:
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
  • Prepare course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.

Knowledge

Education and Training
  • teaching and course design
Arts and Humanities
  • English language
Health
  • medicine and dentistry
  • therapy and counseling
Math and Science
  • biology

Skills

Basic Skills
  • talking to others
  • reading work related information
Problem Solving
  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
  • thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one

Abilities

Verbal
  • communicate by speaking
  • listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
  • use rules to solve problems
  • make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information

Personality

People interested in this work like activities that include
helping people, teaching, and talking.
They do well at jobs that need:
  • Dependability
  • Attention to Detail
  • Integrity
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Concern for Others
  • Achievement/Effort

Technology

Examples of the technology used in this career will be available soon.

Education

Education: (rated 5 of 5)
doctoral/professional degree or
bachelor's degree
usually needed

Get started on your career:

Find Training Find Certifications

Job Outlook

Average Outlook
New job opportunities are likely in the future.
Salary
$79,860
per year, on average
Check out my state Local Salary Info Find Jobs

Explore More

See more details at O*NET OnLine about health specialties teachers, postsecondary.