Occupation Summary

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

O*NET 25-1071.00

Description:

Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary medicine.

Annual Wages:
$156,549.00
Employment Rate:
Employment is expected to increase by 31.10%.
Education Level:
Master's Degree. According to O*Net, the majority of people employed in this occupation have this level of education.
Endorsement:
Public Service

  1. Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  2. Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
  3. Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
  4. Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
  5. Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  6. Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as public health, stress management, and work site health promotion.
  7. Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
  8. Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
  9. Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
  10. Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
  11. Supervise laboratory sessions.
  12. Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
  13. Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
  14. Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
  15. Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.
  16. Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.
  17. Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.
  18. Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks and laboratory equipment.
  19. Act as advisers to student organizations.
  20. Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.
  21. Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.
  22. Provide professional consulting services to government or industry.
  23. Participate in campus and community events.


National Industry Employment Patterns


Industry % of Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary employed Annual Growth Rate
Colleges, universities, and professional schools 84.7 2.31
Junior colleges 9.7 1.17
General medical and surgical hospitals 3.3 2.03


Labor Market Information


2020 National employment 242,700
2020 Texas employment 14,303
Texas projected employment by 2030 18,751
Texas projected annual employment and Turnover openings through 2030 1,956




TEXAS COUNTY MAP BY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AREA
* Due to confidentiality rules, not all regions may have the data displayed. The sum of all the regions may not be equal to the state total.


Top 10 Relevant Knowledge Areas Relevant Importance Levels
Education and Training
Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
93.60%
English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
92.20%
Biology
Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
86.40%
Medicine and Dentistry
Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
84.80%
Psychology
Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
75.40%
Administrative
Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.
74.20%
Administration and Management
Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
73.80%
Computers and Electronics
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
73.80%
Public Safety and Security
Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
68.20%
Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
67.60%


Top 10 Relevant Skill Areas Relevant Importance Levels
Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
82.40%
Speaking
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
82.40%
Instructing
Teaching others how to do something.
82.40%
Active Listening
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
80.00%
Writing
Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
80.00%
Critical Thinking
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
80.00%
Active Learning
Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
80.00%
Learning Strategies
Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
80.00%
Judgment and Decision Making
Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
77.60%
Time Management
Managing one's own time and the time of others.
75.00%


Top 10 Relevant Abilities Relevant Importance Levels
Oral Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
95.00%
Written Comprehension
The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
82.40%
Oral Comprehension
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
80.00%
Written Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
80.00%
Speech Clarity
The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
80.00%
Deductive Reasoning
The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
77.60%
Inductive Reasoning
The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
75.00%
Near Vision
The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
70.00%
Speech Recognition
The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
67.60%
Problem Sensitivity
The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
65.00%


  • Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
    -- Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
  • Training and Teaching Others
    -- Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
  • Getting Information
    -- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
  • Working with Computers
    -- Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
  • Thinking Creatively
    -- Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
Other Activities


  • Recognition
    - Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status.
  • Working Conditions
    - Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.



Tools

Arm orthopedic softgoods: Upper extremity slings;

Back or lumbar or sacral orthopedic softgoods: Back support braces; Lumbar corsets;

Balance beams or boards or bolsters or rockers for rehabilitation or therapy: Balance boards;

Bench refractometers or polarimeters: Digital refractometers;

Blood bank cell washers: Cell washing equipment;

Blood pressure cuff kits: Sphygmomanometers;

Canes: Walking canes;

Cardiac output CO monitoring units: Cardiac monitors;

Coagulation analyzers: Coagulation testing equipment;

Colorimeters: Colorimetric devices;

Compact disk players or recorders: Compact disk CD players;

Cosmetic dentistry curing lights: Curing lights;

Crutches: Crutches;

Cryostats: Microcryostats;

Dental amalgamators: Dental amalgamation equipment;

Dental examination chairs: Dental patient chairs;

Dental formers: Vacuum formers;

Dental handpieces: Dental handpieces;

Dental laboratory lathes: Dental laboratory lathes;

Dental laboratory model trimmers: Dental laboratory model trimmers;

Dental lasers: Dental laser equipment;

Dental saliva ejectors or oral suction devices: Dental suction units; Oral evacuation systems;

Dental scalers: Ultrasonic scalers;

Dental shades: Tooth shade guides;

Dental x ray units: Panoramic x ray machines;

Desktop computers: Digital imaging workstations; Desktop computers;

Digital camcorders or video cameras: Digital video cameras; Video recording systems;

Digital cameras: Pan-tilt-zoom PTZ cameras; Compact digital cameras; Intraoral cameras;

Digital video disk players or recorders: Digital video disk DVD players;

Dollies: Equipment dollies;

Dropping pipettes: Pipetting devices;

Dry baths or heating blocks: Laboratory heating blocks;

Electro etcher marking machine: Micro-etchers;

Electrocardiography EKG units: Electrocardiography EKG machines;

Electromyography EMG units: Electromyography EMG systems;

Electronic medical thermometers: Digital medical thermometers;

Electrosurgical or electrocautery equipment: Electrosurgery devices;

Electrotherapy combination units: Electric stimulation machines;

Emergency or resuscitation carts: Crash carts;

Endoscopic video cameras or recorders or adapters or accessories: Video endoscopy equipment;

Epidiascopes: Opaque projectors;

Ergometer: Ergometers;

Exercise trampolines: Exercise trampolines;

Eyewashers or eye wash stations: Emergency eyewash stations;

Fitness weights: Free weights;

Full body immersion hydrotherapy baths or tanks: Therapeutic whirlpool baths;

Fume hoods or cupboards: Fume hoods;

Gait analysis apparatus: Gait analysis equipment;

Gait belts for rehabilitation or therapy: Gait belts;

Galvanic or faradic stimulators: High-voltage galvanic stimulation machines;

Goniometers or arthrometers: Goniometers or arthrometers;

Head mounted displays: Virtual reality augmented cycling kits VRACK;

Hemacytometer sets: Hemacytometers;

Hematology analyzers: Automated ESR analyzers;

Hematology test kits or supplies: Hematology test kits;

High capacity removable media drives: Universal serial bus USB flash drives;

Histology or cytology slide stainers: Slide stainers;

Immunology analyzers: Immuno-chemistry analyzers;

Inkjet printers: Poster printers;

Knee therapeutic brace or support: Knee support braces;

Laboratory balances: Laboratory balances;

Laboratory blenders or emulsifiers: Total parenteral nutrition TPN compounders;

Laboratory graduated cylinders: Graduated glass cylinders;

Laboratory mechanical convection ovens: Casting ovens;

Laboratory mixers: Polyether mixing machines; Rotator mixers;

Laminar flow cabinets or stations: Flow hoods;

Laser fax machine: Laser facsimile machines;

Laser printers: Computer laser printers;

Lasers: Diode lasers;

Liquid crystal display projector: Liquid crystal display LCD projectors;

Lower body resistance machines: Isokinetic lower body testing machines;

Mats or platforms for rehabilitation or therapy: High-lo manipulation tables;

Medical acoustic stethoscopes: Mechanical stethoscopes;

Medical c arm x ray units: Flat panel c-arms;

Medical computed tomography CT or CAT scanners or tubes: Large bore computed tomography CT scanners;

Medical exam or non surgical procedure gloves: Protective medical gloves;

Medical gamma cameras for general use: Large animal gamma cameras;

Medical gas cylinders or related devices: Oxygen tanks;

Medical picture archiving computer systems PACS: Medical picture archiving computer systems PACS;

Medical positron emission tomography PET units: Large bore positron emission tomography PET scanners;

Medical radiological shielding aprons or masks or drapes: Lead aprons;

Medical syringes with needle: Hypodermic syringes;

Medical tape measures: Medical measuring tapes;

Medical ultrasound or doppler or echocardiograph monitors: Intraoperative ultrasound monitors;

Medicine ball: Medicine balls;

Microcentrifuges: Microhematocrit centrifuges;

Microphone stand: Microphone podiums;

Microphones: Handheld microphones; Wireless microphones;

Microplate readers: Microplate readers;

Microscope slides: Agar slides;

Mobile medical services first aid kits: Emergency first aid kits;

Mobile or transportable medical linear accelerators: Medical linear accelerators;

Motion analysis system: 3D movement analysis systems;

MP3 players or recorders: MP3 digital voice recorders;

Multimedia projectors: Multimedia projection equipment; Computer projectors;

Multipurpose or general test tubes: General purpose laboratory test tubes;

Needle or blade or sharps disposal containers or carts: Biohazard containers;

Neuromuscular stimulators or kits: Functional electrical stimulation FES equipment;

Notebook computers: Laptop computers;

Orthopedic splint systems: Wrist splints;

Osmometers: Laboratory osmometers;

Overhead projectors: Overhead data projectors;

Parallel bars for rehabilitation or therapy: Parallel bars;

Patient care beds for general use: Hospital beds; Rotating bed;

Patient care beds for specialty care: Tilt tables;

Patient lifts: Total lift chairs; Hoyer lifts;

Patient shifting boards: Sliding boards;

Pelvis or back traction supplies: Pelvic traction equipment; Cervical traction units;

Petri plates or dishes: Petri dishes;

Photocopiers: Photocopying equipment;

Physiological recorders: Step monitoring devices; Web-based telerehabilitation monitoring systems;

Portable data input terminals: Interactive whiteboard controllers; Student response systems;

Postmortem animal dissection tables: Microdissection systems;

Posture evaluation kit: Posture scale analyzers;

Powder boards for rehabilitation or therapy: Powder boards;

Pressure indicators: Force measurement plates;

Projection screens or displays: Projector screens;

Pulse oximeter units: Pulse oximeters;

Reachers for the physically challenged: Reachers;

Reflex hammers or mallets: Reflex hammers;

Resistive exercise bands or putty or tubing for rehabilitation or therapy: Resistive exercise bands;

Scanners: Computer data input scanners;

Scanning light or spinning disk or laser scanning microscopes: Laser scanning confocal microscopes;

Scientific calculator: Digital calculators;

Shaking incubators: Blood culture incubators;

Slide projectors: Carousel slide projectors;

Special purpose telephones: Multi-line telephone systems;

Spill kits: Spill cleanup kits;

Stationary bicycles: Stationary exercise bicycles; Recumbent exercise bicycles;

Steam autoclaves or sterilizers: Pressure steam autoclaves;

Surgical isolation or surgical masks: Protective medical face masks;

Tablet computers: Tablet computers;

Teeth cleaning devices: Dental air water syringes;

Teleconference equipment: Conference telephones;

Televisions: Television monitors; Liquid crystal display LCD televisions;

Therapeutic cryo compression therapy systems: Sequential pump equipment;

Therapeutic heating or cooling pads or compresses or packs: Therapeutic cold packs; Therapeutic hot packs;

Touch screen monitors: Interactive whiteboards;

Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation units: Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation TENS equipment;

Transmission electron microscopes: Transmission electron microscopes TEM;

Treadmill exercisers for rehabilitation or therapy: Therapeutic treadmill exercisers;

Ultrasonic cleaning equipment: Ultrasonic sterilization units;

Ultrasonic therapy apparatus or supplies: Ultrasound machines;

Upper body resistance machines: Isokinetic upper body testing machines;

Urinalysis analyzers: Urine analyzers;

Videoconferencing systems: Videoconferencing equipment;

Vortex mixers: Laboratory vortex mixers;

Walkers or rollators: Walkers;

Water baths: Laboratory water baths;

Web cameras: Webcams; Remote webcams;

Wheelchairs: Patient wheelchairs;

Wrist exercisers for rehabilitation or therapy: Hand grips;


Technology

Analytical or scientific software: IBM SPSS Statistics; SAS;

Calendar and scheduling software: Calendar and scheduling software;

Compliance software: Material safety data sheet MSDS software;

Computer based training software: Learning management system LMS; Sakai CLE; Course management system software; Adobe Systems Adobe Presenter; Articulate Rapid E-Learning Studio; Blackboard Learn; Desire2Learn LMS software;

Data base user interface and query software: EcoLogic ADAM Indoor Air Quality and Analytical Data Management; Blackboard software; Microsoft Access;

Electronic mail software: Microsoft Outlook; Email software;

Geographic information system: Geographic information system GIS software;

Graphics or photo imaging software: TechSmith Snagit;

Information retrieval or search software: iParadigms Turnitin; DOC Cop;

Internet browser software: Web browser software;

Medical software: Medical condition coding software; Medical procedure coding software; Dental software; Electronic health record EHR software; Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS; InteractElsevier Netter's 3D Interactive Anatomy;

Multi-media educational software: Turning Technologies TurningPoint;

Office suite software: Microsoft Office software;

Optical character reader OCR or scanning software: Image scanning software;

Presentation software: Microsoft PowerPoint;

Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel;

Word processing software: Microsoft Word; Google Docs; Collaborative editing software;


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Sources of Additional Information
  • For more information about postsecondary teachers, visit: American Association of University Professors
  • Council of Graduate Schools
  • Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Business Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Communications Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Economics Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Education Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
  • English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Geography Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
  • History Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Law Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other
  • Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary

  • Contact Texas Workforce Commission
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    ** The information in this report may be derived from many sources like O*NET, BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics), OOH (Occupational Outlook Handbook), and Career One Stop.