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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016

25-1072 Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary

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.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Mean wage
RSE (3)
56,210 2.1 % (4) $75,030 0.9 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $41,010 $54,150 $69,130 $90,030 $117,540
  (4)

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 30,720 1.02 (4) $76,480
Junior Colleges 18,650 2.48 (4) $69,320
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 3,250 0.06 (4) $86,980
Technical and Trade Schools 2,400 1.74 (4) $82,490
Business Schools and Computer and Management Training 520 0.73 (4) $68,410

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Junior Colleges 18,650 2.48 (4) $69,320
Technical and Trade Schools 2,400 1.74 (4) $82,490
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 30,720 1.02 (4) $76,480
Business Schools and Computer and Management Training 520 0.73 (4) $68,410
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 3,250 0.06 (4) $86,980

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (8) (8) (4) $106,910
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (8) (8) (4) $88,630
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 3,250 0.06 (4) $86,980
Other Schools and Instruction 60 0.02 (4) $83,960
Technical and Trade Schools 2,400 1.74 (4) $82,490


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 4,290 0.47 1.18 (4) $91,700
Texas 4,170 0.35 0.89 (4) $66,850
California 3,870 0.24 0.61 (4) $105,030
Ohio 3,250 0.61 1.52 (4) $64,700
Pennsylvania 3,210 0.56 1.40 (4) $67,690




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alabama 1,530 0.80 2.00 (4) $61,920
Delaware 320 0.73 1.83 (4) $78,230
Connecticut 1,130 0.68 1.70 (4) $89,990
Ohio 3,250 0.61 1.52 (4) $64,700
South Dakota 250 0.60 1.49 (4) $60,040




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 3,870 0.24 0.61 (4) $105,030
New Jersey 2,060 0.52 1.30 (4) $94,530
New York 4,290 0.47 1.18 (4) $91,700
Connecticut 1,130 0.68 1.70 (4) $89,990
Massachusetts 1,360 0.39 0.98 (4) $88,240





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 2,660 0.40 1.01 (4) $98,590
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 1,220 0.29 0.72 (8) (8)
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 1,090 1.22 3.05 (4) $71,270
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 990 0.70 1.75 (4) $62,100
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division 890 0.49 1.23 (4) $86,540
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 780 0.75 1.87 (4) $65,050
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division 740 0.20 0.51 (4) $72,650
Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division 670 0.52 1.30 (4) $95,070
Cleveland-Elyria, OH 670 0.65 1.62 (4) $64,010
Pittsburgh, PA 670 0.59 1.47 (4) $64,380




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN 180 2.02 5.04 (8) (8)
Bloomington, IL 160 1.75 4.37 (4) $61,670
Mankato-North Mankato, MN 90 1.73 4.31 (8) (8)
Williamsport, PA 80 1.62 4.05 (4) $83,200
New Haven, CT 430 1.53 3.82 (4) $91,100
Mobile, AL 260 1.50 3.76 (4) $65,900
Muncie, IN 60 1.42 3.55 (4) $64,400
Johnstown, PA 70 1.33 3.31 (4) $67,190
Amarillo, TX 150 1.26 3.14 (4) $59,540
Tyler, TX 120 1.23 3.07 (4) $55,580




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (8) (8) (8) (4) $150,040
Springfield, MA-CT 120 0.38 0.96 (4) $110,990
San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA Metropolitan Division 250 0.23 0.58 (4) $104,340
Rochester, NY 420 0.82 2.04 (4) $101,910
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 2,660 0.40 1.01 (4) $98,590
Newark, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 650 0.56 1.41 (4) $97,240
Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division 310 0.61 1.51 (4) $97,040
Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division 670 0.52 1.30 (4) $95,070
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 140 0.23 0.57 (4) $94,660
Tallahassee, FL 90 0.54 1.35 (4) $93,630

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 240 1.34 3.35 (4) $79,300
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 200 0.80 2.00 (4) $60,640
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 170 1.25 3.11 (4) $43,770
Southern Ohio non-metropolitan area 170 1.08 2.70 (4) $65,600
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 170 1.27 3.18 (4) $64,610

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 240 1.34 3.35 (4) $79,300
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area 110 1.34 3.36 (4) $74,120
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 170 1.27 3.18 (4) $64,610
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 170 1.25 3.11 (4) $43,770
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area 140 1.15 2.87 (4) $54,970

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 30 0.32 0.79 (4) $107,820
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) (4) $88,980
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 50 0.23 0.57 (4) $85,770
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 80 0.36 0.90 (4) $80,180
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 240 1.34 3.35 (4) $79,300


About May 2016 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(4) Wages for some occupations that do not generally work year-round, full time, are reported either as hourly wages or annual salaries depending on how they are typically paid.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2016 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2017