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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
25-1071 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary medicine. Excludes “Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary” (25-1042) and “Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary” (25-1072) who teach medical science.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
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) |
| 201,920 |
2.9 % |
(4) |
$121,620 |
2.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$44,350 |
$62,350 |
$97,320 |
$159,950 |
(5) |
(4)
Industry profile for this occupation:
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 |
166,350 |
5.39 |
(4) |
$126,510 |
| Junior Colleges |
21,060 |
2.95 |
(4) |
$76,630 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
9,020 |
0.16 |
(4) |
$154,600 |
| Technical and Trade Schools |
2,650 |
1.96 |
(4) |
$60,040 |
| Offices of Physicians |
460 |
0.02 |
(4) |
$96,420 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
166,350 |
5.39 |
(4) |
$126,510 |
| Junior Colleges |
21,060 |
2.95 |
(4) |
$76,630 |
| Technical and Trade Schools |
2,650 |
1.96 |
(4) |
$60,040 |
| Business Schools and Computer and Management Training |
260 |
0.36 |
(4) |
$83,030 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
9,020 |
0.16 |
(4) |
$154,600 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
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 |
22,350 |
2.35 |
1.71 |
(4) |
$130,330 |
| Texas |
17,920 |
1.44 |
1.05 |
(4) |
$146,000 |
| Pennsylvania |
15,130 |
2.56 |
1.86 |
(4) |
$99,200 |
| North Carolina |
11,770 |
2.64 |
1.92 |
(4) |
$140,740 |
| Ohio |
10,560 |
1.94 |
1.41 |
(4) |
$128,960 |
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) |
| North Carolina |
11,770 |
2.64 |
1.92 |
(4) |
$140,740 |
| Pennsylvania |
15,130 |
2.56 |
1.86 |
(4) |
$99,200 |
| West Virginia |
1,730 |
2.47 |
1.79 |
(4) |
$68,330 |
| New York |
22,350 |
2.35 |
1.71 |
(4) |
$130,330 |
| Wisconsin |
6,560 |
2.29 |
1.66 |
(4) |
$78,020 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
18,170 |
1.88 |
1.37 |
(4) |
$129,440 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
9,790 |
3.40 |
2.48 |
(4) |
$104,510 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
8,250 |
1.76 |
1.28 |
(4) |
$91,600 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
6,160 |
2.02 |
1.47 |
(4) |
$180,310 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
4,860 |
3.21 |
2.34 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
4,670 |
1.28 |
0.93 |
(4) |
$162,140 |
| Pittsburgh, PA |
4,490 |
3.89 |
2.83 |
(4) |
$94,120 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
4,310 |
3.14 |
2.29 |
(4) |
$133,090 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
3,960 |
1.44 |
1.05 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
3,930 |
1.49 |
1.08 |
(4) |
$84,240 |
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) |
| Iowa City, IA |
1,750 |
19.10 |
13.89 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Columbia, MO |
790 |
8.38 |
6.10 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Madison, WI |
2,860 |
7.23 |
5.26 |
(4) |
$79,520 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX |
660 |
5.85 |
4.26 |
(4) |
$108,560 |
| Lubbock, TX |
760 |
5.23 |
3.81 |
(4) |
$124,110 |
| Jackson, MS |
1,120 |
4.21 |
3.06 |
(4) |
$185,500 |
| Pittsburgh, PA |
4,490 |
3.89 |
2.83 |
(4) |
$94,120 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA |
1,780 |
3.60 |
2.62 |
(4) |
$96,610 |
| Albuquerque, NM |
1,380 |
3.53 |
2.57 |
(4) |
$156,100 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI |
2,980 |
3.48 |
2.53 |
(8) |
(8) |
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) |
| Jacksonville, FL |
840 |
1.20 |
0.87 |
(4) |
$202,430 |
| Jackson, MS |
1,120 |
4.21 |
3.06 |
(4) |
$185,500 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI |
150 |
1.04 |
0.76 |
(4) |
$184,130 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
6,160 |
2.02 |
1.47 |
(4) |
$180,310 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT |
800 |
1.38 |
1.00 |
(4) |
$176,460 |
| Rochester, NY |
1,770 |
3.42 |
2.48 |
(4) |
$169,340 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
4,670 |
1.28 |
0.93 |
(4) |
$162,140 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
2,380 |
1.18 |
0.86 |
(4) |
$161,910 |
| Salt Lake City, UT |
1,890 |
2.57 |
1.87 |
(4) |
$159,870 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
3,240 |
2.68 |
1.95 |
(4) |
$156,390 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:
About May 2019 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 p |
United States Department of Labor
