Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
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:
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) |
| 59,680 |
1.8 % |
(4) |
$83,160 |
1.9 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$41,130 |
$56,260 |
$74,600 |
$99,640 |
$133,460 |
(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 |
34,310 |
1.11 |
(4) |
$83,240 |
| Junior Colleges |
17,840 |
2.50 |
(4) |
$75,430 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
4,230 |
0.08 |
(4) |
$121,180 |
| Technical and Trade Schools |
2,280 |
1.68 |
(4) |
$73,100 |
| Business Schools and Computer and Management Training |
340 |
0.48 |
(4) |
$86,720 |
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 |
17,840 |
2.50 |
(4) |
$75,430 |
| Technical and Trade Schools |
2,280 |
1.68 |
(4) |
$73,100 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
34,310 |
1.11 |
(4) |
$83,240 |
| Business Schools and Computer and Management Training |
340 |
0.48 |
(4) |
$86,720 |
| Educational Support Services |
250 |
0.13 |
(4) |
$67,350 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
4,230 |
0.08 |
(4) |
$121,180 |
| Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals |
110 |
0.05 |
(4) |
$93,650 |
| Business Schools and Computer and Management Training |
340 |
0.48 |
(4) |
$86,720 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
34,310 |
1.11 |
(4) |
$83,240 |
| Junior Colleges |
17,840 |
2.50 |
(4) |
$75,430 |
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 |
5,030 |
0.53 |
1.30 |
(4) |
$97,750 |
| Texas |
4,310 |
0.35 |
0.85 |
(4) |
$66,190 |
| California |
3,970 |
0.23 |
0.56 |
(4) |
$101,930 |
| Pennsylvania |
3,420 |
0.58 |
1.43 |
(4) |
$81,760 |
| Ohio |
3,410 |
0.63 |
1.54 |
(4) |
$79,360 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
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 |
4,460 |
0.46 |
1.14 |
(4) |
$101,860 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
2,220 |
0.77 |
1.90 |
(4) |
$91,360 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
1,870 |
0.30 |
0.74 |
(4) |
$106,740 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
1,760 |
0.66 |
1.64 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
1,440 |
0.31 |
0.76 |
(4) |
$72,260 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
1,180 |
0.42 |
1.03 |
(4) |
$93,890 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
930 |
0.29 |
0.72 |
(4) |
$120,980 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
910 |
0.25 |
0.61 |
(4) |
$59,370 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN |
820 |
0.77 |
1.90 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN |
760 |
0.70 |
1.73 |
(4) |
$77,570 |
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) |
| Odessa, TX |
220 |
2.70 |
6.65 |
(4) |
$57,690 |
| Utica-Rome, NY |
240 |
1.89 |
4.65 |
(4) |
$50,740 |
| Johnstown, PA |
70 |
1.44 |
3.53 |
(4) |
$63,510 |
| Terre Haute, IN |
90 |
1.43 |
3.51 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Bangor, ME |
90 |
1.34 |
3.29 |
(4) |
$56,940 |
| Springfield, MA-CT |
450 |
1.33 |
3.28 |
(4) |
$77,080 |
| Binghamton, NY |
120 |
1.24 |
3.04 |
(4) |
$98,820 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH |
80 |
1.18 |
2.89 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN |
110 |
1.17 |
2.87 |
(4) |
$78,510 |
| Peoria, IL |
190 |
1.13 |
2.78 |
(4) |
$80,160 |
United States Department of Labor
