Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
Demonstrate and teach patient care in classroom and clinical units to nursing students.
About the profession
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.
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Based on the Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary role, here are the RIASEC personality types that tend to thrive in this career. While these alignments are common, individual success depends on motivation, skill development, and finding the right work environment.
Social
Helping, teaching, working with people
Investigative
Research, analysis, problem-solving
Enterprising
Leading, persuading, business
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Career Path
Your career progression roadmap with salary growth at each level
Career Ladder
Resident/Fellow Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary → Practitioner Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary → Senior Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary → Department Lead Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
Where are you on this career path?
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Salary Growth
4
Levels
130K
Top Salary
8+
Years
Learning Path
Skills you need to develop and courses to get there
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Go to the Career Path tab and select your current level to see your personalized learning plan.
Go to Career PathCareer levels
Timeline: 0-2 | Entry Level Base: $49,120 - $69,420/year With equity/bonuses: $54,032 - $83,304 Top markets (SF/NYC): $56,488 - $83,304 Execute core tasks using Instructing under…
Day in Life
Junior vs Senior, daily schedule breakdown
9am, Supervise students' laboratory and clinical work. 10am, Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
Income Dynamics
Conservative and aggressive scenarios for 10–15 years
Year 1: Entry level $34,384 - $62,478 Year 2-3: Junior level $69,420 - $85,234 Year 4-6: Mid level $85,234 - $92,412 Year 7-10: Senior level $92,412 - $115,521 Year 10+:…
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You find the craft of a Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary genuinely interesting, not just a paycheck You enjoy working with Instructing and Speaking You communicate…
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