Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

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

What a health specialties teacher, postsecondary does

Become a health specialties teacher, postsecondary

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good health specialties teacher, postsecondary

  • Reading work related information.
  • Talking to others.
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
  • Teaching people how to do something.
  • Understanding people's reactions.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

  • Average hourly rate is $179 per hour with an average salary of $148,500 per year.
  • Half of workers earn between $79 and $218 per hour.
  • Half of workers earn an annual salary between $63,800 and $232,300 per year.
  • 76% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.

Part-time

  • The average hourly rate for part-time workers is $202 per hour with an average salary of $217,000 per year.

Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary job outlook

  • There are 3,834 workers in this occupation in Washington.
  • There are 444 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.

Multiple Jobs

  • 4% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
  • 72% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.

Growth rate by year

Education needed

Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).

Programs to get you there

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