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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary

Role Overview

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.

Recommended Majors

Nursing Education. Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. Adult Health Nurse/Nursing. Nurse Anesthetist. Family Practice Nurse/Nursing. Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing. Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery. Nursing Science. Pediatric Nurse/Nursing. Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing. Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing. Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing. Clinical Nurse Specialist. Critical Care Nursing. Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing. Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing. Nursing Practice. Palliative Care Nursing. Clinical Nurse Leader. Geriatric Nurse/Nursing. Women's Health Nurse/Nursing. Forensic Nursing. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other.

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Salary by State (top paying)

State	Median salary
District of Columbia	$103,780
Hawaii	$102,180
New Jersey	$102,090
Oregon	$101,640
California	$99,010
Texas	$97,610
New York	$93,640
Alaska	$92,050
Nevada	$84,660
Montana	$84,550
Florida	$83,940
Delaware	$83,420
North Dakota	$83,130
Connecticut	$81,490
New Hampshire	$81,260

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Median Annual Salary

$79,940

Projected Growth (10yr)

+16.8%

Avg. annual openings

8.6k

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