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Description

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.

Interests

  • Social
  • Investigative

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Work Values

  • Relationships
  • Working Conditions
  • Independence

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Work Styles

  • Dependability
  • Integrity
  • Attention to Detail
  • Initiative
  • Adaptability/Flexibility

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Tasks

  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory and clinic work, assignments, and papers.
  • Supervise students' laboratory and clinical work.
  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  • Assess clinical education needs and patient and client teaching needs using a variety of methods.
  • Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.

Work Activities

  • Training and Teaching Others
  • Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
  • Getting Information
  • Assisting and Caring for Others
  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships

Detailed Work Activities

  • Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
  • Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
  • Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
  • Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
  • Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
  • Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
  • Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
  • Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
  • Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
  • Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.

Technology Skills

  • Word processing software
  • Computer based training software
  • Electronic mail software
  • Presentation software
  • Information retrieval or search software

Abilities

  • Oral Comprehension
  • Oral Expression
  • Written Comprehension
  • Speech Clarity
  • Written Expression

Skills

  • Instructing
  • Learning Strategies
  • Speaking
  • Active Listening
  • Reading Comprehension

Knowledge

  • Medicine and Dentistry
  • Education and Training
  • Psychology
  • English Language
  • Biology

Most Common Education Level

The “Most Common Education Level” refers to the level of education held by the majority of workers in a given occupation. For example, if the highest percentage of workers in a role have an Associate’s Degree, that suggests this is the typical educational requirement. Knowing this helps you plan how many years of education you may need to pursue that career.

Certificates

Certifying Organization

Alliance for Certification of Healthcare CPD Professionals

Type

Advanced

Certifying Organization

Biofeedback Certification International Alliance

Type

Core

Certifying Organization

National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators

Type

Specialty

Certifying Organization

ANA Enterprise

Type

Specialty

Certifying Organization

LIUNA Training & Education

Type

Core

Income Percentile

The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.

Income PercentileAnnual Income
Low (10%)$47,950
Median (50%)$79,940
High (90%)$130,040

Income by Experience

This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).

ExperienceIncome
Entry Level N/A
Mid Level N/A
Senior Level N/A
Expert Level N/A

Employability

There are currently 89,900 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to increase to 105,900 positions, reflecting a projected growth of 18%.

The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.

Projected Job Growth of 18%

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