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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
Education, Training, and Library · SOC 25-1072
19.1% AI Exposure — High
$80,250
Median Annual Salary
Bright ↗
O*NET Outlook
7,700
Proj. Annual Openings
77,960
Employment (OEWS 2025)
81/100
AI Resiliency Score
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
AI Exposure Analysis
AI Exposure19.1%
AI Resiliency81/100
Exposure BandHigh
Sector Avg. Exposure12.4%
Top Skills
1.Instructing
2.Speaking
3.Learning Strategies
4.Reading Comprehension
5.Active Listening
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
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.
Common titles: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Clinical Nursing Instructor, Faculty Member, Instructor, Lecturer
Representative 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.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Evaluate student work.
- •Supervise student research or internship work.
- •Supervise laboratory work.
- •Guide class discussions.
- •Teach physical science or mathematics courses at the college level.
Tools & Technologies
Google Docs · hotMicrosoft Outlook · hotMicrosoft PowerPoint · hotMicrosoft Word · hotLearning management system LMSCollaborative editing softwareCommon CurriculumDOC CopEmail softwareiParadigms Turnitin
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
15
Occupations Shown
19.4%
Avg AI Exposure
8
Bright Outlook
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 19.1% | 12.4% |
| Outlook | Bright ↗ | 52% Bright |
| Median Salary | $80,250 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 81/100 | N/A |