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Occupation AtlasHealth Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

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Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

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

Also called A&P Instructor · A&P Instructor (Anatomy and Physiology Instructor) · Activity Therapy Teacher · Adjunct Clinical Instructor · Adjunct Instructor · Anatomy Teacher · Anesthesiology Teacher · Assistant Professor
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Job Zone 5 — Extensive Preparation NeededHolland code SIC35 skills on file

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Job Zone

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Zone 5: Extensive Preparation Needed

Extensive preparation. Usually a graduate degree, with extensive skill, knowledge and experience — many of these occupations expect more than five years of experience.

Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.

Occupational interest profile

SICSocial · Investigative · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order

  • S Social7.00
  • I Investigative5.43
  • C Conventional3.52
  • R Realistic3.27
  • A Artistic3.00
  • E Enterprising1.99

RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.

Education and experience

The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.

  • Post-Secondary Certificate3%
  • Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree5%
  • Bachelor's Degree13%
  • Master's Degree36%
  • Doctoral Degree25%
  • Post-Doctoral Training19%
Related work experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (30%)
On-site or in-plant training
None (37%)
On-the-job training
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year (31%)

Typically associated skills

All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.

  • Reading Comprehensionbasic4.15.0Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
  • Speakingbasic4.14.9Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
  • Instructing4.14.4Level 4 looks like: Instruct a coworker in how to operate a software program
  • Writingbasic4.05.0Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
  • Active Listeningbasic4.04.6Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
  • Critical Thinkingbasic4.04.1Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
  • Learning Strategiesbasic4.04.1Level 4 looks like: Identify an alternative approach to help trainees who are having difficulties
  • Active Learningbasic4.04.0Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
  • Judgment and Decision Making3.93.9Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
  • Complex Problem Solving3.84.0Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
  • Time Management3.83.9Level 4 looks like: Allocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming week
  • Monitoringbasic3.63.9Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
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  • Social Perceptiveness3.33.6Level 4 looks like: Be aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work group
  • Sciencebasic3.33.5Level 4 looks like: Conduct product tests to ensure safety standards are met
  • Coordination3.13.5Level 4 looks like: Work with others to put a new roof on a house
  • Persuasion3.03.1Level 4 looks like: Convince a supervisor to purchase new office equipment
  • Mathematicsbasic3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Count the amount of change to be given to a customer
  • Negotiation3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Present justification to a manager for altering a work schedule
  • Service Orientation3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Ask customers if they would like a cup of coffee
  • Management of Personnel Resources2.92.9Level 2 looks like: Encourage a coworker who is having difficulty finishing a project
  • Systems Analysis2.92.9Level 2 looks like: Determine how loss of a team member will affect the completion of a job
  • Systems Evaluation2.92.9Level 2 looks like: Determine why estimates for the time to complete a task are overly optimistic
  • Operations Analysis2.42.8Level 2 looks like: Select a printer for an office
  • Quality Control Analysis2.01.4Level 2 looks like: Inspect a draft email for errors (e.g., grammar, punctuation)
  • Operations Monitoring1.91.4Level 2 looks like: Monitor completion times while running a computer program
  • Management of Material Resources1.91.3Level 2 looks like: Reserve a room for a management meeting
  • Management of Financial Resources1.91.1Level 2 looks like: Use available funds to buy office supplies and record the amount of the purchase
  • Equipment Maintenance1.60.8
  • Repairing1.60.8
  • Troubleshooting1.60.8
  • Equipment Selection1.60.6
  • Operation and Control1.60.6
  • Programming1.40.5
  • Technology Design1.40.5
  • Installation1.0—

Tasks

17 core · 5 supplemental

What people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).

  1. Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.4.4
  2. Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.4.3
  3. Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.4.3
  4. Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.4.2
  5. Supervise laboratory sessions.4.2
  6. Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.4.2
  7. Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.4.1
  8. Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.4.0
  9. Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.4.0
  10. Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.3.9
  11. Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks and laboratory equipment.3.8
  12. Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.3.7
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  1. Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.3.7
  2. Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.3.7
  3. Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.3.7
  4. Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.3.6
  5. Participate in campus and community events.3.0
  6. Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as public health, stress management, and work site health promotion.4.2
  7. Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.4.1
  8. Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.3.8
  9. Act as advisers to student organizations.3.4
  10. Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.3.2

Knowledge

Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.

  • Education and Training4.75.9
  • English Language4.65.7
  • Biology4.35.2Level 4 looks like: Investigate the effects of pollution on marine plants and animals
  • Medicine and Dentistry4.24.5Level 4 looks like: Fill a tooth cavity
  • Psychology3.84.6Level 4 looks like: Understand the impact of alcohol on human responses
  • Administration and Management3.73.8Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
  • Administrative3.74.2Level 4 looks like: Type 30 words per minute
  • Computers and Electronics3.74.2Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
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  • Customer and Personal Service3.44.3Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
  • Personnel and Human Resources3.43.7Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants for an administrative position
  • Public Safety and Security3.43.3Level 4 looks like: Inspect a building site for safety violations
  • Therapy and Counseling3.33.7Level 4 looks like: Provide job counseling to the unemployed
  • Communications and Media3.23.5Level 4 looks like: Host a music radio show
  • Mathematics3.23.9Level 4 looks like: Analyze data to determine areas with the highest sales
  • Chemistry3.13.9Level 4 looks like: Use the proper concentration of chlorine to purify a water source
  • Law and Government3.13.1Level 4 looks like: Prepare documents and title papers for the purchase of a new house
  • Sociology and Anthropology2.93.8Level 4 looks like: Write an article about cultural differences
  • Philosophy and Theology2.53.1Level 4 looks like: Understand another culture's religious practices
  • Sales and Marketing2.52.6
  • Economics and Accounting2.41.9Level 1 looks like: Answer billing questions from credit card customers
  • Production and Processing2.22.0Level 1 looks like: Put a computer back into its packing materials
  • Engineering and Technology2.12.5Level 1 looks like: Install a door lock
  • Physics2.12.5Level 1 looks like: Use a crowbar to pry open a box
  • Telecommunications2.11.7Level 1 looks like: Send an email
  • Mechanical2.02.0Level 1 looks like: Replace the filters in a furnace
  • History and Archeology1.92.2Level 1 looks like: Take a class in US history
  • Fine Arts1.71.3Level 1 looks like: Attend a popular music concert
  • Geography1.71.9Level 1 looks like: Know the capital of the United States
  • Design1.61.4Level 1 looks like: Draw a straight line 4 3/16 inches long
  • Foreign Language1.61.1Level 1 looks like: Say "please" and "thank you" in a foreign language
  • Transportation1.61.1Level 1 looks like: Ride a train to work
  • Building and Construction1.5—
  • Food Production1.4—

Abilities

Enduring capacities the work calls for.

  • Oral Expression4.85.1Level 6 looks like: Explain advanced principles of genetics to college freshmen
  • Written Comprehension4.15.0Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
  • Oral Comprehension4.04.9Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
  • Speech Clarity4.04.6Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
  • Written Expression4.05.0Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
  • Deductive Reasoning3.93.9
  • Inductive Reasoning3.83.9Level 4 looks like: Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
  • Near Vision3.53.6
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  • Speech Recognition3.43.8Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
  • Problem Sensitivity3.33.8Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
  • Fluency of Ideas3.13.3Level 4 looks like: Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company
  • Information Ordering3.13.8Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
  • Category Flexibility3.03.5Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
  • Originality3.03.8Level 4 looks like: Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
  • Selective Attention3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearby
  • Mathematical Reasoning2.93.0Level 4 looks like: Decide how to calculate profits to determine the amounts of yearly bonuses
  • Memorization2.92.9
  • Far Vision2.82.8Level 2 looks like: Read a roadside billboard
  • Number Facility2.82.9Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
  • Time Sharing2.62.8Level 3 looks like: Watch street signs while driving at 30 miles an hour
  • Flexibility of Closure2.32.8Level 2 looks like: Detect that your phone is ringing while at a concert
  • Finger Dexterity2.11.6Level 2 looks like: Put coins in a parking meter
  • Perceptual Speed2.12.1Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
  • Speed of Closure2.12.8Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
  • Visual Color Discrimination2.12.3Level 1 looks like: Separate laundry into colors and whites
  • Visualization2.12.1Level 2 looks like: Imagine how to place paper in a printer so that the letterhead comes out on top
  • Auditory Attention2.01.8Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
  • Hearing Sensitivity2.01.3Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness1.91.1Level 2 looks like: Light a candle
  • Multilimb Coordination1.91.1Level 2 looks like: Row a boat
  • Trunk Strength1.91.5Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
  • Control Precision1.81.1Level 2 looks like: Adjust a room light with a dimmer switch
  • Dynamic Strength1.80.9
  • Static Strength1.81.1Level 1 looks like: Push an empty shopping cart
  • Depth Perception1.60.8
  • Extent Flexibility1.60.9
  • Manual Dexterity1.61.0Level 1 looks like: Screw a light bulb into a light socket
  • Stamina1.60.6Level 1 looks like: Walk 1/4 mile
  • Rate Control1.50.5Level 1 looks like: Ride a bicycle alongside a jogger
  • Reaction Time1.50.5
  • Wrist-Finger Speed1.50.8
  • Explosive Strength1.40.5
  • Gross Body Coordination1.3—
  • Gross Body Equilibrium1.1—
  • Dynamic Flexibility1.0—
  • Glare Sensitivity1.0—
  • Night Vision1.0—
  • Peripheral Vision1.0—
  • Response Orientation1.0—
  • Sound Localization1.0—
  • Spatial Orientation1.0—
  • Speed of Limb Movement1.0—

Work activities

Kinds of activity the work is made of.

  • Training and Teaching Others4.65.5Level 4 looks like: Teach a social sciences course to high school students
  • Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge4.66.1Level 7 looks like: Learn information related to a complex and rapidly changing technology
  • Getting Information4.55.3Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
  • Working with Computers4.43.7Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
  • Thinking Creatively4.35.1Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships4.25.4Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
  • Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work4.25.4Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
  • Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others4.14.5Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
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  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates4.04.4Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events4.05.4Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
  • Making Decisions and Solving Problems4.05.3Level 4 looks like: Select the location for a major retail store
  • Analyzing Data or Information3.95.2Level 4 looks like: Determine the interest cost to finance a new building
  • Communicating with People Outside the Organization3.94.4Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
  • Documenting/Recording Information3.93.9Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
  • Developing Objectives and Strategies3.84.1Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
  • Processing Information3.84.6Level 4 looks like: Calculate the adjustments for insurance claims
  • Coaching and Developing Others3.74.9Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
  • Developing and Building Teams3.74.2Level 4 looks like: Lead an assembly team in an automobile plant
  • Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards3.53.9Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
  • Assisting and Caring for Others3.43.8Level 4 looks like: Help a medical patient find in-home assistance or healthcare
  • Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials3.43.2Level 4 looks like: Inspect equipment in a chemical processing plant
  • Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings3.44.4Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
  • Performing for or Working Directly with the Public3.44.9Level 4 looks like: Sell shoes in a crowded shoe store
  • Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People3.33.3Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
  • Providing Consultation and Advice to Others3.34.2Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
  • Scheduling Work and Activities3.33.9Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
  • Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others3.13.7Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
  • Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information3.12.6
  • Performing General Physical Activities3.12.7
  • Performing Administrative Activities2.93.4Level 4 looks like: Complete tax forms for a small business
  • Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others2.93.4Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
  • Handling and Moving Objects2.83.9Level 4 looks like: Arrange books in a library
  • Controlling Machines and Processes2.73.1Level 4 looks like: Operate a drilling rig
  • Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment2.72.6
  • Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates2.63.3Level 4 looks like: Manage a small team of employees in a dynamic workplace
  • Monitoring and Controlling Resources2.32.8
  • Staffing Organizational Units2.32.0Level 1 looks like: Work in a position that has minimal staffing requirements
  • Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment1.71.1Level 1 looks like: Specify the lighting for a work area
  • Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment1.71.0Level 1 looks like: Make simple, external adjustments to a door hinge with ordinary hand tools
  • Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment1.61.0Level 1 looks like: Drive a car
  • Selling or Influencing Others1.61.8Level 1 looks like: Convince a coworker to assist with an assignment

Work context

The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.

  • E-Mail4.9
  • Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.9
  • Contact With Others4.8
  • Freedom to Make Decisions4.8
  • Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals4.6
  • Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.6
  • Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team4.5
  • Telephone Conversations4.4
  • Public Speaking4.1
  • Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities4.0

Technology

34 tools

Software used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.

In demand (1)

  • Learning management system LMS

Hot (9)

  • Google Docs
  • IBM SPSS Statistics
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word
  • SAS
Other tools (24)
  • Adobe Presenter
  • Articulate Rapid E-Learning Studio
  • Blackboard Learn
  • Blackboard software
  • Collaborative editing software
  • Course management system software
  • Dental software
  • Desire2Learn LMS software
  • DOC Cop
  • EcoLogic ADAM Indoor Air Quality and Analytical Data Management
  • Electronic health record EHR software
  • Email software
  • Geographic information system GIS software
  • Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
  • Image scanning software
  • InteractElsevier Netter's 3D Interactive Anatomy
  • iParadigms Turnitin
  • Material safety data sheet MSDS software
  • Medical condition coding software
  • Medical procedure coding software
  • Sakai CLE
  • TechSmith Snagit
  • Turning Technologies TurningPoint
  • Web browser software

Related occupations

O*NET's own list of the occupations most related to this one, closest first.

  1. Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
  2. Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
  3. Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
  4. Clinical Nurse Specialists
  5. Health Education Specialists
  6. Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
  7. Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
  8. Education Teachers, Postsecondary
  9. Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
  10. Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary

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