# Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary

> 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.
- **Entity Type:** role
- **Schema Version:** role.v1
- **Soc Code:** 25-1072.00
- **Summary:** 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.

## Aliases

- Assistant Professor
- Nursing Instructor
- Nursing Professor
- Professor
- Associate Professor
- Clinical Nursing Instructor
- Faculty Member
- Instructor
- Lecturer
- Nurse Educator
- Adjunct Clinical Nursing Instructor
- Adjunct Instructor

## Tasks

| Text | Type | Iwa |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory and clinic work, assignments, and papers. | Core | 4.A.2.a.1.c |
| Supervise students' laboratory and clinical work. | Core | 4.A.4.b.4.a |
| Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions. | Core | 4.A.4.b.3.b |
| Assess clinical education needs and patient and client teaching needs using a variety of methods. | Core | 4.A.2.a.1.c |
| Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others. | Core | 4.A.2.a.1.c |
| Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as pharmacology, mental health nursing, and community health care practices. | Core | 4.A.4.b.3.b |
| Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. | Core | 4.A.3.b.6.l |
| Demonstrate patient care in clinical units of hospitals. | Core | 4.A.4.b.3.b |
| Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences. | Core | 4.A.2.b.3.a |
| Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction. | Core | 4.A.2.a.1.b |
| Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records. | Core | 4.A.3.b.6.h |
| Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues. | Core | 4.A.4.b.6.g |

## Emerging Tasks


## Activities

| Name | Iwa |
| --- | --- |
| Advise educators on curricula, instructional methods, or policies. | 4.A.4.b.6.g |
| Develop organizational methods or procedures. | 4.A.2.b.4.a |
| Monitor performance of organizational members or partners. | 4.A.1.a.2.f |
| Evaluate performance of educational staff. | 4.A.2.a.1.d |
| Guide class discussions. | 4.A.4.b.3.b |
| Teach physical science or mathematics courses at the college level. | 4.A.4.b.3.b |
| Stay informed about current developments in field of specialization. | 4.A.2.b.3.a |
| Attend training sessions or professional meetings to develop or maintain professional knowledge. | 4.A.2.b.3.a |
| Develop instructional materials. | 4.A.3.b.6.l |
| Supervise laboratory work. | 4.A.4.b.4.a |
| Supervise student research or internship work. | 4.A.4.b.4.a |
| Evaluate student work. | 4.A.2.a.1.c |
| Research topics in area of expertise. | 4.A.2.b.3.a |
| Evaluate effectiveness of educational programs. | 4.A.2.a.1.b |
| Develop instructional objectives. | 4.A.2.b.2.l |
| Assess educational needs of students. | 4.A.2.a.1.c |
| Administer tests to assess educational needs or progress. | 4.A.2.a.1.c |
| Prepare tests. | 4.A.2.a.1.c |
| Advise students on academic or career matters. | 4.A.4.b.6.g |
| Maintain student records. | 4.A.3.b.6.h |
| Write articles, books or other original materials in area of expertise. | 4.A.3.b.6.p |
| Promote educational institutions or programs. | 4.A.4.a.6.c |
| Perform student enrollment or registration activities. | 4.A.4.c.1.a |
| Serve on institutional or departmental committees. | 4.A.4.b.4.b |
| Collaborate with other agencies and institutions to coordinate educational matters. | 4.A.4.a.2.f |
| Compile specialized bibliographies or lists of materials. | 4.A.2.a.2.c |
| Select educational materials or equipment. | 4.A.2.b.1.j |
| Order instructional or library materials or equipment. | 4.A.4.c.3.e |
| Plan community programs or activities for the general public. | 4.A.2.b.6.a |
| Write grant proposals. | 4.A.3.b.6.g |
| Direct department activities. | 4.A.4.b.4.j |

## Capabilities

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medicine and Dentistry | knowledge | 4.58 |
| Education and Training | knowledge | 4.54 |
| Psychology | knowledge | 4.49 |
| English Language | knowledge | 4.42 |
| Instructing | transferable_skill | 4.25 |
| Speaking | essential_skill | 4.12 |
| Learning Strategies | essential_skill | 4.12 |
| Biology | knowledge | 4.12 |
| Oral Comprehension | ability | 4.12 |
| Written Comprehension | ability | 4.12 |
| Oral Expression | ability | 4.12 |
| Reading Comprehension | essential_skill | 4 |
| Active Listening | essential_skill | 4 |
| Writing | essential_skill | 4 |
| Written Expression | ability | 4 |
| Speech Clarity | ability | 4 |
| Customer and Personal Service | knowledge | 3.94 |
| Mathematics | knowledge | 3.92 |
| Critical Thinking | essential_skill | 3.88 |
| Active Learning | essential_skill | 3.88 |
| Monitoring | essential_skill | 3.88 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | transferable_skill | 3.88 |
| Deductive Reasoning | ability | 3.88 |
| Inductive Reasoning | ability | 3.88 |
| Therapy and Counseling | knowledge | 3.77 |
| Social Perceptiveness | transferable_skill | 3.75 |
| Coordination | transferable_skill | 3.75 |
| Problem Sensitivity | ability | 3.75 |
| Near Vision | ability | 3.75 |
| Speech Recognition | ability | 3.75 |
| Sociology and Anthropology | knowledge | 3.68 |
| Complex Problem Solving | transferable_skill | 3.62 |
| Information Ordering | ability | 3.62 |
| Computers and Electronics | knowledge | 3.6 |
| Administrative | knowledge | 3.39 |
| Service Orientation | transferable_skill | 3.25 |
| Time Management | transferable_skill | 3.25 |
| Communications and Media | knowledge | 3.23 |
| Public Safety and Security | knowledge | 3.17 |
| Persuasion | transferable_skill | 3.12 |

## Skills

| Name | Type |
| --- | --- |
| Psychology | Specialized Skill |
| English Language | Common Skill |
| Instructing | Specialized Skill |
| Learning Strategies | Specialized Skill |
| Biology | Specialized Skill |
| Writing | Common Skill |
| Reading Comprehension | Common Skill |
| Active Listening | Common Skill |
| Mathematics | Common Skill |
| Inductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Deductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Critical Thinking | Common Skill |
| Active Learning | Common Skill |
| Speech Recognition | Specialized Skill |
| Social Perceptiveness | Common Skill |
| Information Ordering | Specialized Skill |
| Complex Problem Solving | Common Skill |
| Time Management | Common Skill |
| Systems Analysis | Specialized Skill |
| Negotiation | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Word | Common Skill |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Outlook | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Excel | Common Skill |
| Google Docs | Specialized Skill |
| Finger Dexterity | Common Skill |
| Chemistry | Specialized Skill |
| Telecommunications | Specialized Skill |
| Visualization | Specialized Skill |
| Moodle | Specialized Skill |
| Email Software | Specialized Skill |
| Depth Perception | Common Skill |
| Foreign Language | Common Skill |
| Physics | Specialized Skill |
| Geography | Specialized Skill |
| Equipment Selection | Specialized Skill |
| Presentation Software | Specialized Skill |
| Medical Software | Specialized Skill |
| Installation | Specialized Skill |
| Equipment Maintenance | Specialized Skill |

## Tools

| Example | Category | Hot | In Demand |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes | yes |
| Google Docs | Word processing software | yes | no |
| MEDITECH software | Medical software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software | yes | no |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software | yes | no |
| Learning management system LMS | Computer based training software | no | yes |
| Blackboard Learn | Computer based training software | no | no |
| Blackboard software | Data base user interface and query software | no | no |
| Collaborative editing software | Word processing software | no | no |
| Common Curriculum | Computer based training software | no | no |
| Course management system software | Computer based training software | no | no |
| Desire2Learn LMS software | Computer based training software | no | no |
| DOC Cop | Information retrieval or search software | no | no |
| Email software | Electronic mail software | no | no |
| Image scanning software | Optical character reader OCR or scanning software | no | no |
| Interactive learning software | Multi-media educational software | no | no |
| iParadigms Turnitin | Information retrieval or search software | no | no |
| Moodle | Computer based training software | no | no |
| Presentation graphics software | Presentation software | no | no |
| Sakai CLE | Computer based training software | no | no |
| Web browser software | Internet browser software | no | no |

## Work Context

| Name | Value |
| --- | --- |
| E-Mail | 4.87 |
| Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team | 4.69 |
| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | 4.68 |
| Contact With Others | 4.65 |
| Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams | 4.59 |
| Deal With External Customers or the Public in General | 4.51 |
| Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities | 4.46 |
| Telephone Conversations | 4.26 |
| Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | 4.24 |
| Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | 4.23 |
| Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals | 4.21 |
| Freedom to Make Decisions | 4.15 |
| Frequency of Decision Making | 4.05 |
| Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers | 4 |
| Public Speaking | 3.95 |
| Health and Safety of Other Workers | 3.93 |
| Time Pressure | 3.8 |
| Physical Proximity | 3.65 |
| Consequence of Error | 3.63 |
| Written Letters and Memos | 3.53 |
| Exposed to Disease or Infections | 3.48 |
| Conflict Situations | 3.44 |
| Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People | 3.44 |
| Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | 3.37 |
| Spend Time Sitting | 3.15 |
| Spend Time Standing | 3.07 |
| Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | 2.95 |
| Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable | 2.91 |
| Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | 2.91 |
| Level of Competition | 2.86 |
| Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | 2.7 |
| Spend Time Walking or Running | 2.67 |
| Exposed to Contaminants | 2.52 |
| Dealing with Violent or Physically Aggressive People | 2.08 |
| Degree of Automation | 2.08 |
| Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body | 1.99 |
| Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions | 1.93 |
| Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | 1.64 |
| Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection | 1.64 |
| Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling | 1.6 |

## Preparation

- **Job Zone:** 5
- **Job Zone Name:** Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
- **Education:** 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).
- **Experience:** Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
- **Svp Range:** (8.0 and above)

### Education Distribution

| Label | Percentage |
| --- | --- |
| Master's Degree | 50.08 |
| Doctoral Degree | 36.11 |
| Post-Doctoral Training | 6.73 |
| Bachelor's Degree | 5.05 |
| Post-Master's Certificate | 2.03 |

## Person Fit

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Intellectual Curiosity | work_style | 10 |
| Cooperation | work_style | 9 |
| Achievement Orientation | work_style | 8 |
| Social | career_interest_type | 7 |
| Life Science | specific_interest_area | 7 |
| Social Orientation | work_style | 7 |
| Teaching/Education | specific_interest_area | 6.72 |
| Medical Science | specific_interest_area | 6 |
| Self-Control | work_style | 6 |
| Public Speaking | specific_interest_area | 5.35 |
| Social Service | specific_interest_area | 5.28 |
| Health Care Service | specific_interest_area | 5.26 |
| Professional Advising | specific_interest_area | 5 |
| Stress Tolerance | work_style | 5 |
| Investigative | career_interest_type | 4.91 |
| Empathy | work_style | 4 |

## Related Roles

| Soc Code | Slug | Title | Tier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 25-1071.00 | role-25-1071-00 | Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | Primary-Short |
| 29-1141.04 | role-29-1141-04 | Clinical Nurse Specialists | Primary-Short |
| 21-1091.00 | role-21-1091-00 | Health Education Specialists | Primary-Short |
| 29-1141.00 | role-29-1141-00 | Registered Nurses | Primary-Short |
| 15-1211.01 | role-15-1211-01 | Health Informatics Specialists | Primary-Short |
| 29-1171.00 | role-29-1171-00 | Nurse Practitioners | Primary-Long |
| 29-1141.01 | role-29-1141-01 | Acute Care Nurses | Primary-Long |
| 29-1141.03 | role-29-1141-03 | Critical Care Nurses | Primary-Long |
| 29-1141.02 | role-29-1141-02 | Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses | Primary-Long |
| 29-2061.00 | role-29-2061-00 | Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | Primary-Long |
| 29-1161.00 | role-29-1161-00 | Nurse Midwives | Supplemental |
| 25-1081.00 | role-25-1081-00 | Education Teachers, Postsecondary | Supplemental |

## Career Clusters

| Cluster | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Education | education |

## Education Level

- **Category:** Doctoral or professional degree

## Study Programs

| Title | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Health Professions and Related Programs | health-professions-and-related-programs |

## Market

- **Median Wage:** 79940
- **Mean Wage:** 87090
- **Pct10Wage:** 47950
- **Pct25Wage:** 62210
- **Pct75Wage:** 102020
- **Pct90Wage:** 130040
- **Employment:** 74250
- **Area Title:** U.S.

## Industries


### Top

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Median Wage | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 61 | 61 | Educational Services | Sector | 70830 | 79520 | 10.78 |
| 62 | 62 | Health Care and Social Assistance | Sector | 3220 | 101280 | 0.29 |
| 55 | 55 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | Sector | 40 | 98850 |  |

### Concentrated

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 61 | 61 | Educational Services | Sector | 70830 | 10.78 |
| 62 | 62 | Health Care and Social Assistance | Sector | 3220 | 0.29 |
- **Count:** 3

## Ai Signals

| Source | Label | Score | Scale | Release |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| felten_aioe | AI occupational exposure | 0.5170682 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_image_generation_aioe | Image generation occupational exposure | -0.1245647 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_language_modeling_aioe | Language modeling occupational exposure | 0.74384 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |

## Ai Outlook


### Index

- **Value:** 67
- **Percentile:** 67
- **Band:** High
- **Version:** ai-exposure-index-v1

#### Components

| Percentile | Source |
| --- | --- |
| 61 | felten_aioe |
| 53 | openai_gpts_are_gpts |
| 87 | microsoft_working_with_ai |
- **Component Count:** 3

### Exposure

| Source | Label | Value | Percentile | Band | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| felten_aioe | Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.) | 0.5170682 | 61 | Moderate | How much this job's abilities overlap with what AI systems can do, across many AI capabilities. A relative research score, not a forecast of job loss. |
| eloundou_gamma | LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou) | 0.6470588235294118 | 53 | Moderate | Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank. |
| microsoft_applicability | AI assistant applicability (Microsoft) | 0.29614374065594806 | 87 | High | How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement. |
- **Teleworkable:** yes

### Eloundou

- **Alpha:** 0.1568627450980392
- **Beta:** 0.4019607843137255
- **Gamma:** 0.6470588235294118

### Usage Tasks

| Task | Usage Percent | Importance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction. | 0.1776844734582534 | 4.37 |
| Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences. | 0.1054808984055643 | 4.39 |
| Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media. | 0.09551824295732697 | 3.84 |
| Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others. | 0.07035483486641825 | 4.53 |
| Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions. | 0.06645193891762424 | 4.57 |
| Provide professional consulting services to government or industry. | 0.06470590651947956 | 3.2 |
- **Usage Release:** 2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2

### Bls

- **Growth Percent:** 16.8
- **Growth Percentile:** 98
- **Direction:** Growing fast
- **Annual Openings Thousands:** 8.6
- **Annual Openings Percentile:** 60
- **Employment2024Thousands:** 91.6
- **Employment2034Thousands:** 106.9

### Sources

| Source | Version |
| --- | --- |
| bls_employment_projections | 2024-2034 |
| dingel_neiman | dingel-neiman-workathome |
| felten_aioe | felten-raj-seamans-aioe |
| microsoft_working_with_ai | working-with-ai |
| openai_gpts_are_gpts | gpts-are-gpts |

## Ai Playbook

- **Trusted Task Count:** 18
- **Task Count:** 19
- **Total Sample:** 8366
- **Autonomy Median:** 3.75
- **Dominant Collaboration:** task iteration
- **Automation Share:** 30.64
- **Augmentation Share:** 65.79
- **Work Use Percent:** 34.26

### Collaboration

| Label | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| task iteration | 37.33 |
| directive | 29.49 |
| learning | 20.26 |
| validation | 8.2 |
| feedback loop | 1.15 |
| none | 0.91 |

### Use Case

| Label | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| coursework | 43.1 |
| work | 34.26 |
| personal | 21.61 |

### Delegated Tasks

| Task | Usage Percent | Collaboration | Autonomy Median | Sample Count |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues. | 0.23662957869733714 | task iteration | 4 | 2366 |
| Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media. | 0.13881735216902114 | learning | 4 | 1388 |
| Provide professional consulting services to government or industry. | 0.12781597699712463 | task iteration | 4 | 1278 |
| Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others. | 0.10571321415176896 | directive | 4 | 1057 |
| Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction. | 0.059007375921990256 | task iteration | 4 | 590 |
| Prepare course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. | 0.03810476309538693 | directive | 4 | 381 |
| Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments. | 0.029103637954744344 | directive | 3 | 291 |
| Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions. | 0.0257032129016127 | learning | 3 | 257 |

### Boundary Tasks

| Task | Human Needed Percent | Sample Count |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students. | 100 | 99 |
| Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues. | 100 | 80 |
| Participate in campus and community events. | 100 | 53 |
| Write grant proposals to procure external research funding. | 100 | 47 |
| Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues. | 100 | 35 |
| Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments. | 98.62542955326461 | 291 |

### Seed Prompts

| Prompt | Collaboration |
| --- | --- |
| Let's work through this together, step by step: advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues. I'll give feedback as we go. | task iteration |
| Teach me how to conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media, then check my work as I try it myself. | learning |
| Let's work through this together, step by step: provide professional consulting services to government or industry. I'll give feedback as we go. | task iteration |
| Do this for me: compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others. Give me a finished draft I can review and adjust. | directive |
| Let's work through this together, step by step: plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction. I'll give feedback as we go. | task iteration |
- **Release:** 2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2

## Counts

- **Tasks:** 29
- **Skills:** 40
- **Capabilities:** 120
- **Tools:** 23
- **Related Roles:** 20

## Source

- **Dataset:** gold.onet_role_starter_surface
- **Version:** 30.3
- **Generated At:** 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00
- **Content Hash:** 2c97053493c66c86