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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.
In the middle of the pack: more resilient than 53% of the 831 careers we score. AI exposure is very high (the Bureau of Labor Statistics rates it very high), and US jobs are projected to change by +17.9% by 2035, much faster than average. The work leans on creative vision and emotional intelligence.
AI can help with many of the tasks, and demand is still growing. Being fluent with AI is the edge here.
- Median pay (2025)
- $107,310
- Job growth to 2035
- +17.9%
- Openings a year
- 24,900
- People doing it (2025)
- 278,000
- Usual route in
- Doctorate or professional degree
Where people already use AI for this work
- Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise
- Advise others on educational or vocational matters
- Teach academic or vocational subjects
From Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025).
Work AI rarely helps with
- Assess student capabilities, needs, or performance
- Supervise personnel activities
- Maintain operational records
What the work looks like
- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
- Supervise laboratory sessions.
- Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
From O*NET 31.0, US Department of Labor.
What the Bureau of Labor Statistics expects
- More of these jobs, as demand for health specialty degrees is expected to increase.
Careers using similar strengths, with a stronger outlook
- Healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners, all otherGrows with AI, Index 55, +5.5%
- Occupational therapistsGrows with AI, Index 84, +14.8%
- Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondaryGrows with AI, Index 68, +17.1%
- Pediatric surgeonsHuman edge, steady, Index 54, +2.0%
Also known as: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Clinical Professor, Professor, Instructor, Lecturer, Occupational Therapy Professor, Pharmacology Professor.
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Sources: US Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections 2025 to 2035; O*NET 31.0; Microsoft Research (2025); Anthropic Economic Index (2026); Eloundou and colleagues (Science, 2024); Felten, Raj and Seamans (2023). How we score. Updated 12 October 2026.