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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Puerto Rico

Want to work as a Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Puerto Rico? Here’s what you need to know. 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.

What do Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Make in Puerto Rico?

For nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary working in Puerto Rico, the typical annual salary is $73,500 per year.Earnings range from $36,080 at the 10th percentile to $102,830 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic Annual Hourly
10th percentile $36,080 n/a
25th percentile $50,500 n/a
Median (50th) $73,500 $0.00
75th percentile $94,860 n/a
90th percentile $102,830 n/a
Salary ranges for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary in Puerto Rico

The job concentration index in Puerto Rico nationwide is 1.17, indicating that nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary are more concentrated here than the national average.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary earn a median of $69,718 per year ($33.52/hour), exceeding the Puerto Rico median.

Employment Outlook

There are roughly 748,139 nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in the U.S.. In Puerto Rico alone, approximately 530 people work in this role. That’s below the typical state, which employs around 1,000 nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary.

Forecasted number of jobs for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary

Top Puerto Rico Metros for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary

The largest metro-area employers of nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Puerto Rico.

Metro Area Number Employed Annual Median Salary
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR 320 $73,500
Mayaguez, PR 80 $79,260
Ponce, PR 50 $56,080
Arecibo, PR 40 $78,620

Top States for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Employment

These states have the highest employment of nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary work.

State Number Employed
California 6,120
Texas 5,940
New York 5,380
Florida 4,990
Pennsylvania 4,860
Ohio 4,260
Massachusetts 2,860
Illinois 2,450
North Carolina 2,360
Virginia 1,950
Arizona 1,920
Michigan 1,680
Wisconsin 1,620
Georgia 1,610
New Jersey 1,540
Minnesota 1,470
Indiana 1,460
Alabama 1,370
Washington 1,340
Missouri 1,330

Highest-Paying States for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary

These states pay the most for nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary.

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $103,780
Hawaii $102,180
New Jersey $102,090
Oregon $101,640
California $99,010
Texas $97,610
New York $93,640
Alaska $92,050
Nevada $84,660
Montana $84,550

Skills

Key nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Instructing  4.2 / 5
0
5
Learning Strategies  4.1 / 5
0
5
Speaking  4.1 / 5
0
5
Reading Comprehension  4.0 / 5
0
5
Active Listening  4.0 / 5
0
5
Writing  4.0 / 5
0
5

Knowledge Areas

Core knowledge areas for this occupation, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Medicine and Dentistry  4.6 / 5
0
5
Education and Training  4.5 / 5
0
5
Psychology  4.5 / 5
0
5
English Language  4.4 / 5
0
5
Biology  4.1 / 5
0
5
Customer and Personal Service  3.9 / 5
0
5

Abilities

The abilities that matter most for nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Oral Expression  4.1 / 5
0
5
Oral Comprehension  4.1 / 5
0
5
Written Comprehension  4.1 / 5
0
5
Speech Clarity  4.0 / 5
0
5
Written Expression  4.0 / 5
0
5
Deductive Reasoning  3.9 / 5
0
5

Daily Tasks

Day-to-day, nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary typically:

  • 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.
  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as pharmacology, mental health nursing, and community health care practices.
  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Demonstrate patient care in clinical units of hospitals.
  • Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
  • Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
  • Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
  • Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.

Work Activities

  • Training and Teaching Others
  • Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
  • Getting Information
  • Assisting and Caring for Others
  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
  • Working with Computers
  • Making Decisions and Solving Problems
  • Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
  • Documenting/Recording Information
  • Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates

Tools & Technology

Software and systems commonly involved: Hot technologies: Google Docs In-demand technologies: Learning management system LMS

What Major Will Prepare You For This Career?

Related college programs include:

  • Nursing

Related occupations to nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary include:

Also Known As

Adjunct Clinical Nursing Instructor, Adjunct Instructor, Adjunct Nursing Instructor, Advanced Nursing Professor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, CPR Instructor (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Instructor), Clinical Instructor, Clinical Nursing Instructor, Clinical Nursing Professor, Continuing Education Instructor, Faculty Member, Instructor, Lecturer, Nurse Aide Instructor.

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