Compare Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary & Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary District Of Columbia

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Salary

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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary $100,300
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary $103,200

Similar skills & knowledge

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Therapy and Counseling
Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.

Psychology
Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.

Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

Coordination
Changing what is done based on other people's actions.

Mathematics
Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

Monitoring
Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.

Medicine and Dentistry
Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.

Education and Training
Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

Learning Strategies
Using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things.

Critical Thinking
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

Administrative
Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

Judgment and Decision Making
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.

Complex Problem Solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

Active Learning
Figuring out how to use new ideas or things.

Active Listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

Computers and Electronics
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

Personnel and Human Resources
Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.


skills & knowledge Gaps

These are areas where you might have skill gaps. People working in your selected job generally need higher levels in these skill and knowledge areas than people working in your current job.

Chemistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
Low
Chemistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Medium

Chemistry
Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.

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Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary

Doctoral or professional degree

Typical level Of training for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

Doctoral or professional degree

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Licensing

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Licensing for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

No license found in District of Columbia


Certification

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Certification for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary

3 related certifications

Certification for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

7 related certifications

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