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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: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Clinical Professor, Instructor, Lecturer, Occupational Therapy Professor

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Median pay in Greater Boston
$164,450
Jobs in Greater Boston
7,830
Massachusetts 2024–2034
+20.4%
1,110 openings a year
Typical U.S. entry requirement
Doctoral or professional degree
Less than 5 years of related work experience

Greater Boston: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, May 2025. Growth and openings: Massachusetts statewide projection.

Pay range in Greater Boston

Yearly pay in Greater Boston by percentile
10th25thMedian75th90th
$77,240$103,090$164,450$216,590$343,190

10% of workers earn less than the first figure and 10% earn more than the last.

What you’d do

  • 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.
  • Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.

AI and this job

AI exposure: how much of this job’s work AI tools can do or help with, based on national research. It is not a forecast of job loss.

Higher exposure71 of 100

The index averages three national research measures, each shown as a percentile of all jobs:

  • AIOE 69
  • Language-model AIOE 82
  • GPTs-are-GPTs 62

Observed AI use today: Substantial (Anthropic Economic Index)

AI exposure is higher, and observed AI use in this job is already substantial. Tools can help with course materials, grading, exams, and keeping up with new research. Supervising labs and teaching future health workers still rely on the instructor. Demand for health degrees is expected to grow.

Likely to change

  • Building syllabi, handouts, and exams
  • Grading and reviewing current literature

Still relies on people

  • Supervising hands-on laboratory sessions
  • Mentoring students and talking with colleagues

What federal projections say

“Demand change - share increases as demand for health specialty degrees is expected to increase.”
BLS Employment Projections 2025–35, factors affecting this job (U.S.)

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Training near Boston

College and school programs in the Boston metro area that lead to this job, with 2023-24 completions (IPEDS).

141 programs near Boston (plus 157 graduate)

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