Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary

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Professors teach college students in one subject: history, biology, nursing, business, art, engineering, law, a trade, or almost anything else. At universities many also do research and write. At community colleges most of the job is teaching. Nursing, health and trade instructors often come from years of work in the field.

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High school courses that build toward it

• Child Development · Career and Technical

  Builds teaching and training, which this job uses.

• Physical Education · Health and PE

  Builds teaching and training, which this job uses.

• Psychology · Social Studies

  Builds psychology, which this job uses.

• English 10 · English

  Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.

• Anatomy and Physiology · Science

  Builds biology, which this job uses.

• Pre-Algebra · Math

  Builds math, which this job uses.

Ranked by how much the job relies on what each course teaches, from O*NET's knowledge ratings. Your school's own courses and the counselor have the final word.