College Nursing Educators

Median Salary: $61,400

Many college nursing educators across the United States share a few key professional characteristics. For example, achievement/effort, analytical thinking, and self control can be essential for success in the industry, especially when coupled with career training. Around 49,140 folks were employed as college nursing educators nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's critical to build on these attributes and receive proper training, particularly if you're looking to advance in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for college nursing educators in the U.S. was $61,400 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $29.50. Of course, income can vary with training and by location. Below, you'll find more data about college nursing educators, including wages and job density for metropolitan areas all over the United States.

College nursing educators should be skilled in:

  • Speech Clarity
  • Near Vision
  • Speech Recognition
  • Category Flexibility
  • Fluency of Ideas

Different folks go into different careers; college nursing educators are typically:

  • Social
  • Investigative
  • Artistic

Working as a college nursing educator requires knowledge in subjects like:

  • Sociology and Anthropology
  • Administration and Management
  • Law and Government
  • Clerical
  • Chemistry

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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of folks employed as college nursing educators). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of college nursing educators in each city as compared to the national average.

Alabama
City/Area Employees Median
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Birmingham 170 $70,800 $34.10 $84,900 $40.80 -11.2%
Montgomery 40 $56,800 $27.30 $65,900 $31.70 -35.1%
Arizona
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Phoenix 70 $50,100 $24.10 $65,800 $31.60 -88.8%
Arkansas
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Little Rock 200 $54,800 $26.40 $65,100 $31.30 62.5%
California
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Los Angeles (Area) 1,420 $86,700 $41.70 $108,000 $51.90 -30.3%
Oakland 350 $81,600 $39.30 $97,000 $46.60 -5.9%
Riverside 270 $95,500 $45.90 $122,900 $59.10 -40.2%
Sacramento 300 $63,200 $30.40 $82,100 $39.50 -5.6%
Salinas 50 $106,600 $51.30 $128,100 $61.60 -18.1%
San Diego 380 $77,100 $37.10 $97,000 $46.70 -21.8%
San Francisco (Area) NA $81,900 $39.40 $98,100 $47.20 NA
San Francisco (City) NA $82,100 $39.50 $99,300 $47.70 NA
San Jose 70 NA NA NA NA -79.3%
Stockton 120 $93,600 $45.00 $104,900 $50.40 52.7%
Vallejo 50 $95,500 $45.90 $103,000 $49.50 12%
Colorado
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Colorado Springs 70 $58,500 $28.10 $72,500 $34.80 -20.2%
Denver NA $66,600 $32.00 $80,800 $38.90 NA
Pueblo 70 $48,600 $23.40 $60,000 $28.80 248.7%
Connecticut
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Bridgeport 50 $83,100 $39.90 $99,500 $47.90 -69.9%
Hartford 250 $72,700 $34.90 $86,900 $41.80 20.2%
New Haven 230 $67,900 $32.60 $82,600 $39.70 120.2%
District of Columbia
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Washington (Area) NA $68,000 $32.70 $80,100 $38.50 NA
Florida
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Cape Coral 60 $67,500 $32.40 $85,500 $41.10 -27.1%
Deltona NA $42,200 $20.30 $52,700 $25.40 NA
Jacksonville 130 $66,800 $32.10 $86,900 $41.80 -40.2%
Lakeland NA $60,000 $28.90 $76,500 $36.80 NA
Miami (Area) 530 $78,400 $37.70 $90,100 $43.30 -39.4%
Orlando 90 $60,000 $28.80 $72,700 $35.00 -75.3%
Port St. Lucie 40 $60,800 $29.20 $76,100 $36.60 -22.1%
Tampa 340 $73,700 $35.40 $94,100 $45.30 -19.4%
Georgia
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Atlanta 470 $62,500 $30.10 $76,600 $36.80 -45.2%
Illinois
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Bloomington 60 $56,000 $26.90 $65,900 $31.70 98.4%
Chicago (Area) 1,190 $57,100 $27.40 $70,000 $33.60 -31.4%
Indiana
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Evansville 110 $60,700 $29.20 $76,100 $36.60 76.6%
Fort Wayne 150 $55,700 $26.80 $64,600 $31.10 94.1%
Indianapolis 300 $69,100 $33.20 $83,900 $40.30 -8.8%
South Bend 170 $51,200 $24.60 $62,300 $29.90 241.2%
Iowa
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Cedar Rapids 80 NA NA NA NA 61.2%
Des Moines 60 $48,400 $23.30 $59,800 $28.70 -46.8%
Sioux City 30 $45,400 $21.80 $48,900 $23.50 16.2%
Kansas
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Wichita 110 $43,800 $21.00 $54,400 $26.20 -1.3%
Kentucky
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Louisville 250 $50,200 $24.10 $62,700 $30.20 10.6%
Louisiana
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Baton Rouge 80 $58,800 $28.30 $68,000 $32.70 -42.8%
New Orleans 210 $59,600 $28.70 $71,700 $34.50 8.8%
Shreveport 220 $52,400 $25.20 $62,300 $29.90 241.5%
Maine
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Portland 110 $61,800 $29.70 $86,200 $41.40 44.4%
Maryland
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Baltimore 240 $65,300 $31.40 $90,000 $43.30 -48.7%
Massachusetts
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Boston (Area) 770 $62,400 $30.00 $81,000 $38.90 -2.4%
Springfield 80 $60,600 $29.10 $80,000 $38.40 -23.7%
Worcester 150 $87,800 $42.20 $102,900 $49.50 70.7%
Michigan
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Ann Arbor 170 $56,300 $27.10 $79,400 $38.20 132.7%
Detroit (Area) 400 $72,900 $35.10 $90,000 $43.30 -32.2%
Grand Rapids 30 NA NA NA NA -76.3%
Kalamazoo 90 $66,600 $32.00 $82,200 $39.50 77.7%
Minnesota
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Duluth 80 $58,000 $27.90 $69,000 $33.20 64.1%
Minneapolis 900 $66,100 $31.80 $78,300 $37.70 39.1%
Rochester NA $90,400 $43.50 $101,400 $48.70 NA
St. Cloud 50 $75,300 $36.20 $91,100 $43.80 48.7%
Mississippi
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Hattiesburg 80 $57,500 $27.60 $65,400 $31.40 258.8%
Jackson NA $60,800 $29.20 $70,300 $33.80 NA
Missouri
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Columbia 100 $59,700 $28.70 $74,100 $35.60 205.3%
Kansas City 420 $57,000 $27.40 $70,300 $33.80 13%
Springfield 40 NA NA NA NA -45.2%
St. Louis 500 $55,400 $26.70 $70,300 $33.80 1.3%
Nebraska
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Lincoln 110 $53,900 $25.90 $66,500 $32.00 77.9%
Omaha 310 $57,300 $27.60 $72,000 $34.60 81.6%
New Hampshire
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Manchester 60 $62,500 $30.10 $73,300 $35.30 65.4%
New Jersey
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Trenton NA $74,500 $35.80 $88,400 $42.50 NA
New Mexico
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Albuquerque 300 $56,900 $27.30 $70,800 $34.10 108%
New York
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Albany 140 $63,800 $30.70 $76,400 $36.70 -14.1%
Buffalo 140 $58,700 $28.20 $71,600 $34.40 -29.3%
New York (Area) 2,290 $77,300 $37.20 $97,400 $46.80 -11.7%
Poughkeepsie NA $56,200 $27.00 $66,000 $31.70 NA
Rochester 200 $74,400 $35.80 $99,300 $47.70 6.6%
Syracuse NA $77,700 $37.40 $103,300 $49.60 NA
Utica 70 $68,200 $32.80 $77,900 $37.40 55.6%
North Carolina
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Asheville 70 $57,000 $27.40 $63,600 $30.60 6.4%
Charlotte 220 $54,000 $26.00 $64,200 $30.90 -30.6%
Durham 40 $57,000 $27.40 $70,500 $33.90 -56.6%
Greensboro 190 $63,100 $30.30 $74,900 $36.00 41%
Hickory 70 $60,600 $29.20 $66,000 $31.70 28.7%
Raleigh 140 $63,100 $30.40 $74,200 $35.70 -24.2%
Wilmington 80 $63,900 $30.70 $77,800 $37.40 59.3%
Winston-Salem 90 $63,500 $30.50 $77,100 $37.10 20.5%
North Dakota
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Bismarck 50 $48,900 $23.50 $55,200 $26.50 105.3%
Ohio
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Akron 240 $62,400 $30.00 $74,100 $35.60 97.6%
Canton 60 $62,400 $30.00 $74,300 $35.70 -7.7%
Cincinnati 560 $61,500 $29.60 $79,000 $38.00 49.5%
Cleveland 510 $59,000 $28.40 $79,500 $38.20 35.4%
Columbus 350 $70,300 $33.80 $92,000 $44.20 1.6%
Dayton 230 $60,000 $28.90 $70,300 $33.80 61.4%
Springfield NA $63,900 $30.70 $79,700 $38.30 NA
Toledo 370 $64,000 $30.80 $74,500 $35.80 234.6%
Youngstown 70 $60,800 $29.20 $68,000 $32.70 -13.3%
Oklahoma
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Tulsa 120 $43,500 $20.90 $55,700 $26.80 -22.6%
Oregon
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Portland 400 $68,700 $33.00 $84,000 $40.40 8.2%
Pennsylvania
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Allentown 220 $65,500 $31.50 $86,200 $41.40 73.1%
Erie 130 $62,500 $30.00 $86,000 $41.30 171%
Harrisburg 200 $51,800 $24.90 $66,400 $31.90 69.7%
Johnstown NA $66,100 $31.80 $79,700 $38.30 NA
Philadelphia (Area) 1,360 $67,400 $32.40 $86,100 $41.40 34.3%
Pittsburgh 760 $61,400 $29.50 $71,900 $34.60 82.2%
Reading 160 $71,100 $34.20 $82,200 $39.50 166.8%
Scranton 110 $54,500 $26.20 $72,000 $34.60 18.9%
York 30 $56,900 $27.30 $65,000 $31.30 -51.6%
Rhode Island
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Providence NA $69,300 $33.30 $85,200 $40.90 NA
Tennessee
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Jackson 70 $51,700 $24.80 $71,900 $34.60 240.2%
Memphis 280 $68,200 $32.80 $81,200 $39.00 21%
Texas
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Dallas (Area) 850 $55,800 $26.80 $66,000 $31.70 10.9%
El Paso 160 $57,700 $27.70 $70,400 $33.90 58%
Houston 570 $81,900 $39.40 $103,800 $49.90 -41%
Killeen NA $59,200 $28.40 $70,300 $33.80 NA
Laredo 50 $76,300 $36.70 $87,800 $42.20 47.9%
McAllen 170 $60,900 $29.30 $72,600 $34.90 109%
San Antonio 180 $54,600 $26.30 $64,900 $31.20 -41.2%
Utah
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Provo 110 $69,500 $33.40 $78,500 $37.80 73.9%
Salt Lake City 320 $59,800 $28.80 $80,400 $38.70 39.4%
Virginia
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Richmond 270 $60,000 $28.90 $72,300 $34.70 21.5%
Virginia Beach 320 $59,000 $28.40 $70,500 $33.90 16.5%
Washington
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Seattle (Area) 590 $59,000 $28.40 $76,700 $36.90 -3.7%
West Virginia
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Huntington 60 $54,500 $26.20 $64,900 $31.20 50.3%
Wheeling 110 $46,400 $22.30 $52,000 $25.00 335.4%
Wisconsin
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Green Bay 30 $64,000 $30.80 $75,500 $36.30 -43.9%
Madison 160 $65,000 $31.30 $81,000 $38.90 30.3%
Milwaukee 470 $70,200 $33.70 $84,200 $40.50 52.9%
Oshkosh 70 $48,700 $23.40 $59,900 $28.80 104.5%