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Job outlook for health sciences deans in the United States
Are health sciences dean jobs in demand?
Health sciences dean job and salary trends over time
Health sciences dean jobs over time
Health sciences dean job growth rate over time
| Year | # of jobs | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 237 | 0.00% |
| 2020 | 214 | 0.00% |
| 2019 | 220 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | 218 | 0.00% |
| 2017 | 216 | 0.00% |
Average health sciences dean salary over time
Health sciences dean salary by year
| Year | Avg. salary | Hourly rate | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $112,282 | $53.98 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | $109,875 | $52.82 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | $108,643 | $52.23 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | $106,362 | $51.14 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | $104,520 | $50.25 | +2.5% |
Health sciences dean jobs by state
Most common states for health sciences deans
| Rank | State | Population | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | 693,972 | 190 | 27% |
| 2 | Vermont | 623,657 | 112 | 18% |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 6,859,819 | 1,082 | 16% |
| 4 | Minnesota | 5,576,606 | 901 | 16% |
| 5 | Washington | 7,405,743 | 1,006 | 14% |
| 6 | Indiana | 6,666,818 | 942 | 14% |
| 7 | Idaho | 1,716,943 | 219 | 13% |
| 8 | North Carolina | 10,273,419 | 1,188 | 12% |
| 9 | Iowa | 3,145,711 | 376 | 12% |
| 10 | North Dakota | 755,393 | 87 | 12% |
| 11 | Ohio | 11,658,609 | 1,329 | 11% |
| 12 | Michigan | 9,962,311 | 1,127 | 11% |
| 13 | Tennessee | 6,715,984 | 750 | 11% |
| 14 | Missouri | 6,113,532 | 690 | 11% |
| 15 | Wisconsin | 5,795,483 | 660 | 11% |
| 16 | Maryland | 6,052,177 | 654 | 11% |
| 17 | Arkansas | 3,004,279 | 333 | 11% |
| 18 | Delaware | 961,939 | 109 | 11% |
| 19 | South Dakota | 869,666 | 93 | 11% |
| 20 | Wyoming | 579,315 | 66 | 11% |
Most common cities for health sciences deans
| Rank | City | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl | Avg. salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newark | 1 | 3% | $106,732 |
| 2 | Los Angeles | 3 | 0% | $173,273 |
| 3 | Aurora | 1 | 0% | $136,305 |
| 4 | Washington | 1 | 0% | $134,478 |
Health Sciences Dean job outlook: Expert opinions
Our panel of health sciences dean experts
University of Toledo
Council of Graduate Schools
Melissa Gregory
Dean and ProfessorUniversity of Toledo
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
What Health Sciences Dean skills would you recommend for someone trying to advance their career?
Melissa Gregory: I'm copying some UToledo faculty on this message in case you want to reach out to them for quotes:
Dr. Barry Jackisch, History
Dr. Patrick Lawrence, Geography and Planning
Dr. Kim Nielsen, Disability Studies
What will help Health Sciences Deans increase their earning potential?
Melissa Gregory: Today's contemporary liberal arts degrees typically do two things:
(1) prepare you for a lifetime of career adaptation by cultivating deep infrastructure skills such as communication, analysis, creativity, quantitative abilities, and others, which prepares you to adapt to the jobs that don't even exist, yet; and (2) offer you real-life professional experience in the form of internships and other kinds of hands-on training that provide you with specific credentials for graduate school or the current job market.
In other words, the key to a liberal arts degree is its flexibility. A liberal arts degree isn't as explicitly career-aligned as, say, a degree in pharmacy or engineering. But that is the whole point: a liberal arts degree takes the long view of how a graduate might advance successfully through a lifetime of work where economic, political, and technological forces regularly close out old jobs and create new opportunities (e.g., "sustainability" did not used to be a job category - now it is!). When coupled with professional experience, a flexible degree that has rigorously trained you to be smart and adaptive prepares you to enter the workforce quickly and also sets you up for long-term success.
Are there any particularly good places in the United States for Health Sciences Deans to find work opportunities?
Suzanne T. Ortega: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, projected job growth for postsecondary teachers over the next decade is about 9 percent, which is much faster than the average, although there are differences in the academic field. Job growth is likely to occur in those regions and states with the most rapidly growing populations.