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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

25-1032 Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses pertaining to the application of physical laws and principles of engineering for the development of machines, materials, instruments, processes, and services. Includes teachers of subjects such as chemical, civil, electrical, industrial, mechanical, mineral, and petroleum engineering. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research. Excludes "Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary" (25-1021).


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Mean wage
RSE (3)
37,530 2.2 % (4) $113,680 1.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $52,440 $74,810 $101,720 $140,030 $189,390
  (4)

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 32,650 1.07 (4) $116,960
Junior Colleges 4,670 0.65 (4) $92,550
Technical and Trade Schools 80 0.06 (4) $58,820

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 32,650 1.07 (4) $116,960
Junior Colleges 4,670 0.65 (4) $92,550
Technical and Trade Schools 80 0.06 (4) $58,820

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 32,650 1.07 (4) $116,960
Junior Colleges 4,670 0.65 (4) $92,550
Educational Support Services (8) (8) (4) $67,610
Technical and Trade Schools 80 0.06 (4) $58,820


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Texas 3,890 0.32 1.24 (4) $123,200
Pennsylvania 2,950 0.50 1.95 (4) $114,870
New York 2,900 0.31 1.19 (4) $127,010
California 2,400 0.14 0.55 (4) $129,790
Massachusetts 1,880 0.53 2.03 (4) $135,140




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Indiana 1,880 0.62 2.37 (8) (8)
Massachusetts 1,880 0.53 2.03 (4) $135,140
Delaware 230 0.51 1.98 (4) $78,470
Pennsylvania 2,950 0.50 1.95 (4) $114,870
Rhode Island 210 0.44 1.70 (4) $137,620




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Rhode Island 210 0.44 1.70 (4) $137,620
Massachusetts 1,880 0.53 2.03 (4) $135,140
California 2,400 0.14 0.55 (4) $129,790
New York 2,900 0.31 1.19 (4) $127,010
New Hampshire (8) (8) (8) (4) $125,540





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 2,340 0.25 0.95 (4) $129,560
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 1,580 0.55 2.13 (4) $118,470
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 1,370 0.50 1.91 (4) $141,740
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 980 0.21 0.82 (4) $107,880
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 900 0.30 1.17 (4) $112,230
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 810 0.26 1.00 (4) $137,030
Pittsburgh, PA 590 0.52 2.00 (8) (8)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 580 0.09 0.37 (4) $133,390
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 540 0.27 1.04 (4) $118,700
Austin-Round Rock, TX 530 0.51 1.98 (4) $137,340




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Boulder, CO 300 1.62 6.25 (4) $121,320
Ann Arbor, MI 300 1.36 5.25 (4) $128,330
Springfield, MA-CT 270 0.81 3.11 (4) $120,020
Toledo, OH 240 0.80 3.09 (4) $102,000
Erie, PA 90 0.72 2.79 (8) (8)
Bellingham, WA 60 0.72 2.79 (4) $50,340
Knoxville, TN 250 0.66 2.54 (4) $110,060
Utica-Rome, NY 70 0.60 2.31 (4) $95,640
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 110 0.58 2.22 (4) $108,620
Akron, OH 190 0.58 2.22 (8) (8)




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 1,370 0.50 1.91 (4) $141,740
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 190 0.19 0.74 (4) $139,490
Austin-Round Rock, TX 530 0.51 1.98 (4) $137,340
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 810 0.26 1.00 (4) $137,030
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 220 0.38 1.45 (4) $135,950
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 580 0.09 0.37 (4) $133,390
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 390 0.27 1.04 (4) $130,740
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 2,340 0.25 0.95 (4) $129,560
Ann Arbor, MI 300 1.36 5.25 (4) $128,330
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 370 0.15 0.60 (4) $126,560

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area 280 1.78 6.87 (4) $106,310
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 230 0.85 3.26 (4) $89,770
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 170 1.13 4.37 (4) $93,720
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 160 0.67 2.58 (4) $111,560
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 100 0.71 2.74 (4) $95,310

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area 280 1.78 6.87 (4) $106,310
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 100 1.20 4.62 (4) $101,840
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 170 1.13 4.37 (4) $93,720
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 230 0.85 3.26 (4) $89,770
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 100 0.71 2.74 (4) $95,310

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) (4) $116,940
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 160 0.67 2.58 (4) $111,560
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area 280 1.78 6.87 (4) $106,310
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 100 1.20 4.62 (4) $101,840
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 50 0.20 0.79 (4) $99,720


About May 2018 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(4) Wages for some occupations that do not generally work year-round, full time, are reported either as hourly wages or annual salaries depending on how they are typically paid.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2018 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 29, 2019