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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

25-1041 Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in the agricultural sciences. Includes teachers of agronomy, dairy sciences, fisheries management, horticultural sciences, poultry sciences, range management, and agricultural soil conservation. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research. Excludes "Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary" (25-1043).


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)
10,810 3.7 % (4) $90,890 2.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $42,240 $59,390 $84,640 $115,460 $149,720
  (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 9,250 0.30 (4) $94,260
Junior Colleges 1,410 0.20 (4) $70,740
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 70 0.00 (4) $92,970

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 9,250 0.30 (4) $94,260
Junior Colleges 1,410 0.20 (4) $70,740
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 70 0.00 (4) $92,970

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 9,250 0.30 (4) $94,260
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 70 (7) (4) $92,970
Junior Colleges 1,410 0.20 (4) $70,740


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 1,010 0.08 1.12 (4) $93,580
North Carolina 760 0.17 2.32 (4) $50,720
Virginia 670 0.18 2.35 (8) (8)
Florida 400 0.05 0.63 (4) $105,680
Arkansas 400 0.33 4.37 (4) $88,260




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)
Idaho 270 0.38 5.02 (4) $79,070
Arkansas 400 0.33 4.37 (4) $88,260
North Dakota 130 0.32 4.33 (8) (8)
Nebraska 250 0.26 3.49 (4) $88,080
Wyoming 60 0.23 3.13 (4) $82,730




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Georgia 320 0.07 0.96 (4) $116,600
Michigan 240 0.06 0.75 (4) $111,040
Pennsylvania 390 0.07 0.88 (4) $106,970
Florida 400 0.05 0.63 (4) $105,680
Massachusetts 70 0.02 0.27 (4) $103,170





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)
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 390 0.12 1.65 (4) $94,070
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 250 0.13 1.71 (4) $104,750
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 130 0.01 0.18 (4) $79,340
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 110 0.04 0.47 (4) $83,540
Richmond, VA 80 0.12 1.63 (4) $59,910
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 70 0.02 0.27 (4) $77,960
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 70 0.07 0.89 (4) $147,800
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 60 0.14 1.86 (8) (8)
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 40 0.01 0.12 (4) $75,010
Fresno, CA 30 0.09 1.15 (4) $83,890




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)
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 60 0.14 1.86 (8) (8)
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 250 0.13 1.71 (4) $104,750
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 390 0.12 1.65 (4) $94,070
Richmond, VA 80 0.12 1.63 (4) $59,910
Fresno, CA 30 0.09 1.15 (4) $83,890
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 70 0.07 0.89 (4) $147,800
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 110 0.04 0.47 (4) $83,540
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 70 0.02 0.27 (4) $77,960
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 130 0.01 0.18 (4) $79,340
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 40 0.01 0.12 (4) $75,010




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)
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 70 0.07 0.89 (4) $147,800
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (8) (8) (8) (4) $115,220
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 250 0.13 1.71 (4) $104,750
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC (8) (8) (8) (4) $97,180
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (8) (8) (8) (4) $96,990
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 390 0.12 1.65 (4) $94,070
Fresno, CA 30 0.09 1.15 (4) $83,890
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 110 0.04 0.47 (4) $83,540
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 130 0.01 0.18 (4) $79,340
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 70 0.02 0.27 (4) $77,960

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)
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 120 0.45 6.03 (4) $71,710
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 70 0.34 4.61 (4) $66,270
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area 60 0.32 4.33 (4) $101,770
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 50 0.37 4.95 (4) $89,090
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 50 0.62 8.28 (4) $86,240

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)
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 50 0.62 8.28 (4) $86,240
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 120 0.45 6.03 (4) $71,710
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 50 0.37 4.95 (4) $89,090
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 70 0.34 4.61 (4) $66,270
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area 60 0.32 4.33 (4) $101,770

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)
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area 60 0.32 4.33 (4) $101,770
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) (4) $101,090
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) (4) $94,290
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 50 0.37 4.95 (4) $89,090
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 50 0.62 8.28 (4) $86,240


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.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(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