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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

25-1053 Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in environmental science. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.


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)
6,040 3.9 % (4) $91,330 1.9 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $42,930 $58,240 $79,910 $113,460 $158,230
  (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 5,070 0.17 (4) $89,060
Junior Colleges 930 0.13 (4) $104,040

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 5,070 0.17 (4) $89,060
Junior Colleges 930 0.13 (4) $104,040

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Junior Colleges 930 0.13 (4) $104,040
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 5,070 0.17 (4) $89,060


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)
New York 820 0.09 2.09 (4) $90,160
California 520 0.03 0.73 (4) $135,840
Massachusetts 380 0.11 2.52 (4) $89,000
Texas 280 0.02 0.56 (4) $88,330
Michigan 260 0.06 1.46 (8) (8)




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)
New Hampshire 180 0.27 6.46 (4) $85,380
West Virginia 110 0.16 3.92 (4) $79,080
Massachusetts 380 0.11 2.52 (4) $89,000
New York 820 0.09 2.09 (4) $90,160
Maine 50 0.08 2.01 (4) $66,830




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 520 0.03 0.73 (4) $135,840
New Jersey 160 0.04 0.97 (4) $103,650
Ohio 120 0.02 0.51 (4) $102,570
Minnesota 100 0.03 0.81 (4) $100,840
Pennsylvania 250 0.04 1.01 (4) $93,850





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 560 0.06 1.42 (4) $106,410
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 260 0.04 1.01 (8) (8)
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 210 0.08 1.84 (4) $92,840
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 180 0.06 1.39 (4) $89,470
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 120 0.04 1.03 (4) $108,600
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 100 0.17 4.10 (8) (8)
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 90 0.15 3.65 (4) $85,030
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 70 0.04 0.88 (4) $132,160
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 70 0.02 0.37 (4) $90,660
Worcester, MA-CT 70 0.25 5.92 (4) $78,320




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)
Bellingham, WA 50 0.58 13.97 (4) $63,540
Worcester, MA-CT 70 0.25 5.92 (4) $78,320
Springfield, MA-CT 70 0.21 5.00 (4) $92,960
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 100 0.17 4.10 (8) (8)
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 90 0.15 3.65 (4) $85,030
Reno, NV 30 0.15 3.55 (4) $101,420
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 210 0.08 1.84 (4) $92,840
Oklahoma City, OK 50 0.08 1.81 (4) $76,790
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 40 0.08 1.86 (4) $87,420
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 180 0.06 1.39 (4) $89,470




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)
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 70 0.04 0.88 (4) $132,160
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 50 0.03 0.64 (4) $122,090
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 60 0.02 0.57 (4) $116,470
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 50 0.06 1.32 (4) $115,020
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 120 0.04 1.03 (4) $108,600
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 560 0.06 1.42 (4) $106,410
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 30 0.02 0.52 (4) $102,560
Reno, NV 30 0.15 3.55 (4) $101,420
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 50 0.02 0.56 (4) $97,730
Boulder, CO (8) (8) (8) (4) $96,280

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)
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 80 0.75 17.95 (4) $69,830

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)
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 80 0.75 17.95 (4) $69,830

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)
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 80 0.75 17.95 (4) $69,830
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) (4) $59,720


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