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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

25-1069 Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other

All postsecondary social sciences teachers not listed separately.


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)
17,670 2.6 % (4) $87,950 2.1 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $31,350 $48,220 $71,600 $107,870 $178,500
  (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 9,190 0.30 (4) $75,330
Junior Colleges 8,280 1.15 (4) $101,840
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 130 0.01 (4) $90,780
Technical and Trade Schools 30 0.03 (8) (8)

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Junior Colleges 8,280 1.15 (4) $101,840
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 9,190 0.30 (4) $75,330
Technical and Trade Schools 30 0.03 (8) (8)
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 130 0.01 (4) $90,780

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Junior Colleges 8,280 1.15 (4) $101,840
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 130 0.01 (4) $90,780
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 9,190 0.30 (4) $75,330


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)
Florida 2,830 0.33 2.69 (4) $68,400
California 2,760 0.16 1.33 (4) $147,680
New York 2,570 0.27 2.24 (4) $101,250
Illinois 1,250 0.21 1.70 (4) $54,050
Texas 980 0.08 0.66 (4) $61,910




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 Mexico 350 0.44 3.58 (4) $85,450
Florida 2,830 0.33 2.69 (4) $68,400
New York 2,570 0.27 2.24 (4) $101,250
Maine 150 0.24 2.00 (4) $53,130
Illinois 1,250 0.21 1.70 (4) $54,050




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 2,760 0.16 1.33 (4) $147,680
Rhode Island 40 0.09 0.72 (4) $122,120
Connecticut (8) (8) (8) (4) $104,710
New York 2,570 0.27 2.24 (4) $101,250
New Jersey 230 0.06 0.47 (4) $100,810





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 1,710 0.18 1.48 (4) $111,620
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,170 0.19 1.57 (8) (8)
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 950 0.20 1.67 (4) $49,680
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 790 0.60 4.94 (4) $69,840
Jacksonville, FL 630 0.91 7.47 (8) (8)
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 540 0.20 1.60 (4) $94,000
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 420 0.17 1.42 (4) $118,710
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY 350 0.64 5.21 (4) $84,080
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 320 0.11 0.92 (8) (8)
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 270 0.09 0.71 (4) $91,880




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)
Jacksonville, FL 630 0.91 7.47 (8) (8)
Utica-Rome, NY 100 0.82 6.70 (4) $104,210
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 250 0.82 6.70 (4) $115,660
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY 350 0.64 5.21 (4) $84,080
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 790 0.60 4.94 (4) $69,840
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 80 0.44 3.61 (8) (8)
Trenton, NJ 50 0.23 1.88 (8) (8)
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 540 0.20 1.60 (4) $94,000
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA 50 0.20 1.67 (8) (8)
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 950 0.20 1.67 (4) $49,680




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)
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 40 0.07 0.60 (4) $122,120
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 420 0.17 1.42 (4) $118,710
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 250 0.82 6.70 (4) $115,660
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 1,710 0.18 1.48 (4) $111,620
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 80 0.07 0.56 (4) $104,980
Utica-Rome, NY 100 0.82 6.70 (4) $104,210
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 70 0.05 0.43 (4) $102,030
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 540 0.20 1.60 (4) $94,000
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 270 0.09 0.71 (4) $91,880
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 60 0.03 0.24 (4) $85,310

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 80 0.29 2.41 (4) $65,750
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 70 0.27 2.19 (4) $71,100
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area 60 0.40 3.30 (4) $61,450
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 60 0.31 2.51 (4) $49,160
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 60 0.15 1.19 (4) $62,490

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)
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 30 0.52 4.27 (8) (8)
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area 60 0.40 3.30 (4) $61,450
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 50 0.35 2.87 (4) $64,570
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 60 0.31 2.51 (4) $49,160
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 80 0.29 2.41 (4) $65,750

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)
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 70 0.27 2.19 (4) $71,100
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) (4) $67,820
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 80 0.29 2.41 (4) $65,750
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 50 0.35 2.87 (4) $64,570
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 60 0.15 1.19 (4) $62,490


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