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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

25-1082 Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in library 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)
4,650 4.0 % (4) $75,450 0.9 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $45,010 $56,550 $71,560 $90,550 $111,230
  (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 3,970 0.13 (4) $73,610
Junior Colleges 670 0.09 (4) $86,440

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 3,970 0.13 (4) $73,610
Junior Colleges 670 0.09 (4) $86,440

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Junior Colleges 670 0.09 (4) $86,440
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 3,970 0.13 (4) $73,610


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 450 0.05 1.48 (4) $84,610
Illinois 390 0.07 2.03 (4) $69,760
Texas 380 0.03 0.98 (4) $68,960
Pennsylvania 350 0.06 1.84 (4) $75,290
California 240 0.01 0.45 (4) $99,110




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)
Montana 30 0.07 2.30 (4) $64,460
Illinois 390 0.07 2.03 (4) $69,760
Pennsylvania 350 0.06 1.84 (4) $75,290
Oklahoma 100 0.06 2.01 (4) $65,360
Mississippi 60 0.06 1.72 (4) $61,710




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Maryland 70 0.03 0.84 (4) $100,740
Washington 90 0.03 0.83 (4) $99,390
California 240 0.01 0.45 (4) $99,110
Michigan 200 0.05 1.42 (4) $88,030
New York 450 0.05 1.48 (4) $84,610





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 490 0.05 1.60 (4) $83,740
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 190 0.04 1.28 (4) $66,520
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 110 0.04 1.25 (4) $79,320
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 100 0.03 0.84 (4) $68,140
Ann Arbor, MI 90 0.42 12.93 (4) $96,620
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 90 0.03 1.02 (4) $57,760
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 70 0.04 1.15 (4) $102,120
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 70 0.02 0.72 (8) (8)
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 70 0.05 1.50 (4) $113,950
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 60 0.02 0.62 (4) $67,320




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)
Ann Arbor, MI 90 0.42 12.93 (4) $96,620
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 50 0.06 1.72 (4) $70,900
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 70 0.05 1.50 (4) $113,950
Pittsburgh, PA 60 0.05 1.52 (4) $78,290
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 490 0.05 1.60 (4) $83,740
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 70 0.04 1.15 (4) $102,120
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 110 0.04 1.25 (4) $79,320
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 190 0.04 1.28 (4) $66,520
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 100 0.03 0.84 (4) $68,140
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 90 0.03 1.02 (4) $57,760




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)
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 70 0.05 1.50 (4) $113,950
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 30 0.01 0.39 (4) $106,450
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 70 0.04 1.15 (4) $102,120
Ann Arbor, MI 90 0.42 12.93 (4) $96,620
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 50 0.01 0.28 (4) $83,830
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 490 0.05 1.60 (4) $83,740
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 110 0.04 1.25 (4) $79,320
Pittsburgh, PA 60 0.05 1.52 (4) $78,290
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI (8) (8) (8) (4) $77,840
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 30 0.02 0.49 (4) $75,490

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)
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 50 0.20 6.24 (4) $62,810

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)
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 50 0.20 6.24 (4) $62,810

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)
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 50 0.20 6.24 (4) $62,810


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