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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

25-1113 Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in social work. 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)
12,620 3.7 % (4) $77,520 1.9 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $34,940 $51,320 $68,300 $93,900 $134,740
  (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 11,290 0.37 (4) $76,310
Junior Colleges 1,320 0.18 (4) $87,870

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 11,290 0.37 (4) $76,310
Junior Colleges 1,320 0.18 (4) $87,870

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Junior Colleges 1,320 0.18 (4) $87,870
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 11,290 0.37 (4) $76,310


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 2,760 0.29 3.38 (4) $91,680
Illinois 840 0.14 1.60 (4) $58,350
Pennsylvania 720 0.12 1.41 (4) $63,060
Texas 610 0.05 0.57 (4) $73,920
Ohio 580 0.11 1.24 (4) $88,810




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 York 2,760 0.29 3.38 (4) $91,680
Oregon 350 0.19 2.15 (4) $82,200
Minnesota 500 0.17 1.98 (4) $72,450
South Dakota 60 0.14 1.62 (4) $78,810
New Jersey 560 0.14 1.59 (4) $80,810




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 220 0.01 0.15 (4) $110,020
Maryland 200 0.07 0.84 (4) $97,110
New York 2,760 0.29 3.38 (4) $91,680
Ohio 580 0.11 1.24 (4) $88,810
Washington 170 0.05 0.58 (4) $83,690





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 2,360 0.25 2.85 (4) $91,240
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 590 0.13 1.45 (4) $59,980
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 320 0.27 3.10 (4) $82,510
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 320 0.11 1.29 (4) $71,350
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 280 0.14 1.61 (4) $75,920
Rochester, NY 210 0.41 4.68 (4) $65,370
Pittsburgh, PA 200 0.18 2.04 (4) $62,800
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 200 0.13 1.53 (4) $67,480
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 190 0.18 2.02 (4) $74,610
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 190 0.05 0.60 (4) $67,350




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 180 0.81 9.30 (4) $71,080
Rochester, NY 210 0.41 4.68 (4) $65,370
Toledo, OH 80 0.27 3.06 (8) (8)
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 320 0.27 3.10 (4) $82,510
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 2,360 0.25 2.85 (4) $91,240
Greensboro-High Point, NC 80 0.22 2.58 (4) $67,350
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY 120 0.22 2.48 (4) $65,030
Pittsburgh, PA 200 0.18 2.04 (4) $62,800
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 190 0.18 2.02 (4) $74,610
Urban Honolulu, HI 60 0.14 1.59 (4) $67,600




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 50 0.05 0.54 (4) $157,920
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY (8) (8) (8) (4) $106,780
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 130 0.04 0.48 (4) $99,700
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA (8) (8) (8) (4) $91,720
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 2,360 0.25 2.85 (4) $91,240
Syracuse, NY (8) (8) (8) (4) $90,340
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 140 0.07 0.82 (4) $88,510
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 140 0.10 1.19 (4) $85,510
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 320 0.27 3.10 (4) $82,510
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 60 0.02 0.25 (4) $79,620

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)
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 80 0.67 7.66 (4) $55,840
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 40 0.31 3.58 (4) $90,390

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)
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 80 0.67 7.66 (4) $55,840
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 40 0.31 3.58 (4) $90,390

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)
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 40 0.31 3.58 (4) $90,390
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 80 0.67 7.66 (4) $55,840


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