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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
25-1121 Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Teach courses in drama, music, and the arts including fine and applied art, such as painting and sculpture, or design and crafts. 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) |
| 94,310 |
2.1 % |
(4) |
$82,560 |
1.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$36,360 |
$51,550 |
$69,960 |
$98,690 |
$146,290 |
(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 |
70,300 |
2.31 |
(4) |
$81,580 |
| Junior Colleges |
17,520 |
2.43 |
(4) |
$87,470 |
| Other Schools and Instruction |
5,840 |
1.30 |
(4) |
$81,630 |
| Technical and Trade Schools |
320 |
0.24 |
(4) |
$54,310 |
| Business Schools and Computer and Management Training |
70 |
0.09 |
(4) |
$65,300 |
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 |
17,520 |
2.43 |
(4) |
$87,470 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
70,300 |
2.31 |
(4) |
$81,580 |
| Other Schools and Instruction |
5,840 |
1.30 |
(4) |
$81,630 |
| Technical and Trade Schools |
320 |
0.24 |
(4) |
$54,310 |
| Business Schools and Computer and Management Training |
70 |
0.09 |
(4) |
$65,300 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Junior Colleges |
17,520 |
2.43 |
(4) |
$87,470 |
| Performing Arts Companies |
(8) |
(8) |
(4) |
$86,620 |
| Other Schools and Instruction |
5,840 |
1.30 |
(4) |
$81,630 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
70,300 |
2.31 |
(4) |
$81,580 |
| Business Schools and Computer and Management Training |
70 |
0.09 |
(4) |
$65,300 |
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 |
11,530 |
1.23 |
1.89 |
(4) |
$99,870 |
| California |
9,710 |
0.57 |
0.88 |
(4) |
$115,460 |
| Texas |
6,240 |
0.52 |
0.79 |
(4) |
$71,520 |
| Massachusetts |
6,190 |
1.73 |
2.66 |
(4) |
$99,540 |
| Pennsylvania |
5,050 |
0.86 |
1.33 |
(4) |
$80,740 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
Top paying States for this occupation:
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 |
9,400 |
0.99 |
1.52 |
(4) |
$103,590 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
5,100 |
1.85 |
2.84 |
(4) |
$99,770 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
4,230 |
0.69 |
1.06 |
(4) |
$128,760 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
2,740 |
0.96 |
1.48 |
(4) |
$88,130 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
2,730 |
0.59 |
0.90 |
(4) |
$68,880 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
2,030 |
0.57 |
0.87 |
(4) |
$72,040 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
1,850 |
0.76 |
1.17 |
(4) |
$108,050 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,840 |
0.59 |
0.90 |
(4) |
$78,410 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
1,220 |
0.63 |
0.96 |
(4) |
$78,810 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,180 |
0.40 |
0.61 |
(4) |
$83,300 |
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) |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI |
540 |
4.07 |
6.24 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Lawrence, KS |
160 |
3.30 |
5.07 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Harrisonburg, VA |
210 |
3.26 |
5.01 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Provo-Orem, UT |
680 |
2.80 |
4.30 |
(4) |
$102,140 |
| Springfield, MA-CT |
670 |
2.01 |
3.09 |
(4) |
$106,430 |
| Greeley, CO |
200 |
1.94 |
2.97 |
(4) |
$64,210 |
| Syracuse, NY |
580 |
1.90 |
2.92 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
5,100 |
1.85 |
2.84 |
(4) |
$99,770 |
| Boulder, CO |
320 |
1.73 |
2.66 |
(4) |
$66,560 |
| Ann Arbor, MI |
380 |
1.72 |
2.63 |
(4) |
$82,690 |
United States Department of Labor
