Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

25-1032 Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary

Occupational Description:
Teach courses pertaining to the application of physical laws and principles of engineering for the development of machines, materials, instruments, processes, and services. Includes teachers of subjects such as chemical, civil, electrical, industrial, mechanical, mineral, and petroleum engineering. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research. Excludes "Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary" (25-1021).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2025

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	540	5	$118,428.87/yr	$61,724.60/yr	$77,840.33/yr	$105,609.30/yr	$130,721.05/yr	$166,968.78/yr

Leading Industries for Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Education and Health Services	540	N/A

Other Regional Data for Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Southeast Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	20	$80,549.28/yr	5.6%
Northwest Balance of State	20	$80,548.26/yr	N/A
Central Minnesota	30	$102,145.79/yr	9.1%
Southwest Minnesota	60	$128,828.54/yr	7.1%
Northeast Minnesota	70	$105,610.32/yr	6.9%
Duluth MN-WI MSA	70	$105,609.30/yr	N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	360	$124,828.51/yr	10.0%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	370	$124,828.51/yr	N/A
Minnesota	540	$105,609.30/yr	9.4%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	250	$104,686.37/yr	3.6%
Materials Scientists	360	$55.62/hr	8.2%
Nuclear Engineers	190	$73.27/hr	N/A
Astronomers	N/A	N/A	N/A
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	430	$101,420.63/yr	3.1%
Industrial Engineers	18,000	$49.54/hr	16.6%
Materials Engineers	180	$51.90/hr	5.5%
Environmental Engineers	980	$51.19/hr	5.0%
Petroleum Engineers	60	$62.70/hr	10.1%
Mechanical Engineers	5,970	$48.27/hr	13.7%

Task for Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary

Initiate, facilitate, and moderate class discussions.
Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as mechanics, hydraulics, and robotics.
Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.
Supervise students' laboratory work.