Occupational Employment Statistics
25-1054 Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
Teach courses pertaining to the laws of matter and energy. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
Minnesota
| 250 | 8 | $114,290.91/yr | $64,544.09/yr | $80,467.13/yr | $104,686.37/yr | $133,581.11/yr | $161,015.39/yr |
Education and Health Services | 250 | N/A |
Southeast Minnesota
| 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 |
Rochester 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 |
Central Minnesota
| 10 | $81,801.82/yr | 0.0% |
St Cloud MN MSA
| 10 | $81,805.88/yr | N/A |
Northwest Balance of State
| 10 | $82,211.56/yr | N/A |
Northeast Minnesota
| 20 | $79,061.44/yr | 5.3% |
Northwest Minnesota
| 20 | $87,622.35/yr | 0.0% |
Southwest Minnesota
| 20 | $95,091.98/yr | N/A |
Duluth MN-WI MSA
| 20 | $79,057.38/yr | N/A |
Fargo ND-MN MSA
| 20 | $108,378.09/yr | N/A |
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN
| 140 | $127,208.85/yr | 4.0% |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA
| 150 | $127,211.90/yr | N/A |
Minnesota
| 250 | $104,686.37/yr | 3.6% |
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
| 430 | $101,420.63/yr | 3.1% |
Astronomers
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
| 70 | $100,446.99/yr | 2.8% |
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
| 540 | $105,609.30/yr | 9.4% |
Materials Scientists
| 360 | $55.62/hr | 8.2% |
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
| 800 | $85,507.73/yr | 8.0% |
- Supervise students' laboratory work.
- Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
- Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
- Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.
- Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
- Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as quantum mechanics, particle physics, and optics.