Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

25-1054 Physics Teachers, Postsecondary

Occupational Description:
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.

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	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

Leading Industries for Physics Teachers, Postsecondary

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Education and Health Services	250	N/A

Other Regional Data for Physics Teachers, Postsecondary

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
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%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
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%

Task for Physics Teachers, Postsecondary

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.