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.
Southeast Minnesota
| 30 | 0 | $92,631.37/yr | $52,201.00/yr | $65,964.06/yr | $83,486.65/yr | $120,191.83/yr | $149,750.78/yr |
Education and Health Services | 250 | N/A |
Central Minnesota
| N/A | $79,841.29/yr | N/A |
Southwest Minnesota
| N/A | $83,398.75/yr | N/A |
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA
| N/A | $82,020.62/yr | N/A |
Rochester MN MSA
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
St Cloud MN MSA
| N/A | $79,848.36/yr | N/A |
Northwest Balance of State
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
Southwest Balance of State
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
La Crosse WI-MN MSA
| 10 | $73,028.46/yr | N/A |
Northeast Minnesota
| 20 | N/A | 0.0% |
Northwest Minnesota
| 20 | $76,975.92/yr | -4.3% |
Duluth MN-WI MSA
| 20 | N/A | N/A |
Fargo ND-MN MSA
| 20 | $83,111.80/yr | N/A |
Southeast Minnesota
| 30 | $83,486.65/yr | 4.5% |
Southeast Balance of State
| 30 | $84,647.54/yr | N/A |
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN
| 140 | $110,681.36/yr | 5.9% |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA
| 150 | $108,168.61/yr | N/A |
Minnesota
| 250 | $92,033.24/yr | 4.6% |
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
| 100 | $88,486.89/yr | 5.1% |
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
| 390 | $75,796.83/yr | 3.9% |
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
| 570 | $100,085.77/yr | 10.4% |
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
| 390 | $89,982.22/yr | 2.5% |
Astronomers
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
- Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as quantum mechanics, particle physics, and optics.
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.
- Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
- Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
- Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
- Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.