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 2020

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
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

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 2016-2026
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%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2016-2026
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

Task for Physics Teachers, Postsecondary

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.