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 2022

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	150	31	$117,067.75/yr	$66,326.04/yr	$85,601.62/yr	$106,928.72/yr	$136,238.53/yr	$173,766.06/yr

Leading Industries for Physics Teachers, Postsecondary

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Education and Health Services	240	N/A

Other Regional Data for Physics Teachers, Postsecondary

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2020-2030
Central Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest 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	$84,061.40/yr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	20	$82,176.08/yr	0.0%
Northwest Minnesota	20	$86,785.11/yr	0.0%
Duluth MN-WI MSA	20	$82,177.13/yr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	20	$86,781.93/yr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	30	$83,788.29/yr	11.1%
Southeast Balance of State	30	$83,786.17/yr	N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	150	$106,928.72/yr	1.8%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	160	$106,926.61/yr	N/A
Minnesota	240	$102,364.15/yr	2.0%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2020-2030
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	400	$84,061.40/yr	2.6%
Astronomers	N/A	N/A	N/A
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	110	$89,163.73/yr	3.3%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	540	$108,112.21/yr	7.4%
Materials Scientists	120	$51.86/hr	3.4%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	880	$86,210.30/yr	7.8%

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.