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DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

25-1064 Geography Teachers, Postsecondary



Teach courses in geography. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Geography Click link for Career Profile EmploymentEmp SE*Percentiles
Mean10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota 1102$98,848.23/yr$68,920.76/yr$82,354.64/yr$88,309.23/yr$112,416.04/yr$135,286.61/yr


IndustryOES Employment (Statewide)OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Education and Health Services110N/A
 
Geography Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2022-2032
Central Minnesota N/AN/AN/A
Northwest Minnesota N/AN/AN/A
Southeast Minnesota N/AN/AN/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
St Cloud MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Northwest Balance of State N/AN/AN/A
Northeast Balance of State N/AN/AN/A
Southwest Balance of State N/AN/AN/A
Southeast Balance of State N/AN/AN/A
Northeast Minnesota 20$82,353.61/yr0.0%
Southwest Minnesota 20$84,637.58/yr7.1%
Duluth MN-WI MSA 20$82,354.64/yrN/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 50$109,251.25/yr4.7%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 50$109,253.31/yrN/A
Minnesota 110$88,309.23/yr5.1%


Occupations Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2022-2032
Geographers 30$46.27/hr3.4%
History Teachers, Postsecondary 290$93,213.01/yr0.9%
Political Scientists N/AN/AN/A
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 290$85,661.60/yr4.1%
Sociologists 40$38.08/hr5.7%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 180$104,246.51/yr3.9%
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary 420$53,189.52/yrN/A
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 90$88,298.93/yr3.2%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 23,910$65,016.28/yr3.8%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 270$87,495.37/yr3.1%


  • Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  • Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
  • Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
  • Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as urbanization, environmental systems, and cultural geography.
  • Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as urbanization, environmental systems, and cultural geography.
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.