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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 1005$97,231.96/yr$67,921.40/yr$79,889.03/yr$95,457.10/yr$112,363.92/yr$128,753.49/yr


IndustryOES Employment (Statewide)OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Education and Health Services100N/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
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 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
Southwest Balance of State N/AN/AN/A
Southeast Balance of State N/AN/AN/A
Southwest Minnesota 10$99,218.79/yr7.1%
Northeast Minnesota 20$81,164.90/yr0.0%
Duluth MN-WI MSA 20$81,166.93/yrN/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 50$105,254.33/yr4.7%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 50$105,254.33/yrN/A
Minnesota 100$95,457.10/yr5.1%


Occupations Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2022-2032
Geographers 20$47.21/hr3.4%
History Teachers, Postsecondary 280$83,367.76/yr0.9%
Political Scientists N/AN/AN/A
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 230$79,777.47/yr4.1%
Sociologists 30$38.70/hr5.7%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 200$99,422.64/yr3.9%
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary 530$50,974.01/yrN/A
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 80$94,361.75/yr3.2%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 24,320$64,016.70/yr3.8%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 240$86,268.39/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.