Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

25-1066 Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary

Occupational Description:
Teach courses in psychology, such as child, clinical, and developmental psychology, and psychological counseling. 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 2023

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Northwest Minnesota	60	13	$74,030.07/yr	$51,648.67/yr	$63,519.03/yr	$69,896.06/yr	$82,209.83/yr	$93,336.67/yr

Leading Industries for Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Education and Health Services	710	N/A

Other Regional Data for Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2020-2030
Southwest Minnesota	N/A	$87,766.50/yr	6.7%
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	N/A	$78,360.35/yr	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Central Minnesota	N/A	$79,118.41/yr	7.3%
Northwest Balance of State	30	$79,045.72/yr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	40	$85,619.02/yr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	50	$79,960.58/yr	6.7%
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	60	$102,587.05/yr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	60	$87,664.73/yr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	60	$69,896.06/yr	5.3%
Southeast Minnesota	60	$86,188.08/yr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	70	$64,123.40/yr	N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	400	$87,190.17/yr	4.9%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	430	$84,372.89/yr	N/A
Minnesota	710	$83,002.16/yr	5.1%

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Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2020-2030
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	990	$78,754.96/yr	1.7%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	320	$65,732.97/yr	1.8%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	290	$82,150.64/yr	2.5%
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	20	$64,497.24/yr	N/A
Sociologists	40	$38.75/hr	N/A
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	120	$85,733.24/yr	1.6%
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	1,130	$50.18/hr	N/A
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	210	$83,074.85/yr	3.2%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	18,390	$65,182.60/yr	6.6%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	3,270	$82,929.47/yr	17.3%

Task for Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary

Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as abnormal psychology, cognitive processes, and work motivation.
Supervise students' laboratory work.
Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
Supervise the clinical work of practicum students.
Provide clinical services to clients, such as assessing psychological problems and conducting psychotherapy.
Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.
Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.