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 2026

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Southwest Minnesota	40	13	$91,696.96/yr	$59,945.35/yr	$77,791.30/yr	$81,640.11/yr	$102,809.57/yr	$124,349.10/yr

Leading Industries for Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Education and Health Services	760	N/A

Other Regional Data for Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2024-2034
Northeast Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	N/A	$81,643.19/yr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	30	$82,280.55/yr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	40	$81,640.11/yr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	40	$107,486.93/yr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	40	$80,676.88/yr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	50	$78,610.61/yr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	50	$78,607.53/yr	4.5%
St Cloud MN MSA	50	$85,518.73/yr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	60	$79,324.04/yr	4.1%
Central Minnesota	60	$85,519.75/yr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	70	$82,768.84/yr	3.6%
Southeast Balance of State	70	$82,763.70/yr	N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	460	$96,740.30/yr	4.9%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	480	$94,770.66/yr	N/A
Minnesota	760	$84,953.33/yr	0.9%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2024-2034
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	950	$81,160.04/yr	-0.6%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	360	$84,778.57/yr	0.0%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	240	$89,784.90/yr	0.0%
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	20	$85,138.37/yr	N/A
Sociologists	N/A	N/A	N/A
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	110	$86,053.28/yr	1.1%
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	1,290	$52.90/hr	12.4%
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	260	$82,660.91/yr	0.0%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	16,020	$78,600.33/yr	1.5%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	3,050	$106,407.54/yr	14.3%

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.