Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

25-1067 Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary

Occupational Description:
Teach courses in sociology. 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 2024

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Northwest Minnesota	20	6	$93,205.80/yr	$77,495.16/yr	$83,966.91/yr	$95,385.71/yr	$103,860.18/yr	$103,966.29/yr

Leading Industries for Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Education and Health Services	270	N/A

Other Regional Data for Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Northeast Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	10	$84,538.68/yr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	20	$95,385.71/yr	4.5%
Southeast Minnesota	20	$92,798.87/yr	4.5%
Duluth MN-WI MSA	20	$78,965.26/yr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	20	$103,968.35/yr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	20	$94,191.70/yr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	20	$85,414.35/yr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	20	$92,800.93/yr	N/A
Central Minnesota	30	$85,410.23/yr	6.7%
Southwest Minnesota	30	$94,196.85/yr	N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	160	$87,501.55/yr	2.2%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	160	$87,495.37/yr	N/A
Minnesota	270	$87,495.37/yr	3.1%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Sociologists	40	$38.08/hr	5.7%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	180	$104,246.51/yr	3.9%
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	150	$84,662.30/yr	3.8%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	410	$79,439.16/yr	3.8%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	730	$85,249.52/yr	4.8%
History Teachers, Postsecondary	290	$93,213.01/yr	0.9%
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	290	$85,661.60/yr	4.1%
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	90	$88,298.93/yr	3.2%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	460	$82,375.24/yr	2.9%
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	920	$84,105.99/yr	0.8%

Task for Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary

Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as race and ethnic relations, measurement and data collection, and workplace social relations.
Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.