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 2025

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Northwest Minnesota	20	6	$92,554.44/yr	$76,585.76/yr	$82,532.05/yr	$96,906.40/yr	$102,189.40/yr	$102,189.40/yr

Leading Industries for Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Education and Health Services	240	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
Southeast Minnesota	N/A	N/A	6.3%
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato 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
Southeast Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	20	$96,906.40/yr	6.3%
Southwest Minnesota	20	$81,701.42/yr	4.5%
Duluth MN-WI MSA	20	$74,696.29/yr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	20	$102,191.43/yr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	20	$83,317.05/yr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	20	$84,077.70/yr	N/A
Central Minnesota	30	$84,076.69/yr	0.0%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	140	$85,004.69/yr	3.1%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	150	$85,000.63/yr	N/A
Minnesota	240	$86,268.39/yr	3.1%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Sociologists	30	$38.70/hr	5.7%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	200	$99,422.64/yr	3.9%
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	120	$81,471.19/yr	3.8%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	390	$80,497.55/yr	3.8%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	740	$81,907.30/yr	4.8%
History Teachers, Postsecondary	280	$83,367.76/yr	0.9%
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	230	$79,777.47/yr	4.1%
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	80	$94,361.75/yr	3.2%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	440	$80,416.42/yr	2.9%
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	910	$81,623.32/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.