Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

25-1113 Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary

Occupational Description:
Teach courses in social work. 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
Minnesota	390	13	$78,692.27/yr	$48,600.77/yr	$61,491.33/yr	$80,497.55/yr	$85,142.62/yr	$100,903.38/yr

Leading Industries for Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Education and Health Services	390	N/A

Other Regional Data for Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Northeast Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	N/A	$76,166.89/yr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northwest 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
Fargo ND-MN MSA	10	$82,769.38/yr	N/A
Central Minnesota	20	$82,059.43/yr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	20	$82,772.42/yr	5.3%
Duluth MN-WI MSA	20	$50,274.21/yr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	40	$79,228.78/yr	0.0%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	190	$81,003.64/yr	3.5%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	200	$81,004.66/yr	N/A
Minnesota	390	$80,497.55/yr	3.8%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	1,150	$76,826.13/yr	4.0%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	240	$86,268.39/yr	3.1%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	740	$81,907.30/yr	4.8%
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	120	$81,471.19/yr	3.8%
Sociologists	30	$38.70/hr	5.7%
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	10	$83,793.72/yr	N/A
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	200	$99,422.64/yr	3.9%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	440	$80,416.42/yr	2.9%
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	1,490	$50.05/hr	9.9%
Law Teachers, Postsecondary	90	$134,493.90/yr	2.2%

Task for Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary

Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as family behavior, child and adolescent mental health, or social intervention evaluation.
Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.
Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, or handouts.
Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.