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DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

25-1113 Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary



Teach courses in social work. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Geography Click link for Career Profile EmploymentEmp SE*Percentiles
Mean10th25thMedian75th90th
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 22045$83,418.84/yr$61,017.02/yr$63,513.21/yr$82,500.93/yr$89,837.02/yr$108,141.72/yr


IndustryOES Employment (Statewide)OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Education and Health Services410N/A
 
Geography Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2022-2032
Central Minnesota N/AN/AN/A
Northeast Minnesota N/AN/AN/A
Southeast Minnesota N/AN/AN/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Rochester MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
St Cloud MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Northwest Balance of State N/AN/AN/A
Southwest Balance of State N/AN/AN/A
Southeast Balance of State N/AN/AN/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA 10$80,366.34/yrN/A
Northwest Minnesota 20$79,439.16/yrN/A
Southwest Minnesota 20$93,337.66/yrN/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA 40$62,038.98/yrN/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 220$82,500.93/yr1.9%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 230$82,498.87/yrN/A
Minnesota 410$79,439.16/yr3.8%


Occupations Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2022-2032
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 1,060$79,500.97/yr4.0%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 270$87,495.37/yr3.1%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 730$85,249.52/yr4.8%
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary 150$84,662.30/yr3.8%
Sociologists 40$38.08/hr5.7%
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary N/AN/AN/A
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 180$104,246.51/yr3.9%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 460$82,375.24/yr2.9%
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists 1,670$50.10/hr9.9%
Law Teachers, Postsecondary 120$148,545.35/yr2.2%


  • 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.