Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

25-1121 Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary

Occupational Description:
Teach courses in drama, music, and the arts including fine and applied art, such as painting and sculpture, or design and crafts. 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
Southeast Minnesota	150	43	$86,736.90/yr	$38,340.02/yr	$65,464.64/yr	$82,593.06/yr	$104,330.99/yr	$130,691.82/yr

Leading Industries for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Education and Health Services	1,310	N/A

Other Regional Data for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Southwest Minnesota	N/A	$78,452.30/yr	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	N/A	$78,456.41/yr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	60	$80,707.72/yr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	70	$79,371.33/yr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	80	$88,222.35/yr	N/A
Central Minnesota	90	$82,383.35/yr	1.4%
Northeast Minnesota	120	$75,612.99/yr	2.2%
Northwest Minnesota	130	$80,707.72/yr	2.2%
Duluth MN-WI MSA	140	$73,964.09/yr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	150	$82,593.06/yr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	150	$82,588.95/yr	N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	700	$80,795.10/yr	2.9%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	740	$79,217.13/yr	N/A
Minnesota	1,310	$79,936.72/yr	3.0%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	920	$86,557.00/yr	0.8%
Curators	220	$26.66/hr	16.5%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	450	$85,714.04/yr	2.9%

Task for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary

Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
Evaluate and grade students' class work, performances, projects, assignments, and papers.
Organize performance groups and direct their rehearsals.
Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as acting techniques, fundamentals of music, and art history.
Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as acting techniques, fundamentals of music, and art history.
Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.