Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

25-1122 Communications Teachers, Postsecondary

Occupational Description:
Teach courses in communications, such as organizational communications, public relations, radio/television broadcasting, and journalism. 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 2023

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Northwest Minnesota	30	8	$69,496.26/yr	$41,465.77/yr	$61,245.89/yr	$72,691.53/yr	$84,478.81/yr	$85,896.28/yr

Leading Industries for Communications Teachers, Postsecondary

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Education and Health Services	490	N/A

Other Regional Data for Communications Teachers, Postsecondary

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2020-2030
Southwest Minnesota	N/A	$67,580.35/yr	6.7%
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	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
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
Central Minnesota	N/A	$85,923.28/yr	3.2%
Southeast Minnesota	N/A	N/A	4.9%
Northwest Minnesota	30	$72,691.53/yr	4.7%
Fargo ND-MN MSA	40	$85,899.39/yr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	40	$75,886.80/yr	2.9%
Duluth MN-WI MSA	50	$62,555.36/yr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	50	$68,027.92/yr	N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	270	$76,924.19/yr	2.4%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	280	$76,667.70/yr	N/A
Minnesota	490	$76,730.01/yr	2.9%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2020-2030
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	950	$80,406.07/yr	2.8%
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	340	$80,582.60/yr	1.6%
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	120	$85,733.24/yr	1.6%
History Teachers, Postsecondary	320	$84,601.35/yr	2.3%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	290	$82,150.64/yr	2.5%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	490	$81,776.80/yr	2.3%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	990	$78,754.96/yr	1.7%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	210	$99,814.43/yr	2.4%
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	20	$64,497.24/yr	N/A
Sociologists	40	$38.75/hr	N/A

Task for Communications Teachers, Postsecondary

Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as public speaking, media criticism, and oral traditions.
Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as public speaking, media criticism, and oral traditions.
Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.
Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.