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 2026

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Southwest Minnesota	70	22	$89,165.02/yr	$64,995.88/yr	$68,829.26/yr	$86,836.61/yr	$105,162.64/yr	$111,468.35/yr

Leading Industries for Communications Teachers, Postsecondary

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Education and Health Services	450	N/A

Other Regional Data for Communications Teachers, Postsecondary

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2024-2034
Northeast Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	N/A	$82,928.18/yr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	20	$85,539.29/yr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	30	$87,123.42/yr	0.0%
Fargo ND-MN MSA	30	$105,358.99/yr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	30	$86,402.80/yr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	40	$86,406.91/yr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	40	$79,289.09/yr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	40	$81,111.72/yr	2.8%
St Cloud MN MSA	40	$85,837.40/yr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	50	$65,822.38/yr	N/A
Central Minnesota	50	$85,837.40/yr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	70	$86,836.61/yr	N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	220	$85,443.68/yr	2.8%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	230	$85,446.77/yr	N/A
Minnesota	450	$85,714.04/yr	0.0%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2024-2034
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	920	$86,557.00/yr	-1.2%
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	280	$83,863.66/yr	0.0%
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	110	$86,053.28/yr	1.1%
History Teachers, Postsecondary	280	$95,572.50/yr	-2.8%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	240	$89,784.90/yr	0.0%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	410	$81,951.59/yr	-1.7%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	950	$81,160.04/yr	-0.6%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	250	$99,890.07/yr	0.0%
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	20	$85,138.37/yr	N/A
Sociologists	N/A	N/A	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.