Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

25-1123 English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

Occupational Description:
Teach courses in English language and literature, including linguistics and comparative literature. 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 2020

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Southeast Minnesota	120	3	$78,434.87/yr	$43,658.45/yr	$54,120.68/yr	$69,533.64/yr	$85,326.50/yr	$124,046.34/yr

Leading Industries for English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Education and Health Services	1,040	N/A

Other Regional Data for English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2016-2026
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	N/A	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	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
Northwest Balance of State	30	$69,199.22/yr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	70	N/A	N/A
Central Minnesota	80	$75,764.50/yr	15.4%
Northwest Minnesota	80	$72,117.12/yr	-1.7%
Northeast Minnesota	90	N/A	-0.9%
Duluth MN-WI MSA	90	N/A	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	110	N/A	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	110	$70,876.41/yr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	120	$69,533.64/yr	5.2%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	560	$64,178.76/yr	3.6%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	600	$63,025.95/yr	N/A
Minnesota	1,040	$66,774.36/yr	3.4%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2016-2026
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	600	$72,998.15/yr	5.0%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	560	$63,874.64/yr	4.4%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	460	$67,774.62/yr	10.6%
History Teachers, Postsecondary	330	$77,160.81/yr	4.9%
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	110	$71,765.52/yr	N/A
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	1,020	$71,634.17/yr	3.7%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	280	$77,342.68/yr	3.9%
Law Teachers, Postsecondary	N/A	$165,748.74/yr	4.9%
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	800	$28.06/hr	-8.5%
Sociologists	60	$27.99/hr	N/A

Task for English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
Assist students who need extra help with their coursework outside of class.
Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as poetry, novel structure, and translation and adaptation.
Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
Teach writing classes.
Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.