DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

25-1052 Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary

Occupational Description:
Teach courses pertaining to the chemical and physical properties and compositional changes of substances. Work may include providing instruction in the methods of qualitative and quantitative chemical analysis. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching, and those who do a combination of teaching and research. Excludes "Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary" (25-1042) who teach biochemistry.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Central Minnesota 402$73,630/yr$1,627/yr$50,224/yr$59,228/yr$71,241/yr$84,790/yr$103,480/yr
Minnesota 39018$85,062/yr$5,614/yr$47,325/yr$59,884/yr$75,797/yr$98,035/yr$134,094/yr
U S 21,380406$93,609/yr$842/yr$46,416/yr$59,712/yr$80,374/yr$113,503/yr$160,808/yr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Education and Health Services40$71,241/yr
Other Regional Data For Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2020 - 2030
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 180 $77,432/yr 2.0%
Southeast Minnesota 60 $77,702/yr 0.0%
Northwest Minnesota 40 $72,182/yr 3.4%
Central Minnesota 40 $71,241/yr N/A
Northeast Minnesota 30 $76,238/yr 4.3%
Southwest Minnesota N/A $77,655/yr N/A
Related Occupations
Occupation
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2020 - 2030
Chemists90$47.61/hr4.7%
Natural Sciences Managers60$45.20/hr0.0%
Materials ScientistsN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary