DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	1,040	53	$69,523/yr	$1,182/yr	$41,121/yr	$51,538/yr	$66,774/yr	$80,232/yr	$101,480/yr
U S	67,930	883	$81,010/yr	$891/yr	$38,353/yr	$50,669/yr	$69,199/yr	$100,207/yr	$142,349/yr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Education and Health Services 1,040 $66,780/yr

Other Regional Data For English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2023 - 2025 Minnesota 1,040 $66,774/yr 0.4% Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 600 $63,026/yr N/A Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 560 $64,179/yr N/A Southeast Minnesota 120 $69,534/yr N/A Southwest Minnesota 110 N/A N/A Southeast Balance of State 110 $70,876/yr N/A Northeast Minnesota 90 N/A N/A Duluth MN-WI MSA 90 N/A N/A Central Minnesota 80 $75,765/yr N/A Northwest Minnesota 80 $72,117/yr N/A Fargo ND-MN MSA 70 N/A N/A Northwest Balance of State 30 $69,199/yr N/A Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 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 La Crosse WI-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A Rochester MN MSA N/A N/A N/A Northeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A St Cloud MN MSA N/A N/A N/A

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	Employment	Median Wage	% Change 2023 - 2025
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	22,420	$61,712/yr	2.4%
Instructional Coordinators	3,860	$36.24/hr	1.5%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	3,590	$61,308/yr	2.5%
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• Prepares and delivers lectures to students.
• Advises students on academic and vocational curricula.
• Conducts research in particular field of knowledge and publishes findings in professional journals.
• Serves on faculty committee providing professional consulting services to government and industry.
• Acts as adviser to student organizations.
• Directs research of other teachers or graduate students working for advanced academic degrees.
• Stimulates class discussions.
• Compiles, administers, and grades examinations, or assigns this work to others.
• Compiles bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.