DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA
25-1125 History Teachers, Postsecondary
Occupational Description:
Teach courses in human history and historiography. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.| Percentiles | |||||||||
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| Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
| Central Minnesota | 30 | 2 | $83,542/yr | $1,662/yr | $59,590/yr | $70,857/yr | $83,115/yr | $97,042/yr | $107,498/yr |
| Minnesota | 330 | 20 | $83,506/yr | $4,342/yr | $55,580/yr | $63,743/yr | $77,161/yr | $95,903/yr | $121,091/yr |
| U S | 21,030 | 336 | $85,082/yr | $936/yr | $39,990/yr | $56,095/yr | $75,948/yr | $102,581/yr | $140,581/yr |
| *SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate. | |||||||||
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| Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
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| Employment | Median Wage | % Change 2020 - 2030 | |
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | 4,010 | $57,151/yr | 6.4% |
| Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School | 600 | $105,721/yr | 6.1% |
| Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education | 530 | $53,243/yr | 6.4% |
| Chief Executives | 470 | $75.46/hr | -6.1% |
| Instructional Coordinators | 390 | $36.63/hr | 5.8% |
| Clergy | 150 | $24.89/hr | 6.3% |
| Historians | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Sociologists | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Anthropologists and Archeologists | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Tasks for History Teachers, Postsecondary
- Prepares and delivers lectures to students.
- Compiles, administers, and grades examinations, or assigns this work to others.
- Advises students on academic and vocational curricula.
- Conducts research in particular field of knowledge and publishes findings in professional journals.
- Directs research of other teachers or graduate students working for advanced academic degrees.
- Acts as adviser to student organizations.
- Serves on faculty committee providing professional consulting services to government and industry.
- Compiles bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.
- Stimulates class discussions.
