DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	390	18	$85,062/yr	$5,614/yr	$47,325/yr	$59,884/yr	$75,797/yr	$98,035/yr	$134,094/yr
U S	21,380	406	$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 Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Education and Health Services 390 $75,792/yr

Other Regional Data For Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2020 - 2030 Minnesota 390 $75,797/yr 2.6% Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 200 $75,494/yr N/A Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 180 $77,432/yr 2.0% Southeast Minnesota 60 $77,702/yr 0.0% Southeast Balance of State 60 $77,818/yr N/A Fargo ND-MN MSA 50 N/A N/A Northwest Minnesota 40 $72,182/yr 3.4% Central Minnesota 40 $71,241/yr N/A La Crosse WI-MN MSA 30 $59,146/yr N/A Northeast Minnesota 30 $76,238/yr 4.3% Duluth MN-WI MSA 30 N/A N/A Rochester MN MSA N/A N/A N/A Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A Northwest Balance of State N/A N/A N/A St Cloud MN MSA N/A $72,756/yr N/A Mankato-North Mankato 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 Southwest Minnesota N/A $77,655/yr N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change 2020 - 2030
Chemists	1,910	$41.29/hr	6.6%
Natural Sciences Managers	1,390	$59.58/hr	6.7%
Materials Scientists	60	$38.98/hr	3.4%

• Prepares and delivers lectures to students.
• Directs research of other teachers or graduate students working for advanced academic degrees.
• Conducts research in particular field of knowledge and publishes findings in professional journals.
• Advises students on academic and vocational curricula.
• Serves on faculty committee providing professional consulting services to government and industry.
• Acts as adviser to student organizations.
• Compiles bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.
• Stimulates class discussions.
• Compiles, administers, and grades examinations, or assigns this work to others.