DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Teach courses pertaining to the laws of matter and energy. 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	250	12	$102,672/yr	$8,214/yr	$60,692/yr	$73,382/yr	$92,033/yr	$122,991/yr	$161,394/yr
U S	13,780	317	$102,157/yr	$1,328/yr	$50,205/yr	$65,330/yr	$90,518/yr	$126,173/yr	$170,649/yr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Physics Teachers, Postsecondary Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Education and Health Services 250 $92,030/yr

Other Regional Data For Physics Teachers, Postsecondary Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2020 - 2030 Minnesota 250 $92,033/yr 2.0% Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 150 $108,169/yr N/A Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 140 $110,681/yr 1.8% Southeast Minnesota 30 $83,487/yr 11.1% Southeast Balance of State 30 $84,648/yr N/A Northwest Minnesota 20 $76,976/yr N/A Fargo ND-MN MSA 20 $83,112/yr N/A Northeast Minnesota 20 N/A N/A Duluth MN-WI MSA 20 N/A N/A La Crosse WI-MN MSA 10 $73,028/yr N/A Southwest Minnesota N/A $83,399/yr N/A Central Minnesota N/A $79,841/yr N/A Northwest Balance of State N/A N/A N/A St Cloud MN MSA N/A $79,848/yr N/A Rochester 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 Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA N/A $82,021/yr N/A

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	Employment	Median Wage	% Change 2020 - 2030
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	22,420	$61,712/yr	6.4%
Natural Sciences Managers	1,390	$59.58/hr	6.7%
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	450	$44.38/hr	6.0%
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	240	$38.85/hr	N/A
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Orthotists and Prosthetists	130	$37.84/hr	N/A

• 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.
• 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.
• Compiles, administers, and grades examinations, or assigns this work to others.