DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA
25-1063 Economics Teachers, Postsecondary
Occupational Description:
Teach courses in economics. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.| Percentiles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
| Northeast Minnesota | 20 | 6 | $93,438/yr | $5,560/yr | $69,372/yr | $76,095/yr | $85,712/yr | $103,419/yr | $128,820/yr |
| Minnesota | 300 | 12 | $115,302/yr | $8,417/yr | $67,593/yr | $78,747/yr | $98,924/yr | $129,376/yr | $182,511/yr |
| U S | 13,270 | 305 | $120,394/yr | $1,686/yr | $51,619/yr | $74,089/yr | $105,451/yr | $147,785/yr | $208,285/yr |
| *SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate. | |||||||||
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | Median Wage | % Change 2020 - 2030 | |
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | 1,150 | $72,265/yr | 6.2% |
| Chief Executives | 260 | $68.19/hr | -5.7% |
| Instructional Coordinators | 210 | $32.98/hr | 6.3% |
| Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education | 170 | $52,806/yr | 6.2% |
| Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School | 160 | $108,027/yr | 5.7% |
| Clergy | 100 | $26.80/hr | 6.2% |
| Sociologists | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Anthropologists and Archeologists | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Historians | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Tasks for Economics Teachers, Postsecondary
- Prepares and delivers lectures to students.
- Serves on faculty committee providing professional consulting services to government and industry.
- Acts as adviser to student organizations.
- Conducts research in particular field of knowledge and publishes findings in professional journals.
- Compiles, administers, and grades examinations, or assigns this work to others.
- Compiles bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.
- Directs research of other teachers or graduate students working for advanced academic degrees.
- Advises students on academic and vocational curricula.
- Stimulates class discussions.
