DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA
25-1066 Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
Occupational Description:
Teach courses in psychology, such as child, clinical, and developmental psychology, and psychological counseling. 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 |
| Northwest Minnesota | 60 | 2 | $74,860/yr | $4,806/yr | $42,219/yr | $56,907/yr | $73,445/yr | $90,532/yr | $107,298/yr |
| Minnesota | 700 | 28 | $88,537/yr | $5,224/yr | $46,042/yr | $60,470/yr | $78,060/yr | $101,591/yr | $145,309/yr |
| U S | 37,480 | 787 | $88,436/yr | $884/yr | $41,435/yr | $56,762/yr | $77,413/yr | $106,926/yr | $152,594/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 | 4,580 | $55,653/yr | 6.5% |
| Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School | 560 | $101,280/yr | 6.3% |
| Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education | 480 | $47,421/yr | 6.4% |
| Chief Executives | 370 | $69.11/hr | -7.4% |
| Instructional Coordinators | 290 | $28.73/hr | 6.3% |
| Clergy | 110 | $17.74/hr | 8.4% |
| Anthropologists and Archeologists | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Sociologists | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Tasks for Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
- Prepares and delivers lectures to students.
- Compiles bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.
- Advises students on academic and vocational curricula.
- Conducts research in particular field of knowledge and publishes findings in professional journals.
- Acts as adviser to student organizations.
- Serves on faculty committee providing professional consulting services to government and industry.
- 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.
