DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA
25-1065 Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Occupational Description:
Teach courses in political science, international affairs, and international relations. 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 |
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN | 100 | 14 | $110,723/yr | $11,183/yr | $52,168/yr | $71,559/yr | $95,839/yr | $128,886/yr | $190,511/yr |
Minnesota | 230 | 15 | $98,995/yr | $6,732/yr | $48,820/yr | $65,158/yr | $85,476/yr | $112,058/yr | $162,607/yr |
U S | 15,750 | 268 | $103,349/yr | $2,584/yr | $44,799/yr | $62,228/yr | $86,820/yr | $124,072/yr | $186,249/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 | 11,800 | $67,714/yr | 6.4% |
Chief Executives | 3,940 | $95.01/hr | -8.7% |
Instructional Coordinators | 2,690 | $37.34/hr | 7.0% |
Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School | 2,230 | $118,387/yr | 6.1% |
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education | 2,090 | $69,645/yr | 7.1% |
Clergy | 790 | $25.38/hr | 6.2% |
Historians | 30 | $51.87/hr | N/A |
Anthropologists and Archeologists | 10 | $45.31/hr | 0.0% |
Sociologists | N/A | $28.35/hr | N/A |
Tasks for Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
- Acts as adviser to student organizations.
- Serves on faculty committee providing professional consulting services to government and industry.
- 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.
- Advises students on academic and vocational curricula.
- Compiles bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.
- Compiles, administers, and grades examinations, or assigns this work to others.
- Stimulates class discussions.
- Prepares and delivers lectures to students.