Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages Wide pay band SOC 25-1062

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary

The published band from $52,070 to $160,420 is the distinctive signal for this role, not a twin of Economics Teachers, Postsecondary.

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Same-major-group titles next to Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary: Economics Teachers, Postsecondary ($124K) , Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary ($97K) , Business Teachers, Postsecondary ($99K) , Physics Teachers, Postsecondary ($100K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

What Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary publish as work

O*NET task statements for SOC 25-1062 - occupation-level descriptions, not every employer's posting. Sibling cards diverge here because the task set is entity-keyed.

  1. 1. Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions
  2. 2. Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers
  3. 3. Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as race and ethnic relations, gender studies, and cross…
  4. 4. Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts
  5. 5. Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others
  6. 6. Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional confe…
  7. 7. Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction
  8. 8. Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media
  9. 9. Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students
  10. 10. Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records
  11. 11. Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues
  12. 12. Advise students on academic and vocational curricula, and on career issues

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary: O*NET ranks Reading Comprehension first

Importance-ranked O*NET profile for SOC 25-1062 - lead skill Reading Comprehension at 4.3 ; lead knowledge Education and Training. Sibling cards diverge here even when peer titles overlap.

Top skills

  1. 1. Reading Comprehension 4.3
  2. 2. Speaking 4.1
  3. 3. Instructing 4.1
  4. 4. Active Listening 4.0
  5. 5. Writing 4.0
  6. 6. Active Learning 4.0
  7. 7. Learning Strategies 4.0
  8. 8. Critical Thinking 3.9

Knowledge areas

  1. 1. Education and Training 4.6
  2. 2. English Language 4.6
  3. 3. Sociology and Anthropology 3.7
  4. 4. History and Archeology 3.6
  5. 5. Foreign Language 3.5
  6. 6. Communications and Media 3.4
Published pay band (10th to 90th)
$52,070 to $160,420
median $85,020 · ~3.1× spread
$85K
National median
↑ +2%
Growth 2024-2034
1,100
Annual openings
11,300
Estimated US jobs
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary
Highest-pay peer · $124K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education Doctoral or professional degree

Top Paying States for Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary

1. Rhode Island $104,460
2. New York $101,800
3. District of Columbia $101,700
4. Maine $103,060
5. New Jersey $97,500
6. Massachusetts $100,470
7. California $105,220
8. Connecticut $99,900
9. Kansas $107,120
10. New Hampshire $125,450

Other Educational Instruction and Library Occupations titles

  1. 1. Business Teachers, Postsecondary $99,080
  2. 2. Physics Teachers, Postsecondary $100,310
  3. 3. Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary $98,070
  4. 4. Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary $96,980
  5. 5. Economics Teachers, Postsecondary $123,920
  6. 6. Geography Teachers, Postsecondary $97,590

The OEWS band for Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary runs from $52,070 (10th) to $160,420 (90th), about 3.1× wide, with median $85,020. That spread, not the midpoint alone, is the distinctive published fact.

Employment Projections expect +2% change between 2024 and 2034 (about as fast as average vs baseline 3.1%). About 1,100 annual openings are projected. BLS assigns Doctoral or professional degree as typical education needed for entry. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal requirements. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.

Highest published state median in this ranking: Rhode Island at $104,460. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: Economics Teachers, Postsecondary at $123,920. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary pay-rank #17 in Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

Among 64 detailed Educational Instruction and Library Occupations with a published OEWS median, Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary is pay-rank #17, the upper third of that major group. The order is ROW_NUMBER on national median (title as tiebreak), not a worker-level percentile.

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Full Salary Details Compare this role

Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.

The 10th-to-90th percentile spread for Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary is unusually wide, so the state map and peer comparison carry more signal than the median alone.

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary salary map

State, metro, and percentile for SOC 25-1062

Rhode Island · top state for Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary

$104K published median

New York · #2 state pay

$102K · behind Rhode Island

Economics Teachers, Postsecondary

Highest-pay peer vs Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary · $124K

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Lower-pay peer beside Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary · $97K

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which Educational Instruction and Library Occupations titles sit near Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary at the top of the pay table? ▼
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary is pay-rank #17 of 64 detailed Educational Instruction and Library Occupations with an OEWS median, upper third. Nearest upper-third titles: Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary ($85K), Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary ($84K), History Teachers, Postsecondary ($84K), Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary ($80K). Rank is ROW_NUMBER on national median.
What do area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary do day to day? ▼
O*NET lists published task statements for Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary. Leading ones include: Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions; Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers; Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as race and ethnic relations, gender studies, and cross…; Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. These are occupation-level task descriptions, not every employer's job description.
Which O*NET skills rank highest for area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary? ▼
For SOC 25-1062, O*NET importance scores lead with Reading Comprehension (4.3), Speaking (4.1), Instructing (4.1), Active Listening (4.0). Knowledge areas emphasize Education and Training, English Language, Sociology and Anthropology. These are occupation-level profiles, not a hiring checklist for every employer.
How wide is the published pay band for Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary? ▼
OEWS places the 10th percentile at $52,070 and the 90th at $160,420 for Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary (3.1× spread). The national median is $85,020. OEWS does not isolate experience, employer, or geography as the cause of that spread.
What employment change does BLS publish for Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary? ▼
The 2024-2034 projection for Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary is +2%. Projected annual openings: about 1,100. Relative to the current all-occupations baseline of 3.1%: about as fast as average.
What typical entry education does BLS assign to Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary? ▼
BLS assigns Doctoral or professional degree as the typical-education-needed-for-entry category for Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary. These are occupation-level labels, not every employer's hiring rule.
Which three states show the highest OEWS medians for Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary? ▼
Rhode Island ($104,460), New York ($101,800), District of Columbia ($101,700) lead this ranking. The table does not identify why those state estimates differ.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024-2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025

Federal sources on this Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 25-1062. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary. onetcenter.org
  • BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics