Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages Wide pay band SOC 25-1063

Economics Teachers, Postsecondary

The published band from $64,060 to $224,200 is the distinctive signal for this role, not a twin of Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary.

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Same-major-group titles next to Economics Teachers, Postsecondary: Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary ($109K) , Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary ($85K) , Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary ($99K) , Geography Teachers, Postsecondary ($98K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

What Economics Teachers, Postsecondary publish as work

O*NET task statements for SOC 25-1063 - occupation-level descriptions, not every employer's posting. Sibling cards diverge here because the task set is entity-keyed.

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

Economics Teachers, Postsecondary: O*NET ranks Speaking first

Importance-ranked O*NET profile for SOC 25-1063 - lead skill Speaking at 4.1 ; lead knowledge Mathematics. Sibling cards diverge here even when peer titles overlap.

Top skills

  1. 1. Speaking 4.1
  2. 2. Reading Comprehension 4.0
  3. 3. Active Listening 4.0
  4. 4. Writing 4.0
  5. 5. Instructing 4.0
  6. 6. Critical Thinking 3.9
  7. 7. Learning Strategies 3.9
  8. 8. Active Learning 3.8

Knowledge areas

  1. 1. Mathematics 4.5
  2. 2. Education and Training 4.3
  3. 3. Economics and Accounting 4.2
  4. 4. English Language 4.1
  5. 5. Computers and Electronics 2.9
  6. 6. Administration and Management 2.9
Published pay band (10th to 90th)
$64,060 to $224,200
median $123,920 · ~3.5× spread
$124K
National median
↑ +2%
Growth 2024-2034
1,200
Annual openings
11,560
Estimated US jobs
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
Highest-pay peer · $109K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education Doctoral or professional degree

Top Paying States for Economics Teachers, Postsecondary

1. Vermont $134,850
2. Maryland $133,540
3. Connecticut $155,950
4. New Hampshire $201,610
5. Louisiana $132,670
6. Massachusetts $164,410
7. California $137,360
8. District of Columbia $161,860
9. Arizona $137,250
10. Oregon $136,450

Other Educational Instruction and Library Occupations titles

  1. 1. Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary $85,020
  2. 2. Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary $98,700
  3. 3. Geography Teachers, Postsecondary $97,590
  4. 4. Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary $93,250
  5. 5. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary $109,270
  6. 6. Physics Teachers, Postsecondary $100,310

The OEWS band for Economics Teachers, Postsecondary runs from $64,060 (10th) to $224,200 (90th), about 3.5× wide, with median $123,920. 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 1,200 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: Vermont at $134,850. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary at $109,270. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.

Economics Teachers, Postsecondary pay-rank #2 in Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

Among 64 detailed Educational Instruction and Library Occupations with a published OEWS median, Economics Teachers, Postsecondary is pay-rank #2, 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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Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.

SOC 25-1063 · national median $123,920 · upper third of Educational Instruction and Library Occupations (#2/64). Open the full OEWS map or a named state before treating the card median as a local ask.

Economics Teachers, Postsecondary salary map

State, metro, and percentile for SOC 25-1063

Vermont · top state for Economics Teachers, Postsecondary

$135K published median

Maryland · #2 state pay

$134K · behind Vermont

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary

Highest-pay peer vs Economics Teachers, Postsecondary · $109K

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary

Lower-pay peer beside Economics Teachers, Postsecondary · $85K

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What percentile bands reveal

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which Educational Instruction and Library Occupations titles sit near Economics Teachers, Postsecondary at the top of the pay table? ▼
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary is pay-rank #2 of 64 detailed Educational Instruction and Library Occupations with an OEWS median, upper third. Nearest upper-third titles: Law Teachers, Postsecondary ($129K), Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary ($109K), Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary ($107K), Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary ($103K). Rank is ROW_NUMBER on national median.
What do economics teachers, postsecondary do day to day? ▼
O*NET lists published task statements for Economics Teachers, Postsecondary. Leading ones include: Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as econometrics, price theory, and macroeconomics; Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts; Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media; Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional confe…. These are occupation-level task descriptions, not every employer's job description.
Which O*NET skills rank highest for economics teachers, postsecondary? ▼
For SOC 25-1063, O*NET importance scores lead with Speaking (4.1), Reading Comprehension (4.0), Active Listening (4.0), Writing (4.0). Knowledge areas emphasize Mathematics, Education and Training, Economics and Accounting. These are occupation-level profiles, not a hiring checklist for every employer.
How wide is the published pay band for Economics Teachers, Postsecondary? ▼
OEWS places the 10th percentile at $64,060 and the 90th at $224,200 for Economics Teachers, Postsecondary (3.5× spread). The national median is $123,920. OEWS does not isolate experience, employer, or geography as the cause of that spread.
What employment change does BLS publish for Economics Teachers, Postsecondary? ▼
The 2024-2034 projection for Economics Teachers, Postsecondary is +2%. Projected annual openings: about 1,200. Relative to the current all-occupations baseline of 3.1%: about as fast as average.
What typical entry education does BLS assign to Economics Teachers, Postsecondary? ▼
BLS assigns Doctoral or professional degree as the typical-education-needed-for-entry category for Economics Teachers, Postsecondary. These are occupation-level labels, not every employer's hiring rule.
Which three states show the highest OEWS medians for Economics Teachers, Postsecondary? ▼
Vermont ($134,850), Maryland ($133,540), Connecticut ($155,950) 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 Economics Teachers, Postsecondary card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 25-1063. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Economics 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