Postsecondary teachers

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2024 Workforce

1.46M

Average Age

45.5

Average Salary

$81,584

Average Male Salary

$92,753

Average Female Salary

$70,520

About

Postsecondary teachers are most often employed by the Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges industry. The average yearly wage for Postsecondary teachers was $81,584 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Postsecondary teachers are Washtenaw County (East Central)--Ann Arbor City Area PUMA, MI, Centre County PUMA, PA, and Champaign County (Southwest)--Champaign & Urbana Cities PUMA, IL. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Postsecondary teachers are Washtenaw County (East Central)--Ann Arbor City Area PUMA, MI, Tompkins County PUMA, NY, and Centre County PUMA, PA.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Postsecondary teachers workforce. Postsecondary teachers workforce in 2024 was 1,455,385 people, of which 50.2% were women and 49.8% were men.

Postsecondary teachers are paid most in Hendricks County PUMA, IN but are relatively concentrated in Washtenaw County (East Central)--Ann Arbor City Area PUMA, MI.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

724,257

Male Workforce

± 20.8k

731,128

Female Workforce

± 20.9k

The Postsecondary teachers workforce in 2024 was 1,455,385 people (50.2% women and 49.8% men). This implies an average annual growth of 1.24% between 2014 (1,437,556) and 2024 (1,455,385).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Postsecondary teachers.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($106,748), Connecticut ($97,133), and Massachusetts ($96,336).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$81,584

AVERAGE WAGE

#151 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Postsecondary teachers earned an average of $81,584, $11,707 more than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Postsecondary teachers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.43

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Postsecondary teachers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.43, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Postsecondary teachers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Postsecondary teachers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Postsecondary teachers and on wages for those in the field. Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges is the industry that employs the most Postsecondary teachers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Postsecondary teachers, by average wage, is Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing ($155,970).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

1.46M

2024 Workforce

± 29,479

−1.07%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 2.89%

This graphic shows the share of Postsecondary teachers employed by various industries. Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges employs the largest share of Postsecondary teachers at 97.4%, followed by Business, technical & trade schools and training with 1.68% and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals with 0.496%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Postsecondary teachers in the US. The workforce of Postsecondary teachers in 2024 was 1,455,385 people, with 50.2% woman, and 49.8% men. The average age of male Postsecondary teachers in the workforce is 46.7 and of female Postsecondary teachers is 44.3, and the most common race/ethnicity for Postsecondary teachers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Postsecondary teachers in 2024 was 1,455,385 people, with 50.2% woman, and 49.8% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 40 to 44 years (160,833 people), 45 to 49 years (157,609 people), and 35 to 39 years (157,472 people). Among them they concentrated 32.7% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 9.68% of Postsecondary teachers workers were Hispanic and 90.3% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (39.3%), Puerto Rican (15.4)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (7.81)%

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Races

In 2024, 67.1% of the Postsecondary teachers workforce were White, of which 50.6% were women and 49.4% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (13.3%) and Two or More Races (8.89%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Postsecondary teachers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Postsecondary teachers is Biology but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Math & Statistics.

Among the necessary skills for Postsecondary teachers, Speaking stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Postsecondary teachers need more than the average amount of Science.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Postsecondary teachers in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Biology (124,770 people), Education (118,862 people), and Social Sciences (112,576 people).

You can review this information for different academic grades by modifying the option selected in the selector above.

Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Postsecondary teachers workers were Graduate Degree (1,066,603 people), Bachelors Degree (254,833 people), and Some college (62,448 people).

The graphic shows the Postsecondary teachers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Value

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Postsecondary teachers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Postsecondary teachers need many skills, but most especially Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Writing.