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Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$96,870
United States, 2025
Employment
7,700
United States, 2025
Typical education
Doctoral Degree
Job Zone 5
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Teach courses in architecture and architectural design, such as architectural environmental design, interior architecture/design, and landscape architecture. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
- O*NET code
- 25-1031.00
- Job zone
- 5
- Experience required
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Typical tasks
- Act as advisers to student organizations.
- Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.
- Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as architectural design methods, aesthetics and design, and structures and materials.
- Evaluate and grade students' work, including work performed in design studios.
- Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$58,430
25th percentile
$74,970
75th percentile
$128,510
90th percentile
$159,030
Most important skills
- Instructing4.1
- Learning Strategies4.1
- Reading Comprehension4.1
- Speaking4.1
- Active Listening4.0
- Writing4.0
- Active Learning3.9
- Judgment and Decision Making3.9
- Critical Thinking3.9
- Monitoring3.8
- Complex Problem Solving3.6
- Social Perceptiveness3.6
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 20 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
20
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 4.1 | 5.0 | Not selected | 5.0 |
| Instructing | 4.1 | 4.9 | Not selected | 4.9 |
| Speaking | 4.1 | 4.9 | Not selected | 4.9 |
| Writing | 4.0 | 5.0 | Not selected | 5.0 |
| Learning Strategies | 4.1 | 4.4 | Not selected | 4.4 |
| Active Listening | 4.0 | 4.4 | Not selected | 4.4 |
| Active Learning | 3.9 | 4.5 | Not selected | 4.5 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.9 | 4.4 | Not selected | 4.4 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.9 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Monitoring | 3.8 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.6 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.6 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Time Management | 3.3 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.3 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.3 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Coordination | 3.3 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Service Orientation | 3.1 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Operations Analysis | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Negotiation | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Persuasion | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Architecture Teachers, PostsecondaryHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| College Station, TX | $128,670 | 160 | 2025 |
| San Juan, PR | $126,700 | — | 2025 |
| PR | $126,700 | — | 2025 |
| NY | $126,430 | 1,460 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $123,760 | 1,460 | 2025 |
| CT | $122,880 | — | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $121,660 | 320 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | $107,450 | 50 | 2025 |
| VA | $105,940 | 230 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $105,770 | 250 | 2025 |
| IL | $104,580 | 230 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | $104,420 | 130 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $103,830 | 70 | 2025 |
| CA | $103,520 | 530 | 2025 |
| Houston, TX | $103,420 | 110 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | $103,210 | 110 | 2025 |
| MA | $102,920 | 430 | 2025 |
| MD | $102,240 | 50 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | $102,180 | 30 | 2025 |
| UT | $102,180 | 50 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Build a transition comparisonCareer and skills data: O*NET 31.0.
Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.