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Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement 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
$76,590
United States, 2025
Employment
13,150
United States, 2025
Typical education
Master's Degree
Job Zone 5
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Teach courses in criminal justice, corrections, and law enforcement administration. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
- O*NET code
- 25-1111.00
- Job zone
- 5
- Experience required
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Typical tasks
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as criminal law, defensive policing, and investigation techniques.
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
- Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
- Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
- Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$45,000
25th percentile
$60,020
75th percentile
$100,870
90th percentile
$140,240
Most important skills
- Speaking4.8
- Critical Thinking4.1
- Active Listening4.1
- Writing4.0
- Learning Strategies4.0
- Active Learning4.0
- Instructing4.0
- Reading Comprehension4.0
- Monitoring3.9
- Judgment and Decision Making3.6
- Systems Analysis3.1
- Time Management3.1
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 15 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
15
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaking | 4.8 | 4.9 | Not selected | 4.9 |
| Active Listening | 4.1 | 4.8 | Not selected | 4.8 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.0 | 4.9 | Not selected | 4.9 |
| Writing | 4.0 | 4.5 | Not selected | 4.5 |
| Critical Thinking | 4.1 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Instructing | 4.0 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Learning Strategies | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Active Learning | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Monitoring | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.6 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.1 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.1 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Time Management | 3.1 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Service Orientation | 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 Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, PostsecondaryHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside, CA | $223,240 | 150 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $170,070 | 130 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | $168,410 | 150 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | $139,790 | 50 | 2025 |
| CA | $139,720 | 1,460 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | $137,340 | 230 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $122,730 | 50 | 2025 |
| CO | $122,050 | 370 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | $105,680 | 110 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $103,870 | 660 | 2025 |
| MD | $99,600 | 220 | 2025 |
| Harrisburg, PA | $97,380 | 30 | 2025 |
| PA | $94,710 | 790 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | $93,990 | 50 | 2025 |
| OR | $93,960 | 70 | 2025 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $93,670 | 180 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $86,690 | 920 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $85,560 | 230 | 2025 |
| RI | $84,270 | 70 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $83,930 | 270 | 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.