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Economics 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
$123,920
United States, 2025
Employment
11,560
United States, 2025
Typical education
Doctoral Degree
Job Zone 5
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Teach courses in economics. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
- O*NET code
- 25-1063.00
- Job zone
- 5
- Experience required
- None
Typical tasks
- 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 conferences.
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
- Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
- Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
- Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$64,060
25th percentile
$86,840
75th percentile
$168,770
90th percentile
$224,200
Most important skills
- Speaking4.1
- Reading Comprehension4.0
- Instructing4.0
- Writing4.0
- Active Listening4.0
- Learning Strategies3.9
- Critical Thinking3.9
- Active Learning3.8
- Judgment and Decision Making3.4
- Complex Problem Solving3.3
- Mathematics3.3
- Systems Evaluation3.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 4.0 | 4.4 | Not selected | 4.4 |
| Speaking | 4.1 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Instructing | 4.0 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Writing | 4.0 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Active Listening | 4.0 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.9 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Active Learning | 3.8 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.4 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Mathematics | 3.3 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.3 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Monitoring | 3.0 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.0 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Economics Teachers, PostsecondaryHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington, KY | $220,690 | 30 | 2025 |
| College Station, TX | $219,160 | 50 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $203,720 | 50 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $202,030 | 30 | 2025 |
| NH | $201,610 | 80 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | $194,520 | 40 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $185,830 | 70 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $174,910 | 530 | 2025 |
| MA | $164,410 | 750 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | $164,050 | 90 | 2025 |
| Knoxville, TN | $162,850 | 30 | 2025 |
| DC | $161,860 | 220 | 2025 |
| CT | $155,950 | 300 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | $155,060 | 360 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | $152,390 | — | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | $140,700 | 80 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | $140,360 | 110 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | $138,460 | 70 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $137,740 | 250 | 2025 |
| Raleigh, NC | $137,420 | 70 | 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.