Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Career, Salary and Skills
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $75,870 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 2,770. Wage data is published for 30 locations.
Occupation description
Teach courses in childcare, family relations, finance, nutrition, and related subjects pertaining to home management. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
O*NET code
25-1192.00
Job zone
5
Typical education
Doctoral Degree
Experience
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
National salary and employment
Median annual
$75,870
Hourly median
Not published
Employment
2,770
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Speaking | 4.12 | 4.75 |
| Instructing | 4.00 | 4.25 |
| Active Listening | 4.00 | 4.25 |
| Learning Strategies | 4.00 | 4.25 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.00 | 4.62 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.75 | 4.00 |
| Writing | 3.62 | 4.12 |
| Active Learning | 3.62 | 4.12 |
| Monitoring | 3.50 | 4.00 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.12 | 3.25 |
Typical tasks
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, projects, assignments, and papers.
- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as food science, nutrition, and child care.
- Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
- Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
- Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
- Conduct faculty performance evaluations.
Technology
- Blackboard Learn
- Collaborative editing software
- Course management system software
- Database management systems
- Desire2Learn LMS software
- DOC Cop
- Email software
- Google Docs
- Image scanning software
- iParadigms Turnitin
- Learning management system LMS
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in CAMedian $97,620 · Employment 380
- Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in NCMedian $78,770 · Employment 290
- Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in UTMedian $76,790 · Employment 190
- Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in MSMedian $60,650 · Employment 150
- Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in ILMedian $80,220 · Employment 140
- Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in MOMedian $76,320 · Employment 110
- Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in PAMedian $78,220 · Employment 100
- Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Los Angeles, CAMedian $97,020 · Employment 100
- Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in OHMedian $83,400 · Employment 90
- Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in KYMedian $73,460 · Employment 80
- Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in VAMedian $63,580 · Employment 80
- Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in WAMedian $63,840 · Employment 80
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- Special Education Teachers, Elementary SchoolNational median not published
- Special Education Teachers, KindergartenNational median not published
- Library Science Teachers, PostsecondaryNational median $80,340
- Health Education SpecialistsNational median $64,070
- Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolNational median $74,260
- Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationNational median $64,370
- Business Teachers, PostsecondaryNational median $99,080
- Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryNational median $80,340
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.