Careers / Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary — Career Decision Dashboard

United States

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Median annual wage

$75,870

United States, 2025

Employment

2,770

United States, 2025

Typical education

Doctoral Degree

Job Zone 5

Skills identified

35

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Career overview

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
Experience required
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years

Typical tasks

  • Conduct faculty performance evaluations.
  • 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.

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Salary analysis — United States

$47,830
10th
$57,410
25th
$75,870
Median
$99,320
75th
$130,790
90th

10th percentile

$47,830

25th percentile

$57,410

75th percentile

$99,320

90th percentile

$130,790

Most important skills

  • Speaking4.1
  • Instructing4.0
  • Learning Strategies4.0
  • Active Listening4.0
  • Reading Comprehension4.0
  • Critical Thinking3.8
  • Writing3.6
  • Active Learning3.6
  • Monitoring3.5
  • Systems Evaluation3.1
  • Judgment and Decision Making3.1
  • Social Perceptiveness3.1

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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 16 identified skills

Matched

0

Missing

16

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

SkillImportanceRequired levelYour levelGap
Speaking4.14.8Not selected4.8
Reading Comprehension4.04.6Not selected4.6
Instructing4.04.3Not selected4.3
Learning Strategies4.04.3Not selected4.3
Active Listening4.04.3Not selected4.3
Critical Thinking3.84.0Not selected4.0
Writing3.64.1Not selected4.1
Active Learning3.64.1Not selected4.1
Monitoring3.54.0Not selected4.0
Judgment and Decision Making3.13.6Not selected3.6
Systems Evaluation3.13.3Not selected3.3
Social Perceptiveness3.13.3Not selected3.3
Complex Problem Solving3.13.3Not selected3.3
Systems Analysis3.13.1Not selected3.1
Time Management3.03.1Not selected3.1
Coordination3.03.0Not selected3.0

Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.

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How salary varies by location

LocationMedianEmploymentYear
Sacramento, CA$99,510302025
San Diego, CA$97,860502025
CA$97,6203802025
Los Angeles, CA$97,0201002025
Greenville, NC$84,300402025
MI$83,500502025
OH$83,400902025
OK$83,200602025
Raleigh, NC$82,430602025
Greensboro, NC$82,420602025
IL$80,2201402025
Providence, RI$80,2002025
RI$80,200402025
IA$79,310402025
NC$78,7702902025
Portland, OR$78,400302025
PA$78,2201002025
UT$76,7901902025
MO$76,3201102025
OR$75,870602025
All locations with published data

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Career 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.