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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

25-1121 Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in drama, music, and the arts including fine and applied art, such as painting and sculpture, or design and crafts. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.


National estimates for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Industry profile for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Geographic profile for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary

National estimates for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Mean wage
RSE (3)
97,830 0.9 % (4) $ 93,440 0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $ 40,960 $ 58,570 $ 77,280 $ 103,690 $ 167,610
  (4)

Industry profile for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 76,630 2.54 (4) $ 94,070
Junior Colleges 15,350 2.45 (4) $ 93,150
Other Schools and Instruction 4,910 1.05 (4) $ 80,940
Technical and Trade Schools 430 0.31 (4) $ 115,680
Performing Arts Companies 60 0.05 (4) $ 69,910

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 76,630 2.54 (4) $ 94,070
Junior Colleges 15,350 2.45 (4) $ 93,150
Other Schools and Instruction 4,910 1.05 (4) $ 80,940
Technical and Trade Schools 430 0.31 (4) $ 115,680
Performing Arts Companies 60 0.05 (4) $ 69,910

Top paying industries for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Technical and Trade Schools 430 0.31 (4) $ 115,680
Educational Support Services (8) (8) (4) $ 103,830
Grantmaking and Giving Services (8) (8) (4) $ 102,680
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 76,630 2.54 (4) $ 94,070
Junior Colleges 15,350 2.45 (4) $ 93,150


Geographic profile for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 15,710 1.73 2.61 (4) $ 132,490
California 9,320 0.53 0.80 (4) $ 120,200
Texas 6,750 0.52 0.79 (4) $ 76,210
Pennsylvania 6,420 1.10 1.67 (4) $ 96,970
Massachusetts 6,230 1.75 2.64 (4) $ 77,720


Map of location quotient of art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Massachusetts 6,230 1.75 2.64 (4) $ 77,720
New York 15,710 1.73 2.61 (4) $ 132,490
Pennsylvania 6,420 1.10 1.67 (4) $ 96,970
Rhode Island 410 0.85 1.29 (4) $ 103,050
Illinois 4,800 0.82 1.23 (4) $ 82,040


Map of annual mean wages of art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 15,710 1.73 2.61 (4) $ 132,490
California 9,320 0.53 0.80 (4) $ 120,200
Missouri 1,520 0.54 0.81 (4) $ 107,130
District of Columbia 380 0.55 0.83 (4) $ 103,580
Rhode Island 410 0.85 1.29 (4) $ 103,050



Map of employment of art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 13,400 1.46 2.21 (4) $ 146,390
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 5,090 0.84 1.26 (4) $ 118,580
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 4,890 1.81 2.73 (4) $ 76,480
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 3,830 1.38 2.09 (4) $ 102,530
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 3,780 0.86 1.29 (4) $ 85,240
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 1,840 0.48 0.73 (4) $ 71,920
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 1,400 0.46 0.70 (4) $ 90,340
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 1,240 0.40 0.61 (4) $ 80,370
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 1,190 0.50 0.75 (4) $ 132,040
Rochester, NY 1,070 2.21 3.34 (4) $ 70,840


Map of location quotient of art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Bloomington, IL 210 2.37 3.58 (4) $ 72,550
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 170 2.33 3.53 (4) $ 69,110
Trenton, NJ 530 2.25 3.41 (4) $ 85,970
Rochester, NY 1,070 2.21 3.34 (4) $ 70,840
Springfield, MA-CT 650 2.05 3.10 (4) $ 75,480
Champaign-Urbana, IL 200 1.91 2.88 (4) $ 87,690
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 4,890 1.81 2.73 (4) $ 76,480
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 230 1.79 2.71 (4) $ 108,540
Utica-Rome, NY 210 1.79 2.71 (4) $ 91,160
Syracuse, NY 510 1.77 2.67 (4) $ 80,630


Map of annual mean wages of art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 13,400 1.46 2.21 (4) $ 146,390
Bakersfield, CA 40 0.12 0.19 (4) $ 132,510
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 1,190 0.50 0.75 (4) $ 132,040
Manchester, NH 40 0.38 0.57 (4) $ 131,470
Napa, CA 40 0.49 0.75 (4) $ 128,840
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 110 0.54 0.82 (4) $ 127,160
St. Louis, MO-IL 840 0.64 0.97 (4) $ 124,790
Visalia-Porterville, CA 40 0.24 0.36 (4) $ 124,160
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 680 0.61 0.92 (4) $ 120,670
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 5,090 0.84 1.26 (4) $ 118,580

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 350 2.08 3.15 (4) $ 70,170
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 320 2.48 3.75 (4) $ 62,020
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 270 1.02 1.54 (4) $ 58,540
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 210 1.43 2.16 (4) $ 96,300
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 210 0.91 1.37 (4) $ 58,640

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 320 2.48 3.75 (4) $ 62,020
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 350 2.08 3.15 (4) $ 70,170
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 210 1.43 2.16 (4) $ 96,300
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 200 1.43 2.16 (8) (8)
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area 90 1.41 2.14 (4) $ 73,940

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) (4) $ 140,080
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 50 0.58 0.88 (4) $ 134,880
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 120 0.38 0.57 (4) $ 101,490
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 210 1.43 2.16 (4) $ 96,300
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 130 0.62 0.93 (4) $ 96,210


About May 2022 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(4) Wages for some occupations that do not generally work year-round, full time, are reported either as hourly wages or annual salaries depending on how they are typically paid.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023