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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

25-1011 Business Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in business administration and management, such as accounting, finance, human resources, labor and industrial relations, marketing, and operations research. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Mean wage
RSE (3)
83,920 1.6 % (4) $105,440 1.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $39,470 $57,680 $87,200 $133,160 $196,980
  (4)

Industry profile for this occupation:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 63,920 2.07 (4) $111,650
Junior Colleges 19,220 2.70 (4) $86,300
Technical and Trade Schools 340 0.25 (4) $58,930
Business Schools and Computer and Management Training 270 0.37 (4) $76,180
Educational Support Services 50 0.03 (4) $71,910

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Junior Colleges 19,220 2.70 (4) $86,300
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 63,920 2.07 (4) $111,650
Business Schools and Computer and Management Training 270 0.37 (4) $76,180
Technical and Trade Schools 340 0.25 (4) $58,930
Educational Support Services 50 0.03 (4) $71,910

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 63,920 2.07 (4) $111,650
Junior Colleges 19,220 2.70 (4) $86,300
Business Schools and Computer and Management Training 270 0.37 (4) $76,180
Educational Support Services 50 0.03 (4) $71,910
Technical and Trade Schools 340 0.25 (4) $58,930


Geographic profile for this occupation:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 9,050 0.95 1.66 (4) $115,970
Texas 6,200 0.50 0.87 (4) $93,390
California 5,470 0.31 0.55 (4) $126,520
Pennsylvania 4,970 0.84 1.48 (4) $107,050
Florida 4,770 0.54 0.95 (4) $96,680




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Massachusetts 4,170 1.15 2.02 (4) $125,740
District of Columbia 770 1.07 1.87 (4) $108,270
Delaware 430 0.96 1.67 (8) (8)
New York 9,050 0.95 1.66 (4) $115,970
Rhode Island 450 0.93 1.62 (4) $132,480




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Rhode Island 450 0.93 1.62 (4) $132,480
Maryland 1,070 0.40 0.69 (4) $130,170
California 5,470 0.31 0.55 (4) $126,520
Massachusetts 4,170 1.15 2.02 (4) $125,740
New Hampshire 550 0.84 1.47 (4) $121,920





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

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 7,860 0.81 1.42 (4) $120,880
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 3,450 1.23 2.16 (4) $129,770
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 2,890 0.46 0.81 (4) $137,340
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 2,740 1.04 1.82 (4) $94,730
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 2,720 0.94 1.65 (4) $111,410
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 2,530 0.54 0.95 (4) $116,610
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 1,920 0.60 1.06 (4) $111,350
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 1,550 0.42 0.74 (4) $71,960
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 1,270 0.42 0.73 (4) $90,210
Pittsburgh, PA 980 0.85 1.48 (4) $107,430




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
College Station-Bryan, TX 510 4.50 7.87 (4) $177,360
Greenville, NC 300 3.80 6.64 (4) $106,040
Harrisonburg, VA 200 3.15 5.52 (8) (8)
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 300 2.26 3.95 (8) (8)
Syracuse, NY 580 1.89 3.31 (4) $103,510
Ann Arbor, MI 410 1.84 3.21 (4) $134,630
Binghamton, NY 150 1.53 2.67 (4) $98,600
Manchester, NH 180 1.51 2.65 (8) (8)
Terre Haute, IN 100 1.45 2.53 (8) (8)
Rome, GA 50 1.42 2.48 (4) $48,640