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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
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 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) |
94,060 |
2.1 % |
(4) |
$83,220 |
1.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Annual Wage (2) |
$35,180 |
$50,030 |
$69,530 |
$100,620 |
$149,560 |
(4)
Industry profile for this occupation:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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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 |
69,530 |
2.25 |
(4) |
$83,070 |
Junior Colleges |
17,900 |
2.51 |
(4) |
$89,370 |
Other Schools and Instruction |
5,910 |
1.27 |
(4) |
$68,480 |
Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events |
80 |
0.05 |
(4) |
$67,000 |
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 |
17,900 |
2.51 |
(4) |
$89,370 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
69,530 |
2.25 |
(4) |
$83,070 |
Other Schools and Instruction |
5,910 |
1.27 |
(4) |
$68,480 |
Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events |
80 |
0.05 |
(4) |
$67,000 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Junior Colleges |
17,900 |
2.51 |
(4) |
$89,370 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
69,530 |
2.25 |
(4) |
$83,070 |
Other Schools and Instruction |
5,910 |
1.27 |
(4) |
$68,480 |
Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events |
80 |
0.05 |
(4) |
$67,000 |
Performing Arts Companies |
(8) |
(8) |
(4) |
$66,150 |
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 |
11,590 |
1.22 |
1.90 |
(4) |
$104,830 |
California |
9,990 |
0.57 |
0.90 |
(4) |
$111,970 |
Texas |
5,830 |
0.47 |
0.73 |
(4) |
$63,370 |
Massachusetts |
5,780 |
1.60 |
2.49 |
(4) |
$107,500 |
Pennsylvania |
4,380 |
0.74 |
1.16 |
(4) |
$80,640 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
Top paying States for this occupation:
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 |
10,000 |
1.04 |
1.62 |
(4) |
$107,440 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
4,990 |
0.80 |
1.25 |
(4) |
$119,250 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
4,400 |
1.57 |
2.46 |
(4) |
$111,440 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
2,990 |
0.64 |
1.00 |
(4) |
$69,180 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
2,150 |
0.75 |
1.17 |
(4) |
$86,840 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,860 |
0.58 |
0.91 |
(4) |
$82,130 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
1,800 |
0.73 |
1.14 |
(4) |
$110,280 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,670 |
0.46 |
0.71 |
(4) |
$55,950 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
1,390 |
0.52 |
0.82 |
(4) |
$79,000 |
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
1,080 |
0.79 |
1.23 |
(4) |
$74,000 |
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) |
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI |
500 |
3.75 |
5.85 |
(8) |
(8) |
Lawrence, KS |
160 |
3.23 |
5.05 |
(8) |
(8) |
Springfield, MA-CT |
710 |
2.14 |
3.34 |
(4) |
$104,720 |
Boulder, CO |
370 |
1.99 |
3.11 |
(4) |
$57,300 |
Syracuse, NY |
530 |
1.74 |
2.71 |
(4) |
$73,540 |
Ann Arbor, MI |
380 |
1.71 |
2.68 |
(4) |
$81,820 |
Binghamton, NY |
170 |
1.65 |
2.57 |
(4) |
$100,620 |
Utica-Rome, NY |
210 |
1.64 |
2.56 |
(4) |
$95,580 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
4,400 |
1.57 |
2.46 |
(4) |
$111,440 |
Terre Haute, IN |
100 |
1.51 |
2.35 |
(8) |
(8) |
Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
4,990 |
0.80 |
1.25 |
(4) |
$119,250 |
Rochester, NY |
720 |
1.39 |
2.17 |
(4) |
$114,810 |
Provo-Orem, UT |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
(4) |
$112,520 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
4,400 |
1.57 |
2.46 |
(4) |
$111,440 |
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
810 |
0.54 |
0.85 |
(4) |
$111,370 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
1,800 |
0.73 |
1.14 |
(4) |
$110,280 |
Fresno, CA |
210 |
0.55 |
0.85 |
(4) |
$109,680 |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
10,000 |
1.04 |
1.62 |
(4) |
$107,440 |
Springfield, MA-CT |
710 |
2.14 |
3.34 |
(4) |
$104,720 |
Binghamton, NY |
170 |
1.65 |
2.57 |
(4) |
$100,620 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:
Nonmetropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage | |