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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

25-1032 Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses pertaining to the application of physical laws and principles of engineering for the development of machines, materials, instruments, processes, and services. Includes teachers of subjects such as chemical, civil, electrical, industrial, mechanical, mineral, and petroleum engineering. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research. Excludes "Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary" (25-1021).


National estimates for Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
Industry profile for Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
Geographic profile for Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary

National estimates for Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Mean wage
RSE (3)
38,520 1.9 % (4) $ 114,130 1.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $ 55,440 $ 76,510 $ 103,600 $ 139,610 $ 188,980
  (4)

Industry profile for Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 33,590 1.11 (4) $ 117,320
Junior Colleges 4,770 0.70 (4) $ 93,220
Technical and Trade Schools 110 0.08 (4) $ 69,240

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 33,590 1.11 (4) $ 117,320
Junior Colleges 4,770 0.70 (4) $ 93,220
Technical and Trade Schools 110 0.08 (4) $ 69,240

Top paying industries for Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 33,590 1.11 (4) $ 117,320
Junior Colleges 4,770 0.70 (4) $ 93,220
Technical and Trade Schools 110 0.08 (4) $ 69,240


Geographic profile for Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary:

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





States with the highest employment level in Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Texas 3,850 0.32 1.15 (4) $ 118,180
Pennsylvania 3,300 0.60 2.16 (8) (8)
New York 3,030 0.35 1.26 (4) $ 126,770
California 2,700 0.16 0.59 (4) $ 123,230
Michigan 1,820 0.46 1.67 (4) $ 123,740




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Pennsylvania 3,300 0.60 2.16 (8) (8)
Indiana 1,740 0.59 2.15 (8) (8)
Michigan 1,820 0.46 1.67 (4) $ 123,740
Wyoming 120 0.46 1.66 (4) $ 99,920
Montana 210 0.46 1.64 (4) $ 95,960




Top paying states for Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New Hampshire 140 0.23 0.84 (4) $ 138,480
Maryland (8) (8) (8) (4) $ 135,100
Massachusetts 1,250 0.37 1.34 (4) $ 132,600
Hawaii 80 0.15 0.53 (4) $ 130,540
New York 3,030 0.35 1.26 (4) $ 126,770





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 1,750 0.65 2.35 (4) $ 111,470
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 1,660 0.19 0.68 (4) $ 131,690
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,050 0.18 0.65 (4) $ 129,430
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 990 0.23 0.82 (4) $ 119,550
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 940 0.36 1.30 (4) $ 135,570
College Station-Bryan, TX 890 8.22 29.68 (4) $ 162,430
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 730 0.25 0.89 (4) $ 103,610
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 720 0.20 0.73 (4) $ 101,460
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 690 0.23 0.83 (4) $ 142,380
Austin-Round Rock, TX 520 0.49 1.78 (4) $ 141,860




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

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
College Station-Bryan, TX 890 8.22 29.68 (4) $ 162,430
Charlottesville, VA 270 2.54 9.18 (8) (8)
Boulder, CO 420 2.33 8.42 (8) (8)
Rochester, NY 400 0.83 3.01 (4) $ 130,480
Baton Rouge, LA 270 0.73 2.63 (4) $ 93,980
Raleigh, NC 430 0.69 2.48 (4) $ 111,550
Springfield, MA-CT 210 0.68 2.46 (4) $ 138,620
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 90 0.68 2.44 (4) $ 108,210
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 1,750 0.65 2.35 (4) $ 111,470
Utica-Rome, NY 70 0.64 2.32 (4) $ 99,040




Top paying metropolitan areas for Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
College Station-Bryan, TX 890 8.22 29.68 (4) $ 162,430
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 690 0.23 0.83 (4) $ 142,380
Austin-Round Rock, TX 520 0.49 1.78 (4) $ 141,860
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA (8) (8) (8) (4) $ 140,500
Springfield, MA-CT 210 0.68 2.46 (4) $ 138,620
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 940 0.36 1.30 (4) $ 135,570
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 410 0.30 1.07 (4) $ 134,190
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 1,660 0.19 0.68 (4) $ 131,690
Rochester, NY 400 0.83 3.01 (4) $ 130,480
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,050 0.18 0.65 (4) $ 129,430

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area 200 1.33 4.79 (8) (8)
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 200 1.46 5.28 (4) $ 97,290
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 120 0.82 2.96 (8) (8)
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 120 1.17 4.21 (4) $ 108,590
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 60 0.52 1.87 (4) $ 68,030

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

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 200 1.46 5.28 (4) $ 97,290
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area 200 1.33 4.79 (8) (8)
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 120 1.17 4.21 (4) $ 108,590
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 120 0.82 2.96 (8) (8)
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 60 0.52 1.87 (4) $ 68,030

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 120 1.17 4.21 (4) $ 108,590
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 40 0.26 0.93 (4) $ 101,810
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 200 1.46 5.28 (4) $ 97,290
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 60 0.52 1.87 (4) $ 68,030
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 50 0.20 0.74 (4) $ 62,750


About May 2020 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 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021