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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

25-1053 Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in environmental science. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research. Excludes "Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary" (25-1043).


National estimates for Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Industry profile for Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Geographic profile for Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary

National estimates for Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Mean wage
RSE (3)
5,860 3.2 % (4) $ 94,520 1.9 %

Percentile wage estimates for Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $ 42,830 $ 60,650 $ 84,740 $ 114,720 $ 159,640
  (4)

Industry profile for Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary:

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

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

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 4,990 0.16 (4) $ 94,940
Junior Colleges 830 0.12 (4) $ 93,950

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

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 4,990 0.16 (4) $ 94,940
Junior Colleges 830 0.12 (4) $ 93,950

Top paying industries for Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 4,990 0.16 (4) $ 94,940
Junior Colleges 830 0.12 (4) $ 93,950


Geographic profile for Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary:

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





States with the highest employment level in Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 590 0.07 1.62 (4) $ 104,840
Virginia 510 0.14 3.27 (8) (8)
California 480 0.03 0.70 (4) $ 140,120
Texas 370 0.03 0.72 (4) $ 90,760
Indiana 280 0.10 2.29 (8) (8)




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

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Vermont 80 0.28 6.72 (8) (8)
Montana 80 0.18 4.23 (4) $ 101,190
Virginia 510 0.14 3.27 (8) (8)
New Hampshire 80 0.13 3.01 (8) (8)
Indiana 280 0.10 2.29 (8) (8)




Top paying states for Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 480 0.03 0.70 (4) $ 140,120
Michigan 140 0.04 0.84 (4) $ 123,040
District of Columbia 40 0.05 1.24 (4) $ 112,900
New York 590 0.07 1.62 (4) $ 104,840
Minnesota 90 0.03 0.75 (4) $ 102,650





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Environmental Science 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 420 0.05 1.13 (4) $ 113,930
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 370 0.06 1.52 (4) $ 150,620
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 180 0.06 1.42 (4) $ 99,820
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 150 0.06 1.40 (4) $ 95,340
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 140 0.05 1.13 (8) (8)
Syracuse, NY 130 0.45 10.74 (4) $ 78,180
Raleigh, NC 110 0.18 4.38 (8) (8)
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 100 0.19 4.43 (8) (8)
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 70 0.02 0.38 (4) $ 85,500
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 60 0.03 0.76 (4) $ 124,540




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

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Bellingham, WA 50 0.65 15.52 (4) $ 77,670
Syracuse, NY 130 0.45 10.74 (4) $ 78,180
Green Bay, WI 60 0.35 8.33 (4) $ 55,520
Boulder, CO 50 0.27 6.49 (8) (8)
Reno, NV 60 0.26 6.11 (4) $ 67,780
Asheville, NC 40 0.19 4.63 (4) $ 55,180
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 100 0.19 4.43 (8) (8)
Raleigh, NC 110 0.18 4.38 (8) (8)
Rochester, NY 60 0.12 2.92 (4) $ 106,240
Springfield, MA-CT 30 0.11 2.70 (4) $ 102,890




Top paying metropolitan areas for Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 370 0.06 1.52 (4) $ 150,620
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 40 0.02 0.57 (4) $ 125,850
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 60 0.03 0.76 (4) $ 124,540
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 420 0.05 1.13 (4) $ 113,930
Rochester, NY 60 0.12 2.92 (4) $ 106,240
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 40 0.02 0.36 (4) $ 105,390
Springfield, MA-CT 30 0.11 2.70 (4) $ 102,890
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 180 0.06 1.42 (4) $ 99,820
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA (8) (8) (8) (4) $ 98,810
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 40 0.10 2.31 (4) $ 97,100


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