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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

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)
101,500 0.7 % (4) $ 100,840 0.6 %

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

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $ 47,570 $ 61,970 $ 80,360 $ 110,120 $ 178,670
  (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 80,900 2.62 (4) $ 101,460
Junior Colleges 15,610 2.49 (4) $ 98,030
Other Schools and Instruction 4,090 0.80 (4) $ 95,160
Technical and Trade Schools 300 0.21 (4) $ 93,740
Performing Arts Companies 130 0.09 (4) $ 102,790

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 80,900 2.62 (4) $ 101,460
Junior Colleges 15,610 2.49 (4) $ 98,030
Other Schools and Instruction 4,090 0.80 (4) $ 95,160
Technical and Trade Schools 300 0.21 (4) $ 93,740
Performing Arts Companies 130 0.09 (4) $ 102,790

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

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Business Schools and Computer and Management Training (8) (8) (4) $ 144,980
Educational Support Services (8) (8) (4) $ 132,090
Grantmaking and Giving Services 40 0.02 (4) $ 115,970
Performing Arts Companies 130 0.09 (4) $ 102,790
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 80,900 2.62 (4) $ 101,460


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 2023


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 19,400 2.07 3.09 (4) $ 144,860
California 9,570 0.53 0.80 (4) $ 127,860
Texas 6,790 0.50 0.75 (4) $ 81,100
Pennsylvania 5,640 0.95 1.42 (4) $ 103,200
Massachusetts 5,130 1.41 2.11 (4) $ 92,040


Map of location quotient of art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary by state, May 2023


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)
New York 19,400 2.07 3.09 (4) $ 144,860
Massachusetts 5,130 1.41 2.11 (4) $ 92,040
Pennsylvania 5,640 0.95 1.42 (4) $ 103,200
Rhode Island 450 0.93 1.39 (4) $ 103,210
Vermont 270 0.89 1.34 (4) $ 92,530


Map of annual mean wages of art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary by state, May 2023


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 19,400 2.07 3.09 (4) $ 144,860
California 9,570 0.53 0.80 (4) $ 127,860
Missouri 1,600 0.56 0.83 (4) $ 110,890
New Jersey 2,720 0.65 0.97 (4) $ 107,440
District of Columbia 380 0.55 0.82 (4) $ 106,050



Map of employment of art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary by area, May 2023


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 15,770 1.66 2.48 (4) $ 156,320
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 4,720 0.76 1.14 (4) $ 123,780
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 4,060 1.47 2.20 (4) $ 90,280
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 3,630 0.80 1.20 (4) $ 86,590
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 3,010 1.07 1.59 (4) $ 110,070
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 1,890 0.48 0.71 (4) $ 76,730
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 1,510 0.49 0.73 (4) $ 91,930
Ithaca, NY 1,470 30.71 45.95 (4) $ 143,480
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 1,300 0.54 0.81 (4) $ 139,400
Rochester, NY 1,120 2.28 3.41 (4) $ 75,730


Map of location quotient of art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary by area, May 2023


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)
Ithaca, NY 1,470 30.71 45.95 (4) $ 143,480
Harrisonburg, VA 230 3.51 5.26 (4) $ 77,050
Rochester, NY 1,120 2.28 3.41 (4) $ 75,730
Ann Arbor, MI 460 2.15 3.21 (4) $ 100,740
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 140 1.94 2.90 (4) $ 78,920
Champaign-Urbana, IL 200 1.91 2.86 (4) $ 92,410
Syracuse, NY 560 1.89 2.82 (4) $ 92,310
Utica-Rome, NY 210 1.82 2.72 (4) $ 95,210
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 240 1.81 2.71 (4) $ 115,190
Boulder, CO 330 1.69 2.53 (4) $ 74,600


Map of annual mean wages of art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary by area, May 2023


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 15,770 1.66 2.48 (4) $ 156,320
Ithaca, NY 1,470 30.71 45.95 (4) $ 143,480
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 1,300 0.54 0.81 (4) $ 139,400
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,030 0.90 1.35 (4) $ 139,390
Manchester, NH (8) (8) (8) (4) $ 138,850
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 140 0.70 1.05 (4) $ 138,370
Visalia-Porterville, CA 40 0.23 0.34 (4) $ 137,310
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 530 0.32 0.48 (4) $ 135,310
New Orleans-Metairie, LA 260 0.51 0.76 (4) $ 128,750
St. Louis, MO-IL 890 0.67 1.00 (4) $ 127,300

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 340 2.03 3.03 (4) $ 73,820
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 310 1.17 1.75 (4) $ 63,430
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 220 0.97 1.45 (4) $ 61,910
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 220 1.34 2.01 (4) $ 78,380
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 200 1.05 1.58 (4) $ 109,970

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)
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area 140 2.42 3.62 (4) $ 74,840
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 340 2.03 3.03 (4) $ 73,820
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area 130 1.94 2.90 (4) $ 96,760
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 150 1.59 2.37 (4) $ 58,460
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 220 1.34 2.01 (4) $ 78,380

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)
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) (4) $ 172,230
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 60 0.76 1.13 (4) $ 126,980
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 40 0.47 0.71 (4) $ 126,850
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 200 1.05 1.58 (4) $ 109,970
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) (4) $ 108,470


About May 2023 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 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024