Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
All postsecondary teachers not listed separately.
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What the data says: Jobs are projected to grow 2.0% by 2035. Its tasks haven't been rated for what AI could do. In the most exposed occupations, the squeeze shows up first among early-career workers. How to think about this →
About this projection
BLS builds AI into its projections where the research supports it: “BLS generally applies adjustments based on this research conservatively, where there is convincing evidence for a change.”
It also notes a limit: “BLS projection methods are not designed to capture extremely rapid technological change.”
On its AI exposure groups, BLS says exposure “does not imply job loss.”
Recent conditions
- In 2024, 2.1% of people in this work were unemployed, against 3.8% across all occupations Census ACS 2024, all workers in the Census group “Postsecondary teachers”
- From Sep 2025 to Aug 2026, 7.8 hires for every 10 job openings in private educational services, which employs about 99% of people in this work, against 7.3 across all industries BLS JOLTS
One box per opening, filled for each hire; hires beyond the openings are added in a lighter shade. Higher can mean openings get filled, or that people leave often; lower, that jobs go unfilled, or hiring is slow.7.8 this industry7.3 all industries
Median pay by state BLS OEWS May 2025, state estimates
Tap a state for its figures.
Median pay in every state
| State | Median | Middle half earn | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $51,060 | $49,500 to $54,990 | 220 |
| Arizona | $76,700 | $60,350 to $85,800 | 2,000 |
| Arkansas | $54,620 | $43,550 to $79,560 | 1,530 |
| California | $100,690 | $71,310 to $141,520 | 37,770 |
| Colorado | $83,210 | $41,460 to $150,340 | 480 |
| Connecticut | $78,220 | $50,970 to $100,800 | 1,940 |
| Delaware | $101,070 | $79,300 to $122,930 | not published |
| District of Columbia | $78,890 | $62,340 to $100,980 | 400 |
| Florida | $62,670 | $60,050 to $99,290 | 14,730 |
| Georgia | $64,650 | $51,310 to $92,970 | 5,480 |
| Hawaii | $49,730 | $48,580 to $74,060 | 510 |
| Idaho | $74,180 | $57,580 to $98,780 | 2,200 |
| Illinois | $59,590 | $31,200 to $76,790 | 990 |
| Indiana | $76,390 | $61,450 to $86,440 | 1,340 |
| Iowa | $71,680 | $48,620 to $88,360 | 1,480 |
| Kansas | $75,790 | $45,280 to $108,780 | 2,530 |
| Kentucky | $67,690 | $50,840 to $104,750 | 4,120 |
| Louisiana | $78,810 | $61,390 to $106,410 | 6,870 |
| Maine | $59,950 | $56,430 to $80,160 | 280 |
| Maryland | $82,850 | $66,920 to $126,100 | 4,840 |
| Massachusetts | $94,480 | $82,590 to $129,490 | 1,790 |
| Michigan | $70,550 | $61,500 to $85,040 | 2,660 |
| Minnesota | $84,280 | $71,850 to $84,280 | 2,620 |
| Mississippi | not published | not published | 300 |
| Missouri | $61,860 | $59,570 to $83,770 | 1,080 |
| Montana | $77,550 | $60,380 to $118,990 | 570 |
| Nebraska | $52,210 | $52,210 to $79,570 | 830 |
| Nevada | $59,270 | $45,710 to $75,630 | 1,460 |
| New Hampshire | $79,980 | $49,780 to $91,260 | 330 |
| New Jersey | $85,260 | $61,270 to $133,530 | 1,040 |
| New Mexico | $78,840 | $61,500 to $103,810 | 1,360 |
| New York | $67,640 | $49,920 to $98,290 | 2,810 |
| North Carolina | $74,240 | $56,630 to $86,230 | 2,030 |
| North Dakota | $63,430 | $44,100 to $101,000 | 470 |
| Ohio | $75,680 | $57,260 to $99,370 | 5,670 |
| Oklahoma | $84,550 | $65,850 to $106,180 | 1,720 |
| Oregon | $72,440 | $51,880 to $102,260 | 3,840 |
| Pennsylvania | $65,400 | $35,770 to $104,910 | 12,100 |
| Puerto Rico | $60,230 | $58,140 to $75,720 | 2,100 |
| Rhode Island | $60,390 | $60,280 to $95,910 | 770 |
| South Carolina | $77,940 | $61,060 to $85,780 | 1,600 |
| Tennessee | $76,480 | $59,790 to $87,980 | 2,410 |
| Texas | $64,110 | $51,070 to $97,880 | 4,600 |
| Utah | $61,370 | $44,370 to $83,100 | 3,640 |
| Vermont | $59,010 | $55,220 to $88,260 | 70 |
| Virginia | $84,060 | $61,350 to $133,660 | 1,580 |
| Washington | $78,940 | $63,570 to $101,560 | 470 |
| West Virginia | $65,260 | $52,020 to $81,130 | 430 |
| Wisconsin | $79,120 | $56,490 to $96,660 | 1,280 |
| Wyoming | $46,710 | $46,440 to $75,870 | 480 |
Nationally: $77,640. Shades run from the lowest state median to the highest; a territory below that range takes the lightest. How to read this
How AI touches the work
What AI could speed up, task by task, and where people already use it.
How to read this
Work activities come from O*NET, which links every task to the broader activities it involves. Microsoft's figures are for the activity across everyone who used Copilot, not for postsecondary teachers, all other specifically. Copilot is a general chat assistant; dedicated coding tools are not included, so programming help is under-counted here. Activities are listed by how many of this occupation's tasks fall under them.
The task ratings say whether AI could halve the time a task takes: on its own (“AI alone”), or with software built on it (“AI + software”). They were made by people in 2023 (Eloundou et al.). Claude's share is the task's share of all Claude.ai conversations in May 2026; Anthropic doesn't publish a task with too few conversations. None of these add up to the BLS exposure group, which combines five research measures.
More in the Guide: task ratings · task order · work activities · Copilot figures · Claude
High exposure doesn't mean fewer jobs
BLS projects most occupations in its two most exposed groups to grow: 141 of 206 rated Very high and 165 of 206 rated High. Each dot is one of the 831 occupations BLS rates.
Career moves into and out of this occupation
From moves between occupations found in online resumes, 2002–2016. Career changes only: a first job after school isn't a move.
Where people moved next
of 629,753 moves out
- 1 Managers, All Other (2010 group) an older group BLS has since split; no exposure group today 6%
- 2 Management Analysts Very high +10.1% 5%
- 3 Teachers and Instructors, All Other (2010 group) an older group BLS has since split; no exposure group today 4%
- 4 Chief Executives Very high +3.2% 3%
- 5 General and Operations Managers High +5.0% 3%
Where people moved in from
of 1,110,592 moves in
- 1 Managers, All Other (2010 group) an older group BLS has since split; no exposure group today 6%
- 2 Management Analysts Very high +10.1% 3%
- 3 Teachers and Instructors, All Other (2010 group) an older group BLS has since split; no exposure group today 3%
- 4 Operations Research Analysts Very high +11.9% 3%
- 5 Medical and Health Services Managers High +24.2% 3%
Resumes over-represent younger, white-collar job-seekers and moves into management. Schubert, Stansbury and Taska (resume data).
Education and training for the occupation
Census survey (American Community Survey)
- 1% less than high school
- 3% high school
- 4% some college
- 2% associate's
- 16% bachelor's
- 28% master's
- 5% professional degree
- 42% doctorate
Census ACS 2024, all workers in the Census group “Postsecondary teachers” · 15,280 people surveyed.
Median pay by highest degree full-time, year-round · Census ACS 2024, all workers in the Census group “Postsecondary teachers”
44 programs, such as Culinary Science/Culinology, Online Educator/Online Teaching and Packaging Science.
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- Culinary Science/Culinology
- Online Educator/Online Teaching
- Packaging Science
- Linguistics of ASL and Other Sign Languages
- Writing, General
- Creative Writing
- Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing
- Rhetoric and Composition
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
- General Studies
- Humanities/Humanistic Studies
- Biological and Physical Sciences
- Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
- Systems Science and Theory
- Historic Preservation and Conservation, General
- Historic Preservation and Conservation, Other
- Museology/Museum Studies
- Science, Technology and Society
- Natural Sciences
- Cognitive Science, General
- Contemplative Studies/Inquiry
- Cognitive Science, Other
- Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis
- Maritime Studies
- Computational Science
- Marine Sciences
- Sustainability Studies
- Anthrozoology
- Digital Humanities and Textual Studies, General
- Digital Humanities
- Textual Studies
- Thanatology
- Data Science, General
- Data Science, Other
- Data Analytics, General
- Data Visualization
- Data Analytics, Other
- Materials Sciences, Other
- Physical Sciences, Other
- Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations
- Game and Interactive Media Design
- Medical Informatics
- Medical/Health Humanities
- Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities, Other
Jobs that require a credential BLS Occupational Requirements Survey 2023
14.6% this occupation
45.3% all occupations
| By kind | This occupation | All occupations |
|---|---|---|
| a license | not published | |
| a certification | not published | |
| an educational certificate | not published |
Share of jobs whose employer requires it. BLS doesn't say which credential. How to read this
Look up certifications, training and licenses U.S. Department of Labor
- Certification Finder ↗ certifications CareerOneStop lists for this occupation
- Training Finder ↗ schools and programs, nationwide; narrow the place there
- License Finder ↗ licenses by state
- Apprenticeships: DOL's list of apprenticeable occupations doesn't include this one.
These open in a new tab and send only the occupation's public code. More in the Guide
BLS AI exposure categories (Aug 2026) · BLS Employment Projections 2025–35 · O*NET 31.0 · Task ratings: Eloundou et al., Science (2024) · Microsoft "Working with AI" v1.1 · Anthropic Economic Index (2026-06-26) · Schubert, Stansbury and Taska · NCES CIP–SOC · Census ACS 2024 · BLS JOLTS · Brynjolfsson, Chandar and Chen, Stanford (Aug 2026)
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