# Economics Teachers, Postsecondary

> Teach courses in economics. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/economics-teachers-postsecondary
- SOC code: 25-1063.00
- Career family: Education
- Median annual pay: $123,920 (10th percentile $64,060, 90th percentile $224,200)
- Projected growth: As fast as average, +2.4%
- Openings a year: 1,000
- Typical entry education: Doctoral or professional degree
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code SIC)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 29 |
| Investigative (I) | 76 |
| Artistic (A) | 34 |
| Social (S) | 87 |
| Enterprising (E) | 39 |
| Conventional (C) | 48 |

## What you'd do

- Getting Information (importance 93/100)
- Training and Teaching Others (importance 86/100)
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge (importance 84/100)
- Thinking Creatively (importance 83/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 82/100)
- Working with Computers (importance 81/100)
- Analyzing Data or Information (importance 79/100)
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others (importance 79/100)
- Processing Information (importance 74/100)
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work (importance 69/100)

## Skills

Speaking, Active Listening, Instructing, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Critical Thinking, Learning Strategies, Active Learning, Judgment and Decision Making, Complex Problem Solving

## Knowledge

Mathematics, Education and Training, Economics and Accounting, English Language, Computers and Electronics, Administration and Management, Law and Government, Sociology and Anthropology, Customer and Personal Service, Personnel and Human Resources

## Also called

Accounting Lecturer, Adjunct Economics Instructor, Adjunct Economics Professor, Adjunct Professor, Agricultural Economics Professor, Agricultural Economics Teacher, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, College Faculty Member, College Professor

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [Political Science and Government](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4510) (CIP 4510, 1,292 colleges)
- [Economics](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4506) (CIP 4506, 925 colleges)
- [Agricultural Business and Management](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/0101) (CIP 0101, 394 colleges)
- [Business/Managerial Economics](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/5206) (CIP 5206, 258 colleges)
- [Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/0302) (CIP 0302, 204 colleges)
- [Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/5120) (CIP 5120, 175 colleges)
- Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (CIP 3051, 22 colleges)
- Mathematical Economics (CIP 3049, 13 colleges)
- Economics and Computer Science (CIP 3039, 11 colleges)
- Economics and Foreign Language/Literature (CIP 3040, 1 college)

## Colleges with strong outcomes (College Scorecard, 2025)

| College | Program | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [Williams College](https://www.collegesref.com/college/williams-college-3281) | Economics | $105,744 | $166,678 | $9,750 |
| [Washington University in St Louis WUSTL](https://www.collegesref.com/college/washington-university-in-st-louis-wustl-3172) | Business/Managerial Economics | $102,081 | $162,355 | not reported |
| [Duke University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/duke-university-837) | Economics | $124,433 | $161,149 | $13,000 |
| [Princeton University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/princeton-university-2154) | Economics | $108,471 | $160,763 | not reported |
| [University of Chicago](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-chicago-2895) | Economics | $98,564 | $159,578 | $12,500 |
| [Harvard University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/harvard-university-1157) | Economics | $120,683 | $155,592 | $14,000 |
| [Dartmouth College](https://www.collegesref.com/college/dartmouth-college-769) | Economics | $115,308 | $152,929 | $14,833 |
| [Claremont McKenna College CMC](https://www.collegesref.com/college/claremont-mckenna-college-cmc-557) | Economics | $99,125 | $146,524 | $11,750 |

## Related careers

- [Business Teachers, Postsecondary](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/business-teachers-postsecondary): $99,080 median pay
- [Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/sociology-teachers-postsecondary): $84,290 median pay
- [Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/political-science-teachers-postsecondary): $98,070 median pay
- [Economists](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/economists): $124,720 median pay
- [Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/mathematical-science-teachers-postsecondary): $79,940 median pay
- [Law Teachers, Postsecondary](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/law-teachers-postsecondary): $128,500 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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