# Education Teachers, Postsecondary

> Teach courses pertaining to education, such as counseling, curriculum, guidance, instruction, teacher education, and teaching English as a second language. 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/education-teachers-postsecondary
- SOC code: 25-1081.00
- Career family: Education
- Median annual pay: $75,350 (10th percentile $39,530, 90th percentile $126,860)
- Projected growth: As fast as average, +2.5%
- Openings a year: 5,300
- 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) | 28 |
| Investigative (I) | 63 |
| Artistic (A) | 41 |
| Social (S) | 100 |
| Enterprising (E) | 28 |
| Conventional (C) | 44 |

## What you'd do

- Training and Teaching Others (importance 94/100)
- Getting Information (importance 93/100)
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work (importance 87/100)
- Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People (importance 85/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 83/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 83/100)
- Coaching and Developing Others (importance 80/100)
- Thinking Creatively (importance 78/100)
- Working with Computers (importance 77/100)
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships (importance 75/100)

## Skills

Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Instructing, Learning Strategies, Active Learning, Writing, Monitoring, Complex Problem Solving, Critical Thinking

## Knowledge

English Language, Education and Training, Psychology, Sociology and Anthropology, Administration and Management, Communications and Media, Mathematics, Customer and Personal Service, Personnel and Human Resources, Computers and Electronics

## Also called

Adjunct Education Professor, Adjunct Instructor, Adjunct Lecturer, Adult Basic Education Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, College Professor, Continuing Education Instructor, Counselor Education Professor, Education Adjunct Professor

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

- [Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/1312) (CIP 1312, 1,830 colleges)
- [Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/1313) (CIP 1313, 1,257 colleges)
- [Special Education and Teaching](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/1310) (CIP 1310, 1,003 colleges)
- [Education, General](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/1301) (CIP 1301, 906 colleges)
- [Curriculum and Instruction](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/1303) (CIP 1303, 483 colleges)
- [Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/5132) (CIP 5132, 352 colleges)
- [Education, Other](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/1399) (CIP 1399, 329 colleges)
- [Public Policy Analysis](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4405) (CIP 4405, 242 colleges)
- [Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/1302) (CIP 1302, 189 colleges)
- [Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/1306) (CIP 1306, 166 colleges)
- [Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/1309) (CIP 1309, 86 colleges)

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

| College | Program | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [Cornell University-New York](https://www.collegesref.com/college/cornell-university-new-york-710) | Public Policy Analysis | $91,332 | $126,767 | $12,696 |
| [Princeton University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/princeton-university-2154) | Public Policy Analysis | $75,701 | $107,792 | not reported |
| [Duke University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/duke-university-837) | Public Policy Analysis | $70,713 | $103,071 | $13,625 |
| [University of Chicago](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-chicago-2895) | Public Policy Analysis | $62,208 | $94,237 | $12,250 |
| [Vanderbilt University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/vanderbilt-university-3113) | Public Policy Analysis | not reported | $91,265 | not reported |
| [University of Mississippi Ole Miss](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-mississippi-ole-miss-2964) | Public Policy Analysis | $47,528 | $85,338 | $19,500 |
| [Manhattan College](https://www.collegesref.com/college/manhattan-college-1583) | Special Education and Teaching | not reported | $83,932 | not reported |
| [Trinity College-Connecticut](https://www.collegesref.com/college/trinity-college-connecticut-2812) | Public Policy Analysis | $52,979 | $82,638 | $22,750 |

## Related careers

- [Instructional Coordinators](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/instructional-coordinators): $77,440 median pay
- [Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/adult-basic-education-adult-secondary-education-and-english-as-a-second-language): $61,540 median pay
- [Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/teaching-assistants-postsecondary): $42,910 median pay
- [Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/sociology-teachers-postsecondary): $84,290 median pay
- [Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/social-work-teachers-postsecondary): $77,570 median pay
- [Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/psychology-teachers-postsecondary): $80,340 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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